Closer Look at ZOTAC nForce 790i-Supreme Mainboard

The above listed Nvidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI chipset specifications can be fully referred to ZOTAC nForce 790i-Supreme mainboard, because it is a reference mainboard following Nvidia’s own design. Of course, other similar mainboards selling under different names will only differ by the box design and accessories bundle.

Package and Accessories

ZOTAC Company did a great job on the mainboard packaging. The black cardboard box with a convenient carry handle is dressed up in a decorative external box designed in ZOTAC’s traditional golden-yellow color gamma.

The back of the box has a ZOTAC nForce 790i-Supreme mainboard photograph with the list of its major features.

All accessories are sorted out in separate boxes with ZOTAC logos.

ZOTAC nForce 790i-Supreme mainboard accessories bundle includes the following items:

• IDE and FDD cables;
• Four Serial ATA cables;
• Four SATA power adapters;
• Two brackets, each with two USB 2.0 ports;
• A bracket with IEEE1394 port;
• Two SLI bridges for dual- and triple-card configurations;
• I/O Shield for the rear panel;
• Brief assembly manual;
• User’s manual;
• CD disk with drivers and utilities;
• System case sticker.

There is a fan for the chipset North Bridge heatsink in a small black box. A Wi-Fi Kit is packed into a large black box and includes the following:

• Wi-Fi card on VIA VT6656;
• Antenna;
• Connecting cable;
• Manual;
• CD disk with drivers;
• A sticker.

We have already reviewed mainboards with Wi-Fi modules. As a rule, the manufacturers provide them with special connectors or integrate onto the mainboard PCB, so it is very problematic or simply impossible to use them with any other mainboards. The advantage of a Wi-Fi kit from ZOTAC is that the card can be connected to a standard USB port with the included cable and so can work with any mainboard.