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Gigabyte to offer price competitive Z690 mobo that lacks PCIe 5.0
Z690 motherboards are quite expensive and often start at 250 USD/EUR. In that mindset, if you strip away some features you could make a cheaper motherboard. Gigabyte did just that.
If you are opting for a non-K model processor soon, you probably do not need a beefy VRM design, five M2 slots, and Multi-GigE ethernet. Of course, you could wait until B660 and H610 models hit the market, but what Gigabyte offers with the Z690M DS3H DDR4 might be an attractive alternative as it supports DDR4 as well. One noteworthy feature: the PCIe x16 slot only supports PCIe 4.0 speeds and does not support PCIe 5.0. The micro-ATX board provides two PCIe x1 slots, two m.2 slots - one of which has a heatsink as well as four 6Gbps SATA ports. With two USB 2.0 Type-a ports and three more USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (5 Gbps), as well as a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-c port (10 Gbps) your bases are covered as well. The rear IO also reveals a duo of DisplayPort 1.2 connectors and a single HDMI 2.0 and wait for it ... a VGA port.
Pricing has yet to be determined, but this can't be expensive.
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#5969159 Posted on: 12/01/2021 12:55 PM
Seems incredibly reduced for a Z series board. This will have to be VERY cheap (£60-£70 IMO) to make sense, I guess it's aimed at modest home/office PCs that will have an i3/i5 in them, however you would be much better served waiting for the B series or just going 11th gen..
Seems incredibly reduced for a Z series board. This will have to be VERY cheap (£60-£70 IMO) to make sense, I guess it's aimed at modest home/office PCs that will have an i3/i5 in them, however you would be much better served waiting for the B series or just going 11th gen..
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#5969160 Posted on: 12/01/2021 01:01 PM
This reminds me of asrock phantom x570 crappy board with missing features and subpar vrms. If you want a z690 get a real thing.
This reminds me of asrock phantom x570 crappy board with missing features and subpar vrms. If you want a z690 get a real thing.
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#5969171 Posted on: 12/01/2021 01:48 PM
Maybe this will find its way to those so called Gaming PCs sold in various marketplaces, mainly by third party sellers. The seller can then rightfully claim the PC has a mighty Z690 motherboard, even if it's lacking the features actually making Z690 interesting.
This reminds me of asrock phantom x570 crappy board with missing features and subpar vrms. If you want a z690 get a real thing.
Seems incredibly reduced for a Z series board. This will have to be VERY cheap (£60-£70 IMO) to make sense, I guess it's aimed at modest home/office PCs that will have an i3/i5 in them, however you would be much better served waiting for the B series or just going 11th gen..
Maybe this will find its way to those so called Gaming PCs sold in various marketplaces, mainly by third party sellers. The seller can then rightfully claim the PC has a mighty Z690 motherboard, even if it's lacking the features actually making Z690 interesting.
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#5969177 Posted on: 12/01/2021 02:13 PM
They need to roll out cheaper b660 boards for non K cpus and resonable price/quality. Well if intel does not lock the memory overclocking again on lower and boards and locked chips
Maybe this will find its way to those so called Gaming PCs sold in various marketplaces, mainly by third party sellers. The seller can then rightfully claim the PC has a mighty Z690 motherboard, even if it's lacking the features actually making Z690 interesting.
They need to roll out cheaper b660 boards for non K cpus and resonable price/quality. Well if intel does not lock the memory overclocking again on lower and boards and locked chips
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A VGA port in 2021 is highly useful when you need to test the CRT projector you inherited from your grandfather.