It’s great to know that there’s a genuine motherboard reviewer that knows what they are talking about and I can take shopping advice from. Thanks Laurent!
@@Laurentschoice hey Laurent, I have this motherboard, but mi PSU only have 1 8 pin connector for the mobo, would it work properly anyways? Or I need the both connectors? Thanks!
JUST. INCREDIBLE. LAURENT! Yet another review full of top content, style, professionalism and entertainment! One of your very best yet. All reviewers should hope to emulate these features of your reviews. Abvsolutely LOVE how you colour code the Pcie slots to help explain the unbelievably confusing (to me anyway) mix of all the 3, 4 and 5 standards. Why not ALL Pcie 5 I ask you?!! Yes, this board is beyond what we could have hoped for from Intel after the last few years. Looks like it, and its siblings, are good enough to save the company and give it a good chance against AMD for real. Really looking forward to more reviews of these ASUS Z690s - the Extreme and the APEX would be great to get your thoughts on. Not the APEX has TWO PS/2 ports! the extreme has Thunderbolt/USB4 ports all over the place! Good times!!
Bought this board yesterday + i9 12900K + Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 with LGA 1700 kit. Now I only need RAM to become available in Sweden and I'm up running a big ass monster pc. I sold a 6900 XT Phantom Gaming, my ROG X299 board with a i9-7900X, 32GB 4133MHz ram and a Corsair 150i there wasn't compatible with the new socket to get this. - I have an unoppened EVGA 3080 Ti FTW3 ready for this build. Hope it will be damn awesome.
I managed to buy DDR5 bundled with this board. But got a fan cooler that doesnt fit. Did you test your liquid cooler and it fits fine? Did you have to order the LGA 1700 mounting kit seperate (and wait weeks for delivery)
Did you run into any issues with this board, meaning the DDR5 ram, or the 19 12900K not being supported by the board until the BIOS has been flashed? Thanks
I purchased this board yesterday for under $300, $150 less than the Strix Z790-F which basically just has 2 extra USBs and 2 DDR4 PCI slots which I could care less about. I went with the I-7 13700K, G.skill Trident 5600 CL36 RAM, and a Lian Li 011 Evo case + 360 cooler. I also decided to try out the Thermalright CPU Contact Frame, the rest of my parts wil come from my old system.
One thing i wished that you did was to show charts against other motherboards that you have reviewed. I was comparing MSI z690 force side by side (because on newegg currently this is the only motherboard with so many positive feedback) and noticed that there are some inconsistencies how data was presented. Hopefully by having chart it will help maintain that. Hope my feedback helps :)
Am in the market for a new build after way too long. Great review, I found it useful and enjoyable. The format you use in your reviews describing the various specs and features is logical and easy to follow. Thank you for the info and your opinion. Cheers.
Laurent’s Choice I want to know what is the highest XMP you got stable with this motherboard? And what is the highest stable memory overclock you achieved on this motherboard?
Great review and great video! I like the way, you present the motherboards 👍 But you did one mistake at 9:47, when explaining the Back-io USBs. For the USB 3.2 slots, it's 3x USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbs and one USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbs
Waiting for mine to ship...this will be my first build in 10 years...my current build is a i7-2600k, gtx 980...to a i5-12600k, rtx 3080 ti, 32gb ddr5, 512gb nvme boot drive, corsair icue h100i water cooler, cougar panzer evo rgb case
Awesome video! Ended up ordering this one to pair it with a 13700k. A simple bios update seemed cheaper than buying a z790, especially when it comes to such a nice board! Actually managed to not upgrade since my 8700k.
Can you report back with how that goes? This is the exact configuration I was hoping to get for my next build and I would like to have examples of how it went
We elected to skip my build for now and build with this setup for my wife first... She's going to pair it with a 3060Ti which she claims wont' be enough for her but I think will and then if it is not enough sometime next year when I get a new build done up with the same config I'll get her a higher card and swap her for the 3060ti which I am SURE will be enough card for me as I am only running 2x 24' 1080p 60 pannels vs her running a 27' 1440p pannel at 144hz
I have to start completely over from nothing and I went with the -E and 12900k this board will make you spend money 1,500 is spot on without the graphics card.
Upgrading right now from my old but aging beast PC and it is a pricey upgrade. Basically every component costs more this time except the processor. The 6900K cost like double the 12900K, but the mobo, ram, SSD's, and PSU were all cheaper and in the case of a badass asus motherboard we are talking double to quadruple the price now, absolutely insane 🤣
This is the motherboard I am eying for my first high end build, yes this is not considered high end for its class but compared to what I have now, this is definitely high end.
