Wednesday, April 22nd 2020
GIGABYTE AORUS Z490 Motherboard Lineup Leaked, PCIe Gen 4 Readiness Included
Here are some of the first pictures of GIGABYTE's AORUS Gaming series socket LGA1200 motherboard lineup based on Intel Z490 chipset. The biggest feature with some of these boards is forwards-compatibility for PCI-Express gen 4.0 on 11th generation Core "Rocket Lake" processors. These boards will not run PCIe gen 4.0 with a "Comet Lake" processor in place, but rather feature all the physical and electrical preparation to enable PCIe gen 4.0 when processors with gen 4.0 root-complexes do come out on this socket. These include slots that meet gen 4.0 requirements, gen 4.0-rated re-drivers, lane switches, M.2 NVMe slots, and other PCB-level enhancements to support PCIe gen 4.0 signal integrity.
GIGABYTE's Z490 motherboard lineup is vast, with 14 SKUs, from which 8 are in the coveted AORUS Gaming series. The Z490 Xtreme WaterForce leads the pack, with its included CPU+VRM monoblock, followed by its air-cooled twin, the Z490 Xtreme. The AORUS Z490 Master is next in line, with a firm footing in the enthusiast segment, thanks to its elaborate CPU VRM solutions, and PCB heatsink assembly. This board is closely followed by the AORUS Z490 Ultra, with a similar appearance to Master, but a toned down CPU VRM solution. The AORUS Z490 PRO series sits in the middle of this lineup, with a fairly well-endowed feature set. The AORUS Z490 Elite is where the lineup begins. There are several other models from GIGABYTE's Gaming and Ultra Durable families, listed int he feature-set slide below.
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VideoCardz
GIGABYTE's Z490 motherboard lineup is vast, with 14 SKUs, from which 8 are in the coveted AORUS Gaming series. The Z490 Xtreme WaterForce leads the pack, with its included CPU+VRM monoblock, followed by its air-cooled twin, the Z490 Xtreme. The AORUS Z490 Master is next in line, with a firm footing in the enthusiast segment, thanks to its elaborate CPU VRM solutions, and PCB heatsink assembly. This board is closely followed by the AORUS Z490 Ultra, with a similar appearance to Master, but a toned down CPU VRM solution. The AORUS Z490 PRO series sits in the middle of this lineup, with a fairly well-endowed feature set. The AORUS Z490 Elite is where the lineup begins. There are several other models from GIGABYTE's Gaming and Ultra Durable families, listed int he feature-set slide below.
36 Comments on GIGABYTE AORUS Z490 Motherboard Lineup Leaked, PCIe Gen 4 Readiness Included
z390 gaming sli is gonna to be replaced by vision z490.
and the chart is wrong, almost every gigabyte z490 got intel 2.5g lan, as it is pointed by intel for z490 chipset. eg the z490 aorus pro ax has 2.5g intel lan.yeah as this feature costs consumers much more than before.
some pics more
benchlife.info/gigabyte-intel-z490-aorus-xtreme-motherboard-show/?fbclid=IwAR3M_rXccKa2F76byLrep8WCu65vYE3B5O1AKD7lCbZlZBwE1EMQtGhYtyk
or vision d=designaire
Here, this slide below is basically showing the pricelist by the size of the ROG EYE (Apex board being the possible exception). :laugh:
The chart is from VideoCardz, not TPU, so take it for what it is.
FYI, I used to work with Chris over at VR-Zone many moons ago.The point is that we won't see a repeat of the B450/X470 situation where people complained that it should work, but AMD decided not to support it, as not all boards were up to snuff. With these boards, you're hopefully guaranteed to get PCIe 4.0 support when the new CPUs arrive.
Gaming will be Ryzen 4000 (Vermeer) + Navi 2X gaming king :)
That said, I'd bet good money says Navi 2x won't beat Ampre's consumer flagship....
And pigeons, by definition, aren't even really birbs. They're more like flying rats. :fear: