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Clearance Centre: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO w/ DDR5-4800, 7.1 Audio, 5x M.2, 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6, BT, PCI-E 5.0, USB 3.2 Type-C

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Unit 2, 2680 Blanshard Street
Victoria, BC V8T 5E1

Phone: 250-940-5151

* Revised Hours starting Oct 29, 2023
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  • Saturday 10:00AM - 6:00PM
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Regular Price $779.99
Clearance Discount ($273.00)   35%
Clearance Sale!! ($50.70)   10%  Ends: 12/31/2024
Clearance Price $456.29   42% off
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Warranty: 30 Days Warranty
Quantity Available: 1
Location: Victoria
Comments: CPU socket pins have been repaired.
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  • SKU: MX00118869
  • ILC: 195553455497
  • Part #: ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO
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ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero (Wi-Fi 6E) LGA 1700 (Intel® 12th Gen) ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 5.0, DDR5, 20+1 90A Power Stages, 2.5Gb LAN, Bluetooth V5.2, 2x Thunderbolt™ 4 Ports, 5x M.2/NVMe SSD, Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C Connector, Bundle with PCIe 5.0 Hyper M.2 Card, Windows® 11 Ready)

ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero (Wi-Fi 6E) designed for gaming enthusiasts and extreme overclockers built to unleash the maximum performance of 12th generation Intel® Core™ processors. ROG Maximus Z690 Hero continues to build on the legacy of its predecessors by packing upgraded power and lightspeed connectivity under an all new ROG ID design exterior, the latest Hero is ready to take the helm of your high-end gaming build.

Features

  • Intel® LGA 1700 socket: Ready for 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors and Windows® 11, support PCIe 5.0 and DDR5
  • Robust Power Solution: 20+1 teamed power stages rated for 90 A, ProCool II power connectors, MicroFine alloy chokes and premium metallic capacitors
  • Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive tools including AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking(GameFirst VI) and Two-Way AI Noise-Cancelation for easy configuration
  • Optimized Thermal Design: VRM heatsinks plus integrated aluminum I/O cover, high-conductivity thermal pad, triple M.2 heatsinks and dual with embedded backplates, and ROG Water-Cooling Zone
  • High-performance Networking: Onboard Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth V5.2, Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet, and ASUS LANGaurd
  • Fastest Gaming Connectivity: PCIe 5.0, dual Gen 4 M.2 onboard, ROG Hyper M.2 card with Gen 5 M.2 support, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel connector, 2xThunderbolt™ 4 (USB Type-C™ port)
  • DIY-friendly Design: Pre-mounted I/O shield, PCIe Slot Q-Release, BIOS FlashBack™, Q-Code, FlexKey, Q-Connector, M.2 Q-Latch, SafeSlot, ROG Hyper M.2 card and Graphics card holder
  • ROG Aesthetic: I/O cover with Polymo Lighting, ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including one RGB header and three addressable Gen 2 RGB headers
  • Renowned Software: Bundled 1 year AIDA64 Extreme subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86

Compatibility

Intel® Processor Support:

This ASUS Motherboard supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors for Socket LGA-1700.

Operating System Support:

Windows® 11

Specifications

Make and Model ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO ATX Motherboard
   
CPU Support Intel® Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.
Chipset Intel® Z690 Chipset
   
Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem II
* Actual Memory frequency support depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

   
Integrated Graphics Requires compatible Intel® Processor w/ Integrated Graphics:
1 x HDMI port
2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C™) support DisplayPort 1.4 and Thunderbolt™ video outputs
* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.
   
Storage

Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel® 12th Gen Processors:
1 x M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
- Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.

1 x Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110***
- Intel® 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode

Intel® Z690 Chipset:
1 x M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode)
1 x M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)***
Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)****
6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)
* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports NVMe RAID 0/1/5, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
** Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots.
*** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
**** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1 or PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_2 slot will be disabled. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
***** RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports

   
Expansion Slots

Intel® 12th Gen Processors:
2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)**

Intel® Z690 Chipset:
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4, x4/x4 modes)

* Please check PCIe bifurcation table in Chapter 1.
** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will run x8 only and if ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.
*** Supports Intel® Optane Memory H Series on PCH-attached PCIe slot.

Multi-GPU Support N/A
   
USB Ports

Rear USB Port (Total 11)
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C)
7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)

Front USB Port (Total 9)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

   
LAN Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard
Wireless Wi-Fi 6E
2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*
* Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows® 11 or later.
Bluetooth Bluetooth v5.2 hardware ready**
   
Audio ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input
- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
Audio Features:
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- ESS® SABRE9018Q2C DAC/AMP
- Gold-plated audio jacks
- Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- Premium audio capacitors - Audio cover
   
Back Panel I/O Ports 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C ports
7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
1 x HDMI port
1 x Wi-Fi Module
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port
5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
1 x Clear CMOS button
   
Internal I/O Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header
4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
1 x W_PUMP+ header
1 x 2-pin Water In header
1 x 2-pin Water Out header
1 x 3-pin Water Flow header
Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector
Storage related
3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
1 x AURA RGB header
1 x FlexKey button
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
1 x Start button
1 x ReTry button
1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header
1 x Thermal Sensor header
   
ASUS Special Features Extreme OC Kit
- FlexKey button
- ReTry button
- Start button Extreme
Engine Digi+
- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors
- MicroFine Alloy Choke
ASUS Q-Design
- M.2 Q-Latch
- PCIe Slot Q-Release
- Q-Code
- Q-Connector
- Q-DIMM
- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- M.2 heatsink backplate
- M.2 heatsinks
- VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- Clear CMOS button
- CPU Socket lever protector
- ProCool II
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
- SafeDIMM
AURA Sync
- AURA RGB header(s)
- Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 with Quick Charge 4+ Support
- Support: up to 60W charging*
- Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A
- Compatible with QC 4.0/3.0/2.0, PD3.0 and PPS
* To support 60W, please install the power cable to 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card connector or can only support 27W
ASUS HYDRANODE
- 3 x Chassis fan support* (CHA_FAN1P,CHA_FAN2P,CHA_FAN3P)
* Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list.
   
Software Features ROG Exclusive Software
- ROG CPU-Z
- GameFirst VI
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion
- Sonic Radar III
- DTS® Sound Unbound
- BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version)
ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
- AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version)
- AURA Creator
- AURA Sync
- Fan Xpert 4
- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
AI Suite 3
- 5-Way Optimization with AI Overclocking
TPU
EPU
DIGI+ Power Control
Turbo app
MyAsus
WinRAR
UEFI BIOS
AI Overclocking Guide
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
MemTest86
   
BIOS 256Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability WOL by PME, PXE
   
Operating System Windows® 11, 64 bit, Windows® 10, 64 bit
   
Form Factor ATX Form Factor:
30.5 x 24.4 cm (12" x 9.6")

Package Contents

  • ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO ATX Motherboard
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s Cable(s)
  • 1 x ARGB RGB Extension Cable
  • 1 x RGB Extension Cable
  • 1 x ROG Hyper M.2 Card with Heatsink
  • 2 x M.2 Screw packages for ROG Hyper M.2 Card
  • 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Moving Antennas
  • 1 x M.2 Q-Latch Package
  • 2 x M.2 Q-Latch Packages for M.2 Backplate
  • 1 x M.2 Rubber Package
  • 1 x Q-Connector
  • 1 x ROG Graphics Card Holder
  • 1 x ROG Stickers
  • 1 x ROG Key Chain
  • 1 x ROG Thank You Card
  • 1 x USB Drive with Utilities and Drivers
  • User Manual
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