ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WiFi : who needs a HERO?

[@MrSvtcobraman]

I've seen a lot of youtubers discussing this particular MB. You seriously broke it down and reviewed it properly. Good job sir! Earned my subscription!!!

[@85tcoop]

He sure did. And he keeps it interesting with the enthusiasm he displays!

[@artyboy1377]

The Hero used to be the entry level of the Maximus series. Now its priced at what upper level Maximus boards used to cost :(

[@MrVoayer]

Your enthusiasm is contagious !!

[@Sneshie]

Wow, just picked up this motherboard because of this video. Really love the style of your review; it was really fun to watch. Keep up the great content

[@artyboy1377]

Im planning a i9-13900k + 4090 upgrade for my 4 year old rig. Was originally aiming for the cheaper H series. Is it worth it to go for this E series? I intend to OC the i9-13900K to at least 5Ghz.

[@danbrown956]

First time viewer of your channel, and hands down just awesome. You broke everything down with crazy knowledge and also made talking about "motherboards" sound cool!! Keep doing your thing bro, big fan.

[@jopanet]

I am currently using this board and no issues. Bravo asus

[@herveroman8661]

Hi, can I ask which cpu and ram did you pickup for this board?

[@KenseiOtaku]

08:50 If you running a 4090 you will bottleneck it down to 16gbps by only giving it 8 channels at gen 4 (since it uses a gen 4 bus). It's better to give it full x16 channels with access to 32gbps (64 at gen 5), of which it will only use 20gbps. In short don't put anything in the M.2_1 slot. If you running any less powerful card its probably a non-issue.

[@ChrisDaytrader]

so even if you put just a gen 4 m2 in slot 1, it still drops to x8 don't it for the gpu ?

[@jeremymartinez6024]

But can you still achieve 16 channels if installing the 4090 in the PCIe 5 slot, and avoiding the M.2_1 slot?

[@KenseiOtaku]

@@jeremymartinez6024 Yes

[@mrpapijoe]

hey, I'm building my first pc ever, and I'm using this motherboard and a 4090, so I wanna be careful to avoid the bottlenecking u just mentioned, however I'm confused as to which slot you're recommending to avoid. What/which is the M.2_1 slot I should avoid using? Sorry if the question sounds stupid, but it's my first time doing this so I'm hearing all these terms for the first time. 😅

[@KenseiOtaku]

It's the M.2 SSD slot. Check the motherboard diagram. A heatsink covers it.

[@xtoadphrogx]

I am using this is my dream build, and I am running a i9 14900k with a 4090. A gorgeous board! Thank you for this vid!

[@TheBeastWithin81]

same just got my new PC and its the same chip and board and asus 4090 64gig ramm ddr5 fucking buzzing now its a massive upgrade from my 3080 rig.

[@TheBeastWithin81]

gonna add a m.2 4tb in it tho .

[@PinkasBrown44]

What about people who are not particularly interested in OCing? Would you recommend the B670-F instead? Or is the Z790-E still preferable? I can afford it, but I don´t want to waste money. I am worried about a lesser construction build quality of the B670-F though. My previous PC lasted over 10 years and I cherish durability.

[@stevencharette7918]

well this is why i always buy used and previous gen z690 hero sells for a little over 300 on ebay, ive purchased my entire high end system on ebay and no issues in the end i save and win not giving in to price gouging by these companies, these boards are just over kill for what gamers need, the cost is from all the eye candy features but to each his own

[@johitaan4148]

I'm torn bet ween the ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO and ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-E for my 13900ks 4090 build? which one would you recommend?

[@j.a.velarde5901]

Hi Mr. Laurent! I have subscribed and appreciate your guidance. -- One quick question: how long do motherboards like these last, if not used to their maximum, but rather with care everyday and not pushed or overclocked? -- Thank you

[@Laurentschoice]

Thanks for the nice words :) I would say a solider decade. 10/15 years. Possible more

[@j.a.velarde5901]

@@Laurentschoice Thanks! See you in the next video.

[@alexdee911]

was hesitating and you made me do it :) thanks

[@ablueprofilepic9876]

honestly, the best review for a motherboard, ever.

