Bios
The Bios has the standard ASRock interface and layout without some features, when compared to the Bios of a Z390 motherboard. In addition, this Bios will boot up by default with the EZ mode, also known as the Easy Mode page. This way, even a beginner will see and understand the important information of the system without diving into complex settings.
Included in the Bios there is also an automatic fan tuning system that does its job and of course, the RGB control system called ASRock Polychrome.
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Thanks!
I would like to know if you have any ideas about adding some sort of cooling solution where a second heatsink would normally go at a right angle to the giant vrm one. I think all I could do is some sort of stick on solution as no holes are supplied to connect any sort of aluminum block type heatsink. I find it odd that they felt it was ok to not include one on this board when it’s on every other. Can you explain what their thoughts may have been. Also what is under the smaller thinner heatsink? Not the M2 one but the other. Thanks you for the review and hopefully any help you can offer.
Dan
The best and cheapest way to provide some cooling for those VRMs is to add a small copper made heatsink that is using self adhesive thermal pads. You have plenty of choices, but make sure it is a self adhesive thermal pad or strip and not glue that you have to apply on the VRM.
Their thoughts were simple, the motherboard was designed to be as cheap as possible for the end user, so they had to minimalize the cost of production without affecting the performance of the board.
As for your question, if you mean the lower right heatsink, that is cooling the chipset of the motherboard.