mobo PCB Breakdown: Gigabyte Z390 I Aorus Pro Wifi

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

EDIT: the board uses 5V drive. So add 18% more heat to all my power loss figures. well this took a while.

[@The_kRazed]

Have you gotten a look at the aorus master? I'm looking to build a new gaming rig with gigabyte and kinda torn between master and ultra. In your gigabyte z390 lineup video you said the ultra might be better than masters? What would you recommend after looking more closely at the two boards?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

@@The_kRazed I only just got the Master and the Pro so I'm gonna be testing them before making any conclusions.

[@Cmdaddy88]

Quick comment on the B450 version oif this board?

[@Mark_S50]

Speaking of VRMs cooling,what about slapping fan on the back of the board? Did you consider testing that?

[@727bobby727]

@@Cmdaddy88 The VRM is not very good, I've got it and it gets toasty under load. Memory OC is also not that great, Asus and MSI both seem quite a bit better.

[@alexz1232]

It is cool that a manufacturer provided pictures. It really increases my trust in a company when they give reviewers the tools needed to evaluate products.

[@funbucket09]

Alex Zuchotzki sarcasm? They should have sent him the bloody motherboards

[@KarrasBastomi]

@@funbucket09 he got one board. Just one not all Z390 lineup.

[@chrcoluk]

why? as a reward aka payment? he only needs pics to do his work.

[@TechOwnage]

nice gigabyte showing you love

[@CS-ft6by]

It's a nice sign that they are confident in their boards. Unlike ASUS who refused to send Hadware Unboxed their boards for review

[@Kraust]

Gigabyte has really nice technical support, they even volunteered to give me a AM4 board for my previous support in the community.

[@melvinhans1844]

Their boards have been looking really nice lately. Really cool of them sending you pictures/samples and actually taking in the feedback.

[@morcogbr]

Well gigabyte realised that sending photos costs less than sending the mobo :P

[@S_t_r_e_s_s]

Wouldn't make sense to send him this board since it's not meant to OC clearly.

[@morcogbr]

@@S_t_r_e_s_s yeah it was a joke

[@LupinStunter95]

Finally you got me the informations i was looking for! My Z390 broke down with no info in october, sent to Gigabyte and they repaired it. Now again the same issue, no posting. Using an IR camera pointed at the Vccio mosfet I see the temperature rise of 1°C/sec without doing nothing. I got a meshlicious Ssupd with a 280mm AIO intake. Now I'm buying some raplacement parts and replacing it by myself, fortunatly I got the skills to do it. For sure I won't buy a Gigabyte board in the future 🙃

[@cyprus9995]

It would be nice seeing the Z390 Auros Pro ATX, which is sitting here collecting dust awaiting a 9900k.

[@james2042]

never buy parts seperate. unless you have a 9th gen chip to test it and make sure it works, you have no idea if that board is doa and once you get your 9900k in 4 months, no one will take a return

[@cyprus9995]

@@james2042 If it's doa i will probably get a new motherboard asap.

[@hawgietonight]

Thanks for this informative review and great pushing for better specs in the m-itx size. I find it that manufacturers only give them a toy status. I think this should be the standard size, as I (personally) find no need for more than 1 expansion slot for a gfx card and 2 slots of ram, and probably is the same for most users. USB has phased out the need for pci/pci-e slots and everything really necessary like ethernet/wifi/sound are all integrated. These reviews come in handy now that everything is "out" we can have an informative purchase decision, and get everything right the first time.

[@Viper4ever05]

im honestly surprised ATX is still relevant. Matx and Itx are the only form factors I think make sense in 2018 and beyond.

[@Sumanx357]

Could you please go over the rest of the Z390 ITX boards? ;-;

[@Ironclad17]

Wait really, a no shenanigans straight 6+2? If they could fit that on itx then what's the point of all the nonsense we've seen for the last like 3 years?

[@funbucket09]

Ironclad it is exactly that. Just pure nonsense. They wanted to save money. They have been sprung now though so cannot get away with it as much

[@IK4MS]

Z170/Z270 Fatal1ty ITX, Z170I Pro Gaming, M8I, Strix Z270I, Strix Z370I, Strix X370I, B350I Pro AC, B450I/X470I Strix, B450I Gaming Plus Are all ITX boards with straight 6 phases. I won't bother noting the cheaper straight 5/4 phases too.

[@asgardc7955]

Can't wait for your deep dive into the Asrock z390 phantom ITX board. I'm looking to build a small form factor 8086k rig, with the possibility of a maxed out overclock on it using a 240mm AIO for cooling. The Asrock out of all the z390 ITX boards has been the best looking one so far, partly due to the inclusion of a thunderbolt 3 port, but i won't be pulling the trigger on getting one until your review xD

[@PraveenKumar-yf3jo]

On your channel you have aorus b450i motherboard review

[@Ventell_]

you should look at b450 aorus pro wifi

[@CuteLittleMiku]

"It's not completely terrible, it could be a lot worse" gigabyte PR has some mix feelings on this...