[@hensley2931]

Thanks for your reviews, really helped me upgrade from my Z97 Gaming 5 / i5-4670 setup

[@makisv67]

Thank you Laurent for this entertaining way showing us a motherboard.

[@enthusiasticgmgaming4165]

Love the video and this motherboard!! Definitely gonna be picking it up for my next build

[@Laurentschoice]

Nice !!! What cpu/gpu combo ??

[@jakecebryk1376]

8:50 if I enable the pcie 5.0, will it bottleneck a 4080super?

[@alanfarkas]

Laurent, thanks for the entertaining and thorough review. Ordered my Z790-E on Halloween. Unfortunately, it's on back order. Hopefully, I'll get it in the next 2-3 weeks. Can't wait for it to arrive so that I can start my new build!

[@SliipzHD]

Where did you order it? So I can avoid

[@alanfarkas]

@@SliipzHD I ordered from B&H Photo, but the order is going to be fulfilled directly by ASUS. No ETA so far. Right now on Amazon the Z790-E (at $499) is available December 4-6. It's available next week or so from other vendors on Amazon for an additional $37-$41. I'm also waiting for a new Corsair PSU, which will probably be delivered next week.

[@cobbysage]

Do you know if the z790 E can support i9 14900k cpu? I’m told it only supports 12th and 13th gen.

[@Thematilia]

I am having problems with my ssds wondering if there is any solution

[@joe1003]

so, i noticed something you left out of your review unless somehow i missed it.....if we put an SSD in slot one, we lose x16. so, i had to call Asus to figure out why i was only getting x8. so, they told me to put my windows SSD is slot 2 and that solved the issue now I'm back at x16.

[@blueweb00]

So you are saying that the z790 is basically the same as z690. Might as well go for a cheaper z690 for my 13900k

[@idonargesy8197]

funny enough i keep finding both almost at the same price lol

[@tenzin044]

I ordered for this board, but newer version- wifi2 with ram memory 4x16gb 5600mhz, potentially recomended by asus. Do you think this will be ok? before anyone ask-yes 4 pcs because I want a lot rgb.

[@FerdousZaman-b1l]

Can you please make a video on MSI MPG Z790 CARBON MAX WIFI II vs ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI ATX Is MSI giving better at a lower price??

[@siralitis]

Does anyone knows why asus armoury crate freeze windows 10

[@shari_8410]

it is just unbelivable that now a Asus ROG Strix - X670 or a Z690/Z790 -E Gaming WiFi MoBO cost more than a Half of the Price as i was payed still one year ago for my ROG Strix X570 E Gaming WiFi for arround 245 € ... now about 670 € just ridiculous ... but what is a second Shame, that Asus have Removed The Bios Flashback Feature on their TUF Gaming Plus Boards for Intel Base ...Only the AMD Users can benefit of That Feature on X670 and B650 Chipset Boards when choose a Asus TUF Gaming Plus budget Board.. tztztz ridiculous ...

[@daveaufradern6658]

Great review as always, thank you !

[@Flyersftw]

A very helpful and informative review, many thanks!

[@jc2893]

I think you got the bottom PCIe slot confused with another board. The manual says both of the X16 runs at 4.0.

[@Laurentschoice]

Read the table the other way around :) There are only 16 PCIe 5.0 lanes available on the CPU so you won't get more than that :)

[@audiophilemetallian]

Faulty lan? Is it steady or dropping frequently?

[@Necronomous]

Well, it is a nice MOBO. Got a question tho. I wanna upgrade my PC from I5-11600KF to a I7-13700KF or a I9-13900F. Well the wattusage on fully load for both I7 and I9 are 235 watt. My GPU on fully load almost 400 watt. It is a Rog Strix RTX 3080 OC White Edition. Total usage of watts on fully load on what I can see on almost every chart when benchmarked both GPU and CPU are between 628W to 653W at it's most. Having a 750W PSU so that means I can use I7-13700KF or I9-13900F plus Asus Rog Strix RTX 3080 OC White Edition. Or am I wrong? Don't want to change the PSU because of the very good cablemanagement. It is a pre-built computer I got and the company I bought it from did a monstergood cablemanagement and I don't wanna screw that up.

