Friday, January 8th 2021
GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS Xtreme Pictured
Here's the first picture of GIGABYTE's next-generation flagship Socket LGA1200 motherboard based on Intel Z590 chipset, with out-of-the-box support for 11th Gen Core "Rocket Lake" desktop processors, the Z590 AORUS Xtreme. Featuring the company's most premium component selection, the board pulls power from a combination of 24-pin ATX and two 8-pin EPS power connectors, conditioning it for the CPU using a massive 21-phase VRM. The only expansion slots on this board are three PCI-Express x16, from which at least two are wired to the CPU (Gen 4.0 x16 or Gen 4.0 x8/x8 with Rocket Lake, Gen 3.0 with Comet Lake); with the third slot being wired to the PCH. Underneath the cladding are three M.2 NVMe slots, from which one is Gen 4.0 x4, and wired to the CPU, while the others are wired to the PCH.
The GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS Xtreme reportedly one-ups the current generation with new connectivity that includes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax over 6 GHz radio band), and Thunderbolt 4. The board also features 20 Gbps USB 3.2x2 ports, and wired networking options that include 10 GbE and 2.5 GbE. The board will also be among the first to feature the latest Realtek ALC4080 audio CODEC that replaces the ALC1220 as the company's most premium CODEC. The main stereo channel on the board will still be pulled by an ESS Sabre Reference DAC. We should learn more about this board around mid-January, when Intel is expected to allow its motherboard partners to announce their Intel 500-series chipset products.
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The GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS Xtreme reportedly one-ups the current generation with new connectivity that includes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax over 6 GHz radio band), and Thunderbolt 4. The board also features 20 Gbps USB 3.2x2 ports, and wired networking options that include 10 GbE and 2.5 GbE. The board will also be among the first to feature the latest Realtek ALC4080 audio CODEC that replaces the ALC1220 as the company's most premium CODEC. The main stereo channel on the board will still be pulled by an ESS Sabre Reference DAC. We should learn more about this board around mid-January, when Intel is expected to allow its motherboard partners to announce their Intel 500-series chipset products.
27 Comments on GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS Xtreme Pictured
It'll probably be one of the most expensive Z590s - maybe too much for me.
What I don't get is how you buy a board in anticipation of a CPU that may or may not come out two months later. Intel has not exactly been punctual - sometimes cancelling products after announcing them.
failure to put on 10nm CPU*
ya know, im starting to think its the other way around, maybe Patrick is actually an AMD fanboy spamming this website with so much blind Intel love that people reading it start to hate Intel?
kinda like those people that overhype AMD products to rediculous heights (16 cores on 5ghz out of the box boiz) so that what we eventually get could only be considered disappointing.
RTX 3090
Z590 Mobo
Intel Flagship CPU
now imagine the Power Supply to make it run, and also remember that a 3090 spikes really high and triggers the protections of PSU's lower than 800W...
this PC would probab need a 1600w PSU if you wanna overclock it, and good luck cooling this thing.
Intel is really lucky AMD won't deliver ZEN4 in 2021.
www.msi.com/Motherboard/MEG-X570-GODLIKE
So now there is a hype of getting those 4 lanes directly from the cpu to nvme.
What is the difference between getting those 4 lanes from cpu to nvme instead of just using 4 lanes from PCH ????
Some nice new tech on there for sure.