https://wccftech.com/asrock-flagship-z690-aqua-oc-motherboard-joins-thousand-dollar-club-costs-1399-us/

For Intel Alder Lake CPUs, all top motherboard manufacturers have prepped up at least one Z690 board that costs north of $1000 US, for ASRock, it's their Aqua series.

The ASRock Z690 Aqua has been listed for a retail price of $1299.99 US while the OC variant which has more tuning options for enthusiasts & overclockers is priced at $1399.99 US. Both boards are outfitted with a custom water block which should provide better cooling performance however, it also adds to the cost of each board. With that said, ASRock's Aqua series features the lowest price of all flagship water-block-equipped motherboards. Competitors such as the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme Glacial and Gigabyte Z690 AORUS Xtreme Waterforce cost $1999.99 & $1899.99 US, respectively.