Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Xtreme

Gigabyte’s sleek Z590 Aorus Xtreme defines the state-of-the-art luxury motherboard, well-built with lots of overclocking options and nifty audio and storage accessories. Just know you're buying into a dead-end socket for more money than a whole top-end next-generation CPU.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
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Product details

  • Supports 11th and 10th Gen Intel Core Series Processors
  • Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
  • 20+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 100A Smart Power Stage and Tantalum Polymer Capacitors Array
  • XTREME MEMORY with SMT DIMM and Shielded Memory Routing
  • Thermal Reactive Armor with All in One Monoblock and NanoCarbon Baseplate

PROS

+ Pleasantly minimal design, without too many LEDs
+ Solidly built, with superior PCB protection above and below
+ Excellent power-delivery system for hardcore overclockers
+ 10Gbps Ethernet controller
+ Useful extras, including external audio box and M.2 SSD PCI Express card

CONS

- Wildly expensive
- Initial startup hurdles
- E-ATX design will cramp some cases

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on October 29, 2021
Gigabyte’s sleek Z590 Aorus Xtreme defines the state-of-the-art luxury motherboard, well-built with lots of overclocking options and nifty audio and storage accessories. Just know you're buying into a dead-end socket for more money than a whole top-end next-generation CPU.
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