New ASUS Z890 Motherboard Line-up - Core Ultra 2 Series Ready

[@daftpunk672]

The fact you have to go all the way up to the Maximus board just to get a post code led display is criminal

[@stardust9329]

Strix-e has a post code for 499....but even so 499 is still expensive lol

[@karlgimmedatforfreemarx]

And an optical audio connection

[@Aquaquake]

Exactly, other manufacturers have cheaper option with it, so no Asus for me this time. It's not about the display, it's about sending the message.

[@dreamEnd]

It's been like that for years with Asus. Only Strix-E and above has the seven segment display. The good thing is that other brands such as MSI / GB / Asrock started to implement them on their mid range boards. Asus didn't want to follow the trend it seems.

[@mattstansbeary3068]

Well Gigabyte, ASRock & MSI is better then Asus

[@johnnywoolen1453]

Your motherboard previews are always spot on! The camerawork is beautiful.

[@machielzuur2532]

I just subscribed to this channel. Watched also some older videos and is this really refreshing. Clear explanations of the products with wide knownledge. Thanks for the content

[@PAIN-ot4cj]

These prices are outrageous

[@TomTschritter]

Thanks, nice to see a comprehensive generational overview

[@Zalionn]

This channel is great. All the technical information you need without the extra fluff- and the information is organized and easy to follow.

[@sharonwakulich4770]

Excellent job explaining these MB's and offering many helpful tips and annologies. You have accomplished this professionally and did not have to become a smartass or trash-mouth like some I have seen today trying to explain these new boards, and the camerawork is excellent. So, thank you; you have given me a great deal to consider.

[@TechTesters]

Glad it's appreciated!

[@RealitySetsIn]

WAYYYY OVERPRICED!!

[@brandonchappell1535]

The reason they leave one m.2 without heatsink is so if you have a m.2 with inbuilt/custom heatsink u can use it, which is actually a good thing imo. Great round up though, just watched the msi one too!

[@asbi7917]

The only channel that makes video about full roundups. Great job!

[@TechTesters]

Thank you!

[@AngryChineseWoman]

Nada is back, Nadal is out

[@coolcat23]

Something worth mentioning, AFAIC, is the number of supported thermal sensors. Placing temperature probes at strategic places in the case (e.g., on a tower cooler, or at the GPU backplate) can give one really nice smooth fan control (avoiding spikes from internal CPU sensors, for instance).

[@AndreiHristow]

Another new processor, another new motherboard

[@robertcochran7103]

Thank you for posting this excellent overview of the motherboards. You present really well and make great points. The videography is outstanding. As to the motherboards themselves, I think a more reasonably priced Z890 board would be quite interesting. I guess I'll need to wait and watch.

[@BOZ_11]

$1400 just for one mobo? Wow, that's going to stay on the shelf.

[@GerardFreeman]

It is 999.00 on the Asus website

[@millinag3817]

Some mobo price are stupid. And try one day to explain it to someone who bought it... He will say its the best to overclock bla bla bla...

[@daniil3815]

@@GerardFreeman every motherboard over 300$ is a waste of money (unless you have very specific use case, but it is 0.01% of people). You can buy really nice AM5 motherboards for 150$. I have no idea how Intel will compete with AMD this year, AMD is better in almost every aspect. Also last gen of Intel will be around providing better price to performance while having the same performance lol.

[@junior-OG]

with asus 500 dollar keyboard and 250 dollar mouse 🤣

[@millinag3817]

@@daniil3815 Its "professional" board and in most care those professional don't buy it, they are sponsored.

[@Stallzyx]

Perfect timing to see like 10 secs after upload. Still surreal we're now coming up to Z890. I remember Z190 and Z290 for the 6600k/7700k

[@deamondeathstone1]

I remember Z390, but not those. Do you mean Z170 and Z270?

[@cerbs2g]

😂 Im upgrading from a Z290 7700k lol

[@Mdxceed2]

I have Z170 and 6700k 🎉

[@justmejustme3042]

Welcome back to my favourite Tech Lady 🎉🎉🎉

[@TechTesters]

Thank you!