[@Bengt.Lueers]

He will learn to take that as the high praise for a non-highend part that it is.

[@Viewer19]

Remember this is focused on OC potential it does fine for non or lite OC i5 96 i7 97 i9 99. Still $160 is not that cheap.

[@dlinkdj]

Despite it being a low end motherboard, all my previous Asus ITX Motherboards had the USB 3.0 plastic header pull out with the cable.

[@alexc5798]

Finally some mobos that will be buildzoid certified

[@larsjrgensen5975]

I am impressed that this is even capable of running a stock 9900K, i think the biggest problem would be to cool the CPU, in any sub mATX cases out there.

[@dh-dd6cy]

It seems like a fair price for a pretty good ITX board. I personally went with the ATX Pro Wifi as I still rock an old RV-02.

[@miguelchang5520]

Z399 Motherboards for X299 Refresh should launch this month. I'm looking forward to those PCB Breakdowns.

[@sadlerbw9]

I think the only compromise that really bugs me is the one random VCore phase that is off on it's own with nothing but 'we hope you don't use the iGPU' as a heatsink. I'm OK with the 40A power stages, the paleolithic MOSFETs for the iGPU and DRR, and even the linear regulators for the minor rails. They did all that and kept the price down, which is great. Sticking that last phase off on its own with no heatsink? Maybe it is fine, but it just seems like that phase is going to be the weakest link in the VCore VRM, and I'm not seeing a great reason why it had to be that way.

[@zoesheila2755]

I just built one of these with a 9700k... Can I safely OC to 5ghz... I'm a novice.

[@bryantallen703]

In surprised that Gigabyte didn't go with intersil like Asrock. They even used intersil on there z370 Aorus Gaming 7. I would've bought the z390 MSI ACE board but they also did away with the iGPU SOCvore.

[@james2042]

I am surprised they didn't send over a spec sheet along side the pics if they are directly from gigabyte. Wouldn't the company want their products represented right?

[@dvr1337]

I got weird asus z590 problems. Ratio never apllies but it show "target frequenzy" correct but never the actual one.

[@draperw86]

@fornowagain thanks for the link I haven't finished reading it yet but it's really informative and helpful

[@aGraf36]

I have this ITX board with i7 8700 however, is it compatible with NVMe SSDs in the second m.2 slot (M2M) ? Because my NVMe is not working at all in the back slot. And I don’t know if it is a faulty motherboard.

[@nedks11]

Interesting but perhaps a bit more explanation on what all the terms mean and what different parts do. I think it would help broaden your audience.

[@aleksiraivio193]

Would it be an over kill to cool the cpu on this board with an Alpenföhn Black Ridge cpu cooler, if the cpu was intel i5-9600k overclocked?

[@SamahLama]

What's the difference between the itx and atx models other than the 30$ price

[@mestremala]

Where is the bios battery located?

[@Mobiletechvr]

so that mean that if I don't ever overclock my i9 9900k with this board,i wont have any problem gaming and video editing right? because I will never overclock.and I don't want any other cpu for video editing.

[@mynameisozymandias811]

If the only Gigabyte had ASUS Bios and Auro sync, plus there is not much overclocking help on KZbin for Gigabyte vs ASUS.

[@camaxide]

Is there any look at the Atx version of the Aorus Pro Wifi (or non-wifi) ?

[@Strawberrymaker]

if they send you photos, do they also send you other information? like some chip numbers or do you have contact to their engineering dept.?

[@ShaggyMayhem]

Hello, I have an issue with this mobo. I bought an i7-9700k for it but nothing shows up when I turn it on. So far I know that I have to update the bios for it to support 9 gen cpus. Someone please help me out.

[@haoli4164]

Could you please go over the STRIX Z390I? Thx!

[@draperw86]

Lol they just came out of course anything that just came out has bugs... I still bought the board even after reading the threads . Still seems like the best board available at that price. The issues you presented were only yiu and 1 other person had them and there's a gigbyte employee in the chat addresing everyone's issues

[@draperw86]

@fornowagain

[@GJLCreativeStudios]

$160? I paid $200 and that was low comparative to whats available right now

[@dvr1337]

Do u never overclock with the igpu?

[@ericwright8592]

Asus used to do vertical vrm daughterboards. Wonder why nobody is doing that this generation

[@rsm4541]

what better phantom gaming itx/ac 5x isl99227b (60A) / strix-i 6x ncp302045 (45A) / z390 edge itx 6x TI87350 (40A) (texas CSD87350Q5D?)

