Gigabyte Z390 AORUS Elite (Intel LGA1151/Z390/ATX/2xM.2/Realtek ALC1220/RGB Fusion/Gaming Motherboard)
4.3 (569 ratings)
~$199.99
Key Features
- Supports 9th and 8th Intel Core processors
- Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
- Intel Optane Memory Ready
- 12+1 Phases digital VRM solution with DrMOS
- Advanced thermal design with screw mounted heatsinks
- Alc1220-vb enhance 114db(rear)/ 110db(front) SNR in microphone with WIMA Audio Capacitors
- Intel Gigabit LAN with cFosSpeed
- Rgb FUSION with Multi-Zone LED Light Show Design, supports addressable LED & RGB LED strips
- Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
- Front USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C Header
Specifications
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Customer Reviews
Nathan R Cukryznski
It does just about everything, and it does a great job. Key things to note:The motherboard's HDMI port has no integrated graphics to power it, so it's essentially useless. You'll need to plug things into whatever graphics card you purchase.It also needs quite a bit of power -- be sure you check the number of pins available on your power supply to make sure it can power the board's overall AND CPU requirements, plus whatever else you'll be connecting.Finally, the primary SSD connector is weirdly loose. You may want to use some sort of electronic-safe putty to secure the thermal plate, otherwise it jiggles for no real apparent reason.Tech support is typical of hardware manufacturers, which is to say almost nonexistent and requires making an account with Gigabyte to access at all. No surprises there.
Austin Sewell
Got this Aorus Elite to replace a failed Asus Z390 Prime. The Prime board failed to enter the EFI bios after a while, and I didn’t want to wait on a replacement chip even though I have equipment and qualifications to solder one on. Shouldn’t have happened. This Gigabyte board is not only prettier as far as lighting and customization, but also the EFI bios has always been accessible and it hasn’t failed. The Prime had HDMI and DP for CPU graphics output, but this board only has HDMI (I know probably very few people actually want to run their dual displays on CPU graphics, but that’s what happens when you want to GPU mine). Overall I like this board. A lot.
Kenneth B Legg Jr
Thusfar, everything is working properly and I am satisfied with the performance. I hope this will remain the case and get the 4+ years service I got with the Z270. Aorus motherboards have proven to be very reliable and I depend on them to give me the most out of my gaming experiences.
Brandon J.
So i bought this motherboard because my old one was dying, and it also supported an overclocked processor. So far I have had no issues like i had with my previous one. I love the lights on it as well, and it has plenty of room for more fans and what not if i choose to add more. The added m.2 heat shield is awesome as well as its keeping extra heat away.