Following the lineup’s reveal a few days ago, ASUS has announced pricing and pre-order details for its new Z490 motherboard series that supports the latest 10th generation Intel Core processors. The Z490 series is available for pre-order now until May 20, 2020.
Buyers interested in pre-ordering a new Z490 motherboard have two options; the first is a Gaming Gear Bundle where each motherboard will come with bundled with a specific ROG gaming gear. The items that are part of the bundle include either a pair of ROG Cetra noise-cancelling earbuds, an ROG Pugio gaming mouse, or a TUF Gaming K5 gaming keyboard .
The second offer meanwhile is the Gaming Monitor Bundle. As the name implies, this bundle includes one Z490 moterboard along with a certain ASUS gaming monitor. The monitors part of the lineup include the ROG Strix XG32VQR, ASUS VG278QR, or the ASUS VG278QR. Both the Gaming Gear and Gaming Monitor bundles also come with free PHP 1,000 Steam Credits.
Here are the prices of the Z490 motherboard series pre-order bundles:
| Model | Gaming Gear Bundle | SRP | Gaming Monitor Bundle | SRP | Special pre-order gift |
| ROG MAXIMUS XII EXTREME | ROG Cetra | PHP 46,000 | ROG Strix XG32VQR | PHP 74,580 | P1,000 Steam credit |
| ROG MAXIMUS XII FORMULA | ROG Cetra | PHP 27,600 | ROG Strix XG32VQR | PHP 56,180 | P1,000 Steam credit |
| ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) | ROG Cetra | PHP 24,980 | ROG Strix XG32VQR | PHP 53,560 | P1,000 Steam credit |
| ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING | ROG Pugio | PHP 16,640 | ASUS VG278QR | PHP 31,940 | P 800 Steam credit |
| ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING | ROG Pugio | PHP 14,730 | ASUS VG278QR | PHP 30,030 | P 800 Steam credit |
| ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING | ROG Pugio | PHP 13,770 | ASUS VG278QR | PHP 29,070 | P 800 Steam credit |
| ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING(WI-FI) | ROG Pugio | PHP 13,770 | ASUS VG278QR | PHP 29,070 | P 800 Steam credit |
| ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING | ROG Pugio | PHP 16,640 | ASUS VG278QR | PHP 31,940 | P 800 Steam credit |
| TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) | TUF Gaming K5 | PHP 12,160 | TUF Gaming VG27VQ | PHP 27,620 | P 500 Steam credit |
The Z490 motherboard series is available for pre-order at the following resellers: ROG Concept Store Davao and Gilmore, Davao Futurebright Enterprises, Dynaquest, Easy PC, Gaisano Interpace, JDM, PC Express, PC Hub, PC QuickBuys, PC Worx, Strategic Technologies, and Thinking Tools.
The ASUS Z490 motherboard series will release by the end of this month. After the pre-order period, the motherboards will be priced accordingly:
| Model | SRP |
| ROG MAXIMUS XII EXTREME | PHP 46,000 |
| ROG MAXIMUS XII FORMULA | PHP 27,600 |
| ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) | PHP 24,980 |
| ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING | PHP 16,640 |
| ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING | PHP 14,730 |
| ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING | PHP 13,770 |
| ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING(WI-FI) | PHP 13,770 |
| ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING | PHP 16,640 |
| TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) | PHP 12,160 |
For more info on the Z490 series, read our quick features on the new motherboard line from ASUS:
ASUS announces the Z490 Series Motherboards for 10th Gen Intel Core processors
