GIGABYTE will begin selling the top-of-the-line motherboard Z690 AORUS XTREME, which is based on the Intel Z690 chipset and is designed for gamers.

A 20 + 1 + 2 phase direct digital power supply with 105A SPS is used, as is a "Fins-Array III" heat sink with nanocarbon coating, a direct touch heat pipe, and a thermal pad with a thermal conductivity of 9W / mk. The power supply circuit is equipped with a cooling mechanism, which includes an 8-layer PCB with a 2-ounce copper layer that provides excellent heat dissipation.

Memory slots are DDR5-6600 x 4 (up to 128GB), storage is SATA3.0 (6Gbps) x 4, M.2 (PCI-Express4.0x4) x 4, and expansion slots are PCI-Express5.0 (x16 shape) x2, and PCI-Express3.0 (x4 / 16 shape) x1. The processor is a 2.4-GHz Intel Core i7-4790K. Among the features of the network are 10 gigabit LAN provided by Marvell AQtion AQC113C chipset, 2.5 gigabit LAN provided by Intel chip, wireless LAN provided by Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 and Bluetooth 5.2. Aside from that, features such as Thunderbolt 4 (USB3.2 Gen.2 Type-C compatible) x2, USB3.2 Gen.2 x2 Type-C for the front panel, a high-quality audio circuit consisting of an ESS ES9280AC DAC and an ESS ES9080 are included. The E-ATX form factor is used.

ATX motherboard from the Ultra Durable series, the "Z690 UD AX" was also released at the same time as the "Z690 UD AX." In order to provide power to the circuit, a direct digital power supply circuit with a capacity of 60A SPS is installed in the 16 + 1 + 2 phase configuration.

Storage options include SATA3.0 (6Gbps) x6, M.2 (PCI-Express4.0x4) x3, and expansion options include PCI-Express5.0 (x16) slots 1, PCI-Express3.0 (x4 / x16 shape) slots 1, PCI-Express3.0 (x1 / x16 shape) slots 1, and PCI-Express3.0 (x1) slots 2. The network is equipped with Realtek 2.5 Gigabit LAN and wireless LAN + Bluetooth 5.2, as well as Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, which are both from Realtek.