One thing that caught me by surprise is that "Multi-Core Enhancement" is enabled by default in the BIOS out of the box. I was surprised to see my 13900K running at 5.5/4.3Ghz at stock settings. But the temperatures are too high but under-volting the 13900K rectified it.
Thanks for the thorough review! My planned custom build is: CASE: Fractal Meshify 2 RGB, MOBO: ASUS Strix Z790-E, CPU: i7-!3700K, RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 6400 (2x16GB), iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Liquid Cooler, STORAGE: Kingston KC3000 PCIe 4.0 NVMe (1TB, and 2TB), PSU: Corsair RMX 1000, GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming 3060 TI (from my current build). I have all the components except for the ASUS Z790E, which is backordered.
Honestly you should just go with a Fractal Torrent RGB. It's a better Meshify 2. I also recommend going with the Corsair HX1000i [Black Label], it's better than the RMX imo
@@vick7490 No, I connected my C: Drive to the 2nd m.2 slot (that connects directly to the CPU), and I connected my D: Drive to the 3rd m.2 slot (connect to the Z790 chipset).
Really it doesnt matter that mcuh as they are all so close. But them side by side and compare the specs. But most likely the Hero will be the "best" but also cost more. The Aorus Extreme is a better comparison. But honestly if you are asking then most likely you wont be using these boards to their max anyway. For majority of US the mid range boards are good enough. Just depends on your need for IO, m.2 slots, BIOS and other software.
im really stuck on what motherboard to go with for my 13900k. Not sure how common it is, but Ive heard ASUS boards have been really bad this time around (instability/bad drivers/burning cpus lol). Seen alot of negative reviews about that but I really wanted to switch to ASUS from MSI. Had a 5900x with MSI board and it was a massive headache.
@@kinggamer19 For what it's worth. I've been using the Z790-E for four months now and haven't had any issues. My installed RAM is the G.Skill RGB 6400 32GB (2 x 16GB) kit.
@@WeDoTech brother im curios i have just bought z790 E gaming and gonna buy sk hynix p41 ssd but its not on the list on asus website, will they still be compatible ?
@@princekittipon6510 I'm 99.99% sure It will be fine, havent heard of a SSD that didnt work with a board because the brand didnt list it as compatible on their website. Its still a m.2 SSD. They cant list ALL ssds thats compatible, so they usually just list the popular ones or the ones that they have some partnership with.
Honestly I would just go the the E. They are very close and I would only go Hero if I plan to do some more overclocker, need the extra IO and the biggest factor the 2x PCIe 5 slots. Not really needed yet, but if you want tp future proof then maybe.
Honestly if it was me, I would just go for the E. The only reason to go for the Hero is if you need more power for overclocking and the 2x PCIe 5 slots. Not really that useful now but an idea for future proofing. But can just take the 150 you save and use that for Z890 or Z990 later down the line.
I have a question for you. I have exact same set up; (z790-E + 13700k) If I install my NVME drive into the gen 5 slot on the top, will it affect my GPU at all? (2080ti) I avoided installing my NVME drive into the gen 5 slot because the manual said it would reduce my PCI lane count to x8 for GPU. But now after watching your video I think I misunderstood, because my GPU is gen 4, i won’t be losing any PCI lanes at all. Is this correct? I can use the gen 5 slot and not worry about sacrificing PCI lanes for my GPU? Thank you for your review.
@@billx4266 Is there a benchmark to support this? I have the same question, but to my understanding, only pcie4 cards are out. This means that the slot defaults to the cards speed, that would be 8X Pcie4 not 5, so the bandwidth will in fact be limited.
@@joser.colonmorales Yes i tested it, GPU-Z was showing me pcie 4.0 x8, but thats still the same as Pcie 3.0 x16. performance loss is between 3-5%, you wont notice that. But i placed the ssd in another place because psychologically i want the utmost out of my card 😀
@@billx4266 3-5% is not that bad. What card were you using doing the test? I have a 3080ti and a 13700k + z790-e on the way, I wonder if that % is higher with a 3080ti than with the ops 2080ti.
I just got this exact setup. I'm moving up from an i5 6600k and a cheap msi board lol. I have the corsair h100i aio cooler, I believe. Will that be enough for the cpu?
