They NEED to make more Motherboards like THIS! 🔥 | Gigabyte Z690 Aero D Overview

[@nabby5030]

While I am not a creator. I can appreciate a solid work oriented motherboard/build. All this gamer bling is nice but there is something so satisfying about a simple no fuss motherboard with 10Gbe on board.

[@HydrixTheory]

Thank you! lol i have this board :)

[@R055LE.1]

Only critique is I'd like to see 2-4 more usb io, even if it's just USB 2.0

[@TheWarmestFuzzy]

Man I just built with this a month or so ago and have been looking everywhere for videos on it. Thanks for the upload mang!

[@kaffepojke]

Excellent review. Something I notice on this review and in fact on most computer builds nowadays is the perceived importance of the APPEARANCE of the components. How about a build video, Best Bang, with no cost towards special colors, or RGB, or visual touches. Concentrate on performance only. I'm looking for a 12th gen creator machine, probably 12600k, 64Gig, 2TB with zero concern for visuals. Thanks.

[@christopherfarrell-artist3557]

I absolutely agree. I want performance, not some shallow adolescent rgb colour scheme that adds nothing to the actual creation of content. Nothing says cheap tat like RGB......of course, you pay more for the 'cheap tat' look, but, that's marketing bs for you. :)

[@RatherPeyton]

Fantastic review! Just purchased as part of my 13th gen Intel hardware upgrade on my home server!

[@RafBys629]

I bought this motherboard paired with my 12900k and I have 0 complaints!

[@demafleez746]

what/how much RAM did you go with? looking to buy this mb, thx!

[@RafBys629]

@@demafleez746 I went with 32gb at 5200. Overclocked to 5400!

[@hemm2333]

@@RafBys629 Can you please share your build details. I'm looking forward to build one. Thanks

[@Visionary4787]

You should've mentioned that the DisplayPort on this board is only a DisplayPort in, not out. So that leaves you with HDMI 1.4 (yes, 1.4.. which means 4K @ 30hz, 1080P @ 120hz..). However, the thunderbolts do support DisplayPort. If you plan on using a GPU without any display outputs, keep this in mind

[@robeccs]

@Kyler so this won't work with my Xp-Pen Artist 24 pro?

[@thelegendaryblackbeastofar39]

The manual DOES state the HDMI only supports 1.4. If this is indeed true it will not output 4k@60fps nor will it support the REC 2020 color space. However, 12th and 13th gen. Intel CPUs with iGPU do support HDMI 2.0. So I'm wondering why the motherboard does not.

[@Visionary4787]

@@thelegendaryblackbeastofar39 exactly what i thought. I guess it's a fluke

[@j340_official]

The difference between “vision link” and the other port is: the vision link port will tunnel display port video from your discrete video card over the thunderbolt bus. So you can use the thunderbolt port to connect to a usb-c monitor for example and the display signal will be driven from your video card. The other non “vision link” port does something similar, but it’s linked to your iGPU if you have one. It’s just marketing nonsense from gigabyte. So if you connect a thunderbolt dock to the vision link port, monitors connected to that dock will be driven from the discrete gpu. the pro art z690 has dp in ports as well for this purpose, so does the z690 ace and one of the ASRock motherboard. and I wish other motherboards like the asus z690 hero or formula had the same feature but they do not.

[@hemm2333]

Sorry, bit confused. So, if I've an integrated GPU in my CPU, can I use either of HDMI/TB4(non 'vision link') ports directly to connect to my monitor? In other case, if I've got a Graphics Card, should I connect the DP out of that to the DP In of the motherboard? Then how/where does the TB4/VisionLink port gets connected to? Thanks. I"m trying to figure out where and what is the need of the DP In Port?

[@j340_official]

@@hemm2333 so if you have no dedicated gpu but only an igpu, you can use it with the hdmI out, and both thunderbolt ports. If your cpu has no igpu then you will get no video output. But if you have a discrete gpu and you want to use it with your monitor over the thunderbolt bus, then connect a DisplayPort out from your discrete gpu into the DisplayPort in on the motherboard. The purpose of the display in port is so that the motherboard can tunnel the DisplayPort output from your discrete gpu via the vision link port. The benefit when use your monitor via thunderbolt, the signal will be driven from your discrete gpu and not the slower iGPU. You can connect the monitor directly to the thunderbolt port. Or you can connect a thunderbolt dock to your motherboard, and the monitor to the dock. And the display signal will be from your discrete gpu. This is cool because the iGPU is much slower (for gaming for example) than a discrete GPU. So if you can use your discrete GPU via the thunderbolt bus, you can game at high frame rates. Only thing I haven’t tested is whether DisplayPort tunneling on z690 supports variable refresh rates like monitors with AMD freesync. In theory it should because it’s just a tunneled DisplayPort signal. I know Apple’s thunderbolt 4 solution supports variable refresh rate. But hopefully this helps.