[@whymoo1]

Does this motherboard have more than one usb 3.0 or higher controllers? If it does is it the only intel 9th gen compatible miniITX motherboard that supports this?

[@brunosalezze]

So... the M8I is still the better VRM to run a 9900k on itx?

[@Pandemonium088]

When is the Aorus master scheduled for the pcb break down?

[@mobilemsolutions]

Anyone have the power schematics for this board?

[@danforman3356]

I’m currently building a mini itx 9700k system and wondering which motherboard i should use?

[@ptb7128]

Dan Forman same

[@ethanmelton184]

I am building one with 9600k and this motherboard was the cheapest by $40 so I would recommend this plus it also looks better

[@IAMLEGIT2323]

@@ethanmelton184 how has your pc performed so far? I just picked up a new i7 9700k for 200 and was wondering what I could expect with this board. Sadly all other itx/mAtx boards are well over 250

[@davidhartenstine190]

I am curious about the atx version of this board for my 8086k! Does it have the same vrm as this version? What would be your motherboard recommendation for a stable 5.0 on all cores? Also is samsung B-die worth the extra money for a gaming rig?

[@dh-dd6cy]

+1 I have the exact build incoming. ATX Pro Wifi w/ 8086k. Memory wise I went with LPX 3000 CL15, I just couldn't afford anything better. I'm putting a NH-D15 on top and hoping to hit 5.0 on all cores. I'm hoping the D15 with my old RV-02 case will be enough to keep it cool without delid (maybe not possible).

[@funbucket09]

Only spend the money on B-die if you want to overclock RAM on ryzen. I have not noticed the difference in an intel build. On AMD definitely worth it.

[@douglasm3310]

d h honestly they are pretty hard to keep cool at 5ghz I have a pretty good 8700k that does 5ghz at only 1.31 volts and it still gets up to 90 degrees under a prime 95 workload. Only reason I kept it at 5ghz was because I use the system for gaming 99% of the time and it only hits about 65 degrees gaming.

[@douglasm3310]

d h also I should add that I was using a 240mm aio.

[@funbucket09]

d h I have LPX 3000C15 in one of my builds. It may not be the best RAM, but I got it to run at 3200mhz c16 no problem (first try). I am sure I could get it higher/tighter if I put the time in

[@zfenty]

Great video. Is there a difference in terms of chipset between z390 atx and itx form factors?

[@kasimirdenhertog3516]

No, the chipset is exactly the same, only thing that could differ is the features of the chipset it implements

[@TrungLe-dw1mm]

can I change the Wifi card on the board and get another PCI Express slot? I need ITX and 2 PCI Express lands. Will the Wifi slot is 1x or 4x PCI Express slot?

[@TrungLe-dw1mm]

I need 1 for the capture card and one for the graphic card. The graphics card doesn't need to be strong, it is GT 1030

[@funbucket09]

I thought that USB BIOS flashback many boards have could save you from a corrupted BIOS even if it only has a single chip? Eg Crosshair 7. Granted, I would much rather have dual bios

[@brkbtjunkie]

My Z68X UD7 Board has no igpu support either. No matter because it clocks my 2600k to 4.7ghz on air. :)

[@brandonv8721]

LDOs are much easier in general. That would be my guess

[@FlaviaPitariu]

I wonder if you could help me. I'm looking for an am4 motherboard that has the am3 holes so I can use my lovely sapphire vapor X CPU cooler

[@funbucket09]

Flavia Pitariu crosshair 6 hero has em. Check out first wave models, they are far more likely to have AM3 cooling holes. If it has them, it should say in the spec sheet. I think some ASRock ones do too.

[@FlaviaPitariu]

@@funbucket09 I know the hero 6 and the strix x370 do but they are fairly expensive. Damn sapphire and their exotic mounting

[@Dracossaint]

Flavia Pitariu that’s about it mate, ya would have to just bite the bullet

[@draperw86]

What the heck , have you seen any ithe info about this?

[@draperw86]

Hi buildzoid can you do an overclocking vid on the new gigabyte bios , I returned my asus maximus hero xi for the 9900k that I bought because of your video on the maximus hero in addition to the hardware unboxed vid. I just want to say thank you and I really appreciate your channel. Also I am going to go with the Aorus master since it showed to keep the 9900k the coolest. I also enjoyed your aorus master vid from a couple of weeks ago.

[@Fornowagain]

How does it keep the 9900k cooler? You mean the vrm runs cooler? I have both boards and I don't see the Master clocking higher.

