Asus ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING Series - Page 22

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
Recommended VGA configuration
Slot Description Single VGA Dual VGA Triple VGA
1. PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16_1 x16 x8 x8
2. PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16_2 - x4 x4
3. PCIe 3.0 x4 - - -
4. PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16_3 - - x4
Connect a chassis fan to the chassis fan connectors when using multiple graphics cards
for better thermal environment.
PCIe bifurcation & M.2 settings in PCIe x16 slots (from CPU)
Slot Description
Quantity of identifiable Intel M.2 SSD (pcs)
Situation 1 Situation 2
1. PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16_1 3 (x8+x4+x4) 1 (x8)
2. PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16_2 0 1 (x4)
3. PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16_3
0 1 (x4)
- M.2_1
1 (x4) 1 (x4)
• Hyper M.2 X16 series card sold separately.
• M.2_1 is only supported with Intel
®
11th Core™ processors.
• Enable the Hyper M.2 X16 series card under BIOS settings.
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