Fast storage and networking without add-in cards
Two Hyper M.2 slots take PCIe 4.0 SSDs, and four SATA III ports leave room for a system drive, a game library and data disks. Wired networking runs at 2.5 Gbit/s, up to 2.5 times the bandwidth of standard gigabit, and dual-band Wi-Fi 5 with Bluetooth is already on the board. Power comes from a 6+1+1 phase Dr.MOS design, the VRM is cooled by an aluminium heatsink, and the PCB has six layers.