Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.0) Gaming Motherboard Available Now

By: Gigabyte

Model: Z390 AORUS ELITE

Sku: LXBG1QQ8JA

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  • Supports 9th and 8th Gen Intel Core Processors
  • Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
  • Intel Optane Memory Ready
  • 12+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with DrMOS
  • ALC1220-VB Enhance 114dB(Rear)/ 110dB(Front) SNR in Microphone with WIMA Audio Capacitors
  • Intel Gigabit LAN with cFosSpeed
  • RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone LED Light Show Design, Supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
  • Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
  • Front USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C Header
  • Dual Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 interface
  • CEC 2019 Ready, Save Power With a Simple Click
  • Chipset : Intel Z390 Express Chipset
  • LAN : Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Multi-Graphics Technology : Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies
  • I/O Controller : iTE I/O Controller Chip
  • Operating System : Support for Windows 10 64-bit
  • Form Factor : ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
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DESIGN CONCEPT

The AORUS Core is inspired by the falcon’s aggressive nature and hunting prowess. The falcon uses its razor sharp talons to swiftly strike down its prey with exceptional efficiency and precision, qualities that are exemplified in the fine details of AORUS design.

12+1 Phases Digital Power Design

Z390 AORUS ELITE motherboard uses an 12+1 phases digital CPU power design which includes both digital PWM Controller and DrMOS. These 100% digital controller and additional 8+4 Solid-pin CPU Power Connectors offer incredible precision in delivering power to the motherboard's most power-hungry and energy-sensitive components, allowing enthusiasts to get the absolute maximum performance from the new 8-core 9th Gen Intel Core processors.

2x Copper PCB

GIGABYTE's exclusive 2X Copper PCBs design provides sufficient power trace paths between components to handle greater than normal power loads and to remove heat from the critical CPU power delivery area. This is essential to ensure the motherboard is able to handle the increased power loading that is necessary when overclocking.

Support for DDR4 to 4133MHz and Beyond

AORUS is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility to 4133MHz and beyond.

Advanced Thermal Design

Z390 AORUS ELITE uses high performance thermal design with screwed mounted heatsinks and thick thermal pad, providing ultimate MOSFET cooling performance for enthusiasts, overclockers and gamers.

Pre-installed I/O Shield

With an integrated I/O shield, building an GIGABYTE Ultra Durable PC is even easier.

Dual PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2

AORUS Gaming Motherboards are focused on delivering M.2 technology to enthusiasts who want to maximize their system's potential.

GIGABYTE Ultra-Efficient M.2 Thermal Guard

With durability in mind, GIGABYTE provides a thermal solution for M.2 SSD devices. The M.2 Thermal Guard prevents throttling and bottlenecks from high speed M.2 SSDs as it helps to dissipate heat before it becomes an issue.

All New Realtek High-End HD Audio Codec

ALC1220 120dB(A) SNR HD Audio with Smart Headphone Amp automatically detects impedance of your head-worn audio device, preventing issues such as low volume and distortion.With the new VB series audio controller stream your voice to the world vibrantly with both front/rear microphone SNR up to 110/114dB(A).

During In-Game Voice Chat

Microphone input with higher front dynamic range allows gamers to hear more clearly. No more misunderstandings, no more confusing GO as NO

High-End WIMA & Audio Capacitors

The AORUS motherboards boast a combination of Hi-Fi grade WIMA FKP2 capacitors and high-end audio capacitors. While the high-end audio capacitors are suited for high-grade audio equipment, using state of the art technology to provide rich sound in the bass and clearer high frequencies, the WIMA FKP2 capacitors are being used widely in premium grade Hi-Fi systems. The addition of this to the exclusive AOURS AMP-UP Audio technology makes for the ideal onboard sound solution for the most demanding audiophiles.

PERFORMANCE FUELED BYOPTANE

The Z390 AORUS Platform supports Intel's latest Optane technology. Optane fuels storage performance by acting as a cache drive giving users a significant boost compared to traditional mechanical drives.

