Motherboard Gigabyte TRX40 AORUS PRO WIFI Review
The Gigabyte TRX40 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX sTRX4 motherboard supports third-generation AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors. This motherboard is equipped with Quad Channel ECC / Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 8 DIMMM, 12-2 Phases Infineon Digital VRM Solution with 70A Power Stage, Advanced Thermal Design with Fins-Heat Arraysink, LAN Intel 3 Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 with thermal protections, Intel WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R and BT 5, 120dB SNR AMP-UP Audio with audio capacitors alc1220-VB and WIMA, RGB FUSION 2.0 with LED design with multi-zone addresses.
This AMD motherboard supports mesmerizing LEDs and RGB LED strips, 5 smart fans equipped with multiple temperature sensors, hybrid fan heads with FAN STOP, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C front and rear™ head, update Q-Flash Plus bios without installing CPU with memory and graphics card.
This TRX40 AORUS PRO WIFI finds a perfect balance between style and performance by combining the acclaimed Finsink-Array heatsink with the tube to provide lower MOSFET temperatures for fans, overclockers and professional players. A high-end product must be future-proof for the system to keep up with the latest technologies. TRX40 AORUS PRO WIFI provides the entire next-generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity to keep you up to date.
The position of that long voltage regulator required that the DIMM positioning would invade the space of the pcie slot, so that the top x16 slot aligns with the second slot on the board in the box. Gigabyte still installs two triple slot cards in the first and third slots and configures both cards with sixteen tracks. Since eight of the CPU’s 64 built-in PCIe lanes are dedicated as a chipset connection and eight M.2 units, which leaves sixteen tracks split between the second and bottom slots in eight slot lanes.
Because the second and bottom slots are wired like x8, a passive M.2 x16 PCIe adapter, like the one included on the ASRock tab, does not support all four M.2 slots. Gigabyte has an active tab that could change drives from two x4 to four x2, but it is not included in the box with this tab.Photo:GIGABYTE
To unlock the full potential of the third-generation Amd Ryzen Threadripper CPU, the motherboard requires the best CPU power design with the best quality components and the design capability of GIGABYTE R&D, TRX40 AORUS PRO WIFI is a real beast motherboard between them. This motherboard comes with full PCIe 4.0 Design, which includes PCIe 4.0 Ready PCB, PCIe 4.0 Slots, PCIe 4.0 M.2 connectors and offers highly optimized performance and flexibility required for advanced users and fans of extreme games. This moptherboard also features RGB FUSION 2.0 and offers users the ability to control onboard, external light strips and/or AORUS devices with RGB LED/RGB Addressables to make their PC more unique and stylish. This exclusive Gigabyte TRX40 AORUS PRO comes with a 3-year warranty.
- Supports 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ Processors
- Quad Channel ECC/ Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 8 DIMMs
- 12+2 Phases Infineon Digital VRM Solution with 70A Power Stage
- Advanced Thermal Design with Fins-Array Heatsink
- Intel® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator
- 3 Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guards
- Onboard Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT 5
- 120dB SNR AMP-UP Audio with ALC1220-VB and WIMA Audio Capacitors
- RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
- Smart Fan 5 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors, Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
- Front & Rear USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C™ Header
- Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS Without Installing CPU, Memory and Graphics Card
- TRX40 AORUS Motherboard Price: about 430,00€
| Basic Information | ||
| Supported CPU | AMD Socket sTRX4: Support 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors | |
| Chipset | AMD TRX40 | |
| BIOS | 2 x 128 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS Support for DualBIOS™ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 | |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm | |
| Audio | Realtek ALC4050H codec+ ALC1220-VB codec Support for DTS: X Ultra High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out | |
| Expansion Slots | ||
| PCI | 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2) 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2) 1 x PCI Express x1 slot (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 4.0 standard.) | |
| M.2 Socket | 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors | |
| Memory | ||
| Type | Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology | |
| Slots | 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets | |
| Supported Memory | – Support for DDR4 4400(O.C.) / 4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules – Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules – Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules – Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules | |
| Maximum Mamory | up to 256 GB | |
| Graphics | ||
| Graphics | Multi-Graphics Technology Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies Support for NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI and3-Way/2-Way NVIDIA SLI technologies | |
| Connector & Ports | ||
| USB (s) | CPU: 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel 1 x USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support Chipset: 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.2 Gen 2/Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB headers Chipset + 2 USB 2.0 Hubs: 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) | |
| LAN Port (s) | Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) | |
| Supported Storage | CPU: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q) Chipset: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P) 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 | |
| Audio | 1 x front panel audio header Realtek ALC4050H codec+ ALC1220-VB codec Support for DTS:X Ultra High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out | |
| Internal I/O Ports | iTE I/O Controller Chip | |
| Warranty Information | ||
| Manufacturing Warranty | 3 years warranty | |
