GIGABYTE Z790 AERO G Review Unboxing, Overview, and Teardown

[@dystasia]

Dude you are so thorough with this video. I love it. You actually answered like 3 questions I had after reading the manual. The most important one being PCIe 5.0 switching and where I should put my m.2 nvme. Thank you!

[@MakR.D]

seriously one of the best in-detail reviews, keep up the good work.

[@The_Daily_Meow]

I really laughed while watching what he was doing with this motherboard. Turning it on the table like it was peace of wood, tapping with fingers and screwdriver. Manufacturers would cry if they saw this.

[@ray-conemod8271]

Really good in depth review, probably learned way too much about stuff I didnt need to know. Great to see that it seems to hold up as a solid board.

[@maxabillon]

Very nice Steve, best review of a motherboard I seen, Now own this board, the white plastic piece top left stops a 240mm rad lining up in roof of some cases like Corsair 220T

[@davek39851]

Good video, but dragging that board around on the bare table and seeing the giant scratches drove me nuts lol

[@KyleShejko]

Good detailed video, but scraping your motherboard on the wooden table is a very bad idea both for the mobo and for the table..

[@jamesrossmusic6013]

I've heard this board can work with 192GB RAM is this correct?

[@jeffreylevin9728]

PCIE 5.0 x 8 is the exact same bandwidth as PCIE 4.0 x16. There are no graphics cards that are PCIE 5.0. Not only that, but there is still no graphics card available that can saturate PCIE 3.0 x16 let alone PCIE 4.0 x16. In fact in gaming and creator workloads, an RTX 3090 can only barely fully saturate PCIE 2.0 x16 bandwidth. Only very specialized workflows in things like AI and modeling can you saturate PCIE 4.0 x16 graphics cards.

[@StevesHardware]

Yes, but a link must be negotiated. So if you stick a x16 card in a x8 slot, it will only run at x8 at the highest speed the GPU supports even if higher speeds are supported.

[@gumz4183]

​​@@StevesHardwarehey Steve, pardon me but what does this mean exactly? Are you saying GPUs have a speed cap on 8 lanes? And so even if Pcie 5 is twice as fast, the GPU performance is still going to be capped? I have purchased this board and a 4080 and I can't return them in my country(no return policy). I intend to use the Pcie 5 m2 slot(with a Pcie5 SSD) and was initially okay with running my GPU through 8 lanes but is this going to affect performance in any considerable way?

[@iqbalahmedaRA]

I found it very informative. How many models are in Gigabyte z690 motherboards have

[@gamepad-coder]

Fantastic video, thanks!

[@cooknn]

Thanks for this video! Building on this board tonight. I have a PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe and RTX 4090 GPU. Also 13900K CPU. Couple questions. With the GPU in the 'CPU connected PCIe 5' slot I will install my M.2 in the slot you recommend (you called it slot 4). But, can I ever move up to a PCIe 5 M.2 (slot 5/Gen 5) without stealing from my GPU on this motherboard? Also, I'm using Corsair HX1500i PSU, should I use both the 8 and the 4 power connectors? Wondering if I should have opted for the gaming motherboard...

[@StevesHardware]

You can put it in any slot, in fact I'd put it in that first slot or in the one furthest from the GPU as that will generate a lot of heat. The 4090 can also negotiate a faster bus speed, so it shouldn't take as big of a hit as the older gpus like a 2080 ti.

[@cooknn]

@@StevesHardware Thanks for the reply!

[@cooknn]

@@StevesHardware Oh, how about the power from the PSU? Should I use both the 8 and the 4 on the motherboard? [EDIT] I got the answer from Gigabyte. For the 13900K I need to use both.

[@Spirosus]

im about to build the same system just wondering if the motherboard is enough to hold the 13900k and the 4090 (without overclocking..) i was thinking about msi tomahawk D5 and asus prime-A too...

[@cooknn]

@@Spirosus This board was a dream to build on. My 13900K and 4090 fit nicely and are running cool. I did not overclock either. I watched Steve's video like a dozen times 🤪

[@stevanko1]

Hi Steve, great review. Kinda of a dumb question, but this board should be able to run a 13900kS out of the box right? ( it being a z790 - so no bios update required?)

