I recently upgraded to a AMD 5900X and Asus x570 motherboard for video editing. I use a 32 gb ramdisk out of my 64 gb of memory for video editing. It runs ok but the Intel 12th gen and 128 gb of ddr5 would have been a much better choice. Thanks for the video and I can't wait to see your next videos on 11/4/2021 when the embargo are lifted.
I'm not planning on getting 12th gen intel, but it's always nice to watch your reviews. You're very detailed, down to even talking about PCB layers and how they affect signalling. Not a lot of reviewers even mention that. Keep it up bro!
Absolutely LOVE your videos and reviews. The only reviews over 5min that I actually watch. Great work. I'm busy with an i7 12700k build, but need your advice. What would you go for between: ASUS PRIME Z690-P D4 Gigabyte Z690 AORUS PRO TUF Gaming Z690-PLUS WiFi D4 All DDR4 options btw. Thanks in advance :)
another great video!! I hope you cover more of these reasonably priced motherboards soon! Just a stupid question, would more than 6 layer PCB actually be helpful for PCIe gen 5 and ddr5? Or is 6 layered mobo enough?
Thanks for the kind words. Yes I'll be reviewing more affordable boards next week. 6 pcb layers is more than enough to hand pcie 5 and ddr5. 4 pcb layers was really on the limit of pcie 3 / pcie 4.
A mate of mine found £800 quid in a roll on a bus. Lucky for him, but I bet the person who lost it got a kicking. He knew nothing about PC's, so I introduced him to you and GN, and,.his choice entirely based on your video good Sir, we built a 5600k rig based on your Elite V2 review. 'Never thought I'd be thanking a £#()!#?@ Frenchman....' he said as his 1TB backup drive transferred to his new M.2 drives in about ten minutes!
man you made my life so much easier!, just built this exact system. but for christmas im getting a 980 pro and i have my old 960 m.2 in here and i could not figure which slots where chipset m.2 slots and which where cpu ive been researching the manual and online for 2 hours thank you so much!!!
Do you have to add a heatsink to use the 4th m.2 slot that does not have one? Would it even fit with graphics card over it? Does it run at the same speed?
Great review. I am looking at buying a new pc with an intel i5-12500 processor. My main question is which motherboard would be the best to go with out of this one you reviewed 'TUF Gaming Z690-PLUS WiFi D4', 'B660M-A WIFI D4' or the 'Z690 PRIME Z690-P WIFI D4' as there is quite a price difference between the 3 different motherboards from what i can see.
Wow, excellent review! I will be ordering this mobo and getting an i7 12700k with it, hopefully, the installation should go smooth! Any recommendations on coolers?
I just got this board with a i7 12700k see a lot of good things about the processor but see a lot of mixed reviews about the board but I see mainly good things so I’m excited to see how it performs with my 3070ti
Im building a computer myself and you got everything I’m putting on it. Can you tell me how it has performed so far?? Is this motherboard more than good enough?
Will this motherboard work with previous gen CPU coolers? Namely Corsair h150i elite cappilex or Asus ROG strix lc 360 (it comes with adjustable screws)
hi, as regards overclocking / tolerance to high overclocking and longevity and durability (in overclocking) is the tuf gaming z690 plus or the prime z690 p better?
Can you confirm that the audio codec is indeed the Realtek S1200A? According to the ASUS website, this board only has the Realtek ALC 897. (RUclips won't let me include the relevant URL in this comment.)
I have this motherboard with a Intel 12900k & would like to know what AIO cooler is compatible with this board & fits correctly without having to have the image on the cooler upside down or at a funny angle ? one that is quiet while running & do a good job at cooling the 12900k
I had an issue with this board and a 12700K. I got it to spin up fans, asus aura lights were on but no post and no ez debugger lights. I tried onboard video and a card, I swapped out drive , memory sticks cleared CMOS etc I The PSU is fine and working in another machine. I returned it but wish I had tried using the 4 pin power plug that documentation said was not needed. It is now out of stock. It was a great deal. Do you think that 4 pin might have been the issue or the CPU was bad? I have never had such an issue.