[@caymandiver75]

Great review! Subscribed.

[@xPhantomxify]

Can u do a review of the refresh of this MB? The Wifi II?

[@iamrubinot42]

I have a weird conslusion. I started to think about this mobo. I already got my 13900k on D4 3600 with Z690-A STRIX and 6400 C32 modules are in relatively cool prices now so what should i do?

[@ChrisDaytrader]

Great review and video, just a shame it looks like this board wont allow you to use a NH D15 or NH-D15 chromax black or similar air cooler, or can anyone confirm that you can ? thx

[@cypiongm8698]

Hi. Strix or aorus master? For a 13700k + rtx3080. Ty

[@CristoforoBonissone]

Hello, talking about any brand, what it the cheapest Z790 motherboard has pcie 5.0 over NVME ?

[@darfanyan9400]

On the back of the box it says max 7200mhz for memory ram. But offical website of asus and you says 7800mhz. do u know why ıts different?

[@Visceral66]

So what ram would you recommend for gaming or which type of corsair dominator are you running in this review?

[@conditionsunderground]

This board looks really good and makes the more expensive boards look - expensive... The B650E version of this model is 400€ (and had an additional 45€ cashback) - and is pretty close in features. I am wondering what you are thinking about that one. It is a little more simplistic then this Z790 version though, and the chipset temperatures are higher...

[@Laurentschoice]

Revieing the STRIX B650-E tomorrow :)

[@princekittipon6510]

@@Laurentschoice ​ brother im curios i have just bought z790 E gaming and gonna buy sk hynix p41 ssd but its not on the list on asus website, will they still be compatible ?

[@kwakes212]

Can you get over 7000 ddr5 on z690 of the same board with 13900k?

[@ezioauditore8946]

can you do a b650e e-gaming review next see how it stacks up against its x670 lineup

[@Laurentschoice]

Doing the X670e-e strix and b650 strix :)

[@kalkydra]

Is this MB better than the ROG Maximus Z790 ? Cheers.

[@hensley2931]

Here's a question, is it possible to get 5.0 x16 in the gpu slot PLUS m.2 5.0 running simultaneously? Something like allowing the native gpu card but attaching the ssd in a pcie expansion card beneath it? I don't know much about this stuff but I would hate to fast forward 5 years and be having to rip my motherboard out or sacrifice those beautiful ssd speeds to keep up graphically.

[@surject]

You can populate the PCIe5 slot and the top M.2_1 slot with PCIe4/5 devices, but they will run at x8 max. each (even if the SSD is x4 only). AM5 is a different story.

[@mlife3721]

Coming from the Asus z490 extreme w/10900k….I am beyond happy that I’m able to have everything I need and want at half the price these days ($1k for the z490 extreme, vs the $500 for this strix) that’s what I love…if you upgrade only every three years or so like I do, you can end up getting all you could ever need in a middle to middle-high tier Asus board that was previously only available on the top end Maximus boards. Love Asus and love this KZbin channel.

[@candislacharite2254]

great summary Laurent. It's on sale this weekend in Canada for $540 (CAD), and I just got one for my sons build xmas present

[@Laurentschoice]

That's a killer price !

[@candislacharite2254]

@@Laurentschoice i lied, it was $60 off: $570....too many rums last night!

[@RichieKann]

Looking to get this board. Other than connectivity, is there any reason to get the version 2 of this board over this one? What would be the biggest differences between this board and the F model?

[@life3600]

nice!!!!!!! also very looking forward to the review of strix z790-f

[@tasuperman8270]

Anyone having slow bootup time on Asus z790e? Mine takes 40 seconds from power button to windows login (970 Evo plus) -on latest bios and startups disabled

[@Sai1-]

Where did you get the information about the number of PCB layers? Where can I find proof?

