Intel Z690 AORUS ELITE AX PCIe 5.0 ATX Motherboard from Gigabyte Z690 AORUS elite THE BEST FOR THE PRO Rule supreme with the Z690 AORUS gaming motherboards. The new king of gaming platforms continues the legendary AORUS bloodline with the most robust power delivery and dominant thermal design, glorified with the complete memory overclocking technology to crown your PC with the best Alder Lake’s performance in all its gaming glory. Intel® Z690 Chipset LGA 1700 CPU Socket 12th Gen Intel® Compatible Processors ATX Form Factor A New Age of PC Building 4K Recording UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE With technology moving so fast, GIGABYTE still keep up with the latest trends and provide customers with advanced features and the latest technology. GIGABYTE Z690 Series motherboards come with upgraded power solutions, the latest storage standards and outstanding connectivity to enable optimized performance for gaming. The Latest Memory Technology 4K Recording XTREME MEMORY GIGABYTE Z690 Motherboards feature the latest DDR5 architecture and XMP 3.0 capability. The new DDR5 memory technology brings 50 more bandwidth to the platform and increases the system performance drastically by implementing Unlocked Native DDR5 Voltage, Xtreme Memory Routing and reliable SMD slot. In addition to the hardware upgrades, the user friendly UI provides full functionality to overclock higher with exclusive DDR5 tuning capability. Superior Thermal Design 4K Recording Fully Covered Thermal Design 2x Copper PCB W/mK Thermal Pad M.2 Thermal Guard II Enlarged Thermal Guard Versatile Connectivity Options 4K Recording FOR EVERY CONNECTION GIGABYTE Z690 Series Motherboards let you experience ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speed with next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity. 2X FASTER THAN EVER Adoption of 2.5G LAN provide up to 2.5 GbE network connectivity, with at least 2X faster transfer speeds compared to general 1GbE networking, perfectly designed for gamers with ultimate online gaming experience. INTEL 802.11AX WIFI 6 Wireless solution 802.11ax WIFI 6 with new dedicated 6GHz band, enables gigabit wireless performance, provides smooth video streaming, better gaming experience, few dropped connections and speeds up to 2.4Gbps*. Moreover, Bluetooth 5 provides 4X range over BT 4.2 and with faster transmission. Audio you can be Truly Immersed In HI-RES AUDIO Hi-Res Audio certified, meaning that the product is capable of reproducing frequencies up to 40kHz or above which ensures user with the best audio quality at all times. REALTEK HIGH-END HD AUDIO CODEC Supports audio format up to 32-bit/384KHz and output SNR up to Rear/Front 120dB 110dB. Automatically detects impedance of audio device, preventing low volume and distortion. Stream voice with up to 110dB(A) SNR via microphone. Make it Your Own 4K Recording IMPRESSIVE PERSONALIZATION GIGABYTE motherboards bundle several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard and provide customizable lighting effect with outstanding aesthetics to fit your unique personality.  Updates Made Easy STEP 1 Plug the 24pin & 8pin power supply cable into the motherboard. STEP 2 Download and unzip the motherboard BIOS file and rename to \"gigabyte.bin\", save it to a USB flashdrive, then plug it into the Q-Flash USB port. STEP 3 Press the Q-Flash Plus button, and the motherboard will start updating the BIOS automatically. Q-FLASH PLUS With GIGABYTE Q-Flash Plus, you don’t need to install the CPU, memory and graphics card nor enter the BIOS menu to flash the BIOS. Just download and save a new BIOS file (rename to gigabyte.bin) on the USB flash drive, then press the dedicated Q-Flash Plus button and you’re good to go! Core Specifications Edition AORUS ELITE AX Form Factor ATX CPU Socket 1700 Chipset Intel Z690 RAM Memory Support Memory Type DDR5 Memory Channel   Memory Type (ECC)   Memory Type (R/U)   Memory Speed (Mhz)   Max. Memory Capacity   Audio Audio   Graphics Support Primary GPU Interface PCIe 5.0 (x16) NVIDIA SLI Support N/A AMD CrossFire Support N/A Integrated Graphics Requires Processor Graphics or Discrete GPU On-Board Graphics Connectors DisplayPort Internal Connectivity Expansion Slots 4 x M.2 PCIe 2 x PCIe 3.0 x4 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 6 x SATA 6GB/s SATA Support SATA3 RAID Support via   Storage Mode Support   Internal I/O   External Connectivity Network Interface Type 802.11ax WiFi LAN Wired 2.5 Gigabit LAN Network Chip/Modules   Rear I/O Connectors 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI 2.0 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Additional Specifications Water Cooled No Cooling   QPI Speed N/A Board Dimensions 305 x 244 mm Note