Don't be fooled, Asus had my p8z77-V with the dreaded bios reset bug for so long it was nuts. They finally fixed the damn thing but my taste soured after that
Love Your Energy in the video and My god , You're Doing absolutely perfection in your work ... I love it ❤️❤️❤️ So much information , proper guideline and man ohh man that postive attitude... JUST AWESOME 💯💯🤘🏻 YOU'RE ROCK. 😎
hello, I have the Asus Z690-F Gaming and I notice very high temperatures compared to the video of the chipset which is at max 45 degrees while I in IDLE, I am at 70 degrees and in game 80 degrees. do you think my motherboard has a problem? Thanks you sorry for my english
Easy to understand and informative. I was able to know what I came for. You are very funny as well😄. I enjoyed watching your video. Thanks brother for sharing and all your hard work.
Just won this board and 32gb of G Skil DDR5 6000mhz ram and have been bingeing reviews lol Edit: so after running it for 2 months I’m about to RMA this board since it suddenly made my second M.2 nvme disappear and now when I attempt to boot my pc the Q-LED’s don’t even go through the boot sequence. No post, no display, nothing.
Simply a top of the line review that objectively provides all the requisite feedback anyone would need regarding this particular motherboard. C'est manufique Laurent.
Great Review as usual! Do you think they will make some Black ROG STRIX Z690 variants with DDR4 in the next months? or should I just buy the Asus Z690 Tuf that you recommend in the other review? Currently I have the ASUS STRIX Z490 Gaming E that you recommended in the past. I know there is the Rog Strix Z690 Gaming-A but I don't want to mess my Black/Red PC them with a White Motherboard
So I have a question and I can’t seem to find the answer how many of the M.2 slots can I use and which ones can I use that won’t affect the GPU going from 16 times to 8 times?
A Very Big THANK to you, sir, for this highly extensive, well done,, and really nice motherboard review! You are simply one of the very best in your way to inform clearly all the specific advantages and facts about this excellent gaming motherboard! Wishing you all the best always! Take care! Best regards from Sweden! (now you also got an additional subscriber giving you thumbs up!)
Where is the documentation on the top most M2 slot being connected directly to the CPU? I dont see that anywhere in the manual. Is that the best slot for my OS?
Can you tell me which PCIe slots are connected to CPU directly in Asus Prime Z690p Wifi motherboard? I have been searching for this information everywhere and only you seem to talk about this clearly. It has one pcie5x16 slot, one pcie4x16 slots and two pcie3x16 slots. Thats why I am confused.
I really wanna hear your take on the MSI x570s ACE Max's PCI 4.0 M.2 expansion card in slot 2 for Raid 0 as a game drive and if any issues with sharing with the GPU on main PCIe slot
Hi Laurent, I went for the Prime Z690-A. Its DDR5 support is up to "only" 6000 mhz (the Strix is 6400), do you know if 6400mhz DDR5 could run on the Prime ?
i can't for the life of me find the clrtc pins on the motherboard to reset the cmos. happen to know where they are to short curciut? (clear cmos button doesnt work)
I, and many others, have reported a chipset temperature in excess of 75 degree celcius when idling. You speak to temperatures in the 40s. Is there something that we (those reporting temperatures in the 70s and beyond) can do to reach the temperature that you speak to?
this temps i had were out of the box. One thing i would double check is the state of the thermal paste/pad on the CHP heatshield. Do not hesitate to replace it.
On the memory side of things, I can't even find DDR5 RAM available anywhere, really. Also, are you sure DDR4 is not compatible with this motherboard? I've seen build reviews where people are using DDR4 sticks for this motherboard. Maybe I'm missing something here... By the way: great video!
Sounds like some trolls. I’ve seen plenty of reviews showing people attempting to mount the DDR4 sticks and the slots don’t line up either direction. I had struck luck on the Newegg Shuffle after on a couple weeks trying to snag some G Skil DDR5.
Hello. Yes I'm sure DDR4 ram is not compatible with this board. DDR5 RAM and DDR4 RAM have different sockets. However, some Z690 motherboard do come with DDR4 sockets such as the Z690 Tomahawk from MSI.
so the rgb on the I/O shield isnt working...it works on the part under the gpu tat says ROG but not on the shield. any idea? half the mobo rgb working...
