Gigabyte AMD Ryzen A520 AORUS ELITE AM4 ATX Motherboard

Gigabyte AMD Ryzen A520 AORUS ELITE AM4 ATX Motherboard
Gigabyte A520 AORUS ELITE, AMD A520, S AM4, DDR4, SATA3, M.2, Realtek GbE, USB 3.2 Gen2, ATX
Manufacturers Code: A520 AORUS ELITE
EAN: 4719331809812

Ideal for NEW Ryzen 5000 Series Motherboards
***May require a BIOS update, which can be done without CPU etc, through Q-Flash Plus



AORUS Elite A520 ATX Motherboard from Gigabyte

A Solid Foundation for Your System

The AORUS Elite A520 Motherboard represents the efficiency, precision of the falcon, qualities that are exemplified in the finer details of AORUS design. Boasting support for the AMD 3rd generation Ryzen CPUs and packed with premium components that will deliver high-end reliability and performance for mainstream daily users and gaming enthusiasts. This feature filled motherboard accommodates 4x DRR4 DIMM slots with dual channel architecture, Ultra-fast NVMe PCIe M.2 Storage, Gigabyte exclusive Gaming LAN, a preinstalled I/O shield with Q-Flash Bios technology and whats more the AORUS Elite A520 houses 2x RGB LED Strip Headers and 2x ARGB LED Strip headers which when combined with Gigabytes powerful RGB Fusion 2.0 software allows you to customise your lighting aesthetics to suit you.



Efficient and Effective Power Delivery



5+3 Pure Digital Power Solution

GIGABYTE AORUS series motherboards use a 5+3 phases pure digital PWM + Low RDS(on) MOSFETs design to support the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ CPUs by offering incredible precision in delivering power to the motherboard's most power-hungry and energy-sensitive components as well as delivering enhanced system performance and ultimate hardware scalability.

Ready for High-Speed Storage?



NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 Connector

AORUS Gaming motherbords are focused on delivering powerful M.2 Technology to enthusiasts who want to maximise their systems performance and potential

Industry-Leading LAN Protection



Static Electricity and Surge Protection

The ICs used in Gigabyte motherboards boast up to 3x the ESD resistance levels than when compared to traditional ICs protecting your components from static electricity. The AORUS Elite also features special anti-surge ICs that keep your motherboard protected from power surges,ensuring that your PC is equipped to deal with any potentially irregular and inconsistent power delivery.

Stay Cool under Demanding Loads



Smart Fan 5 Technology

Using Smart Fan 5 tech, ensures that consumers can enjoy heightend PC peformance whilst still maintaining those cool ideal temperatures. Smart Fan 5 allows users to interchange their fan headers to reflect different thermal sensors at different locations on the motherboard. Not only that, with Smart Fan 5 more hybrid fan headers that support both PWM and Voltage mode fans have been introduced to make the motherboard more liquid cooling friendly.

Illuminate your PC with RGB Fusion 2.0



RGB FUSION 2.0
With this GIGABYTE motherboard, RGB Fusion 2.0 is even better. users can truly adapt their PC to represent their lifestyle. With full RGB support and a redesigned RGB Fusion 2.0 application, the user has complete control over the LEDs which surround the motherboard.

RGB FUSION 2.0 SOFTWARE
With an intuitive interface, the RGB Fusion 2.0 software offers a better solution for customising lighting effects across all of your supported devices. From motherboards, graphics cards and peripherals, customise your gaming rig with your own style and share colour profiles with others. In addition, the new gaming mode makes lighting effects interactive with selected games to bring you the most immersive gaming experience.

GIGABYTE RGB Fusion APP
Don't just make your PC shine, make it a work of art that friends will envy. With the GIGABYTE RGB Fusion mobile app you can watch as you control the lighting within your gaming PC. This gives you ease of access as you adjust colors and speeds for different modes, all this can be achieved away from the keyboard and monitor of your PC via your smartphone.

