does this come with the required lga1700 bracket it calls for ?

you dont need a bracket for this. You can drop in any intel 12th gen or 13th gen CPU with no issues. You will need a bracket when installing a watercooler on your cpu. that should come with the cooler.

What is the power consumption of this board?

I don't know never checked. excellent M/B

"DDR4 Compatible: Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR5". How is this possible?

Its a Typo, cant run ddr4 on it.

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Intel LGA 1700 Socket: Supports 12th and 13th Gen Intel Core Series Processors
DDR5 Compatible: Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR5
Commanding Power Design: 16+1+2 Twin Hybrid Digital VRM Design with 60A DrMOS and Tantalum Polymer Capacitors
Cutting-Edge Thermal Design: Fully Covered MOSFET Heatsinks, Integrated IO Shield
Next Gen Connectivity: PCIe 5.0, Quad NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C
Fast Networks:2.5GbE LAN & Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax
Realtek® Audio CODEC 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Fine Tuning Features: EZ-Latch, RGB FUSION 2.0, Supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips, Smart Fan 6, Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without installing CPU, Memory, and GPU
Only Compatible with Intel LGA1700 Cooling Brackets"

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Model
Brand	GIGABYTE
Series	AORUS
Model	Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type	LGA 1700 * Dedicated LGA1700 mounting bracket is required.
CPU Type	Supports 13th / 12th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold, Celeron Processors

Chipsets
Chipset	Intel Z690

Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset	Supported only by CPU with integrated graphic

Memory
Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR5)
Memory Standard	DDR5 6000(OC) / 5800(OC) / 5600(OC) / 5400(OC) / 5200(OC) / 4800 / 4000
Maximum Memory Supported	128GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

Expansion Slots
PCI Express 5.0 x16	1 x PCI Express 5.0 x16 (PCIEX16) * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
PCI Express 3.0 x16	2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)

Storage Devices
Serial ATA (SATA)	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2	CPU: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU) Chipset: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB) 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_SB/M2P_SB)
Intel Optane Ready	Yes * System acceleration with Intel Optane Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connectors supported by the Chipset.
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC1220-VB CODEC * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
Audio Channels	2-channel analog output 7.1-channel digital signals * Actual output of digital signals may vary depending on the playback content and software used, and an external DAC is required.

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Realtek 2.5GbE LAN chip
Max LAN Speed	2.5Gbps
Wireless LAN	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 WIFI a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2

Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports	1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) 1 x HDMI port 1 x DisplayPort 1 x RJ-45 port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 2 x audio jacks

Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB	1 x USB Type-C header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
Other Connectors	1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling CPU fan header 3 x system fan headers 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header 2 x addressable LED strip headers 2 x RGB LED strip headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 2 x Thunderbolt add-in card connectors 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only) 1 x reset button 1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x reset jumper 1 x Clear CMOS jumper * All fan headers are subject to support AIO_Pump, Pump and high performance fan with the capability of delivering up to 2A/12V @ 24W.

Software Feature
Windows 11	Ready

Physical Spec
Form Factor	ATX
LED Lighting	RGB
Dimensions (W x L)	12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

Features
Features	Multi-Graphics Technology: Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies I/O Controller: iTE I/O Controller Chip H/W Monitoring: Voltage detection Temperature detection Fan speed detection Water cooling flow rate detection Fan fail warning Fan speed control * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install. BIOS: 1 x 256 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 Unique Features: Support for APP Center * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications. @BIOS EasyTune Fast Boot Game Boost ON/OFF Charge RGB Fusion Smart Backup System Information Viewer Support for Q-Flash Plus Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install Bundled Software: Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Realtek Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility Operating System: Support for Windows 11 64-bit Support for Windows 10 64-bit

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First Listed on Newegg	November 07, 2025

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