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Compatibility With Cpus
Customers have mixed opinions on the compatibility of the GIGABYTE Z790 S WIFI DDR4 LGA 1700 Intel Z790 ATX Motherboard with various CPUs. Some users reported successful use with affordable CPUs, while others experienced issues and had to perform a BIOS update or replace the motherboard altogether.
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Quality
Windows 11 loads and runs perfectly with little intervention by the user.
If you are not over clocking, the 4x2 pin is enough and will boot and run things no issues.
It, combined with a 13th gen processor, knows no bounds and transcends defeat.
This z690 ax is labeled as the king of gaming by gigabyte.
Price
What is great about this motherboard is that it uses the z690 chip set used for gaming and provides excellent feature set at an... Read More
Competitiveness
If this one prematurely dies, i'm looking at another brand, like asrock.
The next time i assemble another computer for someone, i would buy and use the same motherboard with similar cpu.
Granted, because it was a cheap purchase, this z790 motherboard is not as robust as the other offerings that gigabyte have, gen... Read More
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- How are reviewers describing this item?
set and built. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 771 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 23 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As you may or may not be aware the cpu and motherboard must support the trusted platform tpm2
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That motherboard only lasted 3 years but i thought it was a fluke and decided to go with gigabyte again
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Granted because it was a cheap purchase this z790 motherboard is not as robust as the other offerings that gigabyte have generally 200400 in range you get what you pay for
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Some of the connections could have been better placed or with more quality parts so your mileage will vary
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its definitely not an rog level of quality
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The one annoying issue is the placement of the pcie and the m2 slot theyre too close together which presents challenges when mounting a full sized gpu card
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The other concern is that the pch temp on this board sits squarely at 50c on idle when everywhere else on the motherboard is lower than 38c
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