| Revew | Gigabyte Z790 AORUS TACHYON X MotherboardThe Gigabyte Z790 AORUS TACHYON X is an AORUS motherboard designed specifically for overclocking, with an LGA1700 socket and the Intel Z790 chipset. It supports 14th, 13th and 12th Gen Intel Core processors as well as Pentium Gold and Celeron. Two DDR5 slots support memory overclocking up to 8700MHz, while a digital direct 15+1+2 phase VRM powers the CPU. The board carries a set of overclocking buttons and switches, dual BIOS, four PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots, 2.5GbE LAN and Wi-Fi 6E. It is an E-ATX board measuring 30.5 x 27 cm. 
Key features- Built for overclocking - The board has power, reset and Clear CMOS buttons, a Cold Reset button, a protection mode (LIMP_MODE) button, CPU ratio up and down buttons, OC Trigger and OC Ignition switches and voltage measurement points. An extra 6-pin OC_PEG power connector supports the PCIe slots.
- Fast DDR5 in two slots - Two dual-channel DDR5 slots support up to 128GB and XMP 3.0 profiles, and the board allows memory overclocking up to 8700MHz.
- Digital direct 15+1+2 VRM - A digital direct 15+1+2 phase VRM and two 8-pin CPU power connectors deliver stable current even under extreme overclocking. VRM Thermal Armor Advanced and M.2 Thermal Guard heatsinks keep temperatures low.
- Reinforced PCIe 5.0 slot - The PCIe UD Slot X is a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot with 10X strength for heavy graphics cards and an EZ-Latch quick release. A second PCIe 5.0 slot runs at x8 and a chipset PCIe 4.0 slot runs at x4.
- Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Plus - Two BIOS chips with DualBIOS and selector switches let you experiment with settings safely. Q-Flash Plus updates the BIOS even without a CPU, memory or graphics card installed.
- Storage and connectivity - Four PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots, four SATA ports, Intel 2.5GbE LAN, Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3, front and rear 20Gbps USB-C, HDMI, PS/2 ports and Realtek ALC1220-VB audio with DTS:X Ultra.
Specifications| Manufacturer | Gigabyte | | Model | Z790 AORUS TACHYON X | | CPU socket | LGA1700 | | Supported processors | 14th, 13th and 12th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold, Celeron | | Chipset | Intel Z790 | | Memory | 2 x DDR5 DIMM, dual channel, up to 128GB, 5600/5200/4800/4400 MT/s, OC up to 8700MHz, XMP 3.0 | | Expansion slots | 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 running at x8, 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 running at x4 | | Storage | 4 x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 (one also supports SATA), 4 x SATA 6Gb/s | | RAID | 0, 1, 5, 10 (NVMe and SATA) | | Wired LAN | Intel 2.5GbE | | Wireless | Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211, Bluetooth 5.3 | | Rear panel | USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2, 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, RJ-45, optical S/PDIF, 5 audio jacks, Q-Flash Plus button | | Audio | Realtek ALC1220-VB, DTS:X Ultra, 7.1-channel | | Power delivery | Digital direct 15+1+2 phases, 24-pin, 2 x 8-pin, 6-pin OC_PEG | | BIOS | 2 x 256Mbit flash, DualBIOS, AMI UEFI | | Onboard OC tools | PWR, RST, CMOS, RTY, LIMP_MODE, CLK+ and CLK- buttons, BIOS, OC Trigger and OC Ignition switches, voltage measurement points | | Operating system | Windows 11/10 64-bit | | Form factor | E-ATX, 30.5 x 27 cm |
In the box- Gigabyte Z790 AORUS TACHYON X motherboard
- User's manual
- Antenna
- 2 x SATA cables
- Noise detection cable
- 2 x thermistor cables
- I/O shield
- G Connector
- M.2 screws
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