Collaborations between {hardware} distributors and Esports groups is not a brand new factor, however it’s turning into an obvious and customary development inside the business. GIGABYTE and G2 Esports has introduced the Z490 Aorus Ultra G2 motherboard which is a restricted version model of its Z490 Aorus Ultra mannequin, however with just a few refinements. The new board updates the aesthetics to a mix of pink, silver and black, with an inclusive ESS Sabre ES9280CPRO USB Type-C DAC bundled with the board.
Using the GIGABYTE Z490 Aorus Ultra motherboard as its basis, the restricted version Z490 Aorus Ultra G2 opts for pink aluminium heatsink fins which cools the 12-phase energy supply, with a pink, silver, and black aesthetic all through. It contains two areas of built-in RGB LED lighting together with the slash marks on the rear panel cowl, and the G2 eye constructed into the chipset heatsink. There are three full-length PCIe 3.zero slots which function at x16, x8/x8, and x8/x8/+x4, with three PCIe 3.zero M.2 slots and 6 SATA ports.
Included within the characteristic set is an Intel I225 2.5 gigabit Ethernet controller, with an Intel AX201 Wi-Fi 6. Primarily concentrating on the mid-range of the Z490 market, the Z490 Aorus Ultra G2 has three USB 3.2 G2 Type-A, one USB 3.2 G2 20 Gbps Type-C, two USB 3.2 G1 Type-A, and 4 USB 2.zero ports on the rear panel. Also current is a DisplayPort 1.four video output, with 5 3.5 mm audio jacks and S/PDIF optical output that are managed by a Realtek ALC1220-VB HD audio codec.
What’s separates the Z490 Ultra G2 from the non-G2 Esports branded mannequin is within the equipment bundle. Included is a G2 and GIGABYTE branded ESS Sabre ES9280CPRO USB DAC which includes a USB Type-C connector to three.5 mm output which permits players and audiophiles to profit from greater high quality audio. The bundle additionally contains an engraved aluminium plaque signed by G2’s CS: GO prodigy kennyS.
The GIGABYTE Z490 Aorus Ultra G2 is ready to be accessible within the US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Poland and Russia. However, GIGABYTE hasn’t introduced pricing, nor do any of the key distributors akin to Amazon or Newegg have it listed.