[@kennethwilson8236]

I would probably pick the Asus Prime Z890-P WIFI as the most basic, like the feature set on this one better for price comparison it is quite a bit less expensive than the Tuf version. I was thinking about getting ASUS again, but disappointed in the feature set compared to other manufacturers and now leaning towards a Gigabyte board due to addition of LED readouts and adding Start and reset buttons on their motherboards. Asus appears to be wanting to still charge extra for these features which should be standard

[@consumev]

these prices are insanity

[@Waldherz]

Just FYI: The Hero can only use 4 m.2 slots without limiting its PCIEx16 slot to x8. The F can do 5, the E can do 6 m.2 ports without limiting the PCIE x16 slot.

[@TechTesters]

It's pretty typical due to the lane limitation, but I'll look into the details of Hero vs Strix E/F, as that doesn't sound great.

[@GrYnDonGaming]

Still better then last gen, the only way you can get past the limits of the cpu lanes is to go xeon and that can be 10k plus...

[@Waldherz]

@@GrYnDonGaming THe original Z790 Hero could handle 5 gen 4 ssds + 6 sata ssds + 1 gen4x16 GPU with no limitations. The new Hero cant even do that.

[@Waldherz]

@Testrudi1981 Nope, its because they add too many m.2 slots for the amount of available lanes.

[@LookMaMe]

@@Waldherz There is no point for me to upgrade at all considering no z890 boards have enough gen 5 m.2 slots. I want at least two gen 5's for the ssd's without compromising the PCIEx16 slot . No more bifurcation! You should know this by now. Call me when your lanes are built independently.

[@OdinHardware]

Follower of your channel since 2018👍

[@TechTesters]

Thank you for sticking around!

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

thanks2, thought odin is popular too not too long ago

[@enkedo]

crazy prices

[@mostnamesaretaken959]

Lego plants and flower!! looks great!

[@AustnTok]

I pre-ordered the z890 Apex. I'm pumped

[@TechTesters]

Hope you'll enjoy it!

[@Mdxceed2]

How much?

[@daniil3815]

@@Mdxceed2 probably a lot, and it is a waste of money for 99.9999999%

[@AustnTok]

@Mdxceed2 it was $720 USD. $835 after tax and 2 day shipping. It's a lot but I'm into ram overclocking so this is the best board for that. Worth it to me

[@AustnTok]

@@daniil3815 yeah. I wouldn't recommend it to most people

[@Infynyte1133]

your ring being sideways is killing me on the inside lol ty for the review i wish they had the strix e style the used for x870 :(

[@sTyLzYo]

always perfect Nails ❤

[@ericshutter5305]

nice mainboards, but the price isn't and the CPU even less ... Looking great as always ❤

[@dumbdee4]

Always appreciate your reviews keep up the good work!!

[@TechTesters]

I will. Thank you!

[@dafyddthomas7299]

Thanks for an informative video - these boards look good

[@Somatom_Man]

It's fun listening to her slip in and out of her European accent.

[@rreiter]

These boards are starting to feel like the behemoth US luxury automobiles of the 1970's, where every plush door had a mostly useless ash tray, lighter and reading lamp. I wonder if supermicro is going to come out with a board that just does away with all the glitz and unnecessary power stages and concentrates on high end PCIe, M.2, USB, and a10G lan.

[@elstukov]

I really really enjoy your videos Nada. Thanks!!

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

thanks2 props to gamedevs and manufacturers

[@KMantle]

I would buy the Maximus just for the IMAX screen on it! 😁😁😁

[@Rashimotosan]

WOW can't believe you got these already. Think you're the first I've seen

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

shes your friend

[@atariplayer3686]

Thank you Nada for the new motherboard review of ASUS Z890 🤓

[@harun.hussein]

The x870 lineup

[@willsutton54]

Instead of US prices been 1/2 as much so the 870e hero is US700 but is $1300 in Oz ( should $1050 ). In Australia we pay a huge markup . I just love having postcodes on my motherboard and I see MSI has one on its Tomahawk 870e which the Tomahawk series never use to have. Today just finished putting the Carbon 870e together with a 7950x I had ( waiting for 9800x3d ) and putting Win11 24H2 on it .... hope to save a fortune in electricity costs, well maybe a $100 or so per year

[@TheCynysterMind]

I just purchased the Maximus board... and yes it was insanely expensive...But I got it specifically for the 10GB networking and the number of NvMe slots and the number of High Speed USB. I intend on pushing MASSIVE amounts of data through this thing on my fiber 25GB network. It has way more bling than I was looking for (meaning the rgb) but I am sure I can turn that all off.

