GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS Elite AX (LGA 1200/ Intel Z590 ATX/Triple M.2/ PCIe 4.0/ USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C/Intel WiFi 6/2.5GbE LAN/Gaming Motherboard)

I have been using Gigabyte MBs since my Sandy Bridge build which is intel Gen 2. I paired this MB with an i7-11700K, 2 WD Black 1TB M.2 SSD drives, 1 WD Blue 1TB HDD, 32GB of Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 of memory and an EVGA SuperNNOVE 850W fully modular power supply. I installed Windows 11. I put this in a monster Thermaltake Core X71 case and finished with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition CPU cooler. The MB materials provided and the MB has all connection well idenitified and easy to install with this or any case. MB feels heavy and well built and was pretty solid when installing the RAM, GPU which is a Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 8GB, and the M.2 drives. Motherboard came with all necessary hardware to attached the M.2 drives and a few other cables. The BIOS is straightforward and I thought items were easy to find and change as needed. I had no issues at a hardware level with components being recognized. The only issue I had was with Windows 11 and the security features for installing. Windows 11 requires Secure Boot, and the use of TPM (Trusted Platform Module). Te BIOS hade which is a nice snapshot of what the board is doing along with CPU temps (mine is at 36 Celcious with the coller installed. Anyway, in the ADvanced BIOS settings is where changes are needed. The issue I had was that when also setting the "Intel Platform Trust Technology to "Enabled", which is a Windows 11 requirement, every time I saved my changes, the Intel PTT would revert back to disabled and I could not install Windows 11. I checked the Gigabyte site and found an updated BIOS that fixed this issue. There was one more release after that one, so I downloaded ans installed the latest version. Using the Q-Flash option in the BIOS, and a USB drive with the update firmware, the system updated without an issue and I installed Windows 11. I am sharing since this update and adjusting settings was really easy with this MB and I am up and running. I am now working on a second build and will use this MB again.

As being an AMD fan my whole computer building life this board was my first foray into Intel CPU's. I chose this board based on reviews and brand name since I've used Gigabyte with all my AMD builds. The first thing I instantly noticed with this board is how heavy it is, heavier than any other board I've ever used. I guess thats a good thing because this board has tons of aluminum heatsinks over the VRM's. The board seems very high quality and nothing soldered off center and all solder joints were shiny which means there is a very high quality soldering process. The board booted on first power button push and while it did restart itself several times it loaded into Windows just fine and I went to the manufacturers website to get all the latest drivers once Windows loaded its own. As a note to new users who might not be familiar with first start boots, most motherboads will restart themselves several times while the BIOS configures itself to all the onboard components. This could be scary for a new user because you’re not sure you did things right; but let it do its thing and once it loads into the OS you'll be fine. I do highly recommend this board. High quality components, heavy and well build. Oh, and built in AX wifi is great too!

I upgraded to this from an AORUS Elite Z490 board when I bought an 10700k to upgrade my 10100F I3. Solid board, love the solid VRM cooling and no messing with back plates. Wifi 6 is a nice upgrade over the Wifi 5 of my old board. Plenty of IO and plenty of NVME slots. I like the built in heatsinks for the NVME's that clean up the look of the board in my NZXT case. Only issue I have with this board *and also the Z490*, is the location of the 4 pin header nearest the top of the board *CPU* as it leaves nearly no access to plug in the wires due to being right on the edge of the PCB and next to the integrated back plate. With the NZXT H510, this plug is jammed right up against the top case fans, and actually required me getting creative to get it to fit.

It's fantastic, I'm using the nvme slots, one with a 980 PRO and getting 7k/5kgbs read/write (NOTE I originally got a 10th gen processor but turns out you need 11th gen to get the full power out of the pcie 4 nvme slot for some reason??) BUT DO NOT INSTALL the Gigabyte helper apps they push on you, they are cancer. There's one that has to do with special USB powering of some kind, and if installed and I plug my phone into my pc, it would just immediately freeze out and crash the PC. Took a day or so to figure out why. Maybe you can get away with installing the others (so you get get easier BIOS updates) but I don't trust them after the issue with the USB one. Also, their gigabyte server was basically down for the first month I had the motherboard, which made diagnosing issues and upgrading my BIOS manually very challenging. But hey, my PC rocks with it now.

Specs: Bequiet 500DX Black Intel core i7 10700k Noctua NH-D15 2070 super (old alienware r8 gpu) seagate 1TB barracuda 510 nvme gigabyte Z590 aorus elite ax (ATX) Noctua NF-A14 x2 fans Corsair vengeance 32gb 3200mhz Corsair RMX850 gold psu Took 3 hours to put together. The main issues I have with the build is that the 24 pin connector on the side got in the way of the ssd bracket. The connector was so fat, and had a part of it couldn't bend on the side, so I had to leave it off in order to close the case. The second issue I got during assemble was that I couldn't reach some of the fan headers at the top of the MB cause of the cpu cooler I choose. I had to remove the fans in the case so I could reach it after installing the MB, and even then it was a challenge to push in the connectors. The CPU plugs were also on the top and was a pain to reach. End of the day, I was able to get my rig working with no issue. I was able to assemble it as best I could, and I especially like that little bracket that goes on the F_panel for the front headers that made my life easier. Edit (12/31/21): used for about 20 days and only grip I have is that it takes about 20s pre-post and 10s post to boot. I'm new at this so I don't know what is making it boot so slow.

Me encantó la motherboard, al principio me dió un pequeño problema al encender por que se quedó el led en VGA, supongo que ha de ver sido por que usé un adaptador en la salida de video, le quité hasta que se puso en Boot y funcionó de maravilla, he visto comentarios de que no funciona la Lan pero la tengo conectada y va muy bien, me ha llegado con todos los accesorios incluso la antena. Excelente compra. Mis componentes que he usado es una SSD XPG S40G, RAM T-FORCE RGB DELTA 3600 16Gbx2, Core I7 11700K, disipador NOCTUA nh-d15s cromax.black, en un futuro poner una aceleradora gráfica

Absolutely love this product, this mother board with my Intel - Core i5-11400 11th Generation and my Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR4 RAM 16GB (8GBx2) 3200MHz works like a charm and I love the RGB feature that comes with it and although this motherboard comes with an antenna for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, I've never had faster Wi-Fi speeds in my life. this is a definite must by if your planning on building a gaming pc.

The return hasn't fully processed yet but I was very excited to get this board. I swore by Gigabyte but it appears as if I was sent a refurbed one or perhaps an open box? I had missing screw hardware and the m.2 plates where disheveled and loose inside the motherboard anti static bag. I didn't care - I wanted it built. It was only after I got it into my case that I realized the processor socket had bent pins and there was a chunk of pins missing. Very disappointed - I had to go to Best Buy and pickup what I could which was the MSI Z590. Idk if what they sent was refurbed but its definitely not what I am use to with Gigabyte.