As a successor to the Z390 Aorus Pro AC, this Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Pro Ax features proper performance, decent features and a sleek, clean design with focus on subtle RGB. It is considered one of the best value boards in the market for Z490 platform with its basics coverage and add ons such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 6, 2.5G Lan, USB 3.2 Gen2, triple M.2 slots. With such a good blend of features, we will recommend this board for mid-range division.
SPECIFICATIONS
Socket: Intel 10th Gen - LGA 1200
No. of Ram Slots: 4
Compatible Ram Speed: 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
Compatible Ram Type: Non-ECC, Un-bufferedMemory
Ports: 1 x HDMI, 1 x USB Type-C, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 4 x USB 2.0, 2 x SMA antenna connectors, 1 x LAN (RJ-45), 5 x Audio Jacks
Expansion Slots: 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1, 1 x M.2
LAN Port: Intel I219V, 1 x Gigabit LAN
Motherboard Connectors: 1 x 24-pin ATX, 1 x 8-pin ATX, 1 x 4-pin ATX, 1 x CPU Fan, 1 x water cooling CPU fan header, 4 x Chassis Fan headers, 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers, 2 x addressable LED strip headers, 2 x RGB LED strip headers, 6 x SATA 6Gb/s, 2 x M.2 Socket 3, 1 x USB Type-C, 1 x USB 3.2, 2 x USB 2.0, 2 x Thunderbolt connectors
Built in WiFi and Bluetooth: Yes - Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
DIMENSIONS
ATX Form Factor: 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm