BIOSTAR Z690A VALKYRIE LGA1700 Motherboard Review

Motherboards/Intel LGA1700 by stefan @ 2022-03-11

The Z690A Valkyrie from BIOSTAR has impressed us in terms of performance, even when running with the memory at a lower speed of 3600MHz. The UEFI BIOS is well optimized and we can obtain good results with top CPUs from Intel’s Alder Lake generation, while the VRM hardware implementation with 20 phases ensures and a beefy cooling system will keep the temperatures at bay, even while overclocking. The connectivity options are top-notch and besides a lot of USBs on the I/O, we can install more thanks to the internal headers, up to 4 M.2 SSDs and also slower drives such as HDDs or 2.5’’ via the eight SATA ports.

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Product Specifications Part II

REAR I/O:

2 x WIFI Antenna Ports

2 x HDMI Ports (2.0/1.4)

2 x DP Ports (1.4/1.2)

7 x USB 3.2 (Gen2) Ports

1 x USB 3.2(Gen2x2) TYPE-C-Port

5 x Audio Jack

1 x PS/2-Keyboard & Mouse Port

1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN

1 x SPDIF_Out

 

INTERNAL I/O:

8 x SATA III Connector (6Gb/s)

1 x M.2 (E Key) Socket: Supports 2230 type Wi-Fi & Bluetooth module and Intel CNVi

2 x USB 2.0 Headers (each header supports 2 USB 2.0 ports)

1 x USB 3.2 (Gen2) Header (each header supports 2 USB 3.2 (Gen2) ports)

1 x USB 3.2 (Gen2x2) Type-C Port (each header supports 1 USB 3.2 (Gen2x2) port)

2 x 8-Pin Power Connectors

1 x 24-Pin Power Connector

1 x CPU Fan Connector

1 x CPU water cooling connector (CPU_OPT)

3 x System Fan Connectors

2 x MOSFET Fan Connector

1 x Front Panel Header

1 x Front Audio Header

1 x Internal Stereo Speaker Header

1 x Clear CMOS Switch Button

1 x Power Switch Button

1 x Reset Switch Button

1 x COM Port Header

1 x TPM Header

1 x Thunderbolt Header

2 x LED Headers (5V)

1 x LED Header (12V)

1 x IO LED Header

1 x SB LED Header

* M.2 (E key) Wi-Fi card is not provided

 

H/W MONITORING:

CPU / System Temperature Monitoring

CPU / System Fan Monitoring

Smart / Manual CPU Fan Control

System Voltage Monitoring

 

DIMENSION:

ATX Form Factor Dimension: 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ( W x L )

OS SUPPORT Supports Windows 10(64bit) / 11(64bit)

?Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS with or without notice.

 

BUNDLE SOFTWARE:

AURORA Utility

 

ACCESSORIES:

4 x SATA Cable

1 x DVD Driver

1 x User Manual

1 x Smart Connector

 

FEATURES:

VIVID LED DJ

Touch Button

Dual BIOS

Tweak Tech

Rapid Debug3

BIO-FLASHER

A.I FAN

LED ROCK ZONE

RGB Memory Sync

BIOS EZ Mode /Advanced Mode

Intel Optane technology

AURORA Utility

 

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