Streamline your productivity and enhance your editing capabilities with the robust power of the ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard. Offering a wide range of connectivity options and multiple interfaces, this motherboard provides you with a solid foundation for your production.

At the heart of the Pro WS motherboard is Intel's LGA 1700 socket, allowing you to add a variety of 12th and 13th Gen Core processors. Four DDR5 RAM slots allow you to install up to 192GB of memory to enhance multitasking and render speeds. Four SATA III, three M.2 PCIe SSD, and one SlimSAS slot interface can support a wide range of storage drives that allow quicker data transfer speeds. Between back-panel connections and internal headers, you get USB 2.0, 3.2 Gen 1, Gen 2, and Gen 2x2 support, designed for low-powered devices such as keyboards and mice as well as resource-demanding devices like audio interfaces, external storage arrays, and more. Dual 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports are available for teaming functionality, giving you enhanced transfer speeds for quicker video uploading to shared NAS folders, cloud storage platforms, and more.

ATX Form Factor    W680 Chipset    LGA 1700 Socket    4 x Dual-Channel DDR5 RAM Slots    4 x SATA III, 3 x M.2 PCIe    2 x PCIe 5.0 x16, 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)    2 x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet    USB 2.0, 3.2 Gen 1, Gen 2, Gen 2x2    7.1-Channel Audio Support    Windows 10 & Windows 11 Support

ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE is designed for professionals in AI training, deep learning, animation, 3D rendering, or media production. Featuring expandable graphics, extensive storage, impressive connectivity, and exceptional overall performance and reliability, Pro Workstation motherboards are the ideal solution for creative professionals. The Pro WS W680-ACE includes centralized management software, providing an efficient and cost-effective option for IT administrators.

Designed for creative professionals who require outstanding performance, reliability and enhanced security, the ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE motherboard is compatible with Intel's 12th and 13th Gen processors for always-on usage scenarios and supports ECC memory to automatically detect and correct data corruption, reducing the chance of system crashes to ensure workstation stability.

The ASUS Control Center Express is an intuitive and secure software designed to simplify IT operations and improve workload productivity by providing comprehensive control of all the systems in your organization. Plus, ASUS Control Center Express is compatible with over 100 ASUS motherboards to give you more upgrade flexibility and less compatibility issues across your organization.

PCIe 5.0 is 2x faster than PCIe 4.0, so ASUS adapted its SMT manufacturing process for the faster SafeSlot, to ensure the highest data speeds. SafeSlot is a reinforced metal sheath added to a PCIe slot to keep a card firmly installed. Meanwhile, strong ASUS SafeDIMM sheathes support and protect memory modules on select ASUS motherboards, empowering you to insert your modules with speed, accuracy, and confidence.

Two PCIe 5.0 x16 slots provide flexible system configurability and expandability. Support for NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards offers enhanced performance in modelling, simulation, and rendering applications, so you can streamline your workload with ease.

VRM, PCH, and M.2 heat sinks all offer enhanced thermal capabilities designed for their respective MOSFET, chipset, and storage areas. Each section is designed to withstand heavy loads, especially during prolonged rendering and file exporting sessions.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What is the maximum DDR5 ram for this board, 128gb or 196gb?

A: The ASUS ProArt Z790-CREATOR WIFI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard, B&H # ASPAZ790CRTW, supports up to 192GB of DDR5 RAM.

Q: 2. If I buy this with the 14900K, will it come with the required BIOS version 1203 or higher for that CPU?

A: Unfortunately we are not able to know which version of the BIOS the ASUS ProArt Z790-CREATOR WIFI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard will ship with.

Q: 3. Does this MB support Windows 11?

A: Yes, the ASUS PRIME H770-PLUS D4 LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard supports Windows 11.

Q: 4. Will this work with a LAG-1700 RAPTOR LAKE Intel Xeon-E 2488 CPU?

A: The ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard (B&H # ASPWSW680ACE) is not compatible with the Intel Xeon-E 2488 processor.

Q: 5. When coupling this with a 13900K cpu how many pcie lanes will the combination support?

A: The ASUS ProArt Z790-CREATOR WIFI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard combined with the intel 13900K CPU would have a total of 20 PCIe lanes.

Q: 6. How many slot spaces are between the 16x slots? Can I fit two 4090 FEs in here?

A: The ASUS ProArt Z790-CREATOR WIFI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard. (B&H # ASPAZ790CRTW), would not support 2 x 4090 FE video cards.

Q: 7. Is it good for gaming?

A: Yes, the ASUS ProArt Z790-CREATOR WIFI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard BH #ASPAZ790CRTW is a good motherboard to build a gaming and content creation system.Keep in mind that ultimately, gaming performance will be determined by which CPU and GPU combination you install on it.

Q: 8. Asus's website cites this board as having 128Gb of RAM. Which is correct: This listing or the manufacture's documentation?

A: As per ASUS's specifications, the ASUS ProArt Z790-CREATOR WIFI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard supports up to 192GB of RAM. https://tinyurl.com/2x9jfcbh.

Q: 9. Can I install two PNY RTX A4500 graphic cards? Thank you.

A: The ASUS ProArt Z790-CREATOR WIFI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard (BH #ASPAZ790CRTW) supports two PNY RTX A4500 graphic cards.

Q: 10. Does this have Thunderbolt ports?

A: Yes, the ASUS ProArt Z790-CREATOR WIFI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard has two (2) Thunderbolt 4 ports.