Some Asus Z690 motherboards get a button to easily unlock PCIe slot

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/27/2021 09:07 AM | source: momomo_us | 8 comment(s)

Some new photos of ASUS Z690 motherboards from a variety of Intel partners have already surfaced. The conclusion can be drawn from this that some Asus models are equipped with a button that is located adjacent to the DIMM slots, indicating a Pcie Slot Q-Release.

The Pcie Slot Q-Release was designed to make it simple to open the top pcie slot on the motherboard. In the case of the Z690 boards, this will most likely be the pcie 5.0 slot, which is the fastest available. A huge graphics card or air cooler will make it impossible to reach the physical switch while removing a graphics card or other device from a slot, therefore this functionality will come in handy for individuals who have such devices. So far, it appears that this functionality is only accessible on a few new Asus models; however, additional information is expected to be released in the coming days.

RoG Maximus Z690 Extreme
RoG Maximus Z690 Formula
RoG Maximus Z690 Apex
RoG Maximus Z690 Hero
RoG Strix Z690-A
RoG Strix Z690-E
RoG Strix Z690-F

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Stairmand
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#5959323 Posted on: 10/27/2021 12:56 PM

About ruddy time, extracting a GPU from some boards is a bloody nightmare (the ones with a tab at the bottom)

fry178
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#5959350 Posted on: 10/27/2021 01:40 PM

yeah, cause we swap cards every day.
lol when i cant use a pencil anymore to remove it, i will stop building rigs, instead of buying this ..

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#5959368 Posted on: 10/27/2021 02:21 PM

Nice idea. Removing a GPU is often more tricky than it needs to be.

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#5959428 Posted on: 10/27/2021 05:09 PM

This should have been a standard by 2008 when the GTX 280s, 8800GTX Ultras, HD 3870x2 etc came out.

It can be a real pain releasing that tab.
Ive seen so many boards with that broken off in the used market.

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#5959523 Posted on: 10/27/2021 10:32 PM

yeah, cause we swap cards every day.
lol when i cant use a pencil anymore to remove it, i will stop building rigs, instead of buying this ..
Tbh. I do swear when I remove a fat beefy card, but not swapping cards often enough for it to be an issue.
Also got my doubts about such button to be a good idea, not knowing the full design but I suspect it will introduce another point of weakness.
I rather saw that all motherboards came with a way more useful feature like anti-sag support, since obviously most manufacturers seem to be unable to design graphic cards properly to avoid it to begin with.

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