Since my m.2 is only a PCIe 4x4, should I move it from the main m.2 slot since you states it only runs at x8 vs x16? I'm not too educated on PCIe slots, but I just have 2 Samsung 980 Pro m.2s and wanna put them in the most efficient spots possible. z790-e, 13700k, RTX 3080, DDR5-6400. Thanks!
Would there be any issue installing a really large air cooler over the CPU like a Noctua NH-D15? I see that the CPU is embedded inside a 'pit' of sorts.
i want thunderbolt for my sound interface . if i get this i will need 100 for the thunderbolt card . i have a gygabyte thunderbolt 3 card with a asrock z370 now i dont think i will work on that motherboard
Very few reviews and info on the Z790-F which looks to have everything the E does with only noticeable difference I think the E supports a gen 5 SSD whereas the F only does gen 4. Also curious as to the ROG Strix panel in the top left on the I/O cover - it lights up right? There’s actually a connector on the F board hidden underneath that was a bugger to find and connect to get it to work. Works well with Corsair’s iCue software and hardware too - get the Dominator RAM - it’s looks so good and not much of a difference in price over the Vengeance DDR 5 range of speeds available. Would love to see and hear a better Z790-E vs Z790-F comparison video, but then i’ll probably kick myself that I didn’t pay the extra $100 or so for the E board😢
I boght recently this E model and woth it alot. Here you can use Gen5 m.2 ssd coming right now. And a 13th gen you've alot next gpu generations without bottleneck!
Do you have to remove anything from the other m.2 slots your not using? Any plastic or anything? I'm only using the top one. Should I be using the top one if only one or another slot?
Thanks for the review 👊 A 240mm aio is nowhere near enough to cool this cpu though. Back in the day I couldn’t even cool my overclocked 8700k with a 240mm cooler. To be fair manual overclocking by means of undervolting would bring your temps down significantly, the auto OC utilities don’t do a good job of it.
High Midrange, but yeah everything is hella expensive. But luckily some of the "budget" boards are pretty good. Most people dont need all the fancy bells and whistles these boards have.
congratulations for the video, I wanted to know if it is necessary to use the two 8-pin connections to power the 13700k or just one 8-pin connection is enough
On other CPUs it might work but for this one because it uses more power dual is recommended. If you undervolt the CPU to run at lower power consumption it might work. But then you loose out on performance.
Anyone having slow bootup time on Asus z790e? Mine takes 40 seconds from power button to windows login (970 Evo plus) -on latest bios and startups disabled
Because the VRM heatpreader is in the way on the left side, the ram on the right side and cant remember the reason for bottom now but I had a reason. Understand that if I had a better looking mounting possition I would have used it. I always try to make the systems look the best on camera but sometimes hardware combinations dont allow that.
Strange question here. Dose the eye on the top left of the motherboard stay on and flash when the system is turned off ? Is it supposed to breath not stay on and flash ?
im upgradeing my old computer from 2014 build that has asus z97 pro with i7 4790k to this ASUS Strix Z790 E mb and CPU i7-!3700K with CORSAIR Vengeance DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 5600 for now i will still use my old asus rog strix 1080ti oc because the gpus are too expensive so now till i can find good deal on rtx 3080ti or 3090 ti lol
Exactly the same - Same board and CPU from 2014 but going with a z790-F (a lil cheaper) and Dominator Corsair DDR5 (Like $30 more for 32 Gb)… and looks incredible!
@@WeDoTech An even better option is the wife letting me use her reward points and spending a little over $200 on the board! Fair winds and following seas to all.
Overclocking with ai is just plain stupid. The ai is always giving to much volts on the cpu so the temps are crazy hi. Always manualy overclock. Its not that hard.
Thank you for the review, could I ask what you think of the STRIX z790-h? Can't find much info on it
One thing that caught me by surprise is that "Multi-Core Enhancement" is enabled by default in the BIOS out of the box. I was surprised to see my 13900K running at 5.5/4.3Ghz at stock settings. But the temperatures are too high but under-volting the 13900K rectified it.
Ive heard this can work, will have to test it out sometime
Just bought this board. Upgrading from an Asus Strix Z390-e and 9900KF.
I didn't like the fact that it shared bandwidth with the M.2 gen 5 slot. So I decided to go with the Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master motherboard
Thanks for the thorough review! My planned custom build is: CASE: Fractal Meshify 2 RGB, MOBO: ASUS Strix Z790-E, CPU: i7-!3700K, RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 6400 (2x16GB), iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Liquid Cooler, STORAGE: Kingston KC3000 PCIe 4.0 NVMe (1TB, and 2TB), PSU: Corsair RMX 1000, GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming 3060 TI (from my current build). I have all the components except for the ASUS Z790E, which is backordered.
