Description

Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER WATERFORCE Intel Z490 LGA1200 ATX Motherboard

• • Supports 10th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors and 11th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors*

• • Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs

• • Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

• • 14+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 90A Smart Power Stage and Tantalum Polymer Capacitors Array

• • Shielded Memory Routing for Better Memory Overclocking

• • AORUS CPU+VRM LIQUID COOLER 360

• • Onboard Intel^® WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna

• • 125dB SNR AMP-UP Audio with High-End ESS SABRE 9118 DAC, ALC1220 and WIMA Audio Capacitors

• • Blazing Fast Intel^® 2.5GbE LAN with cFosSpeed

• • USB TurboCharger for Mobile Device Fast Charge Support

• • Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guards II

• • RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips

• • Smart Fan 5 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP and Noise Detection

• • Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card
    

    SPECIFICATIONS
    Brand	Gigabyte
    Series	Aorus
    Model	Z490 AORUS MASTER WATERFORCE (rev. 1.0)
    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
    	4x 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
    On-Board Graphics	Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics Support:
    	1x HDMI Port, Supporting a Maximum Resolution of 4096×2160@30 Hz *1
    	Maximum Shared Memory of 512 MB
    Audio	Realtek ALC1220-VB Codec *2
    	ESS ES9118EQ DAC Chip
    	Support for DTS:X Ultra
    	High Definition Audio
    	2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel
    	Support for S/PDIF Out
    LAN	Intel 2.5GbE LAN Chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)
    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 *3
    Expansion Slots	1x PCI Express x16 Slot, Running at x16 (PCIEX16) *4
    	1x PCI Express x16 Slot, Running at x8 (PCIEX8) *5
    	1x PCI Express x16 Slot, Running at x4 (PCIEX4)
    	(All of the PCI Express Slots Conform to PCI Express 3.0 Standard.)
    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	1x M.2 Connector (Socket 3, M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD Support) (M2P_SB)
    	1x M.2 Connector (Socket 3, M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD Support) (M2A_CPU)
    	1x M.2 Connector (Socket 3, M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD Support) (M2M_SB)
    	6x SATA 6Gb/s Connectors
    	Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
    	Intel Optane Memory Ready
    USB	Chipset:
    	2x USB Type-C Ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 Support (1 Port on the Back Panel, 1 Port Available Through the Internal USB Header)
    	3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports (Red) on the Back Panel
    	4x 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:
    	8x USB 2.0/1.1 Ports (4 Ports on the Back Panel, 4 Ports Available Through the Internal USB Headers)
    Internal I/O Connectors	1x 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector
    	2x 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connectors
    	1x CPU Fan Header
    	1x Water Cooling CPU Fan Header
    	4x System Fan Headers
    	2x System Fan/Water Cooling Pump Headers
    	2x Addressable LED Strip Headers
    	2x RGB LED Strip Headers
    	3x M.2 Socket 3 Connectors
    	6x SATA 6Gb/s Connectors
    	1x Front Panel Header
    	1x Front Panel Audio Header
    	1x USB Type-C Header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 Support
    	1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Header
    	2x USB 2.0/1.1 Headers
    	1x Noise Detection Header
    	2x Thunderbolt Add-In Card Connectors
    	1x Trusted Platform Module Header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 Module Only)
    	1x Power Button
    	1x Reset Button
    	2x Temperature Sensor Headers
    	1x Clear CMOS Jumper
    	2x BIOS Switches
    Back Panel Connectors	1x Q-Flash Plus Button
    	1x Clear CMOS Button
    	2x SMA Antenna Connectors (2T2R)
    	1x HDMI Port
    	1x USB Type-C Port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 Support
    	3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports (Red)
    	2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Ports
    	4x USB 2.0/1.1 Ports
    	1x RJ-45 Port
    	1x Optical S/PDIF Out Connector
    	5x 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
    	Noise Detection
    BIOS	2x 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
    Operating System Support	Windows 10 64-bit
    Form Factor	ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
    Notes	*1 Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3.
    	*2 The front panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
    	*3 Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
    	*4 For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
    	*5 The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
    	*6 Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.
    Warranty Information
    Warranty	3 Year Warranty