Hi there, I noticed you mentioned the HDMI is 2.1 which should support 4K@120hz but you mentioned only 4K@60hz? Also, I was looking at the ASUS website to find out if the HDMI version is indeed 2.1 and couldn't find it. Can you direct me to where you found this information? Thanks! Great Review!
Hi Vainer, All Z690 TUF/ PRIME / STRIX series share the same integrated graphics modules. Events hough this HDMI module is compatible up to 2.1 standard, it is up to the manufacturer to allow its full clock abilities. Not having enough SOC power can be a factor forcing manufacturers to cap video outputs.
Hi there first of all I wanted to thank you for your Motherboard video I find them informative and like to energy you bring to your Videos. I am working on building a new rig and have decided on the Intel I-9 12900K I was originally going to reuse some Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 3000 Memory I have so I was leaning toward this TUF Z690 . Then I figured out I was going to have to buy some more memory anyway so then I figured I might as well do DDR5. I will primarily use my PC 3D rendering which I have a recent RTX3090 for. My Current PC is from 2016 I7-6700K and it is time for an upgrade. What I need help with is what Motherboard should I really get for my purpose If I want to last another 5 years. I do not tend to overclock though I would not mind some if risk is minimal. Also I do not mind spending more on a MB if I should. Would appreciate some advice on choosing one. Intel Core i9-12900K 3.2 GHz 16-Core Processor be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX Liquid CPU Cooler Motherboard ??? EVGA FTW3 ULTRA GAMING GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB Video Card be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev. 2 ATX Full Tower Case Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 64GB (2x32GB) 5200MHz C40 Intel be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe (OS, Applications, Data) SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe (DAZ 3D Content) Samsung 970 EVO 500GB - NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 SSD (Misc) Western Digital WD_BLACK 4 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM (Daz Installers other Content) Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM (Video)
Merci beaucoup pour tes belles vidéos. Tu es le meilleur. I would like to know what is the best motherboard brand between Asus, Gigabyte Aorus, MSI and Asrock for AMD Ryzen. Merci 😉😉💪💪💪
Personnaly I'd go for AORUS first for its bios robustness and manufacturing quality. ASUS 2nd (TUF or ROG) for its raw power and bandwidth abilities. Both are extremely reliable.
How did it go memory wise? I've got this board on way and want to pair with ddr4 4000mhz b-die... seems all boards are struggling except MSI ones. Anyway hope it went well and you're enjoying your PC man, cheers!
@@willl4575 yes everything is fine. I'm using my old DDR4 ram is only 2666mhz. I will upgrade it in the future. Just make sure your aio cooling/cooler is compatible with LGA 1700 socket. That was the "biggest" problem I had but I found the ASUS LC 240 ARGB AIO COOLING.
Thanks for the reply dude! yeah at 2666mhz you ain't gonna have any problems, I'll be ok with the AIO because its built per my specs by PCSpecialist (SI). Since you can choose (almost) everything I went with that mobo and 1 stick of 4GB DDR4 2400mhz :) got he 2x8GB 4000mhz and 512GB PCIE 4.0 waiting nice and cosy for when PC arrives. I'm glad to hear your LGA 1700 issues got fixed, phew! Thanks again man!
"Upgrade at a lesser cost". Ya that's me !!! 🤣 I just upgraded to my new MSI Z490 Mobo and Comet Lake so ya my wallet is always at least two generations behind and I see no reason to change that now. 🤣 Another awesome Mobo review as always !! 👍 !!! 👍 !!!
You need the LGA1700 adapter kit, even if the holes will line up the height spacing for the new standoffs is lower for the proper pressure contact between the cooler and the cpu.
@@graphffiti With the ASUS boards with the 2 sets of holes the fitting the mb is not the issue but the new 12 series cpu is a lower profile chip than the older cpu's and the issue is more of the older brackets do not provide the correct amount of clamping force between the cooler and cpu that the unit was actually designed to have. Personally I feel if it was not an issue these cooler manufacturers would not be changing the stand offs for shorter ones in the retro bracket kits if the older ones were fine..
Have a seagate 2TB firecuda 530 installed. Latest bios. Can only get 5000 MBs. It is advertised as 7300 MBs. Not impressed! This board is crap for nvme speed.
You need to get off your butt and make some z690 motherboard videos :) We have been waiting. There is chaos out there without your input. Saw the Z690 motherboard videos from other people and they were totally useless. Nobody does it better than you. Please make a video about ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F ATX and GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS PRO ATX. Thank you.
Wait did u watch the RAM part of my review. I do say this is a DDR4 only motherboard . I also repeat this point in the conclusion. I hope this clarifies
Military grade is just marketing slang for tantalum capacitors the TUFF brand sucks, I had to return 2 D.O.A. B550 motherboards at the beginning of the year never again... The build quality on the MSI motherboards is far superior compared to the ASUS "TUFF's".
Bla-bla-bla, UR a very poor actor and i didn't see you take a screwdriver, so we just see your beautifull make-up, but for connect anything....Oups! Congratulations to you hairdresser...What else?
I recently upgraded to a AMD 5900X and Asus x570 motherboard for video editing. I use a 32 gb ramdisk out of my 64 gb of memory for video editing. It runs ok but the Intel 12th gen and 128 gb of ddr5 would have been a much better choice. Thanks for the video and I can't wait to see your next videos on 11/4/2021 when the embargo are lifted.
Would the price been the same ? ? For a not so much power difference ?
much better choice, and 2-3x more expensive
I'm not planning on getting 12th gen intel, but it's always nice to watch your reviews. You're very detailed, down to even talking about PCB layers and how they affect signalling. Not a lot of reviewers even mention that. Keep it up bro!
Every new CPU I come to you to watch motherboard review. Your a legend.
Thank you.
Thanks for being there :) Trully appreciate it
3 view, after so many weeks a proper, good video came, good job Laurent
same ❤️
Absolutely LOVE your videos and reviews. The only reviews over 5min that I actually watch. Great work.
I'm busy with an i7 12700k build, but need your advice.
What would you go for between:
ASUS PRIME Z690-P D4
Gigabyte Z690 AORUS PRO
TUF Gaming Z690-PLUS WiFi D4
All DDR4 options btw.
Thanks in advance :)
This was a fantastic review. Thank you! Subscribed 🙂
another great video!! I hope you cover more of these reasonably priced motherboards soon!
Just a stupid question, would more than 6 layer PCB actually be helpful for PCIe gen 5 and ddr5? Or is 6 layered mobo enough?
Thanks for the kind words.
Yes I'll be reviewing more affordable boards next week.
6 pcb layers is more than enough to hand pcie 5 and ddr5. 4 pcb layers was really on the limit of pcie 3 / pcie 4.
@@Laurentschoice thank you very much for clearing my query
Your reviews will be always my fav
Keep up the good work. Love your Motherboard reviews. I bought the MSI X570 UNIFY after watching your review.
Hey Master. Thanks for the kind words ! Really appreciated:):)
Share!!!!
Same!
A mate of mine found £800 quid in a roll on a bus. Lucky for him, but I bet the person who lost it got a kicking.
He knew nothing about PC's, so I introduced him to you and GN, and,.his choice entirely based on your video good Sir, we built a 5600k rig based on your Elite V2 review.
'Never thought I'd be thanking a
£#()!#?@ Frenchman....' he said as his 1TB backup drive transferred to his new M.2 drives in about ten minutes!
ahahah.. please transmit all my love to your friend (and yourself). Glad to be of help !!!!!
Dude, this is the best video i have seen about this motherboard and i have seen more than 10 Videos.. Nice job here.