[@TechTesters]

You can :P

[@AbyssxPro]

Good to see you back :)

[@TechTesters]

Thank you!

[@JYMBO]

Looks like there is a ProArt board for Z890 afterall!

[@TechTesters]

There is. And it just arrived here today as well :)

[@Atomicdelta765]

After buying an Asus MB in 2023 and having an issue with Intel 219 Ethernet controller where ASUS did absolutely nothing to solve the problem, but continued to sell the same MB even 1 year later on amazon (i ordered one and returned it because my was NEWER in some way than the one that arrived one year later) I would never every buy an ASUS MB anymore. If your monitor is off and you turn on the machine - the white light will glow all the freaking time without the possibility to turn this light off. Such crap that cost too much now in the day. ASUS from couple of years ago would been a fined quality product but this today...thank you no thank you.

[@LushiMishima]

No z890 Formula? Nice!! So happy i got the z790 Formula

[@LushiMishima]

@Testrudi1981 I'm planning to pair my z790 formula with a 5090

[@billywilliams6105]

I was waiting for this❤❤

[@PunmasterSTP]

1:32 Ah, my favorite marketing term.

[@z3ldon]

I'm waiting for the BTF Version

[@junior-OG]

fact

[@CSTLDraenei]

These look insanely nice. I just upgraded tho damnit!!!!

[@user-gq3eq5bf9t]

Buy me a pc pls

[@ericxueAAA]

That Apex board looks stunning, but would cost you a kidney for sure

[@shrekoc5570]

When alder Lake first came out, everyone was pissed about motherboards starting at $200. The difference is that alder Lake was clearly faster than what it replaced. I just can't see arrow Lake selling

[@TechTesters]

We'll find out soon, at least Intel isn't under any pressure or anything.

[@guilladogui8259]

Wow now thunderbolt is standard for all boards I had to get a z790 pro art just to get thunderbolt ports . I should waited some time

[@GitDatPC]

I'm still rocking the Z390/9900K 😎👍

[@TechTesters]

Still a solid setup :)

[@NanoNutrino]

ASUS has a Thunderbolt 5 add on card and it uses on the TUF board in the illustration. Can you confirm if the add on card is compatible with any of the boards, like the previous Thunderbolt 4 add on card there next to no documentation on compatibility and no actual advertising that it exists. A lot of people who bought ASUS or MSI motherboards don't even realize they can get a Thunderbolt 4 add on card.

[@GamePro0012]

I'm in the process of building a new PC that, for all of its internal components COMBINED, costs just over twice as much as the Extreme motherboard ALONE. My motherboard is an ROG Strix X870-A.

[@TechTesters]

It's called the Extreme for a reason I guess :P Enjoy the new pc!

[@Sokolov812-lz5ov]

Not sure were you got your math at but 11months ago I bought the z790-f wifi and the price was 269.99 and now the z890-f wifi is 499.99 the 230.00 difference almost double, I bought it in oct the day intel released the i9-14900k. thanks for sharing

[@TechTesters]

But at that point the z790-f was already out for a good while. The original msrp wasnt very different from the new z890-f.

[@puddleduckist]

Thanks for sharing, all of your videos are so informative😊😊😊😊😊 much appreciated 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Jay-bo1gs]

All my brain comprehended and heard was thunderbolt 5 will cost me an extra $1000.

[@TechTesters]

Do we really need TB5 already though?

[@TecraX2]

@@TechTesters Is it possible to use 4K @ 240Hz with TB3/USB4? I realize that this obviously means that the monitor also needs to support TB5, which current models don't...

[@NanoNutrino]

There's an ASUS TB5 add on card, it should be compatible with some of the boards.

[@Jay-bo1gs]

I feel like once you start daisy chaining your monitors, it's hard to go back. Tb4 I can't get above 85hz for 2 monitors at the same time it seems. Also the Oculink thing as an alternative solution intrigues me. Intel needs to keep up. I just want options. :)

[@Jay-bo1gs]

@NanoNutrino thanks for the tip! Exactly what I want.

[@pvdgucht]

Hope to see a video on the Gigabyte Master soon, pre ordered that one.

