Gigabyte released the z690i aorus Ultra Plus E-sports motherboard using DCT "dual connection technology" this week, it can be seen that on the basis of continuing the style of z690i aorus ultra, its PCB has also been increased to 12 layers to optimize heat dissipation, and there are derivative models supporting DDR4 / ddr5 memory** In addition to smart power stage design and improved thermal design, the manufacturer also provides killer ax1690 Wi Fi 6e wireless network card + 2.5 GBE Ethernet adapter and high-quality sound card.
The so-called "dual connection" refers to the ability to maintain the 2.4 GHz and 5 / 6 GHz Wi Fi bands at the same time, so as to avoid the communication delay caused by single spectrum congestion.
For gamers, this means they can specify faster 6 GHz wireless band for games and 2.4 GHz wireless band for other tasks.
It is worth mentioning that DCT can also detect game traffic and determine its QoS priority, so as to reduce network delay and provide a smoother game and VR experience.
Wi Fi 6e dual connection technology can provide 7 times the high-speed throughput of 802.11ac 1x1 network, and users can combine 2.5 GBE wired Ethernet to form complete and flexible network options.
To enhance the overall heat dissipation, z690i aorus Ultra Plus The motherboard adopts the third generation heat pipe / fins array II scheme that takes into account strong power supply and heating control, which can release the performance of Intel's 12th generation alder Lake multi-core desktop processor.
Combined with the use of twice the copper (2 oz copper) in the board layer, officials claim that the motherboard can reduce the temperature by 13 ℃ when the CPU is running at high speed, which can effectively avoid hitting the temperature wall.
The smart fan 6 fan control technology allows more flexible fine-tuning of speed settings, supplemented by more advanced manual setting mode, so that players can achieve the best balance between silence, cool and high performance.
In addition to the ultra-high speed network and multi-layer PCB design, the slot components of z690i aorus Ultra Plus are also made of luxurious materials. DDR4 / ddr5 memory + PCIe 5.0 x16 are optional and covered with reinforced metal armor.
However, as a product focusing on the high-end E-sports market, ddr5 model still has greater advantages, including unique ddr5 overclocking / XMP support and voltage protection.
In addition, q-flash technology can refresh BIOS without connecting CPU, memory, graphics card or other peripherals, and there are rich personalized digital LED lighting effect / graphic BIOS setting interfaces.
In terms of backplane IO, it provides DisplayPort + HDMI core display output, USB 3.2 @ 20 / 10 / 5 Gbps (including one type-C) + two USB 2.0 type-A ports.
If the budget is limited, Gigabyte [z690i aorus Ultra Lite] supporting PCIe 3.0 and Wi Fi 6 wireless networks( https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-LITE-DDR4-rev-10 ) It is also a good choice (DDR4 / ddr5 version is also available).