Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Elite Motherboard

Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Elite Motherboard:

The Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Elite Motherboard is a high-performance ATX motherboard designed to support 10th and 11th Generation Intel Core processors. It’s built for gaming enthusiasts and power users, offering robust power delivery, advanced cooling solutions, and extensive connectivity to deliver an elevated computing experience.

Key Features for Performance and Connectivity:

The Z590 Aorus Elite features a Direct 12+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 60A DrMOS, ensuring stable and efficient power delivery to the CPU, crucial for overclocking and sustained high performance. It boasts an advanced thermal design with a fully covered MOSFET heatsink and LAIRD 5 W/mK thermal pads, along with M.2 Thermal Guards for the SSDs, to keep components cool under heavy loads. The Smart Fan 6 system provides multiple temperature sensors and hybrid fan headers with FAN STOP capability, giving users precise control over cooling.

For storage and expansion, the motherboard is equipped with triple M.2 connectors (one PCIe 4.0 x4 for 11th Gen Intel CPUs and two PCIe 3.0 x4/SATA for chipset) and six SATA 6Gb/s connectors, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10. It features PCIe 4.0 hardware design, including a reinforced PCIe 4.0 x16 slot, providing higher bandwidth for the latest graphics cards.

Connectivity is a strong suit, with a Realtek 2.5GbE LAN chip for faster wired networking and, in the “AX” variant (Z590 Aorus Elite AX), integrated Intel WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with an AORUS Antenna for robust wireless performance. It offers a variety of USB ports, including a rear USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C® port for up to 20 Gb/s transfer speeds, multiple USB 3.2 Gen 2/Gen 1 Type-A ports, and USB 2.0 ports.

The motherboard supports Dual Channel DDR4 RAM across four DIMM sockets, allowing for up to 128GB of system RAM with speeds up to DDR4 5400MHz (O.C.) for 11th Gen CPUs. It also supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) RAM modules for easy overclocking. The AMP-UP Audio with Realtek ALC1220-VB codec and high-end audio capacitors (WIMA, Nichicon Fine Gold) delivers a high-fidelity audio experience.

Additional features include RGB FUSION 2.0 for customizable multi-zone LED lighting, an integrated I/O Shield for easy installation, and Q-Flash Plus for updating the BIOS without installing the CPU, RAM, or graphics card.

For more details, you can refer to the official Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Elite (rev. 1.0) product page.

Specifications:

• CPU Socket: LGA 1200
• Chipset: Intel Z590 Express
• RAM Slots: 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets
• RAM Support:
  • 11th Gen Intel Core i9/i7/i5 processors: DDR4 5400(O.C.) / 5333(O.C.) / … / 3200 MHz
  • 10th Gen Intel Core i9/i7 processors: DDR4 2933 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz
  • 10th Gen Intel Core i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron processors: DDR4 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz
• Max RAM Capacity: 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity)
• RAM Architecture: Dual Channel
• Expansion Slots:
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16, PCIe 4.0 standard, supported by 11th Gen CPUs only)
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4, PCIe 3.0 standard)
  • 1 x PCI Express x1 slot (PCIe 3.0 standard)
• Storage Interface:
  • CPU: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU – 11th Gen CPUs only)
  • Chipset: 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2B_SB, M2P_SB)
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
• USB Ports:
  • Rear Panel: 1 x USB Type-C® (USB 3.2 Gen 2×2), 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (red), 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 4 x USB 2.0/1.1
  • Internal Headers: 1 x USB Type-C® (USB 3.2 Gen 2), 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 2 x USB 2.0/1.1
• LAN: Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)
• Wireless Communication (AX variant): Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5
• Audio: Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec, High Definition Audio, 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel, Support for S/PDIF Out
• Video Output: 1 x DisplayPort (supports max resolution 4096×2304@60 Hz) – Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.
• Form Factor: ATX (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
• Part Number/SKU: Z590 AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.0) or Z590 AORUS ELITE AX (rev. 1.0)
• UPC: 0889523026304 (Example for AX variant)