Thank you for the in depth review. I want to build a new system with i91200k for CAD usage (CPU rendering mostly). I’m considering this board or MSI MPG carbon, can you enlighten me about MPG carbon compare to this board?
I have been using the STRIX boards on my past builds but as a builder that prefers to use large air cooling the Strix boards with their higher heat sink designs are not compatible with with the industries leading large air coolers. Bad move on ASUS in my opinion. Also ASUS has gotten ridiculous on the board pricing for the z690 as well. Due to the above issues I ordered a Gigabyte z690 AORUS board.
You can apparetly use the noctua nh d-15 with this motherboard if you move the fans on it a bit. but yeah the motherboard is really bulky so i went with an AIO cooler again.
My m.2 drives work fine in the top two slots but work intermittently in the bottom dual m.2 slots. Im using pcie 4.0 ssd's. Anyone know why this happens? Faulty board? Bios setting?
Interestingly energetic without being annoying. Well played. I just bought this mobo and 12700kf so wanted to learn more about it. Very interesting video. The pcie release lever is something I've been mentioning as an opportunity looking for a solution. Once you have multiple gpu or watercooled gpu or active back plate watercooled gpu it's very hard to reach the standard pcie release lever. This is great. Thanks
@@Laurentschoice yeah I've just realised there is a z790 version of thus mobo. I've returned my 12700kf and have a 13700kf on order for 20th October. I'm trying decide if I return the z690 rog strix and upgrade to the z790. But its ANOTHER £150 and my budget is creeping. I'm a gamer so focus is gaming with 3090 or upgrade to 4090 at 1600x3840 res. Any views on whether it's worth the extra £150 for the z790 or just chill and stick with the z690 I have here waiting? Thx
I have that motheboarr with the corsair dominator memories and the ICUE software does not recognize the memories to be able to configure the RGB..someone who can help me?
I cant seem to find an answer on which m.2 slots to use. On the gaming E, if you use the m.2_1 gen 5 slot it cuts your GPU lanes to x8. Is this the case on the F as well? The m.2_1 slot runs through the cpu but _2 _3 _4 all run through the chipset. I have 2 m.2 ssds. Where can i run them to avoid cutting the gpu lanes?
Im guessing because the m.2_1 slot on this board is only gen 4, not gen 5 like the E, that using the _1 slot does not cut your gpu lanes. X16 for the gpu and X4 for the m.2 gen 4 for a total of 20 lanes, which is supported by the cpu. Is this correct?
Having trouble getting the i9 12900k cool on this board. Terrible cooling compitibility due to the oversized heatsinks. Can you recommend a cooler that will fit please, I don't have room for a 360mm AIO 😔
@@official_commanderhale965 Yeah I ended up sizing up in the end, styill having fitting issues with the cooler though, I'm waiting on a replacement cap and bracket off Arctic.
Hey, can you say somthing about the Asus ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4..? I am not sure with DDR5 thats why i need more information about the Z690-A Gaming.. hope you can help
Salut ! Laurent ! Merci Nice video. Question : 2K 120HZ Monitor. 2080 S. ( Replace to 4000 RTX) Pre-ordered i9 -12th Gen+690 Mag Tomahawk DDR4. Is MSI a good interface/Board? I'm used to Hero MOBO/UI Asus got expensive! Some Reassurance would be nice. Merci. Porte vous bien !
MSI BIOS were HORRIBLE until about 4 months ago. Their updates stabilize a lot of the bugs., Before that the BIOS was simply unusable in UEFI mode. Now you are good.
This is the motherboard in my new gaming rig ive just ordered from a reputable uk supplier. They only pick reliable parts. If its any help, they have the ' Corsair Hydro H100i PRO XT RGB Liquid' as standard in that build.
I ended up finding a used liquide freezer II 280 from a local. He even had the LGA 1700 brackets though he was missing some screws for the radiator. Now I have to return my tower fan that did not fit. Will lose 40% of what I paid on shipping and restocking fees.
FR- une des meilleurs review de cette carte mère si ce n'est la meilleures review jolie travaille un petit big up et un follow. EN- one of the best review of this motherboard if not the best review nice work a little big up and follow
I"m desperately searching for anyone who has found a CPU cooler. . .either liquid or fan that works with this motherboard! I spend a lot of a Deep Cool AS500 plus fan cooler only to find it it gets blocked by the heat plate.
