
Product arrived quickly and was fairly straightforward to install into my computer. A friend bought the same motherboard and had to q-flash it in order for it to work, so we did that with mine too, but I don't know if it was necessary for mine. No issues after q-flashing. Works great in my computer

Extremely heavy with a lot of cooling potential. Great UEFI redesign vs Asus. Easy overclocking. Super easy bios updates

Good looking white circuits Good compatibility Strong BIOS

Runs great for gaming: Ive put in plenty of long sessions and it stays cool the whole time. Everything feels smooth and stable, even when Im playing for hours. Feels really solid: When youre building with it, the board just feels sturdy. Im running a big GPU and had zero worries it feels like it can handle anything you throw at it. No issues online: Networkings been solid for me. Whether Im plugged in or on Wi-Fi, my connection stays stable and I dont get random drops during games.


-Plenty of storage options -DDR5 support -Onboard Wifi and Bluetooth works great -All the front panel headers I need

New feature to flash BIOS with no memory was a life saver.

No issues with compatibility and works great.

Lots of PCIe drive slots (6) Using the PCIe Gen 5.0 drive slot does not impact the PCIe 1 slot speed as in Z790s Two high speed LAN connections WIFI 7 High end Audio DAC Top end Power Phase ATX form factor PCIe 5.0 spec on slot 1 to support new 5 series nVidia cards

This was the only board that let me install two GPUs and not block other needed PCIe slots for other uses (swing cameras, more IO).

Great stuff. Make sure to go into the Realtek audio settings and turn the amp setting up if you have high impedance headphones like me. Was initially disappointed the volume level was so low, and found out they have different amp settings in the app.

New LGA 1851 Lots of room for PCI 5 expansion Onboard BT and WiFi Tons of space for M.2 memory (gen 4 at least)


Nice motherboard. No frills, no blingy RGB. Just what I needed to build a media server, paired up with an Intel Ultra 5 225. The build booted up first try, no problems with memory compatibility like other reviewers have reported. I'm using a Crucial Pro 2 × 16GB kit that ISN'T listed on the QVL, but it works great. Memory is Crucial part # CP2K16G64C32U5B (Newegg part $ N82E16820156450). I love the spring-loaded M.2 quick release pins. No need for a screwdriver or the pivot locking mechanism that MSI has on its other boards. Overall, I very pleased with the motherboard. It's reasonably priced and has a nice feature set. So far it's been rock solid stable being on 24/7.


- It worked, and mostly matched the color scheme of the build, but-

All the connections you could need

Build quality is superb !!!

