Intel Z490 Preview – First look at the motherboards!

1. Intel Z490 - Asus Maximus XII Hero and Gigabyte Aorus Master2. Gigabyte Aorus Pro AX and Ultra3. Gigabyte Xtreme Waterforce and MSI MEG Ace4. MSI MPG Gaming Carbon and MEG Godlike5. View All Pages

Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Xtreme WaterForce

Estimated Price £999

Key Features

• Form factor E-ATX
• CPU VRMs 16x90A
• Memory support Max 128GB, DDR4 3200
• Graphics PCI Express 2x PCI 3.0 x16 or x8/x8 with SLI and CrossFireX
• M.2 slots x3
• USB:
  • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Thunderbolt
  • 5x USB 3.2 Gen 2
  • 6x USB 3.2 Gen 1
  • 8x USB 2.0
• Ethernet Aquantia 10Gb + Intel 2.5 Gb
• Wi-Fi Intel 2×2 Wi-Fi 6

MSI MEG Z490 Ace

Estimated Price £350

Key Features

• Form factor ATX
• CPU VRMs 12x90A
• Memory support 4800MHz+
• Graphics PCI Express 2x PCI 3.0 x16 or x8/x8 with SLI and CrossFireX.
• M.2 slots x3
• USB:
  • 5x USB 3.2 Gen 2
  • 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1
  • 6x USB 2.0
• Ethernet Realtek 2.5Gb +Intel Gigabit
• Wi-Fi Intel 2×2 Wi-Fi 6
• ‘PCIe Gen4 Ready.'

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