Asus Prime Z790-A Wifi 6E LGA 1700 (Intel 13th&12th Gen) ATX Motherboard (16+1 DrMOS, PCIe 5.0, DDR5, 4x M.2 Slots, Intel 2.5 GB LAN, USB 3.2 Gen 2

Great motherboardRan perfectly out of the boxNot too many options out there for DDR5 , Z790 chipset and Wi-Fi included. Having a rear I/O shield sealed the deal for me.Instructions were super clean.Box included everything I needed for the install.As 13th Gen Intel processors become more mainstream this will be a great mid market motherboard with a clean white aesthetic

relevant info:- final amount was $293.32 (w/ $50 gift card and payboo card)- purchased as new item - coming soon dec 4, 2022, shipped jan 9, 2023, arrived jan 11- checked exterior, necessary functions/connections and had no issuesnote:- ran my specs w/ no issue (i5-13600k, 3090 ti, ddr5 5600)Silver/white motherboard with a software system that was easy to navigate through. The price to performance, amount of drivers, and wifi 6e isn't practical but accomplished everything I needed.

The Asus Prime Z790-A WiFi is a competent and solid motherboard that gets what I needed done with few extras, a few problems and for an unimpressive price.I needed a 13th Gen Intel-capable motherboard. Z690 motherboards that allow CPU-less BIOS updates (needed for Gen 13 install) are almost as expensive as this was. I also wanted a better-than-basic audio CODEC. So I spent a bit more to get a few fewer features to avoid some potential hassle and get the audio feature that was important to me.Unfortunately, the Windows 11 install hit a brick wall at Network Setup. If it can’t find a network (due to no drivers), it doesn’t give you any options other than a ghosted “NEXT” button. Luckily, there’s a web address. You have to use something like ctl-F12 to open up a ... MoreThe Asus Prime Z790-A WiFi is a competent and solid motherboard that gets what I needed done with few extras, a few problems and for an unimpressive price.I needed a 13th Gen Intel-capable motherboard. Z690 motherboards that allow CPU-less BIOS updates (needed for Gen 13 install) are almost as expensive as this was. I also wanted a better-than-basic audio CODEC. So I spent a bit more to get a few fewer features to avoid some potential hassle and get the audio feature that was important to me.Unfortunately, the Windows 11 install hit a brick wall at Network Setup. If it can’t find a network (due to no drivers), it doesn’t give you any options other than a ghosted “NEXT” button. Luckily, there’s a web address. You have to use something like ctl-F12 to open up a command prompt and run some commands that won’t end up working.I realized the install screen looked like a windows desktop. I was able to ctl-alt-delete and then run explorer. From there I browsed to where I needed to be and double-clicked on the Asus network driver install utility and everything worked fine from that point on.With default settings, everything worked great. Solid and snappy.Unfortunately, my Scythe Fuma 2 isn't quite capable of dissipating the 250 watts of full-throttle heat. Through the windows tweaking utility and BIOS settings, I was able to reduce the CPU voltage to the point no throttling occurs. The process would be easier if the BIOS structure was more like the AI Suite app. But I'm glad the options are there.Finally, there’s severe mouse stuttering during USB Drive access. The PC is basically unusable while you are transferring files from a USB drive.I expect that problem to be resolved in a future BIOS update. I’m on version 0602 dated 2022-09-21.