[@draperw86]

Look st hardware unboxed vid , also I returned my board because I wsnt something better than a 4 phase for 300 bucks and I thought asus made quality products....

[@Fornowagain]

@@draperw86 I've seen all the videos. Its a non issue. I'll take what works. The Master has fan stalling problems. There's also something wrong with the audio isolation. It's true the Hero vrm runs hotter but only really an issue 100% load AVX and a bit of air brings it down. End of the day the Hero managed a better clock with the same cpu and was more stable. Don't believe the hype.

[@draperw86]

Ok can you make a vid showing that then because i woukd in general just go with a board with more vrms and phases ?? I am knida a noob to comp building i have only buit i other machine and it was an amd fx 8350 about 4yrs ago

[@draperw86]

What do you mean fan stalling issues ? Cpu fan ??

[@Naiff25]

Do you think this board can hold 9900k 5ghz without placing a fan over the VCore chips?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

It absolutely can't.

[@Naiff25]

@@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking Thanks, I will go with the Z390 DESIGNARE then and an ATX build.

[@bradneedham603]

Does this board have bifurcation?

[@chowbabyloving]

How different is the z390 master from this?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

pretty much 2x the Vcore VRM

[@dragoonsunite]

It's a completely different game, with a much more massive VRM, tons more cooling, and performance specs that put it nowhere near this. While Buildzoid hasn't gotten to it yet, other reviewers that have tested the Gigabyte Z390 Master show it having superior cooling and power delivery compared to just about every other board it's competing with, except boards not yet released in the more extreme category (And Gigabyte also has another board they haven't released as well above the master), and perhaps the MSI Godlike, but even that board has a lot less than what you would expect for the price point, and plays weird games with pre-set overclocking hidden in it's auto settings to make it look better in reviews.

[@IK4MS]

Yeah it's literally 12*3553s vs 6*3553s for the Z390I. Add some seemingly actual heatsinks onto it and there you go.

[@cool2b88]

HELP... How good is this board for overclocking a i7 8700k when it comes to the vrms being adequate instead of using a i9 9900k?

[@james2042]

Do you know how to calculate power draw?

[@cool2b88]

@@james2042 i am a noob when it comes to overclocking requirements. .. I wanna build a mini itx with a 8700k...any help is appreciated!

[@james2042]

@@cool2b88 Okay well I don't want you to take my word for it, so unless buildzoid responds himself, I would go look at the power draw numbers from Gamers Nexus. Now those are measured in watts. How you get watts is voltage times current (amps) or v*a=w. So I don't know the numbers off the top of my head, but for example, if their OC was 5ghz at 1.35v, with a 200w power draw worse case, their current would be 200 divided by 1.35 which would be about 148 amps +/-. Take the actual numbers from GN (or any other source that measures from the 12v eps cables and not the wall) and you can simply follow the formula to calculate current draw from the wattage and voltage used. As long as it stays under the specs (and should be by a decent margin) then you will be okay. Also unless you plan on gaming at super high refresh rates, a 2700x with a 400 series motherboard would be a much more power efficient option (as a 2700x doesn't need an OC and has a max power draw of about 120w or about 100a)

[@cool2b88]

@@james2042 thx a lot for taking your time to reply... I am researching right now... I do need to hit high refresh rates as i have a 144hz display... I already bought a gtx1080ti... Again... Thx a lot brother!

[@bardacuda82]

He went over this in the video.

[@MinyKatana]

I think most people will use this board with IGPU and no OC, so the VRM is fine for it. A small and cheap board.

[@rsm4541]

what about memory overclocking ? This mobo can go over 3600 ? Why giga sux in memory oc ? -_-

[@james2042]

Memory OC up to the spec of the chip is based on the motherboard, bios and profiles. Beyond the spec is bound by the IMC on the CPU. Either way, no VRM is going to magically give you faster ram.

[@rsm4541]

Ok :D btw , why asrock Z370 pro4 can hit 4500Mhz ? On ANY coffelake controller and 4250 on 8350k ? Magic ?

[@james2042]

@@rsm4541 It can't, period. how many have you seen independently tested?

[@rsm4541]

YEAH ) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKK1f5-nhdCcna8

[@draperw86]

Alright thanks

[@mathewwitty5858]

well its at rev 2.0 all ready so i would say its a trash board from the start and its bean fixed well as well as gigabyte fixes their shit

[@Felix-ve9hs]

I just read "Mental Breakdown" in the notification ... wtf?

[@SalemaPsy]

Did you purchased like me a XI Hero???

[@Felix-ve9hs]

@@SalemaPsy no, but a H97-Pro

[@pokezodia]

7

[@aGraf36]

My experience with this MoBo is a total disaster.

[@CuteLittleMiku]

Sixth