ASUS ROG Strix Z890-E Gaming WiFi Intel® Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard, Advanced AI PC-Ready, 18+2+1+2 Stages, DDR5, WiFi 7, 7X M.2, Thunderbolt™ 4, USB Type-C®, AI Overclocking, Cooling & Networking

This is a fantastic motherboard! An LGA1851 board with SEVEN M.2 drive slots, with THREE of them being PCIe 5.0 for under $400? Tremendous value from a brand that has never failed me before, ASUS. My primary need for my new LGA1851 board was the number of M.2 slots and this one did not disappoint. It has the most ports, and the most 5.0 ports that I could find under $500. Most only had 4 ports total with only one or two 5.0 ports. This board's PCIe 5.0 performance is outstanding when you are running a proper compatible 5.0 M.2 drive, like from Samsung, as long as it is properly cooled. The drive cooling is a challenge on this board and I found the built-in heatsinks to be inadequate to cool that many M.2 drives, especially the 5.0 speed drives that get over 10,000MB/s read/write when they are kept cool. My solution was to use third party heatsinks with fans on them for my hottest M.2 drives, including the two 5.0 drives I have. I use both Thermalright HR10 2280 PRO Black SSD Coolers and EZDIY-FAB Shield M.2 SSD Heatsinks with Build-in 20mm PWM Fan on my drives. Both do a great job of lowering the temps on the drives enough for them not to throttle speeds down due to heat. My drives rarely get over 50C under typical stress loads on the drives with these coolers. But with seven M.2 slots, this motherboard doesn't have a lot of room to spare, and you'll find that it is impossible to use third-party heatsinks on ALL seven of the M.2 drives because they are just too close together. So be strategic about which drives to use them on: the ones that will get the hottest (usually the fastest) and the most usage. Other than the plethora of M.2 drive ports on this motherboard. there is also a huge amount of USB and Thunderbolt 4 ports... another huge plus for me considering how many USB accessories I have, including two portable monitors attached to Thunderbolt 4 hubs that supplement my four full-sized monitors plugged into my Nvidia 3060ti video card. With this motherboard, everything just works, fast and beautifully. Just make sure your RAM and CPU are compatible. I highly suggest going to the ASUS website in advance and downloading the latest BIOS onto a USB drive and installing that BIOS first before you set up Windows. Also, make sure you download all of the drivers onto your Windows boot USB drive. When I was building my PC and installing Windows 11, it did not find the Wi-Fi drivers on its own and I had to point to the files I downloaded from ASUS on the USB drive. Oh, yeah, the Wi-Fi speeds on this motherboard are incredible, too! This motherboard is a great value if you can get it under $375 around the time of my review. It's so worth the extra $100 or so you may be tempted to skimp out and get a cheaper one... just invest and get this one, you won't regret it! Have fun. Here are some of my recent components in this build, in case you are interested: ASUS ROG Strix Z890-E Gaming WiFi Intel® Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K - 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.5 GHz CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 64GB (2x32GB) 5600MHz CL40-40-40-77 1.25V Intel XMP Desktop Computer Memory Samsung SSD 9100 PRO 4TB, PCIe 5.0x4 M.2 2280, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 14,800MB/s Thermalright HR10 2280 PRO Black SSD Cooler EZDIY-FAB Shield M.2 SSD Heatsink with Build-in 20mm PWM Fan Thermaltake CT120 EX ARGB Sync PC Cooling Fan (3-Fan Pack) Thermalright Assassin Spirit 120 Vision ARGB Black CPU Cooler with LCD screen Thermalright Lga1851 BCF Black CPU Holder,CPU Anti Bending Fixed Bracket HYTE Y70 Upgraded Modern Aesthetic Dual Chamber Panoramic Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Computer Gaming Case

This board is full of features that far more than I can imagine to make use of. Grabbed this one for its rich features, extraordinary m.2 expandability and some advanced ones only available to high end boards. Installed Intel Core 9 Ultra 285K, Asus Astral 5080 OC GPU, G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB RAM, Samsung 9100 and 990 (boot). Compatibility is excellent. First boot was fast and successful. The on-board monitor is excellent. Online documentation is readily available. Benchmark result meets expectation. Still playing with Asus/Intel OC settings for CPU and GPU. Comparing to previous PC building experience, this one is rather easy and straight forward but requires detailed and thorough planning.

