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- #14 in Computer Motherboards
Intel LGA 1700 Socket: Supports 13th and 12th Gen Intel Core Series Processors DDR5 Compatible: 4*SMD DIMMs with XMP 3.0 Memory Module Support Commanding Power Design: Twin 16+1+2 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 70A Power Stage Cutting-Edge Thermal Design: M.2 Thermal Guard III, Fully Covered MOSFET Heatsinks, PCIe Ultra Durable Armor, 6-Layer PCB Next Gen Connectivity: SMD PCIe 5.0, 4* PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C EZ-Latch: PCIe 5.0 EZ-Latch with a Quick Release & Screwless Design Fast Networking: 2.5GbE LAN, Intel WiFi 6E 802.11ax, 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna Dynamic Audio: High-End Audio Capacitor, Audiophile WIMA Capacitors Fine Tuning Features: RGB FUSION 2.0, Supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips, Smart Fan 6, Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without installing CPU, Memory, and GPU. Ascend the Throne of Gaming with the Z790 AORUS ELITE AX. The Z790 AORUS ELITE AX supports 13th and 12th Gen Intel Core Processors unparalleled performance. Unlock your gaming potential with GIGABYTE Z790 Motherboards. GIGABYTE Z790 motherboards come with upgraded power design, high grade storage standards, and outstanding connectivity that enables you to optimize your performance. Claim what is yours.
Stephen A.
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
Love this board. Worked great right out of the box. Be careful though unless you want your CPU running over 5 Gigs. Had to go into the BIOS and slow things down a bit. Aside from that seems rock solid.
heff
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2025
Excellent board. Pretty much plug-and-play, no manual needed. It applied proper RAM timings, comes with some easy overclocking options, and has great features built onto the board like WiFi 6E, GbE, and Optical Audio out. It has been rock solid through all games and testing I've thrown at it. Would definitely buy it again. My only complaint is some of the software inside the OS - GCC is helpful to install proper drivers but is too buggy to leave running.
Ts0999
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2025
So far So good. (4) m.2 slots, performance seems good, looks Nice, has some RGB light on the board. One thing you should know, more than likely you will have to update, and it may be a bit confusing for this MB. This one I got is the "Aorus Elite ax ddr5 rev 1.1" (the current latest Bios is FLb as of 2-11-25), and there is at least one other similar. The one with Bios that's all Letters(the one I got) matches the download for also All Letters, the other that has Letter and Numbers in the bios is for of course the one with numbers in the update bios. I believe the description on Gigabyte site says "Rev 1.x" (on the Link) and Not Rev 1.1 for the one I have. The other one has Rev 1.0 on the Link(the bios with Letter and Numbers). Hope this may help someone and I didn't Confuse you. Also mine had an extra letter in the bios it came with, idk why but 2 letters matched for an older bios on the correct site linked Rev 1.x, but I felt I had to search the Internet and found only one similar discussion, and I followed what they said and it updated fine.
Jacob
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2024
EDIT: After some testing with new parts and tinkering with settings, I've figured that the main issue stemmed from the RAM, not the motherboard. I've never used DDR5 before so maybe it's something to do with that, but I've found it impossible to use at full speed and have it be stable. Never ever use XMP. I've learned my lesson there. Also fixed my issue with boot up times/lighting not starting properly by messing with ErP and Fast Boot settings in the BIOS. Glad I get to use this board, it's got wonderful I/O and it's simple enough for what I need.ORIGINAL: Just built my new PC and this motherboard has given me the most issues out of any parts by far. To start off with the bad, it has some power issues, fan lights will often not turn on or off alongside the PC, it takes a while to start up most of the time, and I can not use my RAM to its fullest speed. Using the motherboard's built in XMP with 4x16GB DDR5-6400 MHz RAM causes only crashes when using the PC. (memtest shows 0 errors with the RAM itself.) Games will crash quickly and sometimes the entire system just blue-screens or freezes, and every time it's related to the XMP, and I know this because going to a lower XMP profile, it works fine. Still a few crashes but it's never anywhere near as bad as using it at full speed. This motherboard also just has some build quality issues. USB-3 plugin came off with the connector, making the pins exposed. Thankfully it still works, but that's definitely not reassuring when it comes off that easily.As for the good, this motherboard has a lot of I-O. 4 USB 2.0 ports on the back for your keyboard, mouse, etc. is always nice. Lots of USB 3.0 ports and also tons of slots on the motherboard itself. The NVME storage is very nice and has a good built-in heatsink for them. The motherboard itself also looks super clean, and is incredibly simple to install.This motherboard definitely has a lot of potential, it's possible I got a faulty board, and if I get more problems I'll definitely end up getting a new one from a different brand. But, if you wanna take a chance, then this one could definitely work. For now, I think there's a lot of issues that need ironing out and if you plan on getting high-end parts, you may want to look for something with more assured quality.
