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The ROG Strix Z490-A Gaming helps you get the most out of your gaming build with uprated power delivery and optimized cooling. Intelligent controls let you manage overclocking, cooling, and networking settings easily, giving you everything you need to harness the full potential of your build for top-tier gaming performance.

Digital power control and an array of power stages help ensure the ROG Strix Z490-A Gaming has the muscle to control Intel CPUs.

The ProCool II socket is built to tight specifications to ensure flush contact with the PSU power lines and have metal armor for improved dissipation. The connector's lower impedance helps prevent hotspots and improves reliability.

The Digi+ voltage-regulator module (VRM) ensures smooth and clean power delivery to the CPU.

The ROG Strix Z490-A Gaming utilizes 12+2 power stages to combine high-side and low-side MOSFETs and drivers into a single package, delivering necessary power and efficiency for Intel processors.

Improved chokes and durable capacitors are engineered to resist extreme temperatures and provide increased performance.

The ROG Strix Z490 series features comprehensive cooling options, configurable via Fan Xpert 4 or the UEFI BIOS.

CPU Fan Header
A dedicated pair of PWN/DC fan headers for CPU coolers.

AIO Pump Fan Header
A dedicated PWN/DC header for self-contained water-cooling setups.

M.2 Heatsink
The M.2 heatsink keeps the M.2 SSD at the optimum operating temperature for consistent performance and reliability.

M.2 Fan Header
A dedicated M.2 fan header helps keep temperatures low for improved performance and longevity. The M.2 fan holder is 3D-printable.

4-Pin PWM/DC Fan Header
Every onboard header supports auto-detection of PWM or DC fans.

VRM Heatsink
An MOS heatsink provides a large contact area for the MOSFETs and chokes.

Thermal Pad
A high-quality thermal pad helps transfer heat from the inductor and phase array to the heatsink.

ROG AI Overclocking is an intelligent utility that helps you get the most out of your build by automatically profiling your CPU and cooling system to predict optimal voltage and frequency settings. Accessible via the AI Suite software in Windows or directly through the UEFI, the intuitive AI Overclocking user interface enables users of all levels. A range of customizable settings are available for seasoned overclockers, and an auto-tuning option is available for beginners.

Predictive Edge
The algorithm analyzes your CPU and cooling system and, based on what it finds, predicts optimal settings. The software then uses these settings to automatically guide the clocking process, balancing frequency and voltage.

Real-Time Adjustments
The software monitors workload, system temperature, fan speed, and power draw every minute, and makes real-time adjustments to ensure ongoing optimal performance.

ASUS AI Cooling function will automatically manage and control motherboard-connected fans to ensure optimal settings based on current system load and temperature.

CPU Temperature Detection
AI Cooling detects CPU temperatures and uses a proprietary algorithm to calculate the lowest fan speed required to effectively cool the system and keep fan noise down.

Automated Optimization
Under stable system loads, the software then automatically lowers fan speed to the optimal setting, decreasing fan noise without compromising performance.

Ongoing Monitoring
AI Cooling continues to monitor the system and adjust fan speed based on current load.

Automatic Tuning - One-Click Activation
AI Cooling can be easily activated via the FanXpert 4 dashboard in ASUS AI Suite 3. Once activated, it will override all manual controls.

Manual Tuning - Fan Speed References
For those who prefer manual control, AI Cooling provides reference points on a graph that details fan speed in relation to temperature, providing a guide for fan settings.

The proprietary ROG GameFirst VI utility is designed to help all users - beginners, experts, and everyone in between - optimize network settings to ensure smooth online gameplay. New to this generation, GameFirst VI features AI enhanced identification and boost technology to ensure faster and smarter network optimization.

How It Works - Identification
GameFirst VI analyzes your usage patterns and applications' digital signatures and compares them to a database of over 200,000 apps. This database is regularly updated to ensure apps are recognized correctly.

How It Works - Boost
GameFirst VI intelligent switches application priority and adjusts bandwidth accordingly depending on the situation. When gaming, it accelerates and prioritizes game packets to give you smooth online gameplay even when you're streaming high-quality video to your audience or transferring large files.

How It Works - Visualization
An intuitive graph gives you an overview of the network in real-time, simply click on the tab to view the current bandwidth usage of each application, geolocation status of each network connection, and an analysis of the Wi-Fi channels.

What It Does - Adaptive Intelligence
GameFirst VI takes note of what you're currently doing and adjusts bandwidth accordingly to ensure smoother online experiences, even when multitasking.

What It Does - Gaming First Mode Gaming First mode leverages on a massive application database and analysis of your frequently-used apps to prioritize gaming network traffic. This reduces jitter and decreases ping to give you lag-free online gaming.

What It Does - Network Insight
Wi-Fi Quick Assist analyzes network information including real-time bandwidth use to generate a graph to give you a clear overview of current network status. On top of that, when paired with a ROG router, you can scan your Wi-Fi network to find the best channel, as well as use Game Boost to prioritize gaming devices and packets on your network for fast online speeds.