Laurent, Laurent.. oh Laurent.. You promised the new x570s Unify, if not the new x570s Ace Max. What happened brother? Intel givin ya more kickbacks!? haha
@@Laurentschoice Honestly, I think I may be more interested in the x570s Ace Max. Seems like a more realistic board with some good offerings, but I could be wrong and rely on your experteez. Thanks man! :) If you do the x570s Ace Max, can I make you an offer for it post if it's a good board? heheh ;)
I received it this morning for review. Talk about being connected :) It is an awesome board but in another league :) Stay tuned for my review ! And thanks for the comment!
@@Laurentschoice Don't get me wrong. I love Asus F and E gaming motherboards, but z690 is a bit pricey... Thank you for awesome and entertaining reviews!
It’s great to know that there’s a genuine motherboard reviewer that knows what they are talking about and I can take shopping advice from. Thanks Laurent!
Very nice of you to say :) :) Thanks Comic!
@@Laurentschoice I don’t even care about motherboards and I watch this anyway
@@Laurentschoice hey Laurent, I have this motherboard, but mi PSU only have 1 8 pin connector for the mobo, would it work properly anyways? Or I need the both connectors? Thanks!
@@gonzarb93 you better upgrade your psu to then. i had to.
JUST. INCREDIBLE. LAURENT! Yet another review full of top content, style, professionalism and entertainment! One of your very best yet. All reviewers should hope to emulate these features of your reviews. Abvsolutely LOVE how you colour code the Pcie slots to help explain the unbelievably confusing (to me anyway) mix of all the 3, 4 and 5 standards. Why not ALL Pcie 5 I ask you?!! Yes, this board is beyond what we could have hoped for from Intel after the last few years. Looks like it, and its siblings, are good enough to save the company and give it a good chance against AMD for real. Really looking forward to more reviews of these ASUS Z690s - the Extreme and the APEX would be great to get your thoughts on. Not the APEX has TWO PS/2 ports! the extreme has Thunderbolt/USB4 ports all over the place! Good times!!
Bought this board yesterday + i9 12900K + Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 with LGA 1700 kit. Now I only need RAM to become available in Sweden and I'm up running a big ass monster pc. I sold a 6900 XT Phantom Gaming, my ROG X299 board with a i9-7900X, 32GB 4133MHz ram and a Corsair 150i there wasn't compatible with the new socket to get this. - I have an unoppened EVGA 3080 Ti FTW3 ready for this build. Hope it will be damn awesome.
Sounds awesome!
I managed to buy DDR5 bundled with this board. But got a fan cooler that doesnt fit. Did you test your liquid cooler and it fits fine? Did you have to order the LGA 1700 mounting kit seperate (and wait weeks for delivery)
Did you run into any issues with this board, meaning the DDR5 ram, or the 19 12900K not being supported by the board until the BIOS has been flashed? Thanks
I purchased this board yesterday for under $300, $150 less than the Strix Z790-F which basically just has 2 extra USBs and 2 DDR4 PCI slots which I could care less about.
I went with the I-7 13700K, G.skill Trident 5600 CL36 RAM, and a Lian Li 011 Evo case + 360 cooler. I also decided to try out the Thermalright CPU Contact Frame, the rest of my parts wil come from my old system.
Yo nice build. I would like to buy asus rog Z690 F gaming too but i don't know will it work with DDR4??? like Gskill or Kingston 🤪
@@Ad1ksoN No, I believe only the Z690-A boards use DDR4. It's basically the same except DDR4 and silver.
@@grunt1807 Thank you! I I checked a few more videos and indeed even the memory installation key is different there. So i need to buy only DDR5👌🏼👨🎓
One thing i wished that you did was to show charts against other motherboards that you have reviewed. I was comparing MSI z690 force side by side (because on newegg currently this is the only motherboard with so many positive feedback) and noticed that there are some inconsistencies how data was presented. Hopefully by having chart it will help maintain that. Hope my feedback helps :)
Am in the market for a new build after way too long. Great review, I found it useful and enjoyable. The format you use in your reviews describing the various specs and features is logical and easy to follow. Thank you for the info and your opinion. Cheers.
Laurent’s Choice
I want to know what is the highest XMP you got stable with this motherboard?
And what is the highest stable memory overclock you achieved on this motherboard?
