Made for professionals who work in 3D modeling and rendering, animation, or media production, the ASUS ProArt Z490-Creator 10G has arrived in the Philippines to house Intel’s latest 10th Generation Comet Lake-S desktop processors.
The ASUS ProArt Z490-Creator 10G packs quite a lot in an ATX form factor. Aside from all the essentials such as up to 4600MHz DDR4 RAM support, two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, and a plethora of storage options, the motherboard comes with two Thunderbolt 3 USB Type-C powered by Intel’s Titan Ridge Controller that can support speeds of up to 40Gbps.
In addition, the board has four USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports, two USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A ports, a 2.5Gb Ethernet controller, and a 10Gb Ethernet card for faster transfer speeds when moving large projects around.
The ASUS ProArt Z490-Creator 10G is priced at PhP 16,930 and is now available in select retail partners:
The motherboard also has a 5-year warranty once registered within the first three months of purchase.
| ASUS ProArt Z490 Creator 10G | |
| CPU Support | Intel 10th Generation Processors, LGA 1200 |
| Chipset | Intel Z490 |
| Power Stage | 12 + 2 |
| Memory Frequency | Up to 4600MHz |
| Memory Slots | 4 |
| Maximum RAM Capacity | 128GB |
| Number of Channels | Dual Channel |
| PCIe Slots | 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4) | |
| 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 | |
| Multi-GPU Support | Supports AMD 3-Way CrossfireX |
| Storage | 2x M.2 slots (M-Key) |
| · PCie 3.0 x4 or SATA III | |
| · PCIe 3.0 x4 | |
| 6x SATA III | |
| Audio | Realtek ALC S1220A |
| Networking | Intel I225-V |
| USB | Rear USB Port |
| · 4x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A | |
| · 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A | |
| Front USB Port | |
| · 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C | |
| · 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A | |
| · 4x USB 2.0 | |
| Intel Thunderbolt 3 Controller | |
| · 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C | |
| Rear I/O | 2x Thunderbolt 3 USB Type-C |
| 2x DisplayPort In for Thunderbolt 3 | |
| 1x HDMI | |
| 1x 2.5G LAN | |
| 4x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A | |
| 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A | |
| 1x Optical S/PDIF | |
| 5x 3.5mm audio jacks | |
| Internal Connectors | 1x CPU Fan |
| 1x CPU OPT Fan | |
| 3x Chassis Fan | |
| 1x AIO_PUMP | |
| 2x AURA RGB Strip Headers | |
| 1x Addressable Gen 2 Header | |
| 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 (1x USB 3.2 Gen1 Port) | |
| 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 (2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports) | |
| 2x USB 2.0 (4x USB 2.0 Ports) | |
| 1x Thunderbolt Header | |
| 1x 24-pin EATX Power Connector | |
| 1x 8-pin EATX 12v Power Connector | |
| 1x Front panel audio connector | |
| 1x System panel with flexkey function | |
| 1x Thermal sensor connector | |
| 1x CPU OV | |
| 1x Clear CMOS Jumper | |
| 1x COM Port Header | |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Others | AURA SYNC, ASUS Q-DIMM, ASUS Q-LED, ASUS Q-Shield, ASUS Q-Slot, Aluminum Heatsink, ASUS Hyper 10G LAN Card |
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