The high-end power stages feature a low RDSON to reduce switching and conduction losses, helping to improve overall thermal headroom.ДЄ VRM heatsink is placed on the MOSFETs and chokes, and the embedded heatpipe connects to the aluminum I/O cover.ДЄn aluminum I/O cover is connected to the primary heatsink via an embedded heatpipe, increasing mass and surface area for dissipation. That's why ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme utilizes 20 power stages. PWM controllers control the circuit, and the power stages do the heavy lifting from an electrical and thermal standpoint. ThatвЂ™s why the ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme utilizes teamed power stages to deliver higher burst current per phase, while maintaining the thermal performance of phase-doubled designs.Д®ach VRM component serves a specific purpose. The latest integrated power components can handle higher currents than the devices of yesteryear, making it possible to implement a simple circuit topology that isnвЂ™t hamstrung by the processing lag of phase doublers. These improvements necessitated a re-evaluation of power design priorities, because phase doublers add a propagation delay that hampers transient response. As an added bonus, these processors also consume less power at idle and can transition between loads states much more quickly. TodayвЂ™s CPUs pack more cores than their predecessors, and the latest instruction sets allow them to crunch computationally dense workloads at an incredible pace. Those benefits lead to phase doublers becoming universally accepted in the industry, and they are still used for similar purposes today. The boardвЂ™s VRM was lauded for elegantly overcoming the power handling capabilities of components that were available at the time while also reducing voltage ripple. Provides easy PCIe module swap with a single button.ДЄSUS became the first manufacturer to implement phase doublers when we shipped the A8N32-SLI Deluxe back in 2005. One sided clips for super-simple, super-secure handling of memory modules.

Makes tuning more intuitive by recording both the true highest and lowest core voltage and then passing the data to HWiNFO, AI Suite 3 and the onboard LiveDash OLED.Д«oth onboard chassis fan headers and a further three on the bundled ROG Fan Controller feature the ASUS Hydranode circuit, which utilizes a powerline communication protocol to control up to three daisy chained fans independently through each 4-pin connector.ДЄt its default, the FlexKey functions as a system reset button, but it can also be easily set to quickly turn Aura lighting on or off, activate Safe Boot or enter the BIOS. Provides stronger PCIe device retention and greater shearing resistance. Indicates power status and potential problems with the CPU, memory, graphics card or boot device for quick diagnosis. Supplies stable 5-volt power delivery to all USB ports, with minimal power fluctuations to minimize data loss. ESD Guards cover the USB, audio and LAN ports.

Provides greater electrostatic protection than the industry standard.

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