[@GroundGame.]

I think of sleek aluminum airplane bodies or modern air terminals when I see this design, well executed to the Gigabyte design team.

[@alpenfoxvideo7255]

the G connector helps you hit that perfect G spot

[@PMcDonnell]

Hope they do a similar/even better board for Ryzen 7000, it seems well featured and looks good.

[@rodhester2166]

subjective.. funny back when people first put windows on their cases it was to look at all the electronic components on the mother board and cards, similar to classic v8 engines in automobiles, today most people want to cover up all of those interesting details up just like todays automobiles that also cover their engines with plastic covers. I still like to see all the components and find it more interesting to look at rather than covers with a sticker on them.. that being said I do understand the cooling properties of some of the covers.

[@jht406]

Would love to see you use this motherboard in future PC Builds as an ultimate build maxing all the parts out.

[@delscoville]

GPU will block most of that cover anyway. I have a Vision G motherboard and barely notice the motherboard cover begind the GPU. But I do love the look of the Aero-D, but of course that's coming from who's using a Vision-G which is what the line used to be called.

[@Dysjoint]

Add a Noctua cooler on as well and....

[@delscoville]

Mine is water cooled.

[@mj1s735]

Great looking motherboard with nice features. But I would trade the 2.5G NIC for better sound In/Out in the rear, but it would not be a deal breaker for me since I already have some extra good sound cards that I could just add to the build.

[@ozziadventurer]

Greetings from NSW, Australia

[@theTechNotice]

Gooday mate! ;) great to have you here!

[@CsQ_RandomRepository]

Gotta give credit where it's due, Gigabyte's creator/workstation grade boards come with amazing minimalist design that we rarely see on other motherboard manufacturers. Unfortunately the weird audio jacks in the back I/O is the dealbreaker for me 😰

[@Traplcs]

Whats wrong with the audio jacks I genuinely dont see an issue so im curious.

[@All-pervading]

Please make a video on how to set up thunderbolt card through thunderbolt header in motherboard .....love from India ❤️

[@hemm2333]

Yes Please, I'm looking for the same. Confused with the Thunderbolt connectivity and the DP In.

[@definingslawek4731]

Looks like a great option and this might be one of the prettiest motherboards i've seen, love the aesthetic. I told myself I would never buy gigabyte again tho after buying a gigabyte GPU and the fans breaking in under a year of use, and the rma process being absolutely ridiculous without them ever fixing my card.

[@MichaelFreechild]

Thank you, you recommended a tool kit for building and taking apart pc's, thx, I see you using one in this video.

[@asymptotic_to_MARS]

I'm making a build inspired on your $1500 PC, and I would like it to be ddr5. This aero D board is expensive, do you believe the Gigabyte Aero G ddr5 is a good alternative? Do you suggest other alternatives?

[@thedoughboi]

Yes it is. Almost the same board minus the 2nd PCIE 5.0 slot. The main differences is it's a EATX board with 2nd additional Ethernet port @ 10G. Same VRMs, etc. I'm actually building a i7 13700k with the z690 Aero G now 👍

[@christopherjackson2157]

I've always wondered if the vrm cooling on boards with these cover pieces perform at noticeably different temperatures when mounted vertically versus horizontally. Is it designed to take advantage of convection? Is it still the acquantia 10g nic?

[@davebennett3415]

Can we get more details between the Aero D and G in terms of performance? There seems to still be issue with 4 slots of ddr5 - So would 2 x 32MB DDR5 at 5200 perform better than 4 x32 DDR4 at 3200 ? as the Ram price is still roughly 1/2 for ddr4 Thanks

[@mrrexy4151]

Up to 5% better in best case (compared to DDR4 3600 cl16)...but at cost of 3x...but some programs like more low latency DDR4

[@mortont1210]

I currently have a Gigabyte Z490 Vision G. Will my EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 work in the slot with that heat sink. Great video. 01/16/2023 1414. Subscribed as well 👍

[@ram86web]

Hey, Excellent review, will this support i9 13900K and 17 13700K

[@theTechNotice]

Yes after a bios update

[@mdhazeldine]

I'm confused about the Thunderbolt 4 spec on this board. It says the Thunderbolt 4 ports support up to USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) but isn't Thunderbolt 4 meant to support up to 40 Gbps? Is this "real" Thunderbolt 4 or some kind of marketing fakery?