Durability for Years to Come



Industry Leading Ultra Durable™ PCIe Armour
The innovative one piece stainless steel shielding design from GIGABYTE reinforces the PCIe connectors to provide the extra strength required to support heavy graphics cards.

Solid Pin Power Connectors
A520 AORUS motherboards feature solid plated ATX 12V 8pin power connectors to offer a stable power supply during CPU overloading.

Solid Pin Power connector advantages
Larger contact area for electricity.
More metal quantity to sustain higher power and generated heat.
Ultra durable and longer lifespan.

Q-Flash Plus

With GIGABYTE Q-Flash Plus, you don’t need to install the CPU, memory and graphics card nor enter the BIOS menu to flash the BIOS. Just download and save a new BIOS file (rename to gigabyte.bin) on the USB flash drive, then press the dedicated Q-Flash Plus button and you’re good to go!

STEP 1
Plug the 24pin & 8pin power supply cable into the motherboard.

STEP 2
Download and unzip the motherboard's compressed BIOS file and rename to "gigabyte.bin", save to a USB flash-drive, and plug it into the Q-Flash USB port.

STEP 3
Press the Q-Flash button, and the motherboard will start updating the BIOS automatically.

Take Control of your Motherboard

GIGABYTE BIOS & APP CENTER
Good software goes hand in hand with perfect hardware. The A520 AORUS Elite has bundled several useful and intuitive softwares to help users to control every feature of the motherboard.

Specifications:

Edition     AORUS ELITE
Form Factor     ATX
CPU Socket     AM4
Chipset     AMD A520

RAM Memory Support
Memory Type     DDR4
Memory Channel     Dual (2)
Memory Type (ECC)     ECC/Non-ECC
Memory Type (R/U)     UDIMM (Unbuffered)
Memory Speed (Mhz)     

DDR4 - 2133
DDR4 - 2400
DDR4 - 2667
DDR4 - 2933
DDR4 - 3200
DDR4 - 3333(OC)
DDR4 - 3600(OC)
DDR4 - 4000(OC)
DDR4 - 4400(OC)
DDR4 - 4600(OC)
DDR4 - 4733(OC)

Max. Memory Capacity     128GB (4x32GB)

Audio
Audio     Realtek ALC1200 7.1 HD Audio

Graphics Support
Primary GPU Interface     PCIe 3.0 (x16)
NVIDIA SLI Support     Not Supported
AMD CrossFire Support     Not Supported
Integrated Graphics     Requires Processor Graphics or Discrete GPU
On-Board Graphics Connectors     

DVI-D
HDMI 2.1

Internal Connectivity
Expansion Slots     

1 x M.2, 22-42/60/80/110, PCIe Gen3/SATA
3 x PCIe 3.0 x1
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16

SATA Support     SATA3 / M.2
RAID Support via     SATA
Storage Mode Support     

RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 10

Internal I/O     

1 x 24-pin (Power)
1 x 8-pin (Power)
2 x Addressable Digital RGB Header
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x CPU Fan Connector
1 x Front Panel Audio Header
1 x Front Panel Connector
1 x Q-Flash Plus Button
2 x RGB LED connector
4 x SATA III - 6Gb/s
1 x Serial (COM) Header
3 x System Fan header
1 x TPM 2.0 Header
2 x USB 2.0 Header
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header
1 x Water Cooling Fan Header (CPU_OPT)

External Connectivity
Network Interface Type     Wired Gigabit LAN (10/100/1000)
Network Chip/Modules     1 x Realtek (Gigabit LAN)
Rear I/O Connectors     

1 x Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
1 x DVI-D
1 x HDMI
1 x Line In
1 x Line Out
1 x Mic-In
1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo
1 x Rear Speaker Out
1 x RJ-45
1 x S/PDIF (Optical)
4 x USB 2.0
3 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A
1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A

Additional Specifications
Board Dimensions     305 x 244 mm
 
Additional Information
Model Number     A520 Aorus Elite
GTIN     4719331809812