[@CARVI3D]

I love it when a woman knows about technology, well I like that too, that board is very good, I hope I can compare the tuf series, hi from Medellin Colombia

[@URGameX-hima]

ROG maximus Z890 Extreme A dream that will never come true

[@TechTesters]

Ask them :D

[@millinag3817]

These motherboard are just stupid and made for stupid people...

[@Psychotoxic86]

Find a job, make your dream come true.

[@millinag3817]

@@Psychotoxic86 Spending more than 200€ in a mother board is stupid.

[@corbindeadwyler3348]

You think the extreme would fit a Hyperion asus case

[@rogerhul1573]

Another excellent video😊

[@TechTesters]

Thanks again!

[@reallove5677]

great selection! good, better and best! ASUS win again!

[@apotato5563]

With most of these boards I'm worried about gpu backplate clearance. A lot of these boards have a massive M.2 heatsink which will get in the way of the GPU backplate if you have a thick one

[@TechTesters]

I haven't tested a bunch of GPUs yet but the Hero M.2 heatsink doesn't bother the Nvidia 4090 FE at all.

[@drblitz3092]

When is dark hero z890 releasing? A year from now like the z790?

[@TechTesters]

No idea, sorry :)

[@JYMBO]

i watched the official livestream where someone asked a similar question, he said the "Dark Hero" name was only used INSTEAD of hero (there was no regular Hero that year) because 14th gen (raptor lake) was a refresh! so you likely won't see another dark hero unless intel does another refresh cpu! there was also no 'extreme' board that year for the same reason, the only boards missing from this lineup that may still appear in the coming months (or may be skipped this year) are the ProArt & Formula boards.

[@PAIN-ot4cj]

Dark hero is AMD

[@ztt008]

Meteor Lake, Arrow Lake, Panther Lake, e Nova Lake usarão todos o socket LGA-1851?

[@laxnatullou]

The design for these Z890 are much much better than for X870.. 😮‍💨

[@TechTesters]

It does seem like Intel boards get more love from all their partners right?

[@Cornholio_X]

One of them will be possible my next motherboard from Asus. I always had Asus motherboards. Edit: I wouldn't mind the 5Gigabit port because most in my country is 1gbps speed and that's maximum for now. Couple of years later, it will go higher but i see no problem if you can hold it for at least 10 years.

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

theyre not for internet bandwidth speed, but can affect

[@Demonoid1990]

The Z890 ProArt seems a bit underwhelming, especially at its price.. I have the ProArt case on standby for my new build. But leaning towards the ASRock Taichi or Taichi OCF. Maximus Hero may be my other option, depending on price, and features. I'd definitely like to get a CAMM2 motherboard if possible though. Heard they're supposed to launch before the end of the year. Be holding off until they show up to the scene. I'd plan on doing some overclocking with the 285k Air Cooled + CAMM2. I've always been an enthusiast for air cooling my systems.

[@justfun5479]

Nada is officially back 😤

[@TechTesters]

Yes!

[@JYMBO]

Hmm... Asus Maximus Extreme or MSi Godlike

[@JYMBO]

@Testrudi1981 but the godlike is better in so many ways! i just can't decide which aesthetic i wanna go with

[@ronm6585]

Thanks. 👍🏻

[@user-noun29]

Très belle et intéressante présentation, à voir avec les nouveaux processeurs! . Merci

[@TechTesters]

Thank you :)

[@MisterSixty]

_Every_ MB manufactured after 2023 should have included 10gb ethernet. We keep losing expansion slots for nvm-e. I'm probably in the minority of users who'd rather have the versatility of expansion slots for add-ons (sound/capture/ethernet/nvm-e...). These humongous graphics cards usually cover any expansion nowadays! I'm probably in the minority of people who still build in full tower cases as well! *Thanks for the video!*

[@Daniel-o6d]

I'm considering the Aorus Master eATX over the Maximus Hero ATX, it's not much more from my local supplier, does that make sense? I'm building a monster and will eventually fill up all the spaces over the next year or two. Gaming and Video rendering, maybe a local AI but I think I'll turn my old pc in to a local AI.

[@liekarts2936]

next x870 Ma'am

[@TechTesters]

Not next, but soon :)

[@user-vr2rq5hl6l]

Perhaps the most important thing about new Intel CPUs is the job security for tech review websites.

[@TechTesters]

Is it though? There are plenty of other things to look at even if Intel didn't launch anything new for a few years.

