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. does this support M.2 Gen 5?

A: No, the ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI MOTHRBRD has PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots.

Q: 2. Is this motherboard compatible with old ddr4 ram?

A: DDR4 memory won't fit on the ASUS Republic of Gamers Z690-E GAMING WIFI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard

Q: 3. 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: 4. Is it compatible with 13 Gen Intel CPUs (like i9-13900KF), or can it be updated without an older CPU?

A: Yes, the ASUS Republic of Gamers Z690-E GAMING WIFI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard will be compatible with 13 Gen Intel CPU's. Please note, there is a BIOS Flash button which allows you to use a USB and reinstall updated BIOS without booting up the computer.

Q: 5. Does this support i9 13900K or 13900KS?

A: The ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE IPMI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard BH #ASPWSW680ACI does support Intel i9 13900k and i9 13900KS.

Q: 6. Hello, I want 128 GB of memory, which should I choose? CPU is an i9-13900T. thanks, Peter

A: The ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE IPMI requires 4800 MHz DDR5 U-DIMM RAM.

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. Does this have the new Intel I226-V ethernet controller?

A: The ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-E uses an Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port, although the exact model of the controller is not made public by the manufacturer.

Q: 9. Is it better than ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO ATX LGA 1700 Motherboard?

A: The ASUS ProArt Z790-CREATOR WIFI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard and the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO ATX LGA 1700 Motherboard both feature similar Z790 chipsets, but they differ in I/O. The ROG Maximus has three more USB-A ports and an additional USB-C port than the ProArt. However, the ProArt features two DisplayPorts for multi-monitor support without a dedicated graphics card, 10Gb Ethernet, support for 2 additional SATA drives, and an additional M.2 SSD slot.

Q: 10. Does the BIOS need updated to accept the DDR5 SDRAM? I bought G.SKILL Trident Z5 Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 5600 Intel XMP 3.0 Desktop Memory Model F5-5600U3636C16GX2-TZ5K, and I can't install Windows because I see a memory error when turning on the system. Seems like the BIOS wants DDR4 or 4800 MHz.

A: DDR$ and DDR5 have different pin layouts. They are not interchangeable.