I have been buying ASUS for years. They're quality has proven itself over and over. I upgraded an 8 year old ASUS board for this one. And sold the old board on eBay. Love the outputs, the simplicity of design, and ease of installation. Tons of customizable features and the price is pretty good as well. Great mobo, great company

***EDIT*** I took a chance on buying a z890 intel mb from MSI to see if I'd experience the same problems, and was relieved to find there were none. I have updated the bios on that mb (MSI Z890 Carbon WIFI), installed all the same peripherals and apps, and am experiencing none of the crashing I was experiencing with my "repaired" Asus motherboard. I will not buy anything from Asus ever again. ------------------------------ For about 5 months, this motherboard was fine. I was running Windows 11 on an i9 Ultra 285k with 98gb of 6400mhz ddr5 and 4 NVME M.2 drives with an RTX4090. I wished it had a more secure GPU lock & release feature, like the MSI boards do. And I wished the faster M.2 slots didn't all leach off the 16x pci-e slot's bandwidth. But these were minor gripes. While it worked, it worked well. Then about a month ago, I had to update the bios. There were Intel security issues in the news, and Asus had a firmware release that was supposed to patch some of these, and the latest bios update which I'd been procrastinating on installing. After installing this... the PC was never the same. It would start freezing up and then eventually have fatal BSOD crashes (black screen of death) after around 5-10 minutes of run time. Asus customer service to the rescue? Unfortunately, not. As most people know, Asus has a bit of a reputation for letting customers down when warranty issues arise. After several hours on the phone with a service rep, going through all the potential fixes. Reinstalling the bios, Reinstalling windows, changing various combinations of bios settings and booting with all the peripherals removed, case fans removed, gpu removed, etc. They gave me an RMA, and a "discount" on paying for my own shipping of the board to their California service center. Two weeks later, it comes back, and they claim they can't recreate the problem, so ask me to try again. It still fails, and what do they say? We will send you an RMA... I don't entirely blame Asus for this issue, as I suspect it's related to the Windows 11 updates that are known to have stability issues with Intel z890 chipsets and 200 series CPUs. But this very specifically began happening after an Asus bios update, and this would signify it's something they need to solve on their end. I am honestly at my wits end with Microsoft & Intel at this stage. Apple, here I come :\

Just what I needed for my build, great performance and conectivity and compatible with my build. excellent board.

Used this motherboard for an Intel Core Ultra 7 build primarily for gaming with an ASUS 5080. Very pleased with it so far. Installation went smoothly. The quick start guide with numbered steps and its corresponding diagram on the front cover was very helpful as a visual aid to keep me from accidentally plugging something in the wrong slot. Fits well in Antec Flux Wood Mid-Tower E-ATX case. No issues with installation. Error code display was very helpful in diagnosing initial boot issues. Oddly, BIOS does not seem to detect the graphics card or give any GPU options, but the graphics card works just fine and was detected by Windows 11. Overall very happy with my purchase. The build has been complete for about a month and I have had no problems with it so far. It controls the Noctua air cooler and the fans that came with the Antec case just fine. Computer turns on normally and all ports appear to function properly, including ports on the GPU and the case. I would recommend using the built-in heat sinks for the SSDs. Don't buy an SSD with it's own heat sink because you'll either have to remove it (a pain) or leave the heat sink on the motherboard off. I'm pretty happy with the heat sink included with the motherboard, and you won't need a separate heat sink for an SSD. (You WILL need one for the CPU.) The motherboard is a bit pricey, but I specifically wanted an ASUS product for quality and longevity. My last build using an ASUS PRO motherboard with an ASUS GPU lasted for 10 years and only needed to be replaced due to components growing obsolete (it won't run Windows 11 or certain games I want to play). The only components I needed to replace on that build were the CMOS battery, mice and keyboards, and a monitor I broke in a feat of deep personal stupidity. I never had any problems with the ASUS components on my old build, and I expect the same longevity from my new build with this motherboard. So far, I am very pleased with the product and would recommend it for your Intel Core Ultra build. I was looking to use high quality components without necessarily using elite best of the best equipment that would have thrown the build out of my price range, and this fit comfortably within my budget, even if it is pricier compared to some other options. With computer components, a lot of times, you get what you pay for, and this is a high quality product.

Upgraded from Strix z370 e-gaming. The motherboard is of excellent quality as expected from Asus. I have an Intel core ultra 265K with G.Skill 6800 O.C memory and it is completely stable. The motherboard has tons of features and all the overclocking and tweaking options ever needed in the BIOS, improved aesthetics from my previous build. It has ample USB and M2 ports and I like that it has an HDMI and DisplayPort connection along with 2 thunderbolt 4s. With support for the latest technologies like DDR5, Wi-Fi 7, Thunderbolt™ 4 and an advanced cooling system, this board will give you maximum performance and stability. If you’re building your first p.c or upgrading an existing one, Strix Z890-E gaming will meet all your needs. Highly recommend this board for stability, features, reliability and aesthetics.

Very aesthetically pleasing. Preforms well with my 265k cpu. USB 3.0 header is a little tight for my PC case connector be careful installing it to avoid bent or broken pins. Bios is phenomenal compared to my previous Asrock MoBo. I love the extra storage on this board and the easy in and out GPU slot. She’s a very dense and solid board and definitely a premium feel to it for sure. She is a pretty penny but I think well worth it in the end.