Great review and great video! I like the way, you present the motherboards 👍 But you did one mistake at 9:47, when explaining the Back-io USBs. For the USB 3.2 slots, it's 3x USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbs and one USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbs
Waiting for mine to ship...this will be my first build in 10 years...my current build is a i7-2600k, gtx 980...to a i5-12600k, rtx 3080 ti, 32gb ddr5, 512gb nvme boot drive, corsair icue h100i water cooler, cougar panzer evo rgb case
Awesome video! Ended up ordering this one to pair it with a 13700k. A simple bios update seemed cheaper than buying a z790, especially when it comes to such a nice board! Actually managed to not upgrade since my 8700k.
Can you report back with how that goes? This is the exact configuration I was hoping to get for my next build and I would like to have examples of how it went
@@PandaNoodles581 updates?
@@PandaNoodles581 Many many thanks
We elected to skip my build for now and build with this setup for my wife first... She's going to pair it with a 3060Ti which she claims wont' be enough for her but I think will and then if it is not enough sometime next year when I get a new build done up with the same config I'll get her a higher card and swap her for the 3060ti which I am SURE will be enough card for me as I am only running 2x 24' 1080p 60 pannels vs her running a 27' 1440p pannel at 144hz
I have to start completely over from nothing and I went with the -E and 12900k this board will make you spend money 1,500 is spot on without the graphics card.
Upgrading right now from my old but aging beast PC and it is a pricey upgrade. Basically every component costs more this time except the processor. The 6900K cost like double the 12900K, but the mobo, ram, SSD's, and PSU were all cheaper and in the case of a badass asus motherboard we are talking double to quadruple the price now, absolutely insane 🤣
I mean this mobo is $300, that is reasonable
@@mikerzisu9508 480euros for it in sweden. but i got mine for 380 as an upgrade package discount.
This is the motherboard I am eying for my first high end build, yes this is not considered high end for its class but compared to what I have now, this is definitely high end.
The hero and maximus lines are the top of the line, but this board does not disappoint. I would look at the E version though because it has m.2 gen5
I’d be careful. Mine suddenly crapped the bed on me. The second NVME drive kept disappearing and then the board wouldn’t even take power.
I ordered a Z690 Extreme 4, about the same price, but I always had more luck with Asrock motherboards.
Don't be fooled, Asus had my p8z77-V with the dreaded bios reset bug for so long it was nuts. They finally fixed the damn thing but my taste soured after that
i got this motherboard for $200 bucks from a whole seller not knowing what it was as it was my first PC build:) happy i bought it lol.
Thank you for detailed review.I have bought same for 13th gen instead of Z790 as only difference is extra DDR5 clocks
Thank you good sir. Very useful and helpful video that educates the buyers.
Thanks for the kind words!
Love Your Energy in the video and My god , You're Doing absolutely perfection in your work ... I love it ❤️❤️❤️ So much information , proper guideline and man ohh man that postive attitude... JUST AWESOME 💯💯🤘🏻 YOU'RE ROCK. 😎
Great Video answered all my questions. Thanks
Dark Rock 4 pro cooler... I Can install?
hello,
I have the Asus Z690-F Gaming and I notice very high temperatures compared to the video of the chipset which is at max 45 degrees while I in IDLE,
I am at 70 degrees and in game 80 degrees. do you think my motherboard has a problem? Thanks you sorry for my english
I don’t even need to upgrade and yet still watch Laurent’s videos as they are so entertaining. Cheers!
That's because you love me Yeti
@@Laurentschoice true!
Easy to understand and informative. I was able to know what I came for. You are very funny as well😄. I enjoyed watching your video. Thanks brother for sharing and all your hard work.
Just won this board and 32gb of G Skil DDR5 6000mhz ram and have been bingeing reviews lol
Edit: so after running it for 2 months I’m about to RMA this board since it suddenly made my second M.2 nvme disappear and now when I attempt to boot my pc the Q-LED’s don’t even go through the boot sequence. No post, no display, nothing.
Wow.. nicely done !!!!
what CPU cooler are you getting?
@@MrTynanDraper got the EKWB Velocity 2 water block.
@@official_commanderhale965 Thanks. Did you already install it and it fit well? Came with LGA 1700 mounting kit?
i ahve the same ram and pc wont boot when i enable xmp...stuck at 4800 mhz (or something like that) any idea why?
THANK YOU for your comprehensive review! ♥
Awesome video, master. So Awesomazing
Great review and great video! You're a funny guy Laurent.😆
Excellent review Laurent, thanks!
