Gigabyte Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE E-ATX Motherboard

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.

EXTREME POWER DESIGN

To unleash the full potential of the new Intel 10-core CPU, the motherboard requires the best CPU power design. With the best quality components and GIGABYTE R&D design capability, Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE is a true beast among motherboards.

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

Hungry for better performance? Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE has a full PCIe 4.0 design, supports high frequency memory, and comes with full SSD thermal guards to make sure you get the maximum full system performance.

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.

DEFINITIVE AESTHETICS

GIGABYTE ID team designs Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE from the drawing board. After countless hours of conceptualizing ideas, fine tuning details, and engaging in discussion, GIGABYTE has produced a board that is equal parts beast and beauty.

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.

HI-FI AUDIO

Still think motherboard audio is just "basic sound output" ? We put a 100% full Hi-Fi sound card and all audio-grade components into the Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE to ensure the best, crystal clear sound quality. Furthermore, an exclusive bundled ESSential USB DAC means users not longer have to endure bad audio quality from ancient Front Audio interfaces.

ULTRA DURABLE

GIGABYTE is reputable for its product durability and high quality manufacturing process. Needless to say, we use the best components we can find for the Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE and reinforce every slot to make each of them solid and durable.

GIGABYTE BIOS & APP CENTER

Good software goes hand in hand with perfect hardware. Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE bundled several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard.

Specifications

CPU

• Support for 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processors/Intel® Core™ i7 processors/ Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/ Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1200 package

• L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset : Intel® Z490 Express Chipset

Memory

• Intel® Core™ i9/i7 processors:

• Support for DDR4 5000(O.C.)/4933(O.C.)/4800(O.C.)/ 4700(O.C.)/ 4600(O.C.)/ 4500(O.C.)/ 4400(O.C.)/ 4300(O.C.)/4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz

• Intel® Core™ i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors:

• Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz

• 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory

• Dual channel memory architecture

• Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

• Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

• Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Onboard Graphics

• Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

• 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 5120 x 2880@60 Hz with 24 bpp

• * Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)

• * Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version, HDCP 2.3, and HDR.

• Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

• 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30 Hz

• * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3.

• Maximum shared memory of 512 MB

Audio

• Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec+ESS ES9218P DAC (front panel audio)

• Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec+ESS ES9018K2M DAC+TI OPA1622 operational amplifier (rear panel audio)

• Support for DTS:X® Ultra

• High Definition Audio

• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

• 1 x Aquantia 10GbE LAN chip (10 Gbit/5 Gbit/2.5 Gbit//1 Gbit/100 Mbit) (LAN1)

• 1 x Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit) (LAN2)

Wireless Communication module

• Intel® Wi-Fi 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

• * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

Expansion Slots

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)

• * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)

• * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

• * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P_PCH connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when an M.2 SSD is installed in the M2P_PCH connector.

• (All of the PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

• Supports up to ASPM L1.2 power management protocols.

Multi-Graphics Technology

• Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies

• Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

Storage Interface

• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)(M2A_CPU)

• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)(M2M_PCH)

• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_PCH)

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

• 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.

• Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

• M.2 connectors support up to ASPM L1.2 PCIe power management protocols.

USB

Chipset+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

• 2 x USB Type-C™ ports on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

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

Chipset+USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:

• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

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 I/O Connectors

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

• 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors

• 1 x CPU fan header

• 1 x water cooling CPU fan header

• 1 x water cooling kit CPU LED header (LED_CPU)

• 1 x water cooling kit Chipset LED header (LED_PCH)

• 4 x system fan headers

• 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers

• 1 x noise detection header

• 2 x addressable LED strip headers

• 2 x RGB LED strip headers

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

• 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

• 1 x front panel header

• 1 x front panel audio header

• 1 x USB Type-C™ header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

• 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header

• 2 x temperature sensor headers

• 1 x power button

• 1 x reset button

• 1 x OC button

• 2 x BIOS switches

• Voltage Measurement Points

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x Q-Flash Plus button

• 1 x Clear CMOS button

• 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)

• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 1 x HDMI port

• 2 x RJ-45 ports

• 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

• 5 x audio jacks

I/O Controller : iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

• Voltage detection

• Temperature detection

• Fan speed detection

• Water cooling flow rate detection

• Overheating warning

• Fan fail warning

• Fan speed control

• * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

• Noise detection

BIOS

• 2 x 256 Mbit flash

• Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

• Support for DualBIOS™

• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

• Support for APP Center

• * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.

• @BIOS

• EasyTune

• Fast Boot

• Game Boost

• RGB Fusion

• Smart Backup

• System Information Viewer

• USB TurboCharger

• Support for Q-Flash Plus

• Support for Q-Flash

• Support for Xpress Install

Bundled Software

• Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

• cFosSpeed

• XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster

Operating System : Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor : E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 27.1cm