Asus shares its Intel Z690 motherboard information – Mainboard – Information
You’ll in all probability have learn by the launch information concerning the primary six Intel Alder Lake processors for desktops. The HEXUS editor dived into the brand new processor selections, offering perception into the structure and configurations initially accessible, on Wednesday night.
If you’re and even tempted by the brand new 12th gen Core processor platform from what you will have seen to date (third-party evaluations and availability from 4th Nov), then you’ll be to select by the motherboard choices which have now been publicized by Intel companions. There’s going to be a number of selection, as evidenced by this preliminary splurge of Z690 motherboards by the likes of Asus, Gigabyte, MSI and EVGA. The place to begin? Effectively, Asus has top-of-the-line write-ups of its new choices, so I’ll look by its Z690 vary at this time, with hyperlinks to Z690 promo supplies from the opposite gamers to be discovered on the finish of the article.
Asus has a minimum of 19 new Intel Z690 motherboards in your consideration, falling into the now acquainted ROG, ROG Strix, ProArt, TUF Gaming, and Prime households. As Z690 is a high-end and fanatic chipset, it’s appropriately extra strongly represented by the ROG and ROG Strix households. The ROG boards, 5 Maximus fashions, are all EATX and ATX kind issue, however the ROG Strix quintet which have been revealed span ATX, Micro-ATX, and Mini-ITX kind components. The only ProArt and two TUF Gaming fashions are ATX sized, and the six Prime fashions consist of 5 ATX plus one Micro-ATX mannequin.
You will discover a full product matrix PDF that includes all 19 Asus Z690 motherboards, itemizing and evaluating their tech specs right here.
New and headlining options that you will notice on these new motherboards embrace; PCIe 5.0 x16 slots, DDR5 slots, massive VRM heatsinks, plus M.2 heatsinks, ultra-fast networking tech corresponding to WIfi6e and 10Gb/2.5Gb Ethernet, USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 entrance panel connectors with Fast Cost 4+, and Thunderbolt 4 USB Sort-C for as much as 40Gbps of bidirectional bandwidth and additional show choices. After all, varied measurement/sequence motherboards could have kind of of those options relying on kind issue and funds. For instance the solitary Mini ITX board launched has simply 1x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, simply two DDR5 DIMM slots, and 2x M.2 slots. Please notice that one of many ROG Strix motherboards, each TUF Gaming boards, and three of the six Prime boards are DDR4 solely. In order for you higher on-board sound (the most recent Realtek ALC 4080 with USB audio choices) you must also persist with the ROG and ROG Strix traces, however you can even discover the ALC1220 among the many different principally ALC897 boards.
One other fascinating set of options Asus needs to attract your consideration to is the enhancements it has made to ease of DIYing. Claiming “DIY is less complicated than ever” with its new boards, it has a number of Q-features (quick-features) on these motherboards, with the PCIe Slot Q-Launch button claimed to “tremendously simplify the method of detaching a PCIe card from the motherboard”.
Along with new {hardware} options, Asus trumpets its AI OC one click on overclocking, but it surely hasn’t spelled out precisely which Z690 boards assist this, as but.
Different manufacturers
I’ve obtained emails from the likes of MSI and BioStar about their new Z690 motherboards. ASRock, EVGA, and Gigabyte Aorus have not been in contact but however comply with these hyperlinks for his or her newest Z690 press releases. Moreover MSI, for instance, has a particular occasion deliberate for twond Nov, to showcase extra new motherboard merchandise and options.
It’s best to examine your native on-line or bricks and mortar retailers for pricing and availability. Within the UK, Scan is promoting the brand new Asus Z690 motherboards at costs starting from £186 (Prime Z690M-Plus D4) to £1,669 (ROG Most Z690 Excessive Glacial – however the non-glacial model is £934). These are pre-orders which will likely be despatched out on 4th Nov, the launch date for the Intel processors.
HEXUS will likely be testing a number of the perfect Intel Z690 motherboards, from varied manufacturers, in the end.