Adrián
Reviewed in Mexico on June 12, 2024
Todo bien aunque si me dió un susto con 14n de Intel, pero está salida 100% salida de fabrica
Kyle Davis
Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2024
Very good value board with tons of features. Good vrms, tames my 14700K no sweat. Great bios out of the box and easy oc/uv/xmp etc, no issues getting 6400mhz 32GB X2 running stable. Armory Crate software could use an overhaul.. that's my only complaint, but everything can be done at a bios level, which I prefer anyways. Gigabyte has always served me well for mobos, and this one is no different.
Liam
Reviewed in Canada on November 15, 2024
Purchased on Prime Day for -30% off. Amazing value with modern conveniences WIFI7, DDR5 w/XMP 3.0 support, tons of headers. Very well built motherboard.
Noir
Reviewed in Canada on November 14, 2024
Looks good and no problems so far
JYM
Reviewed in Canada on October 26, 2024
The original user's manual was missing from the box which casts a doubt as to the ''new '' condition of the item.I understand that the manual is available on the manufacturer's website but still, I think it should be included in the box as a reference.
Mae
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
I have 11 PC builds under my belt, never have I encountered more issues than I have with this MOBO.Motherboard BIOS has a really nasty habit of failing to restart after tweaking BIOS settings, even when just loading the default configs.I hate to say but the BIOS also has very unintuitive post beep codes which makes troubleshooting needlessly difficult. For example, the motherboard uses the exact same post beep code to indicate both a CPU failure and also a "monitor not recognized" error. If you're not savvy or dont google the error codes and just go off of what the MOBO manual says you could very easily assume your CPU is DOA when in actuality it's just an incompatible monitor.Another thing, its very picky about peripherals. If you don't have a very new monitor or keyboard, expect to have issues. I found the onboard display port to be more reliable than the HDMI. I have a Gigabyte brand 1440p monitor from 2020 that it still wont recognize despite my other PCs using it fine. A 2024 Samsung monitor hooked up via DP was much more cooperative.Next to address are the network interface drivers. This MOBO is equipped with a very fancy 2.5Gbs Ethernet port and it uses the Intel Ethernet Controller (3) I225-V driver. This driver is notorious for having problems and mine was no different. I thought a discrete network card would do the trick but it did nothing to rectify the stuttering and intermittent toggling between 1000Mbs mode and 100Mbs mode. I tested the cables, modem, router, WIFI drivers, different versions of windows, even bought two new Cat8 cables, everything I could think of and nothing has helped this issue. There are quite a few others on forums that have this issue too so it's not unique to me and I had a control PC to test against so I'm very confident the issue is here on the MOBO.I could go on, but everything except the actual physical install has been a migraine.To add insult to injury they dont include a physical manual, MOBO speaker or driver CD so you better have all those things prepared before attempting a build with this MOBO. I know other manufacturers are moving toward this practice as well but Its such a minor thing that helps so much with builds that I can't help but feel very disappointed with what you get in the box, especially at this price point.In conclusion, I really cant recommend this motherboard.If it were just bad components then that could be solved with a RMA, but a lot of my frustrations came from deliberate design decisions and I would be lying to say I wasn't let down.
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