Intel® Z490 Creator Motherboard with Direct 12+1 Phases Power Design, Direct Touch Heatpipe II /w Micro-Block Heatsink, Intel® 2.5GbE with cFosSpeed, 2-Way SLI™ / CrossFire™ Multi-Graphics, Dual M.2 with Thermal Guards, Front & Rear USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C , RGB FUSION 2.0

  • Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors and 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors*
  • Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs with Ultra Durable™ Memory Armor
  • Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
  • Direct 12+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with DrMOS
  • Micro-Block Thermal Design with Direct Touch Heatpipe II
  • Lightning-Fast Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 AIC Support
  • Intel® 2.5GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
  • Multi-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable™ Design
  • ALC1220-VB Enhance 114dB(Rear)/110dB(Front) SNR in Microphone with High-End Audio Capacitors
  • Dual Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 interface with Thermal Guards
  • Front USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C™ Header
  • RGB FUSION 2.0 Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
  • Smart Fan 5 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
  • Q-Flash Plus Updates BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card
  • CEC 2019 Ready, Save the Power as Easy as One Click

    • * Updated BIOS is required for compatibility.
Performance
Cooling
Connectivity
Audio
Ultra Durable
Excellence
Single 32GB Support
Maximum memory capacity on Z490 motherboard is 128GB. After Intel update the memory reference code, single slot support up to 32GB. Therefore with populated 2 DIMM per channel on both channel, total memory capacity is 128GB, which was only available on High End Desktop (HEDT) platform. For users who always run out of memory capacity, there is more bandwidth now. Easier and smoother for those memory intensive application such as rendering and video editing.
NVIDIA® QUADRO® Professional Graphics Supports
NVIDIA® QUADRO® 3D Workstation Professional Graphics Solutions are designed and built specifically for artists, designers, and engineers, NVIDIA Quadro GPUs power more than 100 professional applications across a broad range of industries. Professionals trust them to enable their best work using applications such as Adobe® Creative Cloud, Avid Media Composer, Autodesk Suites, Dassault Systemes, CATIA and SOLIDWORKS, Siemens NX, PTC Creo, and many more.
Now offering more LED customizations than ever, users can truly adapt their PC to represent their lifestyle. With full RGB support and a redesigned RGB Fusion 2.0 application, the user has complete control over the LEDs which surround the motherboard.
Note: Lighting effects depicted are for demonstration purposes only. Actual lighting effects may vary by model.
Refreshed BIOS
The BIOS is essential for users during initial setup to allow for the most optimal settings. With a new GUI and easier to use functionalities, GIGABYTE has been able to reinvent the BIOS to give users a better experience while setting up their new system.
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APP CENTER
GIGABYTE APP CENTER is an useful portal of all GIGABYTE MB utilities and drivers, you can choose any utility you want to install from APP CENTER and keep you updated with latest utilities and drivers version.
EasyTune™
GIGABYTE's EasyTune™ is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system settings or adjust system and memory clocks and voltages in a Windows environment. With Smart Quick Boost, one click is all it takes to automatically overclock your system, giving an added performance boost when you need it the most.
@BIOS
The GIGABYTE @BIOS app allows you to update your system's BIOS from within Windows using a simple and slick graphical user interface. @BIOS can automatically download the latest version from the GIGABYTE servers or you can update your BIOS from a file on your computer. @BIOS also allows you to save your current BIOS to a file, recover your previous BIOS from an image and backup your BIOS to an image.
System Information Viewer
GIGABYTE System Information Viewer is a central location that gives you access to your current system status. Monitor components such as the clocks and processor, set your preferred fan speed profile, create alerts when temperatures get too high or record your system's behavior; these are the possibilities of the System Information Viewer.

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