[@thanos3814]

The 6th 😅Thanks for your great content♥️♥️

[@demafleez746]

Apart from the price difference, this looks really similar in spec to the Asus ProArt z690 as you mention. Any word on the support from either Asus or Gigabyte? How they handle RMAs might be another factor for consideration. thx!

[@Dysjoint]

Oh, I have this sitting on my desk along with a 12900k and 3060ti and everything else. Please be a good choice!.................

[@warrencanal4717]

the design is very human.

[@rajbhakat2291]

Yes Man I Purchased this motherboard 2week before I know

[@hemm2333]

What kind of a pc case is best suited? Can we go for Mid Tower or only a Full Tower?

[@jayadasvasuleela4832]

I am a creator, I have been waiting for a long time for a video like this, I am going to buy this motherboard. Will it support Nvidia quodro A4000?

[@brown2840]

I'm running 128GB DDR5 off the ASUS Z690 Pro Art

[@timmark4190]

I head the board has issues with Thunderbolt and 10Gig. Did you face any such issue?

[@CRAZYNESSGAMING]

NOTIFICATION SQUAD LETS GO!!!

[@hemm2333]

Can someone please share their build details if you've used this motherboard. I'm looking to build one and so need some help. Can we use "Mid Tower e-ATX Case" with this motherboard or should have a Full Tower Case? Also is it recommended to get separate cooling fans or can use the ones which come by default with the case? Thanks

[@jayarmstrong]

This board is only about 1.5cm wider than an ATX board, so I'd go with the mid tower case. Buying separate fans lets you choose the quality. Some case fans are cheap, some are really nice.

[@ManWithFace]

only 2 PCIE slots? man i still remember my z97-a, that puppy had a slot on each boeard, both PCIE and OG PCI.

[@nabby5030]

Unfortunately there are a limited number of PCIE lanes that can be allocated. A lot of them are dedicated to NVME slots. Each one of those NVME slots requires 4 x PCIE lanes. If you need a lot of PCIE slots then this motherboard isn't for you. Also with the size of GPU's today you can't use any space below a GPU for any cards at all.

[@ManWithFace]

@@nabby5030 i wish there were some x2 slots instead. No one is in that desperate need of more than a gigabyte of sequential read/write, and stuff such as secondary GPUs&isolated usb cards for virtual machines and capture cards for streamers can always be necessary.

[@nabby5030]

@@ManWithFace Don't disagree with you there. The flavor of this generation is more NVME slots. So most boards have 3-4 of them and those take a up a ton of bandwidth/lanes. Like I said this is not the board for you is all.

[@yooanto9465]

How is ddr5 experience for you? Any issue?

[@jessecool561]

I am confused about 4 DDR5 DIMM slots when, all DDR5 kits available are only up to 64gb @ 2 DIMMS dual channel.... Maybe gigabyte is future proofing for RAM advancements

[@theTechNotice]

Yep

[@GuidoDePalma]

I agree, more white boards please

[@constantinosschinas4503]

Why do they put quad display output on pro boards???? They could skip HDMI/DPORT and that 2.5G LAN and add 4 or 6 extra USB 3.0. You can never have enough USB whereas you will never use the ports mentioned...

[@theTechNotice]

Yeah, I see your point there...

[@poxaids8724]

If use 12900K without GPU, can use HDMI/DP/TB 1/TB4 2 in same time to support 4 monitors...?

[@brianadams8178]

would you suggest installing a better mount for the cpu? as compared to the single latch? so as to have uniform pressure?

[@HDRPC]

Sir you told me you are getting ready for Legion 5i pro video editing performance. When it is coming?

[@theTechNotice]

It takes time, Late July August time :)

[@theTechNotice]

Over 15 Videos in the editing QUEUE :)

[@HDRPC]

@@theTechNotice oh wow. I will wait🤩. Thanks for replying

[@itbestuk]

What aspects make this a good board for creators as opposed to a gaming board?

[@tfr]

Agreed

[@G0UDG]

Not fer me I have just built a threadripper pro Workstation fer 4k xavci video rendering and editing. Great overview though

[@timmark4190]

Cost pls

[@Incompared]

Is there a difference in the motherboard ethernet ports that are 10gb vs 10gbe? Also, can you use higher quality audios through thunderbolt since this motherboard only has audio in jacks?

[@tfr]

10G, 10GB and 10GbE all mean the same thing: 10,000 mbps ethernet link speed. Your internet connection is probably not going to be even at least 1GBPS, therefore the only benefit of having an ethernet port above 1GbE is bandwidth and less congestion over the ethernet link. There will be little to no internet speed change using 10GbE, however it does have a few advantages: Usually network uplink, e.g the speed to your router is significantly faster which yields faster internal network speeds Faster transfers from your NAS, if you have one And, really for that matter, 10GbE is used with servers for their massive performance and uplink. Tl;dr - 10GbE LAN will not affect your internet speed. However it will affect intranet speed, including NAS transfer times and internal server hosting

[@Gamingtechgg]

yes very rare motherboard in eu

[@gabbo1e97]

Yes 😭

[@jayadasvasuleela4832]

Pls upload new built pc video with Gigabyte AERO D , i m waiting

[@theTechNotice]

Coming up ;)

[@jayadasvasuleela4832]

@@theTechNotice thanks

[@robert7668]

How would this compare to the MSI Z690 Force WiFi? Both are white boards that would fit the aesthetic I'm going with.

[@theTechNotice]

FYI, Force wifi is abit more silver rather than white :) But this one has better features for creators.

[@robert7668]

@@theTechNotice Have you tried both boards? If so what are your thoughts on both and which would you recommend?

[@DeathStriker88]

Greetings sir. If you would be so kind to give me some genuine answers of my questions, it will be very helpful for me. 1. Why people think Intel motherboard is expensive but never mind AMD? (Not gonna lie, the rog x570 formula, impact, msi unify, ace, godlike etc type motherboard do cost higher than the Intel counterparts.) 2. Why people praise AMD for overclock when intel can cross 6 and 7GHz but AMD still can't with their 5000 series? 3. Why people say intel is hot? Do 5900X and 5950X run in negative° numbers? 4. Why people are crazy for AMD motherboard and call it future-proof when a 5600x owner is also going to use it for at least 4 or 5 years. Couldn't AMD had launched a lot of motherboards in-between that time period? So why Intel having no future upgrade always got criticism when both are being used same? 5. Why people don't agree to get an DDR5 Intel? Upcoming AMD is on pure DDR5 and don't have a DDR4 separate version like Intel. Price are high I can understand but are prices going to become extremely affordable when AMD will launch 7000 series? Is AMD LGA1700 going to launch without any single issue? I doubt it can have same instability and issues as Intel LGA1700 Note: I am sorry if I sound aggressive. I am kinda new to this PC building and don't understand most things. Especially the flame wars like Intel vs amd, nvidia vs amd, gigabyte being bad etc

[@MyRipoff]

@tech notice, need advice, aero g z690 at $220, aero D z690 at $300 or aero G Z790 at $280? For davinci resolve 4k 120fps editing. All DDR5. With intel 13700k

[@theTechNotice]

All good options ;) but for best ram stability z790 is better

[@MyRipoff]

@@theTechNotice thank you

[@timmark4190]

This or Asus

[@Duanesadventures]

I have this motherboard with a I9 13900k. I'm having and over heating problem. My cooler is CoolerMaster MasterLiquid PL360 FLUX and fans are running full speed. Can you suggest the correct Bios setting that may help with this problem?

[@theTechNotice]

Set PL1 and PL2 limit to intels stock settings :)

[@trayoibry8246]

I've just ordered this MB...im afraid to even think about how to install my noctua nh-d15 😩

[@dalebrown-hs2ko]

Doing a build right now with this MB got that cooler installed on the MB. Gonna put it in the "be quiet! SILENT BASE 802 white Window" case tomorrow.

[@jeremymoon9088]

That's vastly superior to the ddr4 board (and much better looking for those of us seeking white builds), now i understand the logic better. I feel like I should've opted for this; but ddr5 is still cost prohibitive for me, so...this DEFINITELY leaves me excited for 14th&15th gen, when ddr5 is finer tuned.

[@prajwalvernekar8681]

Can we put two 4090's on this motherboard?

[@peplms]

I don't understand. Can someone explain me the difference between this and a more low budget motherboard. you can have practically the same spec for 300€ less.

[@ionelroza]

I think power delivery, vrms are better on the higher end models.

[@theTechNotice]

Also Port selection. You won't get a 10GBe port, which on it's own costs $100 for example.

[@demafleez746]

the dual pcie 5.0 slots for dual GPU, thunderbolt & 10GBe ports are what I see. Which MB would you compare this to that's cheaper?

[@soju506]

The IO on the z790 version sucks, it is similar to a lot of b-series boards.

[@pauls6043]

Is this for sale in Europe anywhere?

[@sibadey9680]

Z690 G

[@tassoti1]

Is this AERO D compatible with i7 13700 Raptor Lake?

[@theTechNotice]

yes, but requires a bios update!

[@guilladogui8259]

Hey I need to make a music production and gaming build . I need thunderbolt but I want 13th gen 13700k would be any problem with performance since it’s z690 and not z790?

[@theTechNotice]

Go with Z790 Aero G and add the thunderbolt card in there!

[@guilladogui8259]

@@theTechNotice yea it sound better right a z790 for the 13th gen . i already have the gigabyte alpine ridge rev 2 thunderbolt 3 card do you think it will work in that motherboard?

[@user-jm7se9cf3u]

ummmm i have 12gb DDR5 5200mhz on a ProArt z690 creator wifi . . . xmp works . . . um . . . so am I the only one in the world? siiiiiiiiick

[@user-cv9hl3ht8u]

Is that support 3090 sli?

[@ronniejaye1]

Props for speaking proper English.... Zed ! Not another american wannabe.

[@theTechNotice]

Hahaha

[@EDYX369]

😍

[@kapilsapkal2987]

Does it support Intel i9 13th gen CPU?

[@theTechNotice]

YES!

[@sibadey9680]

Is this motherboard support intel 14gen ???????

[@lenguyenquochuy5739]

Yes but you have to update your bios first, using a usb with installed latest bios version

[@Sheerwinter]

:| do u have an arc a380 gpu :) . (available in china)

[@Pillokun]

For creators? U mean video/photo editors... Let me tell u that it is not enough for maximum cad workstations with on 4 mem slots.

[@theTechNotice]

Well, creator boards are a different league of things and interestingly there's not been a huge update to the HEDT CPU platforms neither from Ryzen nor Intel, so this is what the Prosumers have to work with :)

[@Pillokun]

@@theTechNotice well yeah, but speed is to be honest not that important today. Either you get a biffy system with lots of dimmslots or you build a super small itx system with an i7/i9 or even an am4 sys if you prefer that. But those 4slot dims mobos are nothing special, better to buy the cheapests msi z690 board instead as it has the same amount of ram slots and have 4 m2 slots as well.

[@bhok5228]

for 100 bucks i would buy it...... i know i will never get one

[@patricaomas8750]

It's380 euros!

[@creed5248]

Nvme heatsink is overkill ...

[@theTechNotice]

for sure!!!

[@JayzBeerz]

dude go through your comments and delete and block the spammers. it's so annoying

[@theTechNotice]

I've blocked about 100, there's so many! I delete them as much as I notice them! Help out by reporting them if you see them. 😇

[@JayzBeerz]

@@theTechNotice I report at least 30 a day. They are destroying KZbin.

[@computerenthusiast402]

Is that HDMI 2.1 ?….Its been known since the 486 computer that Aluminum does NOT make a Good Heatsink. Cooper is a better conductor of Heat. Where is the 5.1 Audio ?….If you cover everything up the motherboard will not be able to dissipate Heat.

[@mdsafim588]

Can you give me one of this

[@thedude2404]

This is a good motherboard for is not for creators... 🤦‍♂️😂

[@JayzBeerz]

I stay away from Gigabyte products. Their GPU's are garbage and so are their power supplies.

[@xXDESTINYMBXx]

This is a motherboard tough. I have the vision d and it's great, no issues at all. I would recommend getting a psu from seasonic tough.

[@gerald4027]

I snagged a pcie 6.0 experimental MB for reviewing and it is absolutely fast.Nobody will like the price.