Thanks for the kind words and welcome to our small community PepePablo
Awesome vid! So funny! I'm looking at this mobo now. How has it held up? Are there better options near the same price point?
man you made my life so much easier!, just built this exact system. but for christmas im getting a 980 pro and i have my old 960 m.2 in here and i could not figure which slots where chipset m.2 slots and which where cpu ive been researching the manual and online for 2 hours thank you so much!!!
Do you have to add a heatsink to use the 4th m.2 slot that does not have one? Would it even fit with graphics card over it?
Does it run at the same speed?
Should I get this or the Rog Strix Z690-A ? It´s the white one.
They are both same price where I live and support ddr4
Excellent as usual. Cheers.
Great review. I am looking at buying a new pc with an intel i5-12500 processor. My main question is which motherboard would be the best to go with out of this one you reviewed 'TUF Gaming Z690-PLUS WiFi D4', 'B660M-A WIFI D4' or the 'Z690 PRIME Z690-P WIFI D4' as there is quite a price difference between the 3 different motherboards from what i can see.
Wow, excellent review! I will be ordering this mobo and getting an i7 12700k with it, hopefully, the installation should go smooth! Any recommendations on coolers?
Looking at this board in 2022, for an Intel Raptor lake. HOW can I flash the BIOS???
I just got this board with a i7 12700k see a lot of good things about the processor but see a lot of mixed reviews about the board but I see mainly good things so I’m excited to see how it performs with my 3070ti
Im building a computer myself and you got everything I’m putting on it. Can you tell me how it has performed so far?? Is this motherboard more than good enough?
@@carloscordero322 yo could you tell me if you got yours set up?
Will this motherboard work with previous gen CPU coolers? Namely Corsair h150i elite cappilex or Asus ROG strix lc 360 (it comes with adjustable screws)
Can you use Ai suite with this board ?
The Audio is a step down from the Z590. Now it's ALC887/897. Need to update this and your website.
would the crucial p5 plus which is a 2280, fit into one of the 22110 slots ?
hi, as regards overclocking / tolerance to high overclocking and longevity and durability (in overclocking) is the tuf gaming z690 plus or the prime z690 p better?
Can you confirm that the audio codec is indeed the Realtek S1200A? According to the ASUS website, this board only has the Realtek ALC 897. (RUclips won't let me include the relevant URL in this comment.)
You are right. He's wrong.
I have this motherboard with a Intel 12900k & would like to know what AIO cooler is compatible with this board & fits correctly without having to have the image on the cooler upside down or at a funny angle ?
one that is quiet while running & do a good job at cooling the 12900k
I had an issue with this board and a 12700K. I got it to spin up fans, asus aura lights were on but no post and no ez debugger lights. I tried onboard video and a card, I swapped out drive , memory sticks cleared CMOS etc I The PSU is fine and working in another machine. I returned it but wish I had tried using the 4 pin power plug that documentation said was not needed. It is now out of stock. It was a great deal. Do you think that 4 pin might have been the issue or the CPU was bad? I have never had such an issue.
Hi laurent...you owned pc hardware shop ?
would this motherboard supply enough power to the i7 13700kf ?
Mon frenchie préféré:). Once again you did a great video , you're the France geek community pride 🇨🇵🤩🐓🐓🐓
Thank you! 😃
Hi there,
I noticed you mentioned the HDMI is 2.1 which should support 4K@120hz but you mentioned only 4K@60hz?
Also, I was looking at the ASUS website to find out if the HDMI version is indeed 2.1 and couldn't find it. Can you direct me to where you found this information?
Thanks! Great Review!
Hi Vainer,
All Z690 TUF/ PRIME / STRIX series share the same integrated graphics modules.
Events hough this HDMI module is compatible up to 2.1 standard, it is up to the manufacturer to allow its full clock abilities.
Not having enough SOC power can be a factor forcing manufacturers to cap video outputs.