Simply a top of the line review that objectively provides all the requisite feedback anyone would need regarding this particular motherboard. C'est manufique Laurent.
Great Review as usual! Do you think they will make some Black ROG STRIX Z690 variants with DDR4 in the next months? or should I just buy the Asus Z690 Tuf that you recommend in the other review? Currently I have the ASUS STRIX Z490 Gaming E that you recommended in the past. I know there is the Rog Strix Z690 Gaming-A but I don't want to mess my Black/Red PC them with a White Motherboard
such a nice videos !
Very informative and entertaining. Thanks
Welcome Juan :)
So I have a question and I can’t seem to find the answer how many of the M.2 slots can I use and which ones can I use that won’t affect the GPU going from 16 times to 8 times?
I have the same cool master AIO that you use on most of your videos. Does that cpu cooler work on this board?
Very informative video.
What Is The Difference between This and Gigabyte Aorus Z690 Master??
If given the choice MSIz690 force wifi / MSI z690 carbon Wi-Fi / asus z690-F wifi which one would you choose
I think you have sold me on this motherboard bro, was looking at a msi z690 carbon but this is the one 👌🏼
Good building Slii... show us the result!
The ram he put into the mobo, aren't those DDR4 ?
I also struggle which PCIe m.2 i should go for & which ram :(
A Very Big THANK to you, sir, for this highly extensive, well done,, and really nice motherboard review! You are simply one of the very best in your way to inform clearly all the specific advantages and facts about this excellent gaming motherboard! Wishing you all the best always! Take care! Best regards from Sweden! (now you also got an additional subscriber giving you thumbs up!)
just bought an Intel Core i7 12700K, can't decide if I get this ROG motherboard or the Z790 Aorus Elite AX, which is 100$ cheaper. any help?
the concept of todays video is to upgrade to ddr5 if your on 4
Where is the documentation on the top most M2 slot being connected directly to the CPU? I dont see that anywhere in the manual. Is that the best slot for my OS?
Can you tell me which PCIe slots are connected to CPU directly in Asus Prime Z690p Wifi motherboard? I have been searching for this information everywhere and only you seem to talk about this clearly. It has one pcie5x16 slot, one pcie4x16 slots and two pcie3x16 slots. Thats why I am confused.
I really wanna hear your take on the MSI x570s ACE Max's PCI 4.0 M.2 expansion card in slot 2 for Raid 0 as a game drive and if any issues with sharing with the GPU on main PCIe slot
will a noctua dh-15 fit on this bad boy?
Hi Laurent, I went for the Prime Z690-A. Its DDR5 support is up to "only" 6000 mhz (the Strix is 6400), do you know if 6400mhz DDR5 could run on the Prime ?
Z690 Carbon or Force please, i really like the design but other benchmark said the VRM is more hot (56 celcius or more) than other Z690
Will it run a 13900k with no problem?
I bought a 13 gen processor how do I update the BIOS ???
i can't for the life of me find the clrtc pins on the motherboard to reset the cmos. happen to know where they are to short curciut? (clear cmos button doesnt work)
I, and many others, have reported a chipset temperature in excess of 75 degree celcius when idling. You speak to temperatures in the 40s. Is there something that we (those reporting temperatures in the 70s and beyond) can do to reach the temperature that you speak to?
this temps i had were out of the box. One thing i would double check is the state of the thermal paste/pad on the CHP heatshield. Do not hesitate to replace it.
Does this mobo have a clock generator for bclk overclocking? I got one for cheap thats why im asking.
Does the nzxt z53 will fit om this? Thanks for the answer!
Can you run this with 6400mhz memory is it stable ?
On the memory side of things, I can't even find DDR5 RAM available anywhere, really. Also, are you sure DDR4 is not compatible with this motherboard? I've seen build reviews where people are using DDR4 sticks for this motherboard. Maybe I'm missing something here...
By the way: great video!
Sounds like some trolls. I’ve seen plenty of reviews showing people attempting to mount the DDR4 sticks and the slots don’t line up either direction.
I had struck luck on the Newegg Shuffle after on a couple weeks trying to snag some G Skil DDR5.
Hello.
Yes I'm sure DDR4 ram is not compatible with this board. DDR5 RAM and DDR4 RAM have different sockets.
However, some Z690 motherboard do come with DDR4 sockets such as the Z690 Tomahawk from MSI.
Congrats !!!!
