Gigabyte Z390 DESIGNARE - 1.0 - motherboard - ATX - LGA1151 Socket - Z390

Z390 DESIGNARE motherboard uses a 12+1 phases digital CPU power design which includes both digital PWM controller and DrMOS. These 100% digital controller and additional 8+4 solid-pin CPU power connectors offer incredible precision in delivering power to the motherboard's most power-hungry and energy-sensitive components, allowing enthusiasts to get the absolute maximum performance from the 9th Generation Intel Core processors.

Z390 uses high performance thermal design by combining massive heatsink, Direct Touch Heatpipe, thick thermal pad, providing ultimate MOSFET cooling performance for enthusiasts, overclockers and gamers. Multiple angles design on heatsink helps to improve thermal performance by increasing heat dissipation surface and maintain stylish aesthetic. Direct Touch Heatpipe helps transfer heat from MOSFET to heatsink, also connects two parts of MOSFET heatsink for the best cooling performance. By using 1.5mm thicker thermal pad, it can provide better contact pressure between heatsink and components and faster heat transfer.

Z390 DESIGNARE motherboard offers the direct CPU attached PCIe AIC SSDs of NVMe storage for users who demand high capacity and seek the ultimate performance. DESIGNARE's unique design can be configured in RAID for record speeds of up to 3551 MB/s (sequential read) directly attached to CPU side, removing the bottleneck between CPU and platform chipset, making Z390 DESIGNARE the obvious choice for the ultimate content creation PC.

Powered by Intel's own Thunderbolt controller the Thunderbolt 3 protocol, which is available over two USB Type-C connectors on the back I/O of the GIGABYTE Z390 DESIGNARE, brings an unprecedented single-wire bandwidth of up to 40 Gb/s! Such bandwidth is also accompanied with support for different protocols such as DisplayPort 1.2 and USB 3.1, which is backwards compatible with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. Support for DisplayPort 1.2 makes Thunderbolt 3 a must have for any enthusiast. The Z390 DESIGNARE is able to support two displays in 4K resolution at 60 FPS or one display in 5K resolution. In addition, Thunderbolt 3 over USB Type-C has such features as Power Delivery 2.0, and the ability to daisy-chain up to 12 devices thanks to the Z390 DESIGNARE's dual USB Type-C ports.

The GIGABYTE motherboards boast a combination of Hi-Fi grade WIMA FKP2 capacitors and high-end audio capacitors. While the high-end audio capacitors are suited for high-grade audio equipment, using state of the art technology to provide rich sound in the bass and clearer high frequencies, the WIMA FKP2 capacitors are being used widely in premium grade Hi-Fi systems. The addition of this to the exclusive AOURS AMP-UP Audio technology makes for the ideal onboard sound solution for the most demanding audiophiles.

GIGABYTE improves upon USB DAC-UP technologies with USB DAC-UP 2. USB DAC-UP 2 continues to provide clean, isolated and low-noise power while adding the ability to compensate for voltage drop. Virtual reality pioneers and gamers alike can rest assured that their expensive accessories and peripherals will not encounter connectivity or power deficiency issues with the GIGABYTE USB DAC-UP 2. With gaming gear drawing large amounts of power and having firm specification requirements USB DAC-UP 2 is up for the challenge.