Honestly you should just go with a Fractal Torrent RGB. It's a better Meshify 2. I also recommend going with the Corsair HX1000i [Black Label], it's better than the RMX imo
Did you end up connecting any of your gen 4 m.2's to the top gen 5 m.2 slot?
@@vick7490 No, I connected my C: Drive to the 2nd m.2 slot (that connects directly to the CPU), and I connected my D: Drive to the 3rd m.2 slot (connect to the Z790 chipset).
between the rog Strix z790, rog Maximus hero z790 and Aorus master z790 which one should I go for a high-end build using the 13900k?
Really it doesnt matter that mcuh as they are all so close. But them side by side and compare the specs.
But most likely the Hero will be the "best" but also cost more. The Aorus Extreme is a better comparison.
But honestly if you are asking then most likely you wont be using these boards to their max anyway. For majority of US the mid range boards are good enough. Just depends on your need for IO, m.2 slots, BIOS and other software.
im really stuck on what motherboard to go with for my 13900k. Not sure how common it is, but Ive heard ASUS boards have been really bad this time around (instability/bad drivers/burning cpus lol). Seen alot of negative reviews about that but I really wanted to switch to ASUS from MSI. Had a 5900x with MSI board and it was a massive headache.
Same. the general consensus I've seen is to avoid asus this gen since this one has a memory flaw.
Same!! 😅
@@kinggamer19 For what it's worth. I've been using the Z790-E for four months now and haven't had any issues. My installed RAM is the G.Skill RGB 6400 32GB (2 x 16GB) kit.
@@alanfarkasliterally same, It’s running like butter
High quality content, bravo to you for staynn put 💜
Glad you enjoy it!😁
@@WeDoTech brother im curios i have just bought z790 E gaming and gonna buy sk hynix p41 ssd but its not on the list on asus website, will they still be compatible ?
@@princekittipon6510 I'm 99.99% sure It will be fine, havent heard of a SSD that didnt work with a board because the brand didnt list it as compatible on their website. Its still a m.2 SSD. They cant list ALL ssds thats compatible, so they usually just list the popular ones or the ones that they have some partnership with.
This board vs Hero? in EU this costs around 700 Euros and hero goes around 850~ , for i7 13700k is worth going to the hero for any reason whatsoever?
Honestly I would just go the the E. They are very close and I would only go Hero if I plan to do some more overclocker, need the extra IO and the biggest factor the 2x PCIe 5 slots. Not really needed yet, but if you want tp future proof then maybe.
Honestly if it was me, I would just go for the E. The only reason to go for the Hero is if you need more power for overclocking and the 2x PCIe 5 slots. Not really that useful now but an idea for future proofing. But can just take the 150 you save and use that for Z890 or Z990 later down the line.
Just here to see that beast looks nice, but can't afford😔
After you install your AIO/Cooler on the CPU and the GPU, the only part of the board that is visible is the LED lit ROG logo on the IO box 😅
I have a question for you. I have exact same set up; (z790-E + 13700k)
If I install my NVME drive into the gen 5 slot on the top, will it affect my GPU at all? (2080ti)
I avoided installing my NVME drive into the gen 5 slot because the manual said it would reduce my PCI lane count to x8 for GPU.
But now after watching your video I think I misunderstood, because my GPU is gen 4, i won’t be losing any PCI lanes at all.
Is this correct? I can use the gen 5 slot and not worry about sacrificing PCI lanes for my GPU?
Thank you for your review.
Even if its x8, its pcie 5.0 x8 and thats as fast as pcie 4.0 x16.....
@@billx4266 Is there a benchmark to support this? I have the same question, but to my understanding, only pcie4 cards are out. This means that the slot defaults to the cards speed, that would be 8X Pcie4 not 5, so the bandwidth will in fact be limited.
@@joser.colonmorales Yes i tested it, GPU-Z was showing me pcie 4.0 x8, but thats still the same as Pcie 3.0 x16. performance loss is between 3-5%, you wont notice that. But i placed the ssd in another place because psychologically i want the utmost out of my card 😀
@@billx4266 3-5% is not that bad. What card were you using doing the test? I have a 3080ti and a 13700k + z790-e on the way, I wonder if that % is higher with a 3080ti than with the ops 2080ti.