[@Laurentschoice]

When u get a board, get a high precision lens, zoom on the PCB edge, and you can count the layers :) I did add some footage of it on the review. Hope this helps

[@Sai1-]

@@Laurentschoice I did something similar, as far as the macro lens of my phone allowed, but unfortunately it was difficult to calculate exactly, it seemed to me either 2 bold layers + 4 regular ones, or still 8 regular layers. Need a microscope :D

[@Laurentschoice]

Well... to answer your original question, I am where you can find proof ;)

[@Micha-286]

Hope you will test the Z790-F too…?

[@Laurentschoice]

Yes I am

[@Filip1389_]

That is a beautiful motherboard.

[@Laurentschoice]

Indeed

[@RSaran97]

Hey Laurent, are you considering an Aorus B650 video soon? I need to decide between the x670 Elite (excellent video btw) and B650 Elite for holiday shopping. Thanks.

[@Laurentschoice]

I am. B6 SERIES is coming

[@stevensims3342]

Motherboards are getting insane.

[@bikingchupei2447]

only 4 sata ports is disappointing on all the z790 gaming series boards

[@fachinformatik3241]

Is it possible to use 4x m.2 Nvme for Raid10 on this board?

[@jaymcs]

I cant shake feeling dumb, since a mitaken the -E for the -F e got the -F I know they are pretty much the same thing, but i still wanted the -E since it has 2 USB 3.2 ports and a few more conections.

[@VegetasamaS]

Board looks good 🔥

[@itzzlarry1338]

So if i put a GEN4 NVME drive in the first slot or the one closest to the CPU will I be lowering the speed of the GPU?

[@surject]

Yes. Even when it's neglectable. It doesn't matter if you put in a Gen3, 4 or 5 SSD - it will cut the 16 lanes in half.

[@Trinity03088]

From what info i got m2.2 slot to not share gpu band

[@GoofieNewfie]

Have had this since launch. My only gripes are it should have had dual NICS. Plus, there are 2 fan headers dead center that are almost useless if you have a air cooler that just sits over them. Also, realize that the lanes when adding nvme's mean you should not put a nvme drive in I think it's the second slot AND the pcie5 slot. I'm going by memory here but the lanes are tricky. You actually need to use slot 1, and 3 to not impact your gpu.

[@Aesopx]

Isn't it Slot 1 you should avoid?

[@iris4547]

nvme in slot 1 will drop your gpu from 16x to 8x, but thats pcie5. so 8x is equivalent to 16x pcie4, which will not bottleneck anything since even a 4090 will not saturate pcie4 16x. so its perfectly fine to run a pcie5 nvme drive and a top of the line graphics card and not bottleneck either.

[@jeremymartinez6024]

⁠@@iris4547With the 4090 in the PCIe Gen 5 slot and avoiding the M.2_1 slot, can you still achieve 16x?

[@billx4266]

If you use that first M.2 slot, the first pcie slot for your graphics card works only at x8.....

[@tempfile3368]

Only if it's gen 5, a gen 4 m.2 won't split

[@darth6980]

@@tempfile3368 are you sure? Many are saying it’ll even when using gen4 ssd’s

[@ChrisDaytrader]

@@darth6980 Did you find out for sure if this is the case ? don't want my 4090 running at just 8x, will only be using top M2 slot for gen 4, thx

[@jamesbinnie8765]

Gonna buy one soon, what do you recommend the best ddr5 board would be for a 13th gen I9 Everyone keeps shitting on these pricey boards, which ones actually worth it?

[@idonargesy8197]

people are shitting on everything that cost more then 100$ lol

[@jamesbinnie8765]

@@idonargesy8197 Baha just paid $1259 for a fuckin motherboard these prices are proper fucked

[@JayzBeerz]

What does the E stand for?

[@subzerotheiceninga8254]

Expensive XD

[@Laurentschoice]

Bouahahah

[@arrowlakes]

Hello from British Columbia Canada Laurent. I enjoy your style, it's truly humorous, and appreciate the in-depth knowledge and opinions you are sharing here. My current platform is an Asus Z87 Sabertooth with a 4770k and a gtx780, so these in-depth reviews are very helpful for those of us that are planning a new build and have been out of the loop for a while. This board is on my list. I'm curious about your thoughts on the Asus Apex Z790 2dimm board and the way it handles ddr5 memory, also a very interesting board design. They discontinued the Formula and Glacial. Keep up the good work. Subscribed and liked.

