Customer Ratings & Reviews

The first thing that caught my eye was this is a clean, good-looking motherboard (MB) with a lot of features for the price. Construction of the board looks to be high quality. The PCB (the board that the components are put on) is on the thicker side and doesn't bend noticeably (like some other motherboards I’ve used recently in this price range). Some of the standout features include some heavy duty heat sinks for the MOSFET that help keep the VRM cool. The highest temp I saw while running benchmarks was 36 deg F using an Intel Core i7-12700KF processor. There is also a large heat sink over the primary M.2 SSD. The highest temp I saw on that was in the upper 30’s. There are 3 additional M.2 slots cleanly organized under a nice central cover. The SSD slots have a very convenient thumb latch for retaining the M.2 cards. This is much better than dealing with a tiny screw. The screws that hold SSD covers in place are captive so there is no chance of losing them. There are only 3 expansion slots. These days that’s enough for most people but if you think you might need more, look for something else. When I was assembling my PC, I noticed a few things. First, the back fan on my 2-fan tower cooler hit the rear heat sink. I had to install the fan so that it sits above the top face of the cooler fins. It looks a little odd at first. I prefer these fans to sit flush or even slightly below this face because it looks cleaner to me. This cooler isn’t huge, it’s mid-sized at best. If you are planning on using a tower cooler, make sure it isn’t too large or it might not fit. Second, the main power cable slot and CPU slots are well made. These cables went in easier and are easier to remove when compared any other motherboard I’ve used in the past few years. Other features I really like: (1) It has an integrated IO shield. This makes installing the motherboard so much easier (2) It has a BIOS update USB port so the BIOS/UEFI can be updated without a functional CPU or memory. I’ve used this feature several times in the past. (3) The top PCIe slot has a small extension on the release clip that makes it much easier to remove a graphics card. As a hobbyist who is constantly swapping parts, I wish all motherboards had this feature. After I assembled the PC, it booted right up. Well… after it rebooted 3 times for memory training. The PC went directly to the UEFI BIOS. Here I noticed the memory was not running at the proper speed and timings. This is where I started having problems. This MB, like most, has XMP disabled by default. My memory was detected as 5600mhz. I purchased 6000mhz. I tried changing XMP to one of the profiles in the BIOS. Unfortunately, these settings don’t tell you the settings you are changing to. You are running blind. After the next reboot, the PC locked up. I cleared the CMOS and it booted again. I was able to load the default settings. I tried a different profile and the same thing happened. This time however, I continuously had boot issues even after clearing the CMOS. Eventually, I updated the BIOS to the latest version and that seems to have fixed the boot issue. The BIOS update utility was easy enough to find and use. The update went well despite the PC locking up during the initial restart. Windows 11 installed very quickly. However, a big issue I had with this package is there is no driver disk or memory stick included in the box. You need to go to the Gigabyte Website and download the proper WiFi driver if you don’t have a wired network connection. There were two different drivers and I could not figure out which one was on my MB. I downloaded both. Turns out it’s the Intel WiFi/BT chipset on this MB. I’m lucky that I have other computers to do this but others might not be so lucky. I think all MB’s should have basic drivers included in the box on a thumb drive to help get users going quickly. The WiFi connection was solid and quick once set up. Once I got WiFi working, I did my updates and downloaded the Gigabyte Utilities. Gigabyte Control Center has a clean interface. There isn’t a lot you can do compared to what some other manufacturers provide. However, what it does provide, update information and RGB control, is very easy to use. Of course, they push Norton A/V in the update section but at least you can chose not to install it. I tried some mild overclocking using the included Intel XTU (extreme tuning utility). It seemed to work fine after it was applied. I did a little stress testing. The VRM temps didn’t get above 40 degrees C. CPU temps hit 90 degrees C max with my cheap tower cooler. That’s well below throttling temps. My biggest beef is how XMP is implemented. It’s not as intuitive as it is in other MBs I’ve used recently. In those MB’s, you basically select XMP and then select the proper profile from a list that shows you the speed of the ram and the timings. The exact timings are always displayed. This MB didn’t show the timings in the profiles. It just shows you several profile names and asks you to select one. There is another setting that lets you select timings from a list but none of them matched my memory. I’ve never had this issue before. I need to dig deeper into the manuals to see if I am missing something or to find the proper way to change these settings. There are a bunch more features that I haven’t discussed. There are way too many for a review like this. All-in-all, this is a good motherboard that gave me a few minor issues. Because of these issues, I’m deducting a star but I would recommend it to a friend.