[@user-vr2rq5hl6l]

@@TechTesters Agreed! With so much going on, I’m glad you got a break! I will check out all of your new reviews! I like your attitude and your presentation style.

[@smamas114]

ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi looks the best but i think are a little bit expensive !!

[@TazzSmk]

MSI PRO Z890-A WIFI seems to have a single 5G LAN, what a weird times to live in

[@TechTesters]

Working on that video now :)

[@TazzSmk]

@@TechTesters cool cool :D I'm most interested in new ProArt board, seems perfect on paper

[@technik330]

I bought the Extreme for $999 in the US, just as a heads up.

[@Scepsis_]

Can you do a video between the Z890 E, F, and A

[@AlyxSharkBite-2000]

The 100 Series was already out in laptops i.e. the Core Ultra 9 185H

[@TheTastefulThickness]

Yeah still weird since that would then count each mobile and desktop variant as its own generation.

[@Krrish85]

The prices are out of whack and I don't really see the reason to beyond the TUF board. How many people need 14 usb slots or more then 4 m.2 slots? Competitive overclockers?

[@LivelysReport]

I would say the Strix F is probably the best over all board..

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

i can live with alc1220

[@henson2k]

What are the chances for Ultra 4 (2026) to be on the same socket?

[@markh351]

Those prices are a non-starter for me, plus I have huge trust issues with Intel at the moment. I hope this new generation of processors is problem-free because the competition is sorely needed.

[@TechTesters]

Stay tuned for tomorrow's video I guess :D

[@julfy_god]

i`m very interested in matx z890 boards and asrock boards!

[@TechTesters]

I haven't seen any micro atx boards. And I'd love to cover ASRock but I think I'm still blacklisted there after being critical about a product a few years ago ;)

[@julfy_god]

@@TechTesters lol that's sad, they have quite interesting z890m riptide wifi Seems like there's at least 5 matx boards: z890m aorus elite, same but ice, and gaming x from gigabyte, z890m-plus prime wifi from asus and that asrock board

[@nicktayloriv310]

Why the "premium" boards don't come standard with 5g with 10g optional is beyond me.

[@-----pepsi-----]

ASUS Best!😊

[@reallove5677]

asus best motherboard makers!

[@donmclarenson4084]

Somewhat off topic, but did evga dark/ dark kpin boards shoot up in proce after they closed shop or are rhey still consistent with ehat was? I see z590 dark boards going for like $600 or $700 on ebay. What gives?

[@prince_julius]

Looks like my Z790 Tomahawk will be good enough to skip this generation, and it didn't cost me an arm and a leg. 😁

[@TechTesters]

I don't really expect 12-14th gen users to feel too bad about what's leaked so far :)

[@prince_julius]

@@TechTesters hahah, no, indeed. 😋

[@grillsjaddes8009]

no speak about all functionality that are removed if put all ssd or something like that on this generation ?

[@TechTesters]

There are always limitations when you start using all M.2 slots, always worth keeping an eye on as it can really differ per board.

[@sevensunbackintime1015]

Great video!

[@TechTesters]

Thanks!

[@MansourBehjati]

GOOOOOOOOD

[@tdub77]

I was really hoping for camm2 memory

[@ericxueAAA]

The new Intel Ultra CPUs focus on efficiency, but Z890 motherboards focus on more power stage, I don't understand why. For differentiating the Z790 motherboard but overkilled?

[@toonnut1]

I'll be staying on z790 apex encore I doubt I'll see any real performance upgrade. Especially how mine is setup

[@Carittech]

What about the STRIX z890-e? can you also confirm the USB ports are USB4 V2? Also would like to know if the board / CPU will support bifurcation 4x4x4x4 in the X16 PCI slot; the i9 13900k with the ROG STRIX Z790-A Gaming Wi-Fi D4 only support bifurcation 8x8

[@jpiscina]

New GPU release mechanism? It's been at least 6 years

[@TechTesters]

Where you can just pull the card out slightly sideways and it comes loose without pressing the release switch or any button? Pretty sure that's new.

[@CaptainScorpio24]

white angel is back :)

[@arlissyoung8899]

Asus live said the Extreme would 1,000 US dollars last night. That alone was extreme so not sure what going on with that.

[@TechTesters]

1000 almost sounds reasonable :D