The ROG Strix Z490-A Gaming provides you with the latest connectivity for smooth online experiences and blisteringly-fast file transfers. Superior audio performance gives you a massive advantage, allowing you to pick up on the smallest audio cues for a completely immersive gaming experience.

DDR4 OC 4600 MHz
The ROG Strix Z490-A Gaming supports up to 128GB of DDR4 memory across four slots. OptiMem II technology improves trace layout to significantly reduce vias and crosstalk to enhance memory stability and compatibility, giving memory kits higher frequency margins.

Dual PCIe 3.0 M.2
Two M.2 slots are available, with one supporting both SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4 modes, and the other supporting PCIe 3.0 x4 for NVMe. Together, they give you a fast and flexible M.2 interface.

M.2 Socket with E Key
Integrated with Intel Wireless AC/AX technology, M.2 supports CNVi/PCIe/USB mode to build a faster and more cost-effective Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.1 solution.

Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
Onboard 2.5Gb Ethernet gives your wired connection a boost, with up to a 2.5x improvement over standard Ethernet connections for faster file transfers, smoother lag-free gaming, and high-res video streaming.

SupremeFX
Built-in SupremeFX audio technology ensures pristine audio. It provides a flat frequency response for a neutral, detailed sound signature. And if you're using a gaming headset, the front panel output is driven by two OP amps to preserve audio quality.

Audio Cover
Effective shielding against electromagnetic interference preserves the integrity of audio signals for the best sound quality.

Audio-Line Shielding
Blocks electromagnetic interference from the motherboard or add-ons to provide cleaner audio.

Nichion Audio Capacitors
Fine-quality Japanese-made components that produce a warmer, natural sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity.

ID Design - ROG Strix
The ROG Strix Z490-A Gaming embodies the Strix spirit, with its white and silver color scheme and cyberpunk-inspired markings across its stainless steel I/O shroud. It's good for builds with stand-out aesthetics.

Aura Sync - Outshine the Competition
ROG Strix motherboards deliver performance and aesthetics to outshine the competition. ASUS Aura offers full RGB lighting control with a variety of functional presets for the built-in RGB LEDs, as well as strips connected to the onboard RGB header - and it can all be synced with an ever-growing portfolio of Aura-capable ASUS hardware.

Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header
The ROG Strix Z490-A Gaming's Addressable Gen 2 RGB headers are now capable of detecting the number of LEDs on second-gen addressable RGB devices, allowing the software to automatically tailor lighting effects to specific devices. The headers also offer backward-compatibility with existing Aura RGB gear.

Take care of complex tuning with just one click. ASUS 5-Way Optimization is a system-wide tuning utility that overclocks the processor and tunes fan speeds to ensure a good balance between cooling and acoustics. The automated CPU tuning feature of 5-Way Optimization leverages the same onboard intelligence as AI Overclocking, but goes further by running a Prime95 based stress test to deliver a result that's well-tuned from the get-go.

TPU Insight
The TurboV Processing Unit (TPU) provides AI Suite 3 with the intelligence needed to automatically fine-tune voltages, monitor system stats, and adjust overclocking settings. ASUS has upgraded this tool to provide AI Overclocking prediction values for users who want more insight when experimenting with different settings.

EPU Guidance
With the Energy Processing Unit (EPU) you'll enjoy system-wide power savings. The EPU automatically optimizes power consumption and maximizes savings with Away mode - a smart setting that creates an extreme energy-saving scenario by shutting down unused I/O controllers.

Fan Xpert 4
Enjoy comprehensive control over fans, water pumps, and all-in-one (AIO) coolers via either Fan Expert 4 or the UEFI. Whether you're cooling with air or water, Auto-Tuning mode intelligently configures all parameters with a single click. There's also an Extreme Quiet mode, which reduces all fan speeds to below the default minimum and keeping your system whisper-quiet when performing light tasks.

Digi+ Power Control
The Digi+ voltage-regulator module (VRM) delivers real-time control over voltage droop, switching frequency, and power-efficiency settings, allowing you to fine-tune CPU voltage regulation for ultimate stability and performance.

Turbo App
This intuitive tool allows you to define CPU overclocking, apply fan profiles, prioritize network data, and optimize audio settings at app level ― so your system is optimized for whatever you're doing.

Sonic Studio III
Sonic Studio supports HRTF-based (head-related transfer function) virtual surround for VR headsets, casting an immersive aural landscape that draws you deeper into the action. The intuitive Sonic Studio interface also offers a range of EQ options and one-click presets, allowing you to tailor acoustics to suit personal preferences or the characteristics of your headset.

Sonic Studio Link
The Sonic Studio Link now allows you to apply Sonic Studio effects on all playback devices. Simply press the Sonic Studio Link button to enjoy the effect on any playback devices.

Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer
A virtual audio device that lets streamers combine sound output from different apps. This allows you to mix your voice and video game audio within streaming software. A variety of adjustment and monitoring tools provide a high level of digital control.

App-Specific Profiles
Apply customized audio settings to different applications, so everything you do is perfectly tuned to the way you want to listen.