You can add an Intel alpine ridge with an Asus Thunderbolt3EX card (you can add the same card to a Z270a if you want thunderbolt on a simple/cheap z270 platform).

Devin is getting bored with his build and wants to know if the Core i7 7700K is the fastest option for his Z270-based system. I have had my current build for two years - ASUS Z270, Intel Core i7 ...

The next-gen ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC Edition graphics card retail box teased, and OMG it is absolutely, ridiculously massive. A true behemoth.