Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite Ac Gaming Motherboard

Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC Gaming Motherboard:

The Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC Gaming Motherboard is a high-performance ATX motherboard designed for 10th and 11th Generation Intel Core processors. It’s built to provide a robust foundation for gaming and demanding applications, featuring advanced power delivery, comprehensive thermal solutions, and next-generation connectivity.

Key Features for Gaming Excellence:

This motherboard boasts a Direct 12+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 50A DrMOS, ensuring incredibly precise and stable power delivery to the CPU, which is crucial for maximizing performance, especially during overclocking. The power design also includes solid pin CPU power connectors for enhanced durability.

An Advanced Thermal Design is integrated to maintain optimal temperatures. This includes enlarged surface heatsinks with a 5 W/mK LAIRD thermal conductivity pad, providing superior MOSFET cooling. Dual M.2 connectors are equipped with Thermal Guards to prevent high-speed NVMe PCIe SSDs from throttling due to overheating. Smart Fan 5 allows for precise fan control and monitoring, with hybrid fan headers supporting both PWM and Voltage mode fans, and a Fan Stop feature for silent operation under light loads.

The Z490 Aorus Elite AC supports Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4 ram across 4 DIMM slots, with support for speeds up to 5000MHz (O.C.) and a maximum capacity of 128GB. It features Shielded Memory Routing for better ram overclocking stability.

For connectivity, it includes Fast 2.5GbE LAN with bandwidth management for a superior online gaming experience, and Intel Dual Band 802.11ac WIFI & BT5 with an AORUS Antenna for reliable wireless connections up to 433 Mbps. It offers dual ultra-fast NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slots, along with 6 SATA 6Gb/s connectors, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10, and is Intel Optane Memory Ready.

The motherboard also features AMP-UP Audio with ALC1200 codec and WIMA Audio Capacitors, along with an Audio Noise Guard, for a high-fidelity audio experience. RGB FUSION 2.0 with multi-zone addressable LED light show design allows for extensive customization of lighting effects. The Pre-installed IO Shield simplifies installation, and Q-Flash Plus enables BIOS updates without installing the CPU, ram, or graphics card.

For more details, you can refer to the official Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC product page.

Specifications:

• CPU Socket: LGA1200
• Supported Processors: 10th and 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors
• Chipset: Intel® Z490 Express Chipset
• ram Slots: 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets
• Maximum ram Capacity: 128GB (32GB single DIMM capacity)
• ram Support: DDR4 5000(O.C.)/4933(O.C.)/4800(O.C.)/ … /2133 MHz (Dual Channel, Non-ECC Unbuffered, XMP support)
• Expansion Slots:
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
  • 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
• Storage Interface:
  • 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) with Thermal Guards
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
  • Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
• LAN: Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)
• Wireless Communication: Intel® Dual Band 802.11ac WIFI & BT5 (Intel® CNVi interface 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band, BLUETOOTH 5)
• Audio: Realtek® ALC1200 codec (7.1-channel High Definition Audio, Support for S/PDIF Out)
• USB Ports (Rear Panel):
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
  • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
  • 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• Internal USB Headers:
  • 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header (supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports)
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers (supports 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports)
• Video Output: 1 x HDMI port (supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@30 Hz)
• Form Factor: ATX Form Factor (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
• Operating System Support: Windows 10 64-bit
• Part Number/SKU: Specific part numbers may vary by region, but often associated with “Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (rev. 1.0)”