I think this is time to finally upgrade my system to something more modern ! So I pick intel platform rocking LGA 1700 Socket and Asus Z790-PLUS WIFI Tuf Gaming Motherboard! Lets check it out
Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 14th & 13th Gen Intel® Core™ & 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors* Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0** * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.
Chipset
Intel Z790
Number of Memory Slots
4x288pin (DDR5)
Memory Standard
DDR5 7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600/ 5400/ 5200/ 5000/ 4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory* Dual Channel Memory Architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) OptiMem II * Supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information please refer to CPU/Memory Support under the Support tab or visit https://www.asus.com/support/
Dual Channel Memory Architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) OptiMem II * Supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information please refer to CPU/Memory Support under the Support tab or visit https://www.asus.com/support/
Realtek S1220A 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC* – Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs – Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers – Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking – High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in) – Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz playback* Audio Features – Audio Shielding – Rear optical S/PDIF out port – Premium audio capacitors – Dedicated audio PCB layers – Audio Cover * Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.
Max LAN Speed
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet TUF LANGuard
Wireless LAN
Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band* Bluetooth® v5.3** * WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries. ** The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer’s website for the latest specifications
Back I/O Ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port (1 x USB Type-C®) 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A) 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI® port 1 x Wi-Fi Module 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port 5 x Audio jacks 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
Other Connectors
Fan and Cooling related 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header 4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers Power related 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector Storage related 4 x M.2 slots (Key M) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports USB 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (supports USB Type-C®) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports Miscellaneous 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers 1 x Aura RGB header 1 x Clear CMOS header 1 x COM Port header 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function 1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header
Form Factor
ATX
Dimensions (W x L)
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
Windows 11
Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit
Features
ASUS TUF PROTECTION – DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS) – ESD Guards – TUF LANGuard – Overvoltage Protection – Safeslot – Stainless-Steel Back I/O ASUS Q-Design – M.2 Q-Latch – PCIe Slot Q-Release – Q-DIMM – Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) – Q-Slot ASUS Thermal Solution – M.2 heatsink – VRM heatsink design ASUS EZ DIY – CPU Socket lever protector – ProCool – Pre-mounted I/O shield – SafeDIMM AURA Sync – Aura RGB header – Addressable Gen 2 headers
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