@@joser.colonmorales 3080 ti😀
I just got this exact setup. I'm moving up from an i5 6600k and a cheap msi board lol. I have the corsair h100i aio cooler, I believe. Will that be enough for the cpu?
Ur motherboard costs more than ur cpu. WTF ? :D
Since my m.2 is only a PCIe 4x4, should I move it from the main m.2 slot since you states it only runs at x8 vs x16? I'm not too educated on PCIe slots, but I just have 2 Samsung 980 Pro m.2s and wanna put them in the most efficient spots possible. z790-e, 13700k, RTX 3080, DDR5-6400. Thanks!
I have the same question pal. 😆
And btw, except for your CPU, mine is 12900k,we got the exact same specs🙌🏻😆
Would there be any issue installing a really large air cooler over the CPU like a Noctua NH-D15? I see that the CPU is embedded inside a 'pit' of sorts.
Is this motherboard SLI compatible? Idk which Z790 motherboard to buy since there are like 3-4 different ones.
would you recommend the new taichi lite z790 over this? for the price ?
i want thunderbolt for my sound interface . if i get this i will need 100 for the thunderbolt card . i have a gygabyte thunderbolt 3 card with a asrock z370 now i dont think i will work on that motherboard
If you need thunderbolt then I would say getting a board that comes with it is probably the safer option, rather pay for the features you want to use
Anything about the LAN port not supporting more than 100Mb/sec in stable fashion?
I do not understand how to install my h150i's standoffs/bracket on this board. The 2 hole sizes make it slide arouns too much
hi is Asus ROG STRIX Z790-E Wifi or Gigabyte Intel Z790 AORUS MASTER DDR5 which is better
WHAT COOLER IS THAT YOU HAVE ON THE PRIME BOARD LOOKS SUPER SICK I LOVE IT
Was the Corsair H115i Elite LCD
can you show us how to ubdate the bios to support i713700k ??
Very few reviews and info on the Z790-F which looks to have everything the E does with only noticeable difference I think the E supports a gen 5 SSD whereas the F only does gen 4.
Also curious as to the ROG Strix panel in the top left on the I/O cover - it lights up right?
There’s actually a connector on the F board hidden underneath that was a bugger to find and connect to get it to work.
Works well with Corsair’s iCue software and hardware too - get the Dominator RAM - it’s looks so good and not much of a difference in price over the Vengeance DDR 5 range of speeds available.
Would love to see and hear a better Z790-E vs Z790-F comparison video, but then i’ll probably kick myself that I didn’t pay the extra $100 or so for the E board😢
I boght recently this E model and woth it alot. Here you can use Gen5 m.2 ssd coming right now. And a 13th gen you've alot next gpu generations without bottleneck!
Do you have to remove anything from the other m.2 slots your not using? Any plastic or anything? I'm only using the top one. Should I be using the top one if only one or another slot?
Thanks for the review 👊
A 240mm aio is nowhere near enough to cool this cpu though. Back in the day I couldn’t even cool my overclocked 8700k with a 240mm cooler. To be fair manual overclocking by means of undervolting would bring your temps down significantly, the auto OC utilities don’t do a good job of it.
With a 13900k would you use this motherboard or a Asus z690 Hero?
yes I thnk that would be a nice combo. Only losing some PCIe lanes but thats ok.
Is the Strix Z790-E good to go with the i7 13700k, new and out of the box? No updating?
Should be ready to go out the box
I have purchased Asus Rog Strix Z790-E just used 25 days reboot and error appear USB DEVICE OVER CURRENT DETECTED
One of your usb devices is shorting, remove them one by one till the issue goes away
So if i put gen 4.0 m.2 ssd in the top slot then will my gpu (rtx 4090) still lose performance or it is only when gen5 m.2 is installed?
Yes, but for existing motherboards there shouldn't be any performance difference, or it will be so small that you won't even notice.
Just wondering what is that cpu cooler 1:40
sorry I’m just really scared about finding a cpu cooler that fits my board
Is this worth to get for a 4070 instead of the Z690?
The main difference is that it supports higher ram speeds and a couple extra features it won't really add any performance in game
So m.2 5th gen slot will be as fast as tge 4th gen?
I just ordered the latest revision of this board with a 14700k, a MP700 Pro Gen 5 M.2 and 16GB x 4 Corsair Dominator. Wish me luck.
