Been building computers since the late 80's. This MB is an easy install, i9 13gen, 64gb Corsair memory, NVMe Samsung SSD 990 PRO 4TB, Asus 7900 video, Asus Tuf case, Corsair water cooler. Excellent!
I have been building systems since the late seventies and using Asus products for probably 20 years and my experience trying to get a prime Z7 90 – a Wi-Fi working have been one of my worst nightmares ever in the hundreds of computer systems that I've built.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from https://www.asus.comBy CLM, November 22, 2024
Dear Madscientist,
We do understand your disappointment with the product and the inconvenience this may have caused if you are having an issue with the wifi connection.
The issue may be either related to a driver conflict or a faulty onboard WIFI controller. We recommend doing a clean Windows installation to eliminate driver conflict. Update the BIOS if the motherboard is running with an older version. You can download the latest version at: https://www.asus.com/us/motherboards-components/motherboards/prime/prime-z790-a-wifi/helpdesk_bios?model2Name=PRIME-Z790-A-WIFI. If these were steps performed to no avail, the oboard WIFI device is faulty. We recommend you send the product in for service to determine if the WIFI device is faulty so this may be resolved immediately. A RMA number is required to send it in for service. For RMA details, please go to: https://www.asus.com/us/support/article/818/. Should you need further assistance with the product, please email me at cl-rodel@asus.com and I would be more than happy to help. Or, you are most welcome to call Product Support Hotline at: 1(888) 678-3688. Also, you can chat with an ASUS live support agent from the link: https://www.asus.com/us/support/article/1135/.
isnt a good mobo, its has error. when the armory software update the bios, its stopped recognizing my gpu, I spent 2 days looking videos on youtube, I had to downgrade the bios software.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from https://www.asus.comBy CLM, December 6, 2024
Dear Emee,
We certainly understand your disappointment and the inconvenience this may have caused.
If the motherboard stop recognizing the video card after a BIOS update, please load optimize default inside the BIOS setup page to configure all I/O devices properly with the new BIOS, including the video card successfully. If you need further assistance with the warranty for the product, please email me at cl-rodel@asus.com and I would be more than happy to help. Or, you are most welcome to call Product Support Hotline at: 1(888) 678-3688. Also, you can chat with an ASUS live support agent from the link: https://www.asus.com/us/support/article/1135/.
Very good quality motherboard, except for one small thing for me. That one small thing is no 5.1 speaker audio ports on the rear I/O port area. My case doesn't have the front audio port that connects to the mainboard as the manual shows to set up 5.1 audio speakers. That is why I gave a 4 out of 5 stars.
Best Motherboard I have ever came across. I used it to upgrade my Gaming Computer, Processor, and Ram. DDR5 Screams! Lightning Fast SSD inside my Gaming Unit also. Everything is new, on this Motherboard. Made a BIG Jump from 6 generation, to Lucky 13.
I have always used Asus's products for my builds. These builds are for my personal use. Although I haven't started this new build, I'm sure it will work out. For me, components are pricey and so my builds take longer to complete.