GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS PRO – GreenTech_Reviews

The motherboard is based on a 6-layer black PCB in the standard ATX format. In the design, elements of black and gray are mainly used, except for chrome elements and colored electronic elements. Even with a cursory examination, it is easy to identify differences from its predecessor – a different location and number of ports / slots, a different power subsystem and its cooling system, and the design as a whole. This is not counting the I / O panel, which is quite different.

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GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS MASTER – GreenTech_Reviews

The motherboard is made on the basis of an 8-layer black printed circuit board in the standard ATX format. In the design, elements of black and gray are mainly used, except for chrome elements and colored electronic elements. Even with a cursory examination, it is easy to identify differences from its predecessor – a different location and number of ports / slots, a different power subsystem and its cooling system, and the design as a whole.

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ASUS TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 – GreenTech_Reviews

The delivery set, traditionally for these boards, is minimal – a user manual, a quality certificate, branded stickers on the battery, a disk with drivers, a pair of SATA cables and screws for fixing M.2 drives with gaskets for single-sided models. An external antenna for the pre-installed Intel Wi-Fi 6 module is located in a separate bag.

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GIGABYTE X570S AORUS MASTER – ThinkComputers

The X570S AORUS Master comes in the typical Gigabyte motherboard packaging we are used to. On the front of the box we have a large AORUS logo. Flipping over to the back many of the features of the board are detailed, there is a list of specifications, and an overview of the rear I/O connections.

Getting everything out of the box as far as accessories we have a WiFi antenna, set of AORUS stickers, two thermal probes, four SATA cables, RGB extension cable, AORUS case badge, Q-connector, two AORUS velcro straps, M.2 screws, and a user’s guide.

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MSI MEG Z690 UNIFY – Tom’s Hardware

The all-black mid-range MSI MEG Z690 Unify board for Intel’s latest Alder Lake CPUs hits store shelves with its familiar black-on-black theme, includes upgrades to power delivery to support the Alder Lake processors, five M.2 sockets, dual 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E, plus DDR5 and PCIe 5.0. In all, MSI upgraded a lot of hardware here. The look hasn’t changed much over the previous generation, but the total package here is impressive.

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ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-I GAMING WIFI – GreenTech_Reviews

Intel’s new 12th generation processors are particularly demanding on the power subsystem and its cooling, so this required a significant change in these aspects of the board. In this article, we will get acquainted with a miniITX board from ASUS, which is capable not only of working with the latest 8 + 8-core Intel, but also with high-speed DDR5 memory. Not without an active system, but not only in it. Let’s move on to exploring the ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-I Gaming WiFi!

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ASUS ProArt Z690-CREATOR WIFI – GreenTech_Reviews

ASUS ProArt Z690-Creator WiFi comes in a box with a Creator series design – in black with golden inserts that form the name of the series. On the front side, you can also find out the full name of the model and see several logos of the technologies used.

On the back of the box, the manufacturer posted technical specifications and highlighted several key features of the model – these are the presence of two Thunderbolt 4 ports in the Type-C version (40 Gbps each), the presence of two built-in network adapters with speeds of 2.5 Gbps and 10 Gbps. c, support for PCIe standard 5.0 with the main x16 slot, support for four M.2 drives with PCIe standard 4.0, as well as support for the ASUS Control Center Express software package.

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ASUS PRIME Z690M-PLUS D4 – GreenTech_Reviews

ASUS Prime Z690M-Plus D4 is supplied in a box with an updated Prime design, which is also relevant for some other motherboards based on the Intel Z690 chipset. The manufacturer changed the design from the black and blue color scheme to gray. The name of the board, its image, as well as a set of logos of the technologies used are placed on the front side of the box.

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GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS XTREME – HKEPC

With the release of the NDA of Intel Alder Lake’s 12th generation Core to processor and Z690 chipset, GIGABYTEZ690AORUS XTREME flagship motherboard is also on the scene!! Inherited from the ARORUS XTREME series motherboard’s consistent luxury-grade VRM design, equipped with straight-out 21-phase 105A ultra-luxury power module, while the full board provides an extremely complete cooling solution, from the VRM, chipset and M.2 SSD parts are all covered by the weight of the metal Heatsink, plus up to DDR5-5600 plus memory overclocking capacity, absolutely qualified to ask Z690 board throne.

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MSI MEG Z690 UNIFY – HKEPC

The new MSI MEGZ690 UNIFY motherboard continues the UNIFY series’ low-key, overclocking capabilities, featuring a luxurious 19-phase 105A power module and 8 layers of 2Oz copper server-grade PCBs, combined with a The giant VRM radiator, made of aluminum alloy I/O Cover, increased heat sink and heat conduction tube, ensures long-term stable operation of the power module under extremely high overclocking loads, plus the DDR5 6666MHz plus The memory overclocking capability and all-round overclocking optimization design are ideal for players who don’t like RGB lamp efficiency and pursue the ultimate performance.

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