Hi there first of all I wanted to thank you for your Motherboard video I find them informative and like to energy you bring to your Videos. I am working on building a new rig and have decided on the Intel I-9 12900K I was originally going to reuse some Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 3000 Memory I have so I was leaning toward this TUF Z690 . Then I figured out I was going to have to buy some more memory anyway so then I figured I might as well do DDR5. I will primarily use my PC 3D rendering which I have a recent RTX3090 for. My Current PC is from 2016 I7-6700K and it is time for an upgrade. What I need help with is what Motherboard should I really get for my purpose If I want to last another 5 years. I do not tend to overclock though I would not mind some if risk is minimal. Also I do not mind spending more on a MB if I should. Would appreciate some advice on choosing one.
Intel Core i9-12900K 3.2 GHz 16-Core Processor
be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard ???
EVGA FTW3 ULTRA GAMING GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB Video Card
be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev. 2 ATX Full Tower Case
Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 64GB (2x32GB) 5200MHz C40 Intel
be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W
SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe (OS, Applications, Data)
SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe (DAZ 3D Content)
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB - NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 SSD (Misc)
Western Digital WD_BLACK 4 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM (Daz Installers other Content)
Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM (Video)
Shouldn't you correct the audio codec? It's not the 1200.
FIRST!!!!!! Your a realy legend :)
Thanks for the kind words :)
yess he is 🔥
Hi! Does the LGA 1200 cooling mount fit in the motherboard? I noticed that the holes are larger that usual.
No need a lga 1700 bracket .
Yes. Has dual mounts. 1200 & 1700.
@@GeneralFuct Not true
Fantatisque votre review Laurent, merci !
Your thoughts on .
TUF gaming and the ASUS PRIME Z690-P WIFI D4 are Almost same is it worth 60€ more?
Reviewing it as we speak. But yes they are extremely similar. Ud gi fir the cheapest of both.
It needs to be "Military Grade" so Intel is ready for the War with AMD...;-)
Absolutely. 2022 will be an exciting year.
Finally!!!!
Merci beaucoup pour tes belles vidéos. Tu es le meilleur.
I would like to know what is the best motherboard brand between Asus, Gigabyte Aorus, MSI and Asrock for AMD Ryzen.
Merci 😉😉💪💪💪
Personnaly I'd go for AORUS first for its bios robustness and manufacturing quality.
ASUS 2nd (TUF or ROG) for its raw power and bandwidth abilities.
Both are extremely reliable.
Master, please review the ROG Z690 Formula, only you who can review motherboard at god tier level
Thanks so much for the kind words !
Yes it is on my list for this month ;)
what audio codec is on this board?
bro can you tell me how to get info of the audio codec?
i have the same board 🙂
ALC887/897. The video is incorrect.
revisiting this video, if i add one more m.2 ssd gen 4, does the speed split on those two m.2? thanks
They will run full speed individually
@@Laurentschoice thank you very much
I have this motherboard and I will be building it tommorow :-)
How did it go memory wise? I've got this board on way and want to pair with ddr4 4000mhz b-die... seems all boards are struggling except MSI ones. Anyway hope it went well and you're enjoying your PC man, cheers!
@@willl4575 yes everything is fine. I'm using my old DDR4 ram is only 2666mhz. I will upgrade it in the future. Just make sure your aio cooling/cooler is compatible with LGA 1700 socket. That was the "biggest" problem I had but I found the ASUS LC 240 ARGB AIO COOLING.
Thanks for the reply dude! yeah at 2666mhz you ain't gonna have any problems, I'll be ok with the AIO because its built per my specs by PCSpecialist (SI). Since you can choose (almost) everything I went with that mobo and 1 stick of 4GB DDR4 2400mhz :) got he 2x8GB 4000mhz and 512GB PCIE 4.0 waiting nice and cosy for when PC arrives. I'm glad to hear your LGA 1700 issues got fixed, phew! Thanks again man!
Can I connect 3 monitors?
With the right GPU , yes you can
Will you make review about MSI mpg X570S edge max wifi someday?
I usually review all the boards requested in comments.
