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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ASUS launches the new ROG Maximus Z690 HERO motherboard, which uses a 20 + 1 Power Stage design power supply module, and adds various AI automatic overclocking functions to give full play to the full potential of the new generation of CPU and DDR5 memory, providing powerful hardware specifications And have excellent overclocking capabilities. Coupled with dual Thunderbolt 4, 3 + 2 NVMe SSD slot configuration and PCIe 5.0 slot and other complete connectivity and expandability, it will hit the high-end market with the positioning of the entry flagship motherboard.
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The delivery set corresponds to the flagship product: in addition to the traditional elements such as the user manual and SATA cables, there is an antenna for the built-in Wi-Fi module, screws for M.2 slots, splitters for connecting backlights, a proprietary adapter for the front panel, bonus stickers, a flash drive ”, A keychain, a stand for a video card and a ROG Hyper M.2 card.
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The main PCB is no less busy for the inclusion of the secondary board, with several components in a tightly packed configuration. Along the top is the usual CPU power connector and a pair of fan headers. Down the right side of the board is the 24-pin motherboard connector, a USB Type-C header, a USB 3.0 header, and four SATA 3.0 ports.
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This motherboard comes with full support for all Intel 12th Gen processors, DDR5 RAM, PCIe 5.0, has 2.5Gb LAN (which we’d love to see bumped up to 10Gb), and a 20+1 power stage design for stable overclocking. It’s a great place to start for building a powerful PC, so long as you don’t mind paying a little more.
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Asus designed the ROG Maximus Z690 Hero with a total of 20+1 power stages with circuits that are able to handle up to 90 amps of current each. The power-regulation hardware is a vital component for any high-end motherboard hosting an unlocked Intel “K”-version processor (and all the initial six Alder Lake chips are K units), especially when it comes to overclocking; the composition of the power stages enables us to roughly (very roughly) gauge how well the board should overclock relative to the competition.
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The high-end ROG Maximus series returns the Z690 Extreme, Hero, Apex, and Formula. For midrange gaming, there are several ROG Strix boards (Z690-E/F/G/A) along with a Mini ITX Z690-I Gaming WIFI. Two TUF series boards, Gaming Z690-Plus D4 and Plus WIFI D4, make up the budget entries and support DDR4 (as does the Strix Z690-A Gaming WIFI D4). Last is the Z690-Creator WIFI that’s focused on content creators. Prices vary wildly like any product stack, but historically, Asus is competitive in the market but generally priced slightly higher in some categories.
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ASUS Prime Z690-A comes 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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The design of the motherboard has been significantly updated in comparison with its predecessor in the face of ROG STRIX Z590-E Gaming WiFi. This applies in general to everything except color – the design of the radiators and decorative panels, the number of ports / slots / interfaces and their location on the board, the power subsystem and its cooling system.
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If you have the cash to burn (read this slowly; 1000 USD/EUR and upwards), The EATX based ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme could be your preferred ideal platform for constructing a high-end computer. Dark colors dominate the surface of the ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme, attracting your attention to the AniMe Matrix display on the I/O shield (which is fully programmable). Using 222 individual LEDs, this array displays personalized pictures and animations, and it can be set to respond in real-time to audio playback.
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