Asus ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming Wifi ITX Preview

Who ever said that good things can't come in big packages? Well the Asus ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming Wifi ITX motherboard is here and we're going to see what it's all about and what features it's packing.
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[@christian7200]

Think I will grab this board for my build.
12700k, NR200, Artic Liquid freezer

[@unsmote1560]

Can’t wait to get one of these and throw a 12900k on it

[@saipai8114]

☹

[@bryanrivera1528]

Out of all the Z690 Motherboards, which would be the absolute best one for gaming? Price doesn't matter.

[@Lead_Foot]

I preordered one, then I remembered I was already tripping OCP on an SF750 with my 3090fe. Guess I'll wait till spring for cooler master's v1100 or v1300 sfx PSUs to come out.

[@tubawest9768]

Have they talked about releasing ones that big? That would be insane. Their 850 is already a great value bought for the right price. 1100 or 1300 watts would be crazy

[@alv1nl92]

planned to get one of these for my nr200p, time to swap out the z390i edge ac

[@helljester8097]

Interesting super compact board but does the board feature one of those 2 pin temperature sensor headers?

[@ouki4925]

I am ready to downsize to ITX!

[@azjeep26]

I just picked up this board for $169 and a sticker on the box said 14th gen ready... I don't understand why this was so cheap? it has 2 tb4 ports you arent missing anything on this board... but yet others like this cost $400

[@brugtx]

A good cpu cooler to fit on it???

[@JayzBeerz]

Noctua NH-U12A

[@dtf-productions6134]

I am unsure which will fit… will the u12s or 12a fit?

[@naanstop6559]

It is backwards compatible to 1200 and 15xx coolers so you should have plenty of options.

[@zacharymorrison4298]

Thinking about getting this and putting in a 13900k

[@iShredStreets]

Pumped for the new Intel chips!

[@RoMeeHang]

With those huge stack, I want to know what kind of air cooler fit that MB, since most SFF itx build use air cooler.

[@oscartirado8146]

My thoughts exactly.

[@DIFY]

Watercooling is the way

[@WakavLPinc]

The Dark Rock TF2 will fit for example

[@oscartirado8146]

@@DIFY I prefer air cooling. Less noise.

[@Lead_Foot]

@@oscartirado8146 maybe if you're only running a 120mm rad.

[@Alniemi]

Hey i loved the overview. I am considering this board to replace my 2013 bleeding edge desktop that is getting a bit long in the tooth.

[@LukasFauset]

I see that it has Thunderbolt, but no DisplayPort in. Will it be possible to get display passthrough from those Thunderbolt ports? (I.E. Connecting the GPU to one Thunderbolt port with a DisplayPort -> Thunderbolt cable, and the other Thunderbolt port to a monitor?)

[@rookie693]

Only with the integrated GPU

[@HosakaBlood]

i see if have some hole in the back io can you check if this board have VRM fan inside ?

[@TechOwnage]

pls remove the ribbon cable from the m.2 pcb

[@Knottypine79]

Can you plug in a standard set of speakers in the line out jack? Maybe a stupid question, but this isn't the typical set up I'm used to seeing. Actually found my answer in the online manual. Yes.

[@galimirnund6543]

I'm not a fan of how those PCB's stack on each other. What happens to my windows key if I buy a new MB and CPU?? Thanks for the review!

[@azjeep26]

Why would it do anything to your windows key? oem single use retail lifetime

[@Lead_Foot]

Those m.2 will not support pcie 5.0, alder lake only has 5.0 to the x16 slot.

[@goldiluckx]

Will the usb c thunderbolt be able to output the gpu output? Or do i still need to connect my monitor to the dp of the actual gpu?

[@Lead_Foot]

No, it's iGPU only.

[@jacquesvanderlinde5562]

Could you please check if Noctua Low profile coolers (NH-l12 /NH-l12S / NH-l12 Ghost S1) will fit this board? Previous Strix boards had an incompatible rating from Noctua cooler list but could fit.

[@JohnDoe-wi7eb]

Can you use DDR4 with this or is it DDR5 only?

[@keibohow69]

I am glad i am off the pc train. I don't like the nvme stack or sandwich. I wonder how many heavy hand pc users are going to brake that.

[@edwinscott6500]

My volume will not work on my Hive ?

[@jctalty]

Does the ROG logo on this board light up ?

[@default.character]

Can you try and fit an NH-D15 on there if you have one around?

[@ShawnYT]

really want to know the price of this board

[@JayzBeerz]

$259.99

[@directionlessvelocity]

More like $429.99 now. Ouch.

[@GeekRock65]

Does it have a temp sensor header on it?

[@Lead_Foot]

The manual is already available and no there's no temp sensor header. They had to use a riser card just to fit sata and the front panel header on the board.

[@joaovictorbraga1]

Tem Bluetooth?

[@koomax3355]

is there a cmos battery on this motherboard?

[@ChristopherTrott]

Is this mini ITX motherboard able to produce 4k resolution on dual monitors?

[@eTeknix]

This board only has a single hdmi port on the motherboard if you’re talking about running it without a dedicated gpu.

[@srqTagle]

Very affordable!

[@Pharesm]

funny, I searched for an ASUS B590-I...
Google?

[@phillysupra]

ok...now cable manage this thing lol. nightmare

[@swartz4049]

craft computing ;)

[@ZacharySound]

9:41

[@nickhubble7582]

ROG needs better engineers... MSI z690i DESTROYS this abomination... Asus needs to quit falling back on daughterboards and give their ITX designs to real engineers...

[@ZacharySound]

I have had great success with this board. No issues with daughterboard either. 12700k/3080

[@uses0ap]

tweezers.. HAH!