[@MATTE.U.K]

loved this thanks

[@Outmind01]

A thorough and in-depth tear-down, thank you! Do you happen to know the amperage for the phases? I couldn't find it anywhere. They were 70A on the last board, so I wonder if Gigabyte bumped it up to 90A this time.

[@StevesHardware]

Yea 70a for core, 60a for aux, and 55a for igpu.

[@OfficialGundem]

can you pleasw add chapters/bookmarks in this video?

[@timsamsung3736]

How do I connect Thunderbolt to this motherboard?

[@ApocaIypse.]

Would this board still be usable for the 13900ks?

[@cs_mns]

love the detail

[@cjrsacred]

Isn't it the most annoying thing that this motherboard doesn't come with a user's manual inbox?

[@StevesHardware]

One of the most, yes. I can't 100% comment on the situation with the retail versions of the board as they might have just been late with a quick start manual

[@uzs4w2]

​ @Steve's Hardware I can confirm, there is no real User Manual - after receiving my retail version :( I even checked on GA homepage the packaging list. But fortunately easy to download and used it to show on my iPad during installation.

[@Corontant]

Super!Thank you very much for it, it was almost wonderful, I would really like to try it :)) ++

[@nadtz]

Wondering if you ever did the follow up on the BIOS? Have this board and am very happy with it but some fiddling with XTU has shown I'd get the same performance and better temps out of my 13700k on air with a bit of tweaking in the bios but I have to admit I'm lost with the power stuff. Thanks for this video btw, was a great help when I was doing my research on this board.

[@christophern.9234]

How does this compare to gigabyte aorus elite ddr5?

[@iqbalahmedaRA]

Among them which motherboard is with non-RGB & DDR4 variant & specially made for creativities, not for gaming??????

[@nubanimator]

Does this use the old Intel I225-V ethernet controller, or the new I226-V? Thanks! I watched and around 19 minutes you confirmed it's I225, thanks.

[@arturkre5793]

why, does this version have issues ?

[@zhelmd]

Great video thank you! Extra thanks for explaining how they managed to get a pcie5.0 M2 port in there.

[@starrims]

does it have 8 layer PCB?

[@LeCommeiLFaut]

No one shows seals 🤷‍♀️

[@HrvojeGolubic]

Hi, Thanks for the video! Will big Noctua Mh-d15 will fit ? I can't find anything online. It seems that heatsinks could be on the was for the second fan.

[@TheOzTurkish]

I have the exact same question, can't find anything about it

[@malikto1]

Do you have to install the DP cable jumper to your GPU if you're not using the Type-C port?

[@akkerin3812]

hi is this a good Board for gaming? and what is the diffrence from gaming Board und creativ Board? thx

[@thanasissipsas5349]

GIGABYTE Z790 AERO G or Asus TUF Gaming Z790-Plus , i dont know if Gigabyte is as good asus is.

[@ZeTeacher1997]

hi, I'm a gamer and planning to get i7 13700K but confused, should I get the aorus z790 elite or this one? or z690 aorus ultra? I heard that elite is not really good for overclocking and i'm not an overclocking freak but at least I want to overclock a little bit. thank you

[@StevesHardware]

If a gigabyte z790 motherboard has a board that supports its 6ghz oc feature in a recent bios then it should be able to overclock just fine. The boards you listed aren't meant for subzero overclocking but they can handle an OC on air/water.

[@ZeTeacher1997]

@@StevesHardware thank you so much

[@Djk0t]

@@StevesHardware where do you get the info about the bios support for 6ghz?

[@MATTE.U.K]

Is anyone else having trouble with a 4070 and this mobo. I get a black screen when installing the drivers for the gpu and it only works if I lower the pcie gen speed to gen 1. nightmare.

[@elpe21]

I can't make the windows installer to see nvme drive. The diskpart that I run from installer does see it, but the installer says : no required driver for device. Any clues? Of course I was trying the drivers from the website, but the NonVMD drivers are from 2021 !!! Any help will be appreciated !

[@shazrx533]

I have seen some people call this a "creator" motherboard. Really would it be perfectly adequate for gaming in a 4090/i9 build? I'm having a hard time finding white boards where I live.

[@StevesHardware]

Yes, it has a strong VRM and it also has a 6ghz bios for the 13900k. The only concern would be the top m.2 slot, so I would install your m.2 drives below the top x16 slot if you want your gpu to run at x16.

[@shazrx533]

@@StevesHardware Thanks, appreciate the help.