USB Type-C Front Panel Connector

Equipped with next generation connectivity AORUS Gaming Motherboards already support the chassis of the future. The onboard USB Type-Cheader for USB 3.1 Gen1 makes access convenient when connecting a USB 3.1 Gen1 drive or charging your new mobile device.

RGB Fusion 2.0

With AORUS Motherboards, RGB Fusion 2.0 is even better with Addressable LEDs. RGB Fusion 2.0 offers users the option to control onboard RGB and external RGB / Addressable LED light strips for their PC. Already feature filled with colors and patterns, RGB Fusion 2.0 on Z390 Series AORUS Motherboards are now upgraded with Addressable LED support. With external Addressable LED strips, where each LED is digitally addressable, users can experience even more patterns, styles, and illuminations.

AORUS Motherboards will support either 5v or 12v Addressable LED lighting strips and up to 300 LED lights. RGB Fusion 2.0 with Addressable LEDs comes with new patterns and various speed settings with more to come.

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.

Smart Fan 5

With Smart Fan 5 users can ensure that their gaming PC can maintain its performance while staying cool. Smart Fan 5 allows users to interchange their fan headers to reflect different thermal sensors at different locations on the motherboard. Not only that, with Smart Fan 5 more hybrid fan headers that support both PWM and Voltage mode fans have been introduced to make the motherboard more liquid cooling friendly.

FAN STOP

Achieve fan silence. With Fan Stop, map any fan to stop completely when temperatures drop below a specified threshold. Which fan stops, based on readings from which sensor, and at what temperature—all of it can be customized to your liking.

Hybrid Fan Pin Headers

Assume complete control over your liquid cooling setup! Smart Fan 5 receives up-to-the-second information on flow-rate and water-temperature through the Hybrid Fan Pin Headers or external thermistor sensors—giving you absolute mastery over your PC.All Hybrid Fan Headers can automatically detect the type of cooling device whether it be fan or pump with different PWM or Voltage mode

Solid Pin Power Connectors

Z390 AORUS motherboards feature solid plated ATX 24pin & ATX 12V 8pin + 4pin power connectors to offer a stable power supply during CPU overloading.

Industry Leading Ultra Durable PCIe Armor

The innovative one piece stainless steel shielding design from GIGABYTE reinforces the PCIe connectors to provide the extra strength required to support heavy graphics cards.

Ultra Durable Memory Armor

AORUS' exclusive one piece stainless steel shielding design prevents against PCB distortion and twist, plate bending, in addition to preventing any possible ESD interference

CPU

  • Support for 9th and 8th 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 LGA1151 package, L3 cache varies with CPU

Memory

  • 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128GB (32GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory, Please note that the support for system total memory size depends on the CPU installed.Dual channel memory architecture, Support for DDR4 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.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
  • 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 HD Graphics support : 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30 Hz, Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.2, Maximum shared memory of 1 GB, Actual support may vary by CPU.

Audio

  • Realtek ALC1220-VB codec, The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio, High Definition Audio, 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel, Support for S/PDIF Out

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 x4 (PCIEX4) : 4 x PCI Express x1 slots. The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_3 slot. When the PCIEX1_3 slot is populated, the PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode, (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Storage Interface

  • Chipset : 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A), 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M), 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectorsSupport for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10, Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors., Intel Optane Memory Ready

USB

  • Chipset : 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel, 1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header, 6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header), Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs : 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors

  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector, 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector, 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors, 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, 1 x CPU fan header, 1 x water cooling CPU fan header, 3 x system fan/water cooling pump headers, 2 x digital LED strip headers, 2 x digital LED strip power select jumpers, 2 x RGB LED strip headers, 1 x front panel header, 1 x front panel audio header, 1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support, 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header, 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers, 1 x S/PDIF Out header, 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only), 1 x Thunderbolt add-in card connector, 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

  • 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports, 1 x HDMI port, 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red), 1 x RJ-45 port, 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector, 5 x audio jacks

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.

BIOS

  • 2 x 128 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

In the Box

  • Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.0) Gaming Motherboard
  • 4 x SATA Cables
  • G Connector
  • Digital LED Strip Adapter Cable
  • M.2 Screw and Standoff Pack
  • Motherboard Driver Disc