The GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS MASTER is an Intel Z490 (LGA 1200) ATX gaming motherboard designed for 10th Gen Intel Core processors. It features a 14-phase digital VRM with 90A power stages and direct 8+4-pin CPU power conNECtors for extreme overclocking capability. The motherboard supports Dual Channel DDR4 memory with XMP profiles up to 2933MHz (4800MHz+ OC) across 4 DIMM slots with a maximum capacity of 128GB.
For expansion, it provides 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (x16/x8/x4) with steel armor reinforcement, plus 3x M.2 slots (PCIe 3.0 x4) with thermal guards and 6x SATA 6Gbps ports for storage. Networking includes Intel 2.5Gbps Ethernet and Intel WiFi 6 AX201 (802.11ax) with Bluetooth 5.1. The board features high-end audio with ESS SABRE9218 DAC and WIMA capacitors, along with USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (20Gbps) and multiple USB 3.2 Gen2/Gen1 ports.
Additional features include reinforced PCIe slots with metal shielding, AORUS RGB Fusion 2.0 with multiple sync headers, Q-Flash Plus BIOS update without CPU, and a pre-installed I/O shield. The motherboard also includes Smart Fan 6 with multiple temperature sensors and hybrid fan headers for optimized cooling.