GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS Elite AX DDR4 (LGA 1700/ Intel Z790/ATX/ DDR4/Quad M.2/PCIe 5.0/USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C/Intel Wi-Fi 6E/2.5GbE LAN/Q-Flash Plus/EZ-Latch Plus/Gaming Motherboard)

It took me 3 hours to tear down my most recent set up and replace it with this. Tight constraints but I’m a big fan of the ATX factor. My immediate concern being a novice PC builder was that there is a 4x2 and a 2x2 ATX CPU power pin. If you are NOT over clocking, the 4x2 pin is enough and will boot and run things no issues. Tons of fan slots. The armor plates are removable and double as a heat sink for M.2 drives which go under them and can be screwed back on over the drives. Very sleek design. Heavy. Lots of metal parts and I love me some old fashioned gun metal colors. There is a built in RGB a lot so you can use those silly 3 pin connections and light up your world. BIOS from Gigabyte has always been nice in my opinion. This one is just as lovely as prior iterations and felt a lot better too. This board helped me trouble shoot why I could not boot my PC as well, made set up take a much shorter amount of time. This Z690 AX is labeled as the king of gaming by gigabyte. It, combined with a 13th gen processor, knows no bounds and transcends defeat. I did have some minor issues bios flashing, mostly operator error, but ddr4 updates I had to go back and use older files (F20) to use a 13th gen processor.

I really like this mobo. Highly customizable settings, nice build quality, etc. My buddy just built an brand new Asus system- flashed the recently released Asus BIOS update and bricked it. Asus sent him a replacement- two of the four RAM slots did not work. Give this Gigabyte Z790 Aorus DDR4 Wifi a chance. I paired it with a new Intel i7-13700 CPU, a Thermalrite Assassin air cooler, a Samsung Gen 4 M.2 drive and 48 GB of Corsair RAM. It screams in gaming even with a legacy Nvidia 3060Ti GPU. Flashed the BIOS to version F6 (due to recent security revelations) - super easy to do right thru Windows 11. Went perfect. Super happy with this mobo so far ! This is my first new gen computer build in many years. Just BUY it !

Gigabyte boards just ALWAYS work. It's the only brand I use. Bought this one for an upgrade to socket 1700 Intel processors, without having to purchase new RAM as this board uses DDR4. I fired it up, checked the BIOS and made a few adjustments, then put Windows 11 in. Put it to bed. Next evening,after firing it up again, it contacted Gigabyte website and installed all of the necessary drivers and the latest BIOS update. Everything works perfectly and this is just my "backup" PC, which is now looking like it will take the place of my main machine until I also upgrade this PC. For CPU cooling, I went with a Noctua NH-U12S Redux with a second fan. Glad I did as this setup just fits when using a front to back air flow setup. The full sized Noctua coolers would probably not fit. All in all, I highly recommend this board for it's overall value, reliability, and versatility.

well first off this board is def not for new builders. ive had soo many ups and downs and the sad part is , all i needed to do was update bios which i was 4months reluctant of doing sense bios updating is like never needed. After going through hell id like to say ive learned alot from fixing issues with this board . my last board was a z590 and that board was by far the best experience ever . little to no issues at all and i was able to push beyond all of my parts capabilities until my dumb ash fried it . it was on my part for being way topo excited to get a new gpu and not turn off the pc before going inside. that board is no longer in available . so i went on to a cheaper one . still no issues so i decided to build my dream pc. this was involved sadly. ive only had it for 4 months and have had the worst experience ever. i did end up making everything much better and learning alot on the way. this board will become my testing board and i will be buying a better one for my birthday in December. Asus has made everything much easier to deal with and there mother boards are considered the best for a reason. caution when buying this board u will want to throw it away bec of issues and or give up .4 stars bec the board is actually decent but not what i expected for over clocking. this board is def for someone who knows what there doing but i doubt they would buy this one

Been running this MB for 15 months trouble-free with a 12600K CPU/G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory / KingSpec XG 7000 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4.0x4 NVME 1.4 Speed up to 7400MB/s Write Speed Up to 6600MB / ARESGAME AGV Series 500W Power Supply, 80 Plus Bronze Certified, Non Modular Power Supply and it has been rock solid, especially after BIOS update which was easy to update. There are several ways to update the BIOS. I chose the online BIOS update which was a breeze. But I only paid $120 for this MB which is now $300. I would choose a different MB at that cost. I don’t game at all. Primarily use for Office365, data storage, and streaming. I purchased this MB thinking I would use the onboard video but the refresh rate was terrible so I added the RX-580 to get a 165hz refresh rate which made a huge difference on the performance all around. The board has more features than most PC users need.

Definitely one of my best purchases. While it looked great in the pictures, the reality exceeded my expectations. Holding it in my hands, I could immediately tell the high quality. Everything arrived in perfect condition, not a scratch and well packaged. I'm convinced I made the right choice. I haven't had any issues with the motherboard and I've used it extensively. The only minor detail is a soft electronic humming when the PC is under high processing loads, but it's only audible if I get very close to the board. I understand this is normal and varies between boards. Fortunately, it's not bothersome and hasn't interfered with my work at all. I would 100% recommend this motherboard. It's a worthwhile investment for its quality and performance.

I use this machine for photography and video work (Photoshop, LightRoom, Topaz, etc.) So here's what happened: 1. I needed a new graphics card to meet the load Topaz can put on a graphics card. (Great software.) 2. Ordered Geforce 4070 ti (later returned it - black screen - and got the 4070 - long story) 3. Ordered the Z790 Aorus Elite AX DDR4 (DDR 4 is not a typo) 4. Ordered the i7 13700KF (no graphics unit on the chip) 5. Ordered the Corsair H115i adpator kit for the older cooler's bracket - these slightly longer standoffs work great. 6. Used my GSkill DDR 4 3200 RAM - 32 GB. 7. Used my EVGA 850 PSU. 8. Once I figured out I needed a PCIe 4.0 riser extension cable, all was well. (If you use the old PCIe3.0, you'll get black screen and pull your hair out on unneccesary trouble shooting. The picture shows the card in the PCIe 4.0 slot. When the cable comes in, I'll return the Card to the riser via the PCIe extension cable. ) This machine is grrrrreat!!!! Cinebench 23 score multicore is 29810. Monitor: BenQ SW 2700PT on Display port and Calibrated i1 Display Pro (XRite). Saved a bunch of dollars using a few older parts for this build.

I recently rebuilt my system with an Z790 AORUS Master and i7-14700KF. It's been great after flashing the BIOS to work with a 14th gen processor--Q Flash+ works fine. I decided to upgrade my wife's PC (she's not a power user) with the same CPU on a Z790 AORUS Elite AX DDR4, re-using the DRAM from my previous machine. Installed only the CPU, 1 DRAM, and a video card, system would not POST/boot, ending with a VGA fault light and no video. Flashed the BIOS to the latest version, same result. Used 3 different video cards, 3 PSUs, different DRAM, same result. Gigabyte tech support agreed that it was either the board or the CPU and suggested I return the board. Amazon replaced it immediately and...same problem. So I replaced the CPU, this time with the i7-14700K (not KF) to eliminate the video card during troubleshooting. Same problems, and it stumped the Gigabyte tech support as well. I've returned it and will use a different model and DDR5 memory. My suspicion: this is probably a good board, but the latest BIOS (F10) don't seem to work with 14th generation processors. Your results may vary. I've built dozens of systems over the years for personal use, business use (coding), friends, family and some small businesses. Never had this much trouble. Gigabyte tech support, once you finally get off hold, was excellent; the negative results were not their fault.