Intel Z490 Motherboard Review Collection
The ASUS ROG STRIX Z490-E Gaming is our first look at ASUS’s new Z490 lineup. The STRIX family bridges the gap between the excellent value of TUF series boards and the no-expense-spared MAXIMUS series boards. This middle ground is perfect for high-end builds where budget is still a factor, but so are aesthetics and a broad feature set.
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The new Z490 Unify line aims to take this philosophy to the next level with active cooling that pulls fresh air in through the rear I/O panel to help maintain optimal VRM temperatures, as well as top of the line 90 A power stages to help drive even the most power hungry of Intel’s new 10th-generation CPUs.
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This motherboard is PCIe 4.0 ready and features a 14-phase VRM with an actively cooled, finned VRM heatsink to deliver maximum performance with even the highest-end 10th Gen Core processors. There is also 2.5 Gb/s LAN and built-in WiFi 6, along with Nahimic Audio and the aforementioned full coverage heatsinks for the M.2 slots.
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“MSI Tomahawk” has got to be one of the pieces of literature every pc builder has come across sometime in their life and this is not without any reason. The Tomahawk falls between the boundary of cheap and and well suited for a build in the mid-end spectrum.
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The Aorus Z490 Master is the 2nd to the top in Aorus’ lineup for the 10th generation of processors of Intel. It’s always been a huge gap between the Xtreme top of the line board but we think that this time around, the Master is worth looking at for a chop off the price from the Xtreme.
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Most of the boards that were sent over are higher end, but MSI sent over their MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFI which isn’t a budget board but is a little easier on the wallet. Its name may be a little long, but at just under $270 is it a good sweet spot for a Z490 build? Today I’m going to find out!
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The Aorus Z490i Ultra is under Aorus’ lineup of board which carries the most variations – from specially themed boards to bringing the ITX offering of Aorus. There’s just something that Aorus does that makes their ITX boards shine even from other generations and platforms.
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On paper at least, they’re right up there with the best. There’s an impressive 13 Phase Dr.MOS Digital Power Design. That’s also topped with an XXL heatsink design that spans the top and left of the socket but also bridges with a huge heat pipe and features a built-in fan.
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