ASROCK Z790 PG RIPTIDE

Overview

The ASRock Z790 PG RIPTIDE is an ATX motherboard built around the LGA1700 socket for Intel 12th Gen (Alder Lake) and 13th Gen (Raptor Lake) Core processors. The short verdict: it is a practical, no-frills board for builders who want Z790 features without paying for onboard Wi-Fi or heavy styling. It keeps the essentials shared with pricier boards — a 14+1+1 phase power stage with Dr.

As captured on 28 May 2026, the Amazon.co.jp listing showed ￥39,798.

Motherboard pricing moves with exchange rates, sales, and platform transitions, so treat that number as a snapshot from that date rather than a current price.Check the retailer's page for the latest user reviews.

Read it alongside reviews of competing Z790 boards.

Compatibility Guide

14th Gen (Raptor Lake Refresh) uses the same socket, but whether it boots depends on the installed BIOS version. This is the biggest risk when buying older stock or used units.

Many ASRock LGA1700 boards include a BIOS Flashback-style feature that updates firmware without a CPU installed, but confirm on the product page and manual whether this specific unit has it — otherwise you may need to borrow an older CPU just to update.

Check the slot bandwidth table in the manual before planning around a second graphics card or a capture card. If multi-GPU is your goal, this is not the board for it.

The ATX form factor requires a full ATX case — it will not fit micro-ATX enclosures.

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That preserves speed, keeps two slots free for later, and avoids the mixed-kit problems that show up when you add memory months later (even identical part numbers can fail to run together at rated timings). The board supports Intel XMP 3.0, so a compatible kit is just a profile selection in BIOS.

How It Compares

Z790 spans a wide price range, and this board sits near the lower end of it. Against boards like the ASRock Z790 Taichi or MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WiFi, you give up onboard Wi-Fi, rear I/O port count and speed, more elaborate M.2 heatsinks, and larger VRM heatsinks.

The harder comparison is against B760. The decision rule is simple: are you buying a K-series CPU to overclock manually, or running several NVMe drives and expansion cards at once? If neither applies, B760 is the more rational buy.

If either does, Z790 earns its price.

Product Info

Those video outputs matter more than people expect — they let you build with an iGPU-equipped CPU and, crucially, give you a way to isolate a suspected graphics card failure.

One gap worth flagging: **the spec sheet available for this article does not state how many M.2 slots are available for NVMe storage. SATA ports are listed only as "multiple," with no exact count. If you plan on two or more NVMe drives, verify the count and supported speeds on the manufacturer's product page before ordering.

On pricing, Amazon.co.jp showed ￥39,798 as captured on 28 May 2026.

A price gap you cannot explain is a reason for caution, not excitement. Check current pricing before you buy either way.

Review data from Amazon.co.

With a sample that small, it is worth reading individual reviews to find users running a build similar to yours.

Best Use Cases

Core i5 and i7 builders planning to keep a system for years. The 14+1+1 phase design is more than adequate for stock and mild overclock operation, and skipping onboard Wi-Fi and RGB flourishes lets you push budget toward the CPU and GPU.

Desktop users on wired Ethernet. If your machine is permanently cabled, onboard Wi-Fi is a feature you would never use, and not paying for it is simply good sense.

Things to Consider

"You can add Wi-Fi later" is more work than it sounds. The M.2 Key-E slot does accept a Wi-Fi card, but the card is only part of it.

You also need antennas, antenna cabling routed to the case rear, and usually an internal USB header connection for Bluetooth. Retrofitting a finished build often means pulling the graphics card first.

If wireless is a requirement, buy a board with Wi-Fi onboard or use a USB adapter instead. Underestimating this is the single most common regret with boards in this class.

14th Gen support is not guaranteed out of the box. Shipping BIOS versions vary by production batch, and an un-updated board will not even produce video with a 14th Gen chip installed.

If that is your build plan, confirm the board supports CPU-less BIOS updates, or buy from a retailer that states the BIOS has been updated.

Verify the Amazon listing details yourself. In the source data behind this article, one pricing entry was labeled "Amazon US" while carrying a yen price and a Japanese product page — the collection layer mixed its labels.

Amazon listings themselves sometimes carry seller, model number, or manufacturer fields that do not match the actual product. Check the product images and title, and confirm the seller is trustworthy.

For motherboards specifically, whether the unit is domestic authorized-distributor stock affects your warranty path.

Z790 on the box does not mean every Z790 performs alike. VRM cooling capacity, M.2 slot count, and rear I/O differ substantially between boards on the same chipset.

This is a cost-conscious design, so sustained all-core loads on a Core i9 — long rendering or encoding sessions — are better served by a board with more cooling investment. For gaming-focused builds it is a non-issue.

Factor in the platform's age. LGA1700 has already been superseded, so building on this board means your CPU upgrade ceiling is fixed at 14th Gen.

That is fine if the performance available today satisfies you, but if your plan involves dropping in a much faster CPU a few years from now, there is effectively nowhere to go.

FAQ

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A. No.

Q. Does it have Wi-Fi? A.

Not out of the box. You need to install a Wi-Fi card in the M.2 Key-E slot (antennas required) or use a USB Wi-Fi adapter.

Q. Is it suitable for a Core i9-13900K? A.

The 14+1+1 phase design supports it. For sustained heavy all-core workloads, a board with stronger VRM cooling is the safer choice.

Q. Will 14th Gen Core CPUs work? A.

The socket matches, but it depends on the BIOS version. An un-updated board may not boot, so confirm your update path before buying.

Q. Z790 or a B760 board? A.

Choose Z790 if you plan to manually overclock a K-series CPU or run several expansion cards and NVMe drives at once. Otherwise B760 delivers better value.

Q. How many NVMe SSDs can it take? A.

The spec data available here lists only the Wi-Fi Key-E slot, so the storage M.2 count cannot be confirmed.

Check the manufacturer's product page.

Product Disclosure (Amazon)

• Manufacturer: ASRock
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• Note: This article covers a manufacturer-made product based on Amazon listing details.