At this price point it might be fair to say that GIGABYTE has taken a loss to win over more market share, and we say this because the quality of certain things on this motherboard are rare for a sub $200 motherboards. Take the DrMOS, the 2x copper in the PCB, heat pipe heat sink, and even things like integrated IO shield as examples.
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Intel’s new Z390 was a bit of a surprise to most and is more of an update to the Z370 than an entirely new chipset. The Z390 chipset adds support up to 6 USB 3.1 gen 2 on the chip, which up until now would have to be included as a separate chip and added integrated WiFi 802.11ac support. In…
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Not being left too far behind its ATX brethren, this model uses a 6+2 Phase Digital Power Design which includes both digital PWM Controllers and PowIRStage MOSFET. This configuration is able to provide at least 40A of power from each phase. Furthermore, there’s support for 4400 MHz DDR4, and possibly even higher than that.
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There are a few differences between the Z390 Aorus Pro and its Z370 counterpart, the Z370 Aorus Gaming 5. These differences go deeper than the naming scheme and the aesthetics of the boards. The Z390 Aorus Pro has a beefed up, 12+1 phase power delivery, compared to the 8+3 power phase on the Z370 Gaming 5.
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The Z390 AORUS Pro features a matte black PCB and an integrated rear panel shield. In keeping with its previous AORUS series board designs, GIGABYTE spread RGB LEDs throughout the board’s surface, which are configurable via a Windows applet.
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The Z390 AORUS XTREME follows in the footsteps of other products using the XTREME moniker by offering the very best for overclockers and hardware enthusiasts. Across this motherboard there are an abundance of features regardless of which region is under consideration.
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A bevy of high-bandwidth interfaces could make the Z390 Designare the best choice for creative types, particularly when considering many of those builders won’t bother to tap into the Core i9-9900K’s limited overclocking capacity. It’s also reasonably priced for its extra features.
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Gigabyte has made arguably some of the most top-tier boards in both the mainstream and HEDT platforms of varying success and design over the years. Gigabyte has really stepped up their game on the recent chipset generation from what I’ve seen with some very overbuilt power circuits but carrying with that note some questionable product positioning as far as feature sets go.
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Just like the Z390 AORUS Master, the Z390 AORUS XTREME falls under the AORUS Enthusiasts segment after the new product segregation. Products in the enthusiasts segment are tailored for enthusiasts who wants more performance out of their system. For this range, you can already expect for better features such as the power phase design, better components being used, more overclocking capabilities over the AORUS Gaming lineup.
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Z390 Master excels in cooling design, with a solid, L-shaped heatsink that wraps around the 12-phase digital VRMs. A solid aluminium block is augmented by stacked fins, and Aorus has thick thermal interface material between it and the VRMs for direct-touch cooling. Measuring 25mm high and screwed in properly on the rear side, this is about as good as motherboard cooling gets.
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