Intel Z490 Preview – First look at the motherboards!

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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