Question can last gen m.2s run on this board or just gen 4 m.2s
so the rgb on the I/O shield isnt working...it works on the part under the gpu tat says ROG but not on the shield. any idea? half the mobo rgb working...
So can I buy the trident g.skill 32gb 6400Mhz??
What’s the ram?
Thank you for the in depth review. I want to build a new system with i91200k for CAD usage (CPU rendering mostly). I’m considering this board or MSI MPG carbon, can you enlighten me about MPG carbon compare to this board?
I’m having the same problem now, deciding between those 2 boards…better VRM on MSI but BIOS problems, better Audio on Asus.
@@mefisto7654321 end up buying Z690 and satisfied with purchase
@@wazwuz205 But which one, ASUS or MSI? I went for ASUS. it should arrive today, hope it is good enough for some mild i9 12900k overclocking.
@@mefisto7654321 Asus one, I trust Asus brand more than MSI
Great show bro, I like your body language
awesome
I have been using the STRIX boards on my past builds but as a builder that prefers to use large air cooling the Strix boards with their higher heat sink designs are not compatible with with the industries leading large air coolers. Bad move on ASUS in my opinion.
Also ASUS has gotten ridiculous on the board pricing for the z690 as well.
Due to the above issues I ordered a Gigabyte z690 AORUS board.
You can apparetly use the noctua nh d-15 with this motherboard if you move the fans on it a bit. but yeah the motherboard is really bulky so i went with an AIO cooler again.
what is the name of the air cooler model?
Why do they still have USB 2 on these boards it is ancient tech
I cant get 4 ddr5 ram stick to boot the pc. But it boots fine with 2. Can anybody help?
I heard the audio chipset on asus is old tech and not the middle to top range whats available
My m.2 drives work fine in the top two slots but work intermittently in the bottom dual m.2 slots. Im using pcie 4.0 ssd's. Anyone know why this happens? Faulty board? Bios setting?
Interestingly energetic without being annoying. Well played. I just bought this mobo and 12700kf so wanted to learn more about it. Very interesting video. The pcie release lever is something I've been mentioning as an opportunity looking for a solution. Once you have multiple gpu or watercooled gpu or active back plate watercooled gpu it's very hard to reach the standard pcie release lever. This is great. Thanks
good choice man, u think this boards vram (70A) would be enough for a 13700K?
Oh yes.... it will be
@@Laurentschoice yeah I've just realised there is a z790 version of thus mobo. I've returned my 12700kf and have a 13700kf on order for 20th October. I'm trying decide if I return the z690 rog strix and upgrade to the z790. But its ANOTHER £150 and my budget is creeping. I'm a gamer so focus is gaming with 3090 or upgrade to 4090 at 1600x3840 res. Any views on whether it's worth the extra £150 for the z790 or just chill and stick with the z690 I have here waiting? Thx
If you give me a week , I ll know the answer for your
Getting a sample
@@Laurentschoice awesome, probably gonna go with this one.. thanks! 😎
I have that motheboarr with the corsair dominator memories and the ICUE software does not recognize the memories to be able to configure the RGB..someone who can help me?
I cant seem to find an answer on which m.2 slots to use. On the gaming E, if you use the m.2_1 gen 5 slot it cuts your GPU lanes to x8. Is this the case on the F as well? The m.2_1 slot runs through the cpu but _2 _3 _4 all run through the chipset. I have 2 m.2 ssds. Where can i run them to avoid cutting the gpu lanes?
Im guessing because the m.2_1 slot on this board is only gen 4, not gen 5 like the E, that using the _1 slot does not cut your gpu lanes. X16 for the gpu and X4 for the m.2 gen 4 for a total of 20 lanes, which is supported by the cpu. Is this correct?
Having trouble getting the i9 12900k cool on this board. Terrible cooling compitibility due to the oversized heatsinks.
Can you recommend a cooler that will fit please, I don't have room for a 360mm AIO 😔
How are u having trouble cooling? Are u just gaming? If so u shouldn’t be having issues with cooling. And what air cooler u using?
Could you manage a 240mm? Almost sounds like your case is too small for what you are trying to do.
@@official_commanderhale965 Yeah I ended up sizing up in the end, styill having fitting issues with the cooler though, I'm waiting on a replacement cap and bracket off Arctic.
Hey, can you say somthing about the Asus ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4..? I am not sure with DDR5 thats why i need more information about the Z690-A Gaming.. hope you can help
Extremely similar save the memory handling.
