There are about three bent individual pins located on the lower half of the socket. See the second picture for details.

All other components are functional.

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Specifications:

CPU

• Socket: Intel® LGA1700

• Supported CPUs: Intel® Core™ 14th / 13th / 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold, Celeron®

• Boost Tech: Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0, Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 (CPU-dependent)

Chipset

• Intel® Z790

Memory

• Slots: 4 × DDR5 DIMM

• Max Capacity: 192GB

• Supported Speeds:

  • OC: DDR5 7800+ / 7600 / 7400 / 7200 / 7000 / 6800 / 6600 / 6400 / 6200 / 6000 / 5800

  • JEDEC: DDR5 5600 / 5400 / 5200 / 5000 / 4800

• Type: Non-ECC, unbuffered (supports On-Die ECC)

• Channels: Dual-channel

• Profiles: Intel® XMP

Graphics / Display Output

• 1 × HDMI™ (up to 4K@60Hz, HDMI 2.1 spec)

• 2 × Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB-C) with DisplayPort 1.4 + Thunderbolt video output

• Display support varies by CPU / GPU

Expansion Slots

• CPU (14th/13th/12th Gen):

  • 2 × PCIe 5.0 x16 (supports x16 or x8/x8)

• Chipset (Z790):

  • 1 × PCIe 4.0 x16 (electrical x4, supports x4/x4 modes)

• ROG Hyper M.2 Card notes: Installing the Hyper M.2 card affects lane split and slot behavior (x8 limitation / slot disable rules apply per manual)

Storage

• M.2: Up to 5 × M.2 total (incl. Hyper card slots)

• SATA: 6 × SATA 6Gb/s

• CPU-connected:

  • M.2_1 (2242/2260/2280/22110) — PCIe 4.0 x4

  • Hyper M.2_1 (via ROG Hyper M.2 card) — PCIe 5.0 x4 or PCIe 4.0 x4 depending on slot used

• Chipset-connected:

  • M.2_2 (2242/2260/2280) — PCIe 4.0 x4

  • M.2_3 (2242/2260/2280) — PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA mode

  • Hyper M.2_1 / Hyper M.2_2 (via card) — PCIe 4.0 x4 with slot-dependent disable rules

• RAID: Intel® RST supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10 and SATA RAID 0/1/5/10

• Note: RAID + boot not supported on SATA6G_E1-2 ports

Networking

• Wired LAN: Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet + ASUS LANGuard

• Wireless: Wi-Fi 6E (2×2, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax; 2.4/5/6GHz)

• Bluetooth: v5.3 (module dependent)

USB

Rear USB (12 total):

• 2 × Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB-C)

• 6 × USB 10Gbps (5 × Type-A + 1 × USB-C)

• 4 × USB 5Gbps (Type-A)

Front USB (up to 9 total via headers):

• 1 × USB 20Gbps front-panel Type-C header (supports up to 60W PD/QC4+)

• 2 × USB 5Gbps headers (adds 4 ports)

• 2 × USB 2.0 headers (adds 4 ports)

Front USB-C Power Delivery

• Up to 60W (5/9/15/20V @ 3A; PPS 3.3–21V @ 3A)

• PD3.0 + PPS compatible

• To reach 60W, connect 6-pin PCIe power; otherwise max ~27W

Audio

• Codec: ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 (7.1 HD Audio)

• DAC: ESS® ES9218 QUAD DAC

• SNR: 120 dB playback / 110 dB recording

• Playback: Up to 32-bit / 384 kHz (front panel)

• Ports: 5 × gold-plated audio jacks + optical S/PDIF out

• Note: Rear lime line-out doesn’t support spatial audio; use front panel for spatial audio output

Rear I/O (Back Panel)

• 2 × Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C

• 6 × USB 10Gbps (5 × Type-A + 1 × USB-C)

• 4 × USB 5Gbps Type-A

• 1 × HDMI

• 1 × Wi-Fi module + antenna connectors

• 1 × Intel 2.5GbE LAN

• 5 × audio jacks + 1 × optical S/PDIF out

• 1 × BIOS FlashBack™ button

• 1 × Clear CMOS button

Internal Headers / Connectors

Fan / Cooling

• 1 × CPU fan, 1 × CPU OPT

• 1 × AIO pump, 1 × W_PUMP+

• 4 × chassis fan headers

• Water sensors: Water In / Out (2-pin), Water Flow (3-pin)

Power

• 1 × 24-pin ATX

• 2 × 8-pin CPU EPS

• 1 × 6-pin PCIe power (for PD / additional power features)

Storage

• 3 × onboard M.2 (Key M)

• 6 × SATA 6Gb/s

USB

• 1 × front USB-C 20Gbps header

• 2 × USB 5Gbps headers

• 2 × USB 2.0 headers

Other

• RGB: 3 × Addressable Gen2, 1 × AURA RGB header

• 1 × front panel audio (AAFP)

• Buttons: FlexKey, Start, ReTry

• 10-1 pin system panel header

• Thermal sensor header

• CPU over-voltage jumper

• Alternative PCIe mode switch

Special Features

• Extreme OC Kit: FlexKey / ReTry / Start buttons

• Power / VRM: Extreme Engine Digi+ (10K capacitors, MicroFine alloy choke)

• DIY / Debug: M.2 Q-Latch, PCIe Q-Release, Q-Code, Q-Connector, Q-DIMM, Q-LED, Q-Slot

• Thermals: VRM heatsink design, metal backplate, M.2 heatsinks + backplate

• BIOS Utility Features: BIOS FlashBack™, Clear CMOS, CrashFree BIOS 3, EZ Flash 3, EZ Mode, MemTest86

• Lighting: AURA Sync support

Software

• ROG: ROG CPU-Z, GameFirst VI, Sonic Studio III suite, Sonic Radar III, DTS® Sound Unbound, Internet Security (1-year)

• ASUS: Armoury Crate, AIDA64 Extreme (1-year), AURA Creator/Sync, Fan Xpert 4 (AI Cooling II), AI Noise Cancelation, Power Saving, AI Suite 3 tools, MyASUS, WinRAR

BIOS

• 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

• WOL by PME, PXE

Operating System Support

• Windows® 11

• Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

• ATX

• Dimensions: 12 in × 9.6 in (30.5 cm × 24.4 cm)