Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Extreme WaterForce LGA 1200 Z490 Chipset EATX Motherboard

Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Extreme WaterForce LGA 1200 Z490 Chipset EATX Motherboard overview

XTREME WATERFORCE

Showcasing a state-of-the-art design, excellent functionality, an impressive thermal design, next generation network connectivity, a Hi-Fi level audio system, and AORUS aesthetics, the flagship Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE motherboard dominates the competition.

EXTREME THERMAL DESIGN

Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE uses exclusive CPU/VRM/PCH watercooling monoblock to ensure stability and low temperature under full loading application and gaming.

- All-In-One Monoblock covers both CPU, VRM , SSD and PCH area
- 60% more skived fins surface area for more efficient heat transfer
- High density copper fins for extreme heat dissipation
- Leak detection circuit around whole monoblock
- High compatible universal G1/4 threads
- Automatically emergency shut down with leak detection
- Addressable LED light effect
- Adopt high thermal conductivity thermal pad
- Solid back-plate to prevent motherboard distortion

Multi-Zone Light Show Design

Now offering more LED customizations than ever, users can truly adapt their PC to represent their lifestyle. With full RGB support and a redesigned RGB Fusion 2.0 application, the user has complete control over the LEDs which surround the motherboard.

AQUANTIA® 10GbE BASE-T Networking

The AQUANTIA ® AQC107 is a high-performance, backward compatible with 10GBASE-T/ 5GBASE-T/ 2.5GBASE-T/ 1000BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX Ethernet Controller which is able to provide up to 10 GbE network connectivity, with 10 times faster transfer speeds compared to general 1GbE networking and is perfectly designed for media centers, workstations and gamers.

Multi-Gigabit Support

- Ultimate online gaming experience with faster connection speed
- Backward compatible with 5/2.5/1Gbps network
- No re-wiring needed

Industry Leading Ultra Durable™ PCIe Armor

The innovative one piece stainless steel shielding design from GIGABYTE reinforces the PCIe connectors to provide the extra strength required to support heavy graphics cards.

Next Generation Connectivity

A Flagship product needs to be future-proofed so your system stays up-to-date with the latest technology. Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE provides all next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity to keep you up to speed.

10 GbE LAN
Intel® Thunderbolt™ TM
WIFI 6 (802.11ax)
AORUS Antenna
USB TurboCharger

CPU
CPU
1. Support for 10th Generation Intel® Core&tread; i9 processors/Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1200 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU cupport list)
Chipset
Chipset
1. Intel® Z490 Express Chipset
Memory
Memory
1. Intel® Core™ I9/I7 processors:
  - Support for DDR 3200/3000/2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz
2. Intel® Core™ I5/I3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors:
  - Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz
3. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128GB (32GB single DIMMcapacity) of system memory
5. Dual Channel memory architecture
6. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
7. Support for no-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
8. Support for Extredme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)
Onboard Graphics
Onboard Graphics
1. Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel® Thunderbolt&tradel 3 Controller:
  - 2x Intel ®: Thundnerbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video and a maximum resolution of [email protected] with 24bpp
  * Becuase of the limited I/O resources of the PCarcitecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependant on the number of PCI Express devices being inatlled. (Referto Chapter 1-7, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)
  * Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version, HDCP 2.3 and HDR.
2. Integrated Graphics Processor-uintel® HD Graphics support:
  - 1x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of [email protected] Hz
  * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3.
3. Maximum shared memory of 512MB
Audio
Audio
1. Realtek® ALC1200-VB codec+ESS ES9218P DAC (front panel audio)
3. Realtek® ALC1200-VB codec+ESS ES9018K2M DAC+TI OPA1622 operational amplifier (rear panel audio)
4. Support for DTS:X® Ultra
6. High Definition Audio
7. 2/4/5.1/7.1+chanel
8. Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
LAN
1. 1x Aquantia 10Gbe LAN chip (10 Gbit/5 Gbit/2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit) (LAN1)
2. 1x Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit100 Mbit) (LAN2)
Wireless Communication Module
Wireless Communication Module
1. Intel® WiFi 6 AX201
  - WIFI a,b,g,n, ac with wave 2 features, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
  - BLUETOOTH 5.1
  Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
Expansion Slots
Expansion Slots
1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
  * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express garaphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX8)
  * The PCIEX slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
  The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P_PCH conector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when an M.2 SSD is installed inn the M2P-PCH connector.
(All od the PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 stanndard.)
Multi-Graphics Technology
Multi-Graphics Technology
1. Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies
2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
Storage Interface
Storage Interface
1. 1x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)(M2A_CPU)
2. 1x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)(M2M_PCH)
3. 1x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)(M2P_PCH)
4. 6 X SATA 6Gb/s connectors
5. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
  * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors, "for the installation notices for the PCIEX4, M.2 and SATA connectors.
6. Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
USB
USB
1. Chipset+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:
  - 2x USB Type-C™ ports on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
2. Chipset:
  - 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
  - 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
3. Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:
  - 4x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
4. Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:
  - 6 X USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers with the included front USB header extension cable)
Internal Connectors
Internal Connectors
1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x CPU fan header
4. 1 x Water cooling CPU fan header
5. 1 x Water cooling kit Chipset LED header (LED_PCH)
6. 4 x System fan headers
7. 2 x System fan/water cooling pump headers
8. 1 x Noise detection header
9. 2 x Addressable LED strip headers
10. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
11. 6 x SATA 6GGb/s connectors
12. 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
13. 1 x Front panel header
14. 1 x Front panel audio header
15. 1 x USB Type-C™ header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
16. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
17. 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
18. 2 x Temperature sensor headers
19. 1 x Power button
20. 1 x Reset button
21. 1 x OC button
22. 2 x BIOS switches
23. Voltage Measurement Points
Back Panel Connectors
Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
2. 1 x Clear CMOS button
3. 2 x SMA Antena connectors (2T2R)
4. 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C&tradel ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)
5. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
6. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
7. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
8. 1 x HDMI ports
9. 2 x RJ-45 ports
10. 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out connector
11. 5 x Audio jacks
I/O conroller
I/O conroller
1. ITE® I/O Controller Chip
Hardware Monitor
Hardware Monitor
1. Voltage dection
2. Temperature detection
3. Fan Speed detection
4. Water cooling flow rate detection
5. Overheating warning
6. Fan fail warning
7. Fan speed control
  * Wheather the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.
8. Noise detection

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