There’s no such factor as too many ports on a desktop pc. ASRock appears to be embracing that philosophy, as a result of its newest motherboard has greater than any we’ve ever seen. The z790 LiveMixer (what?) contains 23 USB ports — you possibly can depend each one in every of them in Keith May’s reside CES protection in your newest YouTube video.

The board is an attention-grabber even earlier than you see the rear panel, due to a purple graffiti-inspired paint job plastered throughout its varied shields and heatsinks. (The AMD B550 model might be orange, by the way in which.) But check out the again, and also you’ll see two USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C ports (a 3rd one is on the entrance), two USB Gen2 Type-A, 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 (and one other 4 on the entrance), and a complete of TEN USB 2.0 ports (six rear, 4 entrance).

“But wait,” I hear you cry, in some way, by the web, actually it’s type of creepy, “23 USB ports isn’t enough to make me put my hard-earned money down!” Okay skinflint, what about an eDP port and included braided cable, so you possibly can plug in a 13-inch display on the inside of your PC? Just ensure that your case has that fashionable glass on the facet. For extra data on the nerdiest motherboards and different PC {hardware}, you’ll want to subscribe to PCWorld on YouTube.