[@Laurentschoice]

Hi @bfin Thanks for the kind words! I am planning to review the APEX. This year white theme definitely caught my attention. The 4770k is a legendary CPU ( Aka Devil Lake). I had one and was blown by the leap is imposed to the industry back then. Welcome to our little growing community!

[@zy8019]

guys, I'm also upgrading from 4770k and z87 to asus z790+13900k... it's been 5 months, how do you like your asus z790 e so far?

[@Spongyloam]

This MB is €680 here so $700 sadly. I have a Hero board from a previous gen & i9 10900k but want this one on a new build with i7 13700k, just hope it drops a bit in price soon maybe. Great review :D

[@AR-ke8wg]

could you please measure from base of MB to top i/o shroud? Basically height of the heatsink where i/o is and heatsink for VRM at top of the MB.... specific fit in mind for a build. Thank you. Great content

[@shesley1000]

Posso colocar 5x m.2 2280 128gb nessa placa

[@asryan7582]

I have this board, only issue I have is a little bit of coil whine from the vrm.. If someone knows a fix..

[@Laurentschoice]

Oh that's an immediate return.. and replacement on the spot! Just bring/send it back and make some noise. UNACCEPTABLE !

[@asryan7582]

@@Laurentschoice seller won't rma for it unfortunately its not so loud I've reduced it by lowering vcore. I've seen there is settings for acoustic noise mitigation but haven't tried it

[@vinniethefinger7781]

What's up with Asus? The last mb I bought and still use is an older Hero Maximus board. All I had to do was screw the damn thing into the case, plug everything in and it worked fine. Now, I go to their site and get an assistant on the horn and he proceeds to give me the 8000 steps to get this mb here that your reviewing up and running. Good grief. So after a half hour of crap, a new browser just to get a damn file. Another program to rename files, renaming files. Intel Me. Good grief. We have gotten to the point once again where tech is so advanced we are going backwards.

[@crazyguy7585]

please Cover MSI PRO X670-P WIFI

[@Laurentschoice]

On it

[@crazyguy7585]

@@Laurentschoice I love Ur Video the way u Describe.🤩

[@Laurentschoice]

Thanks Crazy ... its a lot of work :) . Every encouragement counts

[@billx4266]

i dont think this is a xorthy upgrade if you have a 690E like me, also 8 layer pcb, same chokes etc....

[@jimscreechy3082]

According to Asus tech specs he is incorrect. He states it only has 1x PCIE 5.0 16, 1x PCIE 4.0 16 x4 and 1x PCIE 3.0 16 x 1 I have just double checked Asus specs and it has It has 1x PCIE 5.0 at x16 and 2xPCIE 4.0 16 at x4. So last slot isn't a PCIE 3.0 16 x1 it is a PCIE 4.0 16 x4... i.e. a better spec that he is reporting.

[@x1almax3]

wow yeah i just brought this lol i can’t wait to see it

[@wolfjarlgrbane5771]

Your a bad man, no I have to 3D Print Headers and Exaust Pipes with silk silver for that M.2 On top. I do not know if my A has it but if not it will. Love the Idea.

[@AquaStevae]

WHYYYYYYYY didn't you do a video of the Strix X670E-E board, instead of this intel XXXX???????

[@TheSjuris]

He did.

[@Laurentschoice]

I did

[@TheGreenieman]

Ok, calm down

[@julijegombar7107]

Good review on interesting, your own way, thanks

[@khalidmurad5879]

Please review an MSI MPG Z690 Carbon EK X 🙏

[@ninjapirate47]

You are a crazy french bastard. And I love it. You sir, have a new sub.

[@ninjapirate47]

All jokes aside (although I enjoyed yours). That was in depth and I haven't seen that level of detail in other reviews. The notification bell, has been throughly abused.

[@ps3alexpr]

Asus rog strix z790-F ??