Sounds like its going to be a beast
does it matter where I connect the m2 ssd ??
Thank you
Shouldn't, but because the top m.2 and pcie 5 slot shares bandwidth it might be better to install them in one of the other 4.
thankyou for the video brother great job !!! i bought the F model of the motherboard but can't seem to find a review of it
500usd a mid range MB, we're done boys! Thats it
Pretty much lol
High Midrange, but yeah everything is hella expensive. But luckily some of the "budget" boards are pretty good. Most people dont need all the fancy bells and whistles these boards have.
congratulations for the video, I wanted to know if it is necessary to use the two 8-pin connections to power the 13700k or just one 8-pin connection is enough
On other CPUs it might work but for this one because it uses more power dual is recommended. If you undervolt the CPU to run at lower power consumption it might work. But then you loose out on performance.
Can u put 4 ram sticks in? It is it better to just put 2 in
Yes, it can run 4 but I always recommend starting with 2 larger sticks, It usually runs better and leaves space to upgrade if you need to later on.
So is it ddr5 7200 or 7800? On the sight it says 7800 but in the box 7200
what is the cpu cooler on the right 3:47
It's the Aorus Waterforce 240X
So when I use the top m.2 slot with PCIe 4.0 ssd i have only
PCI Express x8 on the top PCI slot?
What AIO is that?
Anyone having slow bootup time on Asus z790e? Mine takes 40 seconds from power button to windows login
(970 Evo plus)
-on latest bios and startups disabled
Why would you mount the cooler with the pipes covering the front
Because the VRM heatpreader is in the way on the left side, the ram on the right side and cant remember the reason for bottom now but I had a reason. Understand that if I had a better looking mounting possition I would have used it. I always try to make the systems look the best on camera but sometimes hardware combinations dont allow that.
Just got my board and a 13900KF excited to build my Pc !!!
Thats awesome what GPU are you going to use?
Strange question here.
Dose the eye on the top left of the motherboard stay on and flash when the system is turned off ?
Is it supposed to breath not stay on and flash ?
Yes it lights up and flashes slowly when your turn your PC off but it's still connected to a power point.
Any issues with setup and bios on z790 with 13700k???
Not with the limited time I had it. Had to send back to Asus afterwards.
@@WeDoTech thank you I was worried that when I got asus z790 and 13700 I would have issues with the bios and Intel me update
What is the best place to put the m.2 ssd in this motherboard?
Usually the top slot is the best one
If the i7 limit for DDR5 is 5600mhz...
Was it any problem connecting a DDR5 6800mhz?
You just have to enable XMP in the BIOS. I'm using DDR 6400 RAM.
Ai overclock is terrible for me it sent me cpu idle from 30 to 52
Sir do you have Xmp Problem like me and many pepole ? g skill cl 36 up to 7600 mhz not work xmp multiple games crush
6000 is the sweet spot at the moment with the i9 13900k the bios update for over 6800 is not out i think so.
What is the difference between this and the - F varient?
F means no display
can i pair this motherboard with i9 14th gen
It will need a bios update but their website does list it as supported
im upgradeing my old computer from 2014 build that has asus z97 pro with i7 4790k to this ASUS Strix Z790 E mb and CPU i7-!3700K with CORSAIR Vengeance DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 5600 for now i will still use my old asus rog strix 1080ti oc because the gpus are too expensive so now till i can find good deal on rtx 3080ti or 3090 ti lol
Exactly the same - Same board and CPU from 2014 but going with a z790-F (a lil cheaper) and Dominator Corsair DDR5 (Like $30 more for 32 Gb)… and looks incredible!
Very well done video! Quality info and production, Tremendous!
Glad you enjoyed it!
High quality content
Thanks man 😁
Z790-E is currently $450 on Amazon.
That makes it an even better option, thanks for the update
@@WeDoTech An even better option is the wife letting me use her reward points and spending a little over $200 on the board!
Fair winds and following seas to all.
3:34 nooooo wait! ... oops 😅
My cpu is i7 12700k and rog strix z690-a d4
Overclocking with ai is just plain stupid. The ai is always giving to much volts on the cpu so the temps are crazy hi. Always manualy overclock. Its not that hard.
I can’t believe you ran the test with a 2080 lololololololol
how do you make the WIFi 6e work? mine doesnt work at all.