Love the aesthetics, the M.2 support, USB back panel connections and performance. The only thing holding it back from a 5 star review is the issue with the Intel I226-V Ethernet Controller that's been documented on several tech sites. I ended up having to buy a PCI network card since I was getting game disconnects while using the onboard I226-V. Not really Asus' fault directly, but hoping that a driver or firmware fix becomes available sooner rather than later.
I reviewed many motherboards before purchasing this unit. I was glad I waited. The Z790 feature with its lightning fast transfer rate is what sold me. This is my first build where things went so smoothly it was scary. In fact, I kept waiting for that "Oh No" moment which never came. Armory Crate took care of ensuring all of my necessary drivers and updates were downloaded in a very painless manner. With capabilities to have 5 internal drives, there is very little reason to use a SATA SSD unless you have and just want to use. Given a large enough power supply you could install at least 10 drives between the M.2s and SSDs. Another nice feature is the wifi antenna has a magnetic base which is great to keep it from tipping over. All in all, very happy with this unit and alas it comes with a decent warranty.
Great motherboard, good overclocking features, but there is one SUPER annoying detail. After about 10 minutes, the motherboard’s rgb will turn off, and the ram rgb will just pause where it was when the motherboard rgb turns off. After doing some research, it looks like the problem is the aura sync in Armoury crate goes into standby mode. I don’t think there is a way to turn this off, but it is really annoying. Another annoying thing is that the ai overclocking feature seems like it doesn’t adjust after the system crashes. Turned it on, the pc crashed multiple times, and it didn’t lower the overclocking. I had to turn it off and do it manually. Anyway, there are some frustrating things about this mobo, but overall, it has performed pretty well.