Gigabyte to unveil Z890 motherboards at Computex 2024
Motherboard vendors are ramping up their pre-Computex teasers, hinting at a busy schedule with many announcements and new products at this year’s expo. For AORUS, this means unveiling their next-generation motherboards.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the AORUS brand, the company has announced that it will showcase a “Next-Gen Motherboard” at the event. The teaser image, however, does not specify the brand or socket type, leaving room for speculation about whether it will be the AMD AM5 for Ryzen 9000 or the Intel LGA-1851 for Intel Core Ultra 200 CPUs.
However, once we consider a recent leak with AORUS’s announcement, it becomes clear that the teaser is likely referring to an Intel Z890 motherboard.
Z890 AORUS XTREME teaser, Source: Gigabyte
A few days ago, it was revealed that Gigabyte is preparing a new series of motherboards called AI TOP. These motherboards are expected to launch with the Intel Z890 chipset and will be available in AORUS XTREME and AORUS Master models. The post on Instagram has a tag that matches this description.
AORUS XTREME Z890 & Z790
Combining this information with the AORUS teaser, it’s clear that the upcoming announcement at Computex will likely focus on the new AI TOP series featuring the Intel Z890 chipset. We can even narrow it down further.
- GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS XTREME AI TOP ⬅️
- GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS MASTER AI TOP
- GIGABYTE Z890 AI TOP
- GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS MASTER
- GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS PRO ICE
- GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS ELITE WIFI7
- GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS ELITE AX
- GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS ELITE X ICE
Judging by the physical similarities with the Z790 lineup, the teased motherboard design appears to match the AORUS XTREME model specifically. Therefore, it’s likely that we are looking at a Z890 version here. This aligns with the earlier leaks and suggests that the AORUS XTREME Z890 will be among the initial launch lineup for the next-gen Arrow Lake-S processors.
Source: AORUS (Instagram) via @hms1193