Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Review

Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Review

Description:

The Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX is a midrange motherboard built around Intel’s Z790 chipset. Priced at $254.99 in Gigabyte’s online shop, the ATX-sized board offers plenty of features including four M.2 sockets (albeit topping out at PCIe 4.0 instead of 5.0 speeds); six SATA ports; 2.5Gbps Ethernet and Wi-Fi 6E networking; a budget audio solution; and power delivery ready for the latest and greatest 12th and 13th Gen Intel CPUs. You can find Z790 motherboards for a little more or less, but the Aorus Elite AX compares favorably with all of them.

Specifications:

ATX Form Factor
Intel Z790 Chipset
Intel Socket LGA 1700
4x DDR5 DIMM Slots, Supports up to 128GB
Supports up to DDR5-7600MHz(OC)
1x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slots, 2x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (Support x4 Mode)
4x M.2 Slots & 6x SATA 6Gb/s Ports
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C
2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports, 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports
4 x USB 2.0 Type-A, 1x HDMI 2.0 Port, 1x DisplayPort
1x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet
Intel AX211 Wi-Fi 6E Adapter
Realtek Audio CODEC
Twin 16+1+2 Phases Digital VRM
70A Power Stage
6-Layer 2X Copper PCB
Advanced Thermal Design
Integrated IO Shield
Smart Fan 6
5x PWM/DC Fan Headers

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