Asus ROG Strix Z490-A Gaming LGA 1200 ATX Motherboard [ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING](Intel 10th Gen)

Asus ROG Strix Z490-A Gaming LGA 1200 ATX Motherboard

Intel® LGA 1200 socket: Ready for 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processors.

Optimal Power Solution: 12+2 power stages with ProCool II power connector, high-quality alloy chokes and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors.

High-performance Networking: M.2 socket with E-key and Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard.

Best Gaming Connectivity: Supports HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.4, and featuring USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C® connectors.

Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive tools including AI Overclocking, AI Cooling and AI Networking, helping you configure your gaming build easily.

DIY Friendly Design: Pre-mounted I/O shield, BIOS Flashback, Q-LEDS and FlexKey.

Unmatched Personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including RGB headers and Gen 2 addressable headers.

Industry-leading Gaming Audio: High fidelity audio with SupremeFX S1220A, DTS® Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III to draw you deeper into the action.

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SPECIFICATIONS:

Chipset

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Intel® Z490

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 4600(O.C)/4500(O.C)/4400(O.C)/4266(O.C.)/

4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/

3466(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/

2800(O.C.)/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

OptiMem II

* 10th Gen Intel® Core™i9/i7 CPUs support 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively, Refer to for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Graphic

Integrated Graphics Processor

1 x DisplayPort 1.4 *

1 x HDMI 1.4b

*Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.

**Support DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution of 4096 x 2304 @60Hz. Please refer to for any update.

Multi-GPU Support

Supports AMD 2-Way CrossFireX Technology

Exapnsion Slots

Intel® 10th Gen Processors

3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or x8+x4+x4)

Intel® Z490 Chipset

1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 (max at x2 mode)

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1

Storage

Total supports 2 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel® Z490 Chipset :

1 x M.2_1 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

1 x M.2_2 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)

Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

LAN

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Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet

ASUS LANGuard

WiFi

M.2 slot only (Key E) (Support CNVI & PCIe interface)*

*Wi-Fi module is sold separately.

Audio

ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A

- Dual OP Amplifiers

- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input

- Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback *

Audio Feature :

- SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology

- Gold-plated jacks

- Optical S/PDIF in port(s) at back panel

- Premium Japanese audio capacitors

- Audio Cover

* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio.

USB Ports

Rear USB Port ( Total 8 )

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s)(1 x Type-A + USB Type-CTM)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)(4 x Type-A)

2 x USB 2.0 port(s)

Front USB Port ( Total 7 )

1 x USB3.1 Gen 1 front panel connector port(s)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)

4 x USB 2.0 port(s)

Special Features

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Aura Feature

- Standard RGB headers

- Addressable Gen 2 RGB header

ASUS Q-Design

-ASUS Q-DIMM

-ASUS Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])

-ASUS Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution

- Aluminum M.2 heatsink

ASUS EZ DIY

- BIOS FlashBackTM button

- 1 x BIOS FlashbackTM LED

- Procool II

- Pre-mounted I/O Shield

- SafeSlot

Software Features

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ROG Exclusive Software

- RAMCache III

- ROG CPU-Z

- GameFirst VI

- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer

- Sonic Radar III

- DTS® Sound Unbound

- Overwolf

- Anti-virus software

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

- Aura Creator

- Aura Sync

AI Suite 3

-5-way Optimization with AI Overclocking.

TPU

EPU

Digi+ VRM

Fan Xpert 4

Turbo app

-EZ update

WinRAR

UEFI BIOS

AI Overclocking Guide

ASUS EZ DIY

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

- ASUS EZ Flash 3

- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

FlexKey

Back I/O Ports

1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (1 x Type-A + USB Type-CTM)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A

2 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to USB BIOS FlashBack™)

1 x Optical S/PDIF out

1 x USB BIOS FlashBack™ Button(s)

5 x Gold-plated audio jacks

Internal I/O Ports

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1 x M.2_FAN connector

1 x CPU Fan connector(s)

1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s)

2 x Chassis Fan connector(s)

1 x AIO_PUMP connector

1 x Addressable RGB header

1 x AAFP connector

2 x Aura RGB Strip Headers

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 front panel TypeC™ connector

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)

2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)

1 x M.2 Socket 1 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA mode & PCIE mode)

1 x M.2 Socket 2 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

1 x M.2 with E key for Wi-Fi module

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)

1 x Thunderbolt header(s)

1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

1 x System panel(s) (Chassis intrusion header is inbuilt)

1 x Thermal sensor connector(s)

1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

1 x CPU_OV jumper

1 x VRM_HS_FAN Header

Accessories

User's manual

1 x ASUS Fan Holder

4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)

1 x Supporting DVD

1 x ROG Strix stickers

1 x Cable ties pack(s)

1 x Extension Cable for RGB strips (80 cm)

1 x Extension cable for Addressable LED

1 x Thermistor cable(s)

1 x ROG Thank you card

1 x 2-in-1 Rubber pad

1 M.2 SSD screw package(s)

1 M.2 Key E screw package(s)

1 ROG key chain

BIOS

192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME, PXE

Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor

12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

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