Will review the model next month
Salut ! Laurent ! Merci Nice video.
Question :
2K 120HZ Monitor. 2080 S. ( Replace to 4000 RTX)
Pre-ordered i9 -12th Gen+690 Mag Tomahawk DDR4.
Is MSI a good interface/Board? I'm used to Hero MOBO/UI Asus got expensive!
Some Reassurance would be nice.
Merci. Porte vous bien !
MSI BIOS were HORRIBLE until about 4 months ago. Their updates stabilize a lot of the bugs., Before that the BIOS was simply unusable in UEFI mode. Now you are good.
@@Laurentschoice Perfect ! Thank you !
Might just abandon this gen and get one of the x570s boards they're releasing now. They have the TUF GAMING X570-PRO WIFI II out now.
Question, what cooler would you recommend for this motherboard?
Deperately searching for this answer too! Already blew money on a Deep Cool fan cooler only to find it hits the heat sink.
This is the motherboard in my new gaming rig ive just ordered from a reputable uk supplier. They only pick reliable parts. If its any help, they have the ' Corsair Hydro H100i PRO XT RGB Liquid' as standard in that build.
I ended up finding a used liquide freezer II 280 from a local. He even had the LGA 1700 brackets though he was missing some screws for the radiator. Now I have to return my tower fan that did not fit. Will lose 40% of what I paid on shipping and restocking fees.
my chipset keeps over heating with 12900 and 3070ti......
FR- une des meilleurs review de cette carte mère si ce n'est la meilleures review jolie travaille un petit big up et un follow.
EN- one of the best review of this motherboard if not the best review nice work a little big up and follow
Thanks EZ :) too king !!!
Fr : merci ma poule !
Very thorough analysis! Thanks
Bon accent pour un francophone... ;-)
What is the difference between the z690f and the z690e?
I wonder the same, but i seen people chose E over F . Still have no idea why
@@teeicafe 6 vs 8 pcb layers
you look like Tom Cruise
I"m desperately searching for anyone who has found a CPU cooler. . .either liquid or fan that works with this motherboard! I spend a lot of a Deep Cool AS500 plus fan cooler only to find it it gets blocked by the heat plate.
Iam using a cougar helor 240 with this mobo
The ROG STRIX Z690-F? Usually the Z690-E is a better model, is that not the case this time?
Yes it is. But given the current pricing, the Z690-F is much better choice giving u all the Z690-E abilities but a couple of non essential options
@@Laurentschoice OK cool. So what's missing from the F that the E has?
1 more power stage, and Q error screen. That's about it
the fans... is specific model ONLY (2)
Correct. Hydranodes fans only
Nice Shirt 😉
Ahaha .. you my dear noticed !
Name on cpu cooler? 😀
Noctua 12 something:)... Got a LOT of those but can't remember the exact name.
Looks like a NH-U12S Redux
Correct
Laurent, Laurent.. oh Laurent.. You promised the new x570s Unify, if not the new x570s Ace Max. What happened brother? Intel givin ya more kickbacks!? haha
Lol... no!
But yes I will do x570s unify after the msi force and the z690 aorus .
Its on my schedule:)
@@Laurentschoice Honestly, I think I may be more interested in the x570s Ace Max. Seems like a more realistic board with some good offerings, but I could be wrong and rely on your experteez. Thanks man! :) If you do the x570s Ace Max, can I make you an offer for it post if it's a good board? heheh ;)
this will be ok with 13700k ?
Oh absolutely!!!
👍 !!! 👍 !!! 👍 !!! I'm going to buy this board next week and start my Z690 upgrade. Thanks L as always.
Hot lake
Overpriced. Gigabyte z690 UD is half the cost and has everything you need.
I received it this morning for review. Talk about being connected :)
It is an awesome board but in another league :)
Stay tuned for my review ! And thanks for the comment!
Oh and talking of overpriced.. the Rog STRIX Z690-F just took another 100 bucks... its getting really ridiculous..........
@@Laurentschoice Don't get me wrong. I love Asus F and E gaming motherboards, but z690 is a bit pricey...
Thank you for awesome and entertaining reviews!
Thanks for the kind words.
This morning I took a quick look at pricing... they range between 500 and 800 bucks. Its ludicrous !!!
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TH-camrs, please stop making dumb intros. Nobody has the time nor cares.
Yeah. . I tend to remove them in my last few videos :)