I was excited to upgrade my motherboard. It was more than fine but the added storage, VRMs, and faster RAM was hard to pass on. I was familiar with the Gigabyte Aorus Z790 Elite family. It was the first time I had ever replaced a desktop motherboard. I was very pleased with the results. Unboxing the Aorus Elite AX, this thing feels like a tank. It felt solid and sturdy. Nothing cheap or flimsy. The first thing I noticed was the heat shields over all 4 SSD slots. This is an upgrade because there are thermal pads to help with heat management also. The motherboard was beautiful. It definitely felt premium to the touch. I was able to get everything hooked back up with no problems. I took my time which took almost 6 hours. I wanted to make sure I did it Right. I only have two SSDs at the moment. If you want to expand to more, I will have to remove the GPU. The Bios was interesting because you get more selection then on my previous prebuilt motherboard bios. All I did was turn on XMP for my RAM. Eventually, I had to adjust my Fan speeds because they were blasting loud. I mean loud which was almost unbearable. Now, I get the full advantage of my I7-14700KF! I mainly will use this for content creation. With the fast RAM speeds and the 4 SSD slots. It is a dream for anyone who wants to video edit. The reason for this I edit large files in 4k. The extra SSD storage slots allow for storage when I pre render files in Resolve Studio. I can now have one 4 TB SSD for cache only. The price isn't that bad either. You also get thunderbolt expansion if you want that. I did encounter one problem which is why I gave the review 4 stars. The main PCI slot latch broke when I removed my GPU for the first time. It still removes but this is supposed to be an extended latch. Yet, I question if it's durable. I didn't put that much pressure on it. Also, I wish there was another fan header by the RAM or CPU. They are all on the bottom. So, I had to run my fan cords in a weird funky way. Overall, this isn't a bad package. It's not budget but also so expensive you can't justify it. You also get RGB light and fan adjustment in the Gigabyte Control Center app. Plenty of USB ports, SSD capacity, and upgradability for RAM

Works. Alot of usb ports. No issues with the bios. Win

Its a nice MB that included every feature i reqiuire unlike a lot of the others. A lot of companies make you choose between one feature or another. It was in perfect condition and included everything as an open box buy. Works great.

Great motherboard with lots of quality features. Very impressed with how easy everything was to install.

I have no problem with this board in general, it was easy enough to install as all motherboards are, however, after a few weeks of use I started getting crash errors. Ultimately after determining what it was and speaking with PC repair shop and other product experts, it was determined that the board itself had flaws. Perhaps a faulty solder point on the PCI-E bus because once i would start a graphically intense game, any game, I would crash out and be returned to desktop or freeze up and have to restart. After changing out the mother board, problem was gone. SO faulty board for sure but I do have other Gigabyte products in my rig that are working just fine after years of use. Also, do not use the Gigabyte control center(GCC) for anything other than your MOBO updates, after those are complete just delete the program...... it is one of the glitchiest programs I have had the displeasure to work with.

Just the best in every aspect that you use it the way they made easy installation

The motherboard works well with i9-14900k (13 & 14th gen) support. Turned on out the box, bios makes sense. Good buy!

This board is excellent in performance but seems to have a problem with using three screens. It works on two screens but has excellent performance. The Q flash was something new I never experienced until now. I like using Q flash and never had any issues in building my PC

It worked out of the box the price it okay and it looks good enough for me and has all the necessary features

It’s a solid board and looks good as well, the bios is pretty nice to pretty easy to navigate and work in and it’s got a good set of features as well , my biggest qualm is the lack of a physical manual I just prefer to flip to a page and have it in my hands rather than scanning a QR code but that’s just me overall good boad

I bought an asus rog board before this and had nothing but blue screens constantly. Ruled it out as a faulty mobo. I went to best buy and they only had this one in stock for my i7 and it has been phenomenal. Zero issues a ton of nvme slots. And great argb

I knew my build needed a serious upgrade, and the AORUS motherboard was ready to be the fearless commander of my rig. Setting it up felt like assembling a piece of military-grade tech. Everything from the sleek armor plating to the neatly organized ports screamed “performance powerhouse!” As soon as I fired it up, my PC came to life like a beast waking from hibernation. This board handles my Ryzen like a pro, giving it the room it needs to stretch its legs without so much as a hiccup in performance. Gaming? Butter smooth. Streaming? Effortless. And, yeah, I might’ve geeked out over the customizable RGB—because let’s be real, a little light show never hurt anybody. Only downside? The BIOS could use a revamp.

I replaced my acer oem board with this one and i gotta say its been amazing to see the jump in performance my rig has shown. Ive gotten lower remps overal and im now able to utilize intel xmp and set timings on the ram and use the speeds on the SSD'S also. Worth the price

Great card for a budget build. Has everