EVGA Z590 Dark (121-RL-E599-KR)

EVGA Z590 DARK

The EVGA Z590 DARK once again strikes fear into the hearts of other Z590 motherboards by combining every ounce of power available to the Intel® Z590 chipset and fine-tuning it to perfection. This armed and fully-operational motherboard is born from a 10-layer PCB and powered by a 22-Phase VRM. With support for PCIe Gen4 graphics cards and M. 2 NVMe SSDs, overclockers have nothing to fear when shooting for the highest scores in any benchmark. For everyone else demanding the ultimate in performance, the Z590 DARK is loaded with over a dozen USB options, eight SATA ports, two 2.5Gbps NICs + WiFi 6/BT 5.1, 7.1 Channel HD Audio, three M. 2 Key-M slots, and two fan headers dedicated to AIO CPU Coolers. We’ve even included a nightlight with the DARK’s first-ever ARGB cover for those times when you might need to see what you’re doing. As a wise overclocker once said, Once you start down the DARK path, forever will it dominate your destiny. and with the EVGA Z590 DARK, that destiny is sure to be filled with shattered records and countless victories on the battlefield.

Specifications:

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  Chipset – Intel Z590

  
  


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  SLI – 2-Way SLI

  
  


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  SATA – 6 Native SATA 6 Gb/s Ports / 2 ASMedia SATA 6 Gb/s Ports

  
  


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  RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

  
  


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  USB – USB 2.0 (3 Internal Headers + SPI to USB Type-A)

  
  


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  Memory Support – 2 DIMM Dual-Channel (up to 64GB) DDR4 5333MHz+

  
  


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  Capacitors – 100% Solid State

  
  


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  Ethernet – 2x Intel® 2.5 Gigabit NIC

  
  


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  Audio – Realtek ALC1220 7.1 Channel HD Audio + SV3H615

  
  


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  Display Outputs – DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0

  
  


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  Fan Headers – 8 (2x 3A Pump 2x CPU PWM, 4x PWM/DC)

  
  


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  PCB – 10 Layers

  
  


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  PCI-E Slot Arrangement – 2x16, 1x4

  
  


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  NVMe Support – Yes (PCIe Gen4, PCIe Gen3, and PCIe + SATA)

  
  

Form Factor

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  E-ATX Form Factor

  
  


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  Length: 12in - 304.8mm

  
  


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  Width: 10.89in - 276.6mm

  
  

Features

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  150% Increased Socket Gold Content

  
  


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  2-Way SLI® Support + PhysX

  
  


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  Built for EVGA ELEET X1

  
  


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  Dual EVGA Probe-It Connectors

  
  


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  EVGA ELEET X1 Software Support

  
  


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  EVGA's Latest GUI BIOS Featuring OC Robot and In-BIOS Stress Testing

  
  


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  HDMI 2.0b, and DisplayPort 1.4

  
  


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  Highly-Efficient 21 Phase Digital VRM

  
  


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  Intel® Optane Memory Ready

  
  


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  New Integrated EVGA Wireless Module with Intel Dual-band WiFi 6 / BT5.2 with external antenna

  
  


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  Onboard ARGB and RGB Headers controlled through EVGA ELEET X1

  
  


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  Onboard Clear CMOS, Power and Reset Buttons

  
  


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  Onboard Temperature and Voltage Monitoring

  
  


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  PCI Express® Gen 4

  
  


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  PCIe Disable Switches

  
  


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  Realtek 7.1 Channel HD Audio + EVGA NU Audio

  
  


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  Reinforced PCIe slots

  
  


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  SafeBoot button resets the motherboard and goes into the BIOS with last known good settings without clearing CMOS

  
  


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  Slow Mode switch locks CPU multiplier to lowest possible setting to allow users to switch between max OC and low speeds in real-time.

  
  


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  SPI flashing via USB allows you to flash your BIOS without a CPU

  
  


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  Supports Intel Socket 1200 Processors

  
  


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  Triple BIOS Support

  
  

Operating System Support

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  Windows 10 64bit