The RGB lighting is amazing too, with several illumination zones on the PCB, plus a massive multi-LED shroud that sits next to a hefty backplate on the underside. This audio system not only has a decent codec, but also an ESS Sabre DAC, 32-bit/384KHz audio capabilities, plus WIMA capacitors, and separate left and right analogue signal processing. There’s just the usual total of six SATA ports, but otherwise, the mind-bending specifications continue with a fancy 10 Gigabit Aquantia network controller, 2×2 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5 support and high-gain antenna, plus uprated ALC1220 audio. It has a huge count of 16 power phases, plus a monstrous array of heatsinks linked with two heatpipes, and all three of its M.2 ports are equipped with heatsinks.
You can support the site directly via Paypal donations ☕. TNR earns Amazon affiliate commissions from qualifying purchases.The rest of the specifications follow a similar story. Even where other motherboards try to snap at its heels, such as with Intel Thunderbolt support, the Z390 Aorus Extreme can shrug it off by having not one, but two USB 3.1 Type-C Thunderbolt-capable ports on the rear panel. We doubt you’ll be disappointed with any other feature in the Z390 Aorus Extreme’s arsenal, though, as it has more modern features than any other Z390 board. However, a slightly bizarre omission at this price are PLX switches to allowing the full 16 lanes of PCI-E bandwidth to be dished out to two GPUs at the same time, as we’ve seen with plenty of pricey mainstream boards in the past. Instead, the Z390 Aorus Extreme offers modders, cooling enthusiasts and extreme overclockers an absolute feast of treats.
Thankfully, Gigabyte hasn’t lavished all its attention on SATA ports or M.2 ports, which, let’s face it, aren’t likely to set off anyone’s hormones. The 8-core, 16-thread Core i9-9900K is the most potent CPU it can accommodate, making it one of the most expensive motherboards we’ve ever reviewed, and certainly the costliest board with a mainstream chipset. Instead, it’s based on Intel’s lowly mainstream Z390 chipset.
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