[@Djk0t]

@@StevesHardware for the 13600k / 13700k you think you could get a couple of cores at 6ghz? I am personally interested in this board for gaming. I have a gaming x z490 that runs my 10600k at 5ghz all core. Thank you again for the interesting reviews, very helpful.

[@felipecaicedo6539]

@@StevesHardwareso if in the future I want to install an m2 nvme 5.0 on the pcie 5.0 m2 slot I will lost the x16 on the gpu??

[@StevesHardware]

@@felipecaicedo6539 it will be down shifted to x8.

[@krzysztofczochra5261]

this one or MSI MAG z790 Tomahawk WiFi, any comaprison or thoughts ?? gaming purpose and will be paired with 13600k and corsair vengeance 2x16 5600MHz CL36

[@RiteshBansode]

What is the clock speed of ram this motherboard supports? I am using 5600mhz Corsair dominator but even with xmp enabled it only shows 4600 for me

[@StevesHardware]

I was running 6000mhz no problem. You should check the xmp profile, ots possible your kit has multiple profiles

[@cjyy6290]

Mobo can support max of 7000 for ram

[@goAlafuente]

Using this MOBO and while connecting the GPU in the PCIEX16 it's not detected by Windows. If I connect in PCIEX4 it does. Tried in BIOS switching from Auto to Gen 4 but still doesn't work. Anyone else had the same issue?

[@曹宇涵-n5y]

Does Aorus Master have the same issue with the pcie5 m.2/GPU slot? Only this card will take away the 8x? I expect to buy a pcie5 m.2 in the future, so you really bummed me out when you said I couldn’t use the pcie5 slot on this board. (Haven’t purchased yet. ) Please help explain.

[@Outmind01]

It's not an AORUS issue, it's an LGA 1700 / Z790 issue. Z790 boards all have 16 lanes of PCIe 5.0, so whichever one you get you'll be losing x8 if you populate the top M.2 slot.

[@曹宇涵-n5y]

@@Outmind01 Shit. I should have bought Aero G. I bought the Master in my white Lianli O11D Evo. That aside, I could just buy 990 pro meme instead of waiting for a PCIE 5 one so that it won’t affect my 4090?

[@arturkre5793]

@@曹宇涵-n5y your 4090 will be just fine with the pcie 5.0 X8 because even that GPU will not use the full pcie 5.0 bandwidth

[@manunoyonify]

Thank you ! But please something is still not clear for me as i’m building my first pc... if i put an nvme on the type 5 slot my graphic’s cards PCIe slot o l'y use 8 lane that’s it ? So it basically hqve the performance of a PCIe 3 slot ? Then what about my rtx 4090 performance? Thank you for any insight regarding this concern )

[@sasproductions701]

someone please help me i keep writing this message to get serious help. i have new build and have this motherboard and the orange VGA LED is on. why? when GPUs are fine and working. cant get shit on my monitor. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hermanvisser4034]

So informative but how come somebody as knowledgeable as you are so rough with the board. Scraping it all over the place and scratching your tabletop as well. Really interesting video.

[@StevesHardware]

Thanks haha yea about the table that happened last week when I was cleaning up a Core P5 and putting it on a rotating base, but the screws at the base scratched up my table when it rotated :( I might switch to putting a piece of black glass on the table going forward.

[@mattmatt2417]

Its still on the 1700 socket though/the meteor lake platform/the 1851 socket, MAY be right around the corner. Most likely the i9-14900ks will be on the 1851 socket,not the 1700 socket.

[@maxrockbin]

Vision Link USB-C port outputs DisplayPort 1.4 whereas the HDMI port is only HDMI 2.0. So if you are using an integrated GPU want to get 4kx60hz with HDR, you can use that (easy to convert to HDMI 2.1 if needed). It will output from the integrated GPU or it can use a vid card bridged as in the video. This guy has amazing details and demos, but you'll probably need english CC switched on: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpyZeamGm6afeKssi=7RHEXNHj3-oQF154 Some people call this board a clone of the Aorous Elite X board but it's got better USB headers and the Visionlink. ( the "Gaming X" board does seem like a clone of the Elite X). Your vid is Amazingly detailed and helpful. Thanks!

[@a5cent]

Reviewing it and can't even get the name right???

[@Valnjes]

I see gigabyte, i know its trash.

[@arturkre5793]

why so ?