So now I will :)
@@Laurentschoice Thats great 🤩
HOW DID YOU GET IT SO FAST?!?!?!?!?
Haven't slept much ! I'll tell you that !
Using this board in my daily driver with a 12600k on a Coolermaster 212led cooler.
How is this board working out for you? I'm also looking at getting a 12600k, but I heard this board had some audio issues.
@@CorbuloCDN1 I love this board, works great.
Well, time to mortgage my house
Lol !!!
@@Laurentschoice the way everything is priced. 🤣 I'll have to not think about kids.
"Upgrade at a lesser cost". Ya that's me !!! 🤣 I just upgraded to my new MSI Z490 Mobo and Comet Lake so ya my wallet is always at least two generations behind and I see no reason to change that now. 🤣 Another awesome Mobo review as always !! 👍 !!! 👍 !!!
Loool!!!
is it compatible with current aircooler withiout lga1700 adapter?
You need the LGA1700 adapter kit, even if the holes will line up the height spacing for the new standoffs is lower for the proper pressure contact between the cooler and the cpu.
@@billwiley7216 thanks
For AIO water cooling yes (with kit). For air coolers watch out !
just want to share, i tried deep cool assassin 3 with older bracket and it fits perfectly
@@graphffiti With the ASUS boards with the 2 sets of holes the fitting the mb is not the issue but the new 12 series cpu is a lower profile chip than the older cpu's and the issue is more of the older brackets do not provide the correct amount of clamping force between the cooler and cpu that the unit was actually designed to have.
Personally I feel if it was not an issue these cooler manufacturers would not be changing the stand offs for shorter ones in the retro bracket kits if the older ones were fine..
I take it this is better then the z690 Asus prime I hope
Hi Laurent, will you be previewing / reviewing the Asus Prime Z690-A ?
yes in the coming week.
@@Laurentschoice Nice ! Thanks for your work
My pleasure Marc :)
Beau travail monsieur Laurent!! A quand les vidéos en français??
Je prépare un grand studio pour ma chaîne.
Je pourrai alors filmer plus facilement et faire des apparition en français
Have a seagate 2TB firecuda 530 installed. Latest bios. Can only get 5000 MBs. It is advertised as 7300 MBs. Not impressed! This board is crap for nvme speed.
You need to get off your butt and make some z690 motherboard videos :) We have been waiting. There is chaos out there without your input. Saw the Z690 motherboard videos from other people and they were totally useless. Nobody does it better than you. Please make a video about ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F ATX and GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS PRO ATX. Thank you.
Has anyone seen Laurent's Choice lately ?? 🤔
I'll be publishing again in the next week or so
Been building my new recording studio :):)
@@Laurentschoice Awesome !!! 👌
This does not support ddr5 dude!
No it doesn't
TUF only supports DDR4 and not DDR5
Correct. At least the D4 model. I do expect a DDR5 variant to come out soon
Wait did u watch the RAM part of my review.
I do say this is a DDR4 only motherboard .
I also repeat this point in the conclusion.
I hope this clarifies
@@Laurentschoice yeah thanks but your graphic at start showing ddr5^^
Correct! Thanks for that. Let me correct it :)
I appreciate that! Thanks again
@@Laurentschoice np great review :)
Military grade is just marketing slang for tantalum capacitors the TUFF brand sucks, I had to return 2 D.O.A. B550 motherboards at the beginning of the year never again...
The build quality on the MSI motherboards is far superior compared to the ASUS "TUFF's".
I'm reviewing some Z690 Boards from MSI in the coming weeks.
Looking forward to the Force in particular :)
@@Laurentschoice must review the DDR4 high end version
@@Laurentschoice everybody is looking for the Force young padawan ! (Sorry didn't resist 😅, and I'm leaving nooooow 😆)
Bla-bla-bla, UR a very poor actor and i didn't see you take a screwdriver, so we just see your beautifull make-up, but for connect anything....Oups! Congratulations to you hairdresser...What else?
Mother ... Is that you ????