[@Laurentschoice]

Ok :) ill review it

[@John8.7]

In the manual ASUS states that any fan connecter will support a water pump.12:44

[@Laurentschoice]

They can, but don't deliver the 5 watts per that D5 water pump need to operate at full speed. Hope this clarifies

[@John8.7]

@@Laurentschoice that sucks, so I 'll need to go to the aio connecter for 24/7 full throttle.

[@Laurentschoice]

Indeed. .... not optional

[@John8.7]

@@Laurentschoice I returned it.

[@jeremymartinez6024]

@@Laurentschoiceis this the same for the Hero?

[@plaschwa7825]

So when I use the top m.2 slot with PCIe 4.0 ssd i have only PCI Express x8 on the top PCI slot?

[@ChrisDaytrader]

Did you find out for sure if this is the case ? don't want my 4090 running at just 8x, will only be using top M2 slot for gen 4, thx

[@donloder1]

i'm here agonizing myself choosing between -E or -F of this particular motherboard.

[@TheQuazar1961]

merci Laurent thank for the entertaining advice this motherboard will it 👍

[@johnrambo1349]

Who needs a hero? Me. Strix is $500. Hero is $600. If you spending that much on a mobo already, another $100 won't kill you. XD

[@gdotwiz]

Personally got the z790 hero myself. I'm happy with it

[@accelgamerhd4954]

To be fair if your spending that much at least pair with parts that make sense. Maybe consider overclocking because that's the reason to go for a Z series anyways.

[@vincentsantucci2478]

I faced the same choice but still went for the Strix E-Gaming for 2 reasons - 1. You need to use the add on M.2 PCIE card on the Hero to use PCIE 5.0 M.2 SSD whereas the Strix has it onboard. Issue with the add-on card is that it would severely block airflow to the 4090 fans. 2. Hero comes with inbuilt Thunderbolt 4 ports which I will never need at the cost of USB A ports, of which I need as many as possible (even though I also use powered USB hubs). The superior audio codec on the Hero would have been nice but overall the compromises didn't make sense for me and ontop of that would have had to pay extra for it.

[@Kingtoby1981]

@@vincentsantucci2478 That's the same reason I chose the Strix E lol

[@tempfile3368]

@@vincentsantucci2478 the strix however if you use the gen5 lane with a gen 4 or gen 5 you cut the gpu bandwidth in half to x8. While on the hero you can put any gen 4 anywhere and not suffer the same consequence. Then user a vertical mount for the gpu and place your hyper expansion card on the third slot

[@dennistheodoropoulos4686]

i bought it for 340€ . lets see how is going with 13700k

[@JayJay-oh1is]

it also supports 14th gen ❤

[@mor8266]

Very very good description of this motherboard. It would be nice if ASUS would do this. Too many motherboards from ASUS. They are having issues with screw ups on bios updates that cause serious problems. This is scary.

[@PIPERBOYWILLIAMS]

Wish they would stop these cheesy music loops

[@starrims]

tonight is Strix night

[@MrBook123456]

looking good

[@Laurentschoice]

thanks Darren :) . I have a good genes!

[@TXF_Records]

Tres bien 👍

[@gaddag1477]

This is the same board as 690 my friend bought z790 and it preformes the same with same i913900k so dont buy for other reason then the bling.

[@DominikZalewski85]

Everything I wanted to know about this mobo in 15min. Great view. Sub from me!

[@kelvinTran55]

Does it work with i9- 14900k? Thanks

[@Laurentschoice]

After BIOS update yes.

[@kelvinTran55]

@@Laurentschoice thank you so much. Cpu temperature higher than previous, I get 81 degree celsius. I wonder lower than. Thanks

[@Laurentschoice]

And that's pretty good. I got one too and it's hitting the 100c all the time.

[@rodrigodiniz13]

Can we put a m.2 gen 4 on the gen 5 slot?

[@surject]

Yes. It will cut the lanes to the GPU in half though.

[@AngelRivera-wp9bg]

Means you have bad days if today is a good day lol

[@михаилкуринов-е5и]

Top 🔝

[@BenniE13580]

4 Dimms DDR5 doesnt work with XMP or higher than 5600MHz. Mass RAM Errors.