GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS Elite AC (Intel LGA1200/Z490/ATX/2xM.2 Thermal Guard/Realtek ALC1200/SATA 6Gb/s/USB 3.2 Gen 2/Intel 802.11ac/2.5 GbE LAN/RGB Fusion/Gaming Motherboard)

Normal operation, seamless component configuration a highly satisfactory product Some marks remain near the cpu cooler support. But everything is acceptable at the price. No scratches found elsewhere. I am the first buyer in Korea, and Amazon's service is good overall.

Never had a problem with gigabyte MOBO over 10 years and this is no exception.Running 10900k all core 4.9 ghz at stock.CPU is screaming fast and the MOBO is doing fine delivering 230w power with no noise.I swapped the front case fans for a Noctua.Have dual m.2 drives and ONE VERY IMPORTANT NOTE. Take off the thermal guard!!!! This tech is complete BS. My m.2 drives were throttling HUGE with the m.2 guards on. I took the off, and absolutely no issues. I think the proximity to the 3060ti wasn't helping but in general you want the die of ur m.2 drive to not be making contact with anything. The guards were literally trapping heat on them. Terrible design.Aside from that, it's perfect! And they are detachable so it doesn't even matter.

Nice looking board with a sensible layout. I'm using this board with an Intel i5-10600k.The feature set is nice with plenty of USB ports and built-in wifi. I don't recall reading this anywhere in Gigabyte's specifications, but the included wifi antenna has a magnetic base. This is a nice touch and keeps the antenna in place on top of my case until I find a better home for it!Pros:• Classic board layout, makes building easy• Built-in wifi• Low VRM temps with unlocked processors - tested with my own chip, and video reviews with i7 and i9 show the same• Smart Fan 5 makes it easy to manage your fans and their curvesCons:• Initially, the board didn't recognize the installed GPU, an RTX 2070. It was as if the card wasn't even there. My motherboard came with BIOS revision F2 and upgrading to F4 did the trick. Upgrading was easy with the Gigabyte @BIOS utility. That being said, it seems rather silly that a motherboard wouldn't recognize a graphics card.• The extreme top of the I/O ports has a little bit of play - it noticeably moves when trying to insert a USB cable.Other thoughts:This was my second build with a Gigabyte board and I would certainly recommend it to other users. Setup was easy and fast. Its got all the right features for someone looking to build a capable gaming machine. There is even a subdued, pale orange glow from the AORUS logo on the board.

This motherboard has been very stable. It has had no issues that I've found in previous generations. It has worked flawlessly and everything has functioned as expected. Many have complained about the m.2 port that doesn't work, which I also think is odd, why you would put a non-functional port on your product, but it came clearly labelled and wasn't a surprise.