Asus ProArt Z690-CREATOR WIFI Motherboard

Take your professional-grade content creation experiences to the next level with the ASUS ProArt Z690-CREATOR WIFI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard serving as the powerful foundation for your desktop computer build. Supporting 12th generation Intel LGA 1700 socket processors and the Intel Z690 chipset, which takes advantage of the large PCIe 5.0 data bandwidth, this ATX motherboard is designed to take on heavy workloads such as 8K video editing, game development, 3D modeling, and more. Additionally, up to 128GB of dual-channel DDR5 RAM, reaching 6000 MHz when overclocked, can be installed across four memory slots to improve the system’s multitasking capabilities. At the same time, its dual PCIe 5.0 x16 slots can accommodate powerful graphics cards while the PCIe 3.0 x16 slot supports other compatible expansions. You can take advantage of processors with integrated graphics by connecting an 8K monitor to the DisplayPort 1.4 connector and a 4K display to the HDMI 2.1 port.

The ProArt Z690-CREATOR WIFI motherboard also features extensive storage support, featuring four PCIe 4.0 M.2 solid-state drive slots alongside eight SATA III drive headers, which can be put into RAID 0, 1, 5, or 10 configurations. The rear panel includes two Thunderbolt 4 connectors, which can transfer up to 40 Gb/s with daisy chained compatible devices such as storage drives and monitors, and six 10 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports. A USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C header is also available, allowing you to transfer up to 20 Gb/s with 60W power delivery through compatible front panels.

This motherboard also features built-in 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E capabilities that can transfer up to 2.4 Gb/s with compatible tri-band wireless networks. Alternatively, you can use the 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports to connect to wired networks and compatible devices for high-bandwidth applications, including large data backups and working with fast network attached storage (NAS) devices. Other features include RGB lighting headers and Realtek S1220A 7.1-channel surround sound. Windows 10 or 11 64-bit is required to take advantage of all the ProArt Z690-CREATOR WIFI’s features.