Intel Z390 Motherboard Review Collection
This not only puts pressure on manufacturers to deliver a high blend of premium features for a better price than the competition and use unique visuals like a peacock’s plume to entice users. GIGABYTE’s Z390 Aorus Pro WIFI is one with its $195 price tag. The Aorus brand is aimed squarely at gamers and the Z390 Aorus Pro WIFI looks to stake GIGABYTEs claim in a highly contested segment with a premium feature set at an affordable price.
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Getting down to the nitty gritty, the big voltage regulator is the biggest difference between the Z390 Gaming SLI and the other sub-$160 Z390 boards we’ve tried. We’re looking at 12 phase groups, and at this point we really don’t care how they’re split or combined if they have adequate amperage to support the Core i9-9900K, since that’s where competing boards fell short in our tests.
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Today, we’ll be taking a quick look at the ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 Motherboard, which includes their unique selling feature … the Realtek 2.5 GB/s LAN connectivity. It’s designed for content creators and online gamers for streaming high-quality content.
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On paper this C9Z390-PGW has a fair amount going in its favour. SuperO offers a small selection of four Z390 motherboards and this particular model sits at the top of the stack with support for multiple graphics cards and a high powered 9th Gen desktop CPU.
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In Gigabyte’s AORUS line of Z390 motherboard there are actually eight total. Sitting right in the middle is the Z390 AORUS Ultra, which offers pretty every feature you would want in a Z390 motherboard, but also some nice extras. First you have that signature AORUS design with RGB lighting in multiple places on the board plus RGB headers.
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They get a range of boards that starts with low-end overclocking products and builds from there. The middle mark regarding overclocking capabilities and features has been their mainstream, and that’s historically been priced around ⅔ of what a reasonably-equipped Core i9-9900K board will cost. Welcome the $240 (£220) mainstream gaming board, Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming.
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Nonetheless, it is clear that each motherboard company is piling on the R&D dollars, as well as the design dollars, to ensure that it can convince users to part with some hard earned money in their next build. GIGABYTE’s latest attempt is the Z390 Aorus Master, a motherboard that on paper sets its sights on features, aesthetics, and capability.
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Whatever one may believe about the order of the pack in as far as motherboard vendors are concerned. I think we can all agree that ASRock is somewhat underrated. The products for the most part offer the best bang for buck.
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Positioned towards the upper end of the Z390 market, ASUS is targeting deep-pocketed enthusiast gamers with its most affordable ATX ROG Maximus offering. Sporting features you’d expect from a premium Z390 offering, including dual heatsink-cooled M.2 slots and an eye-catching design, ASUS takes the standard ROG Maximus XI Hero and adds a 2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac Wi-Fi adapter.
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The MPG Z390M Gaming Edge AC’s voltage regulator cooling is only sufficient for Core i9-9900K at stock speed, or for overclocking Core i7 or Core i5 processors. And its slot arrangement is only adequate for two double-slot cards at best. For buyers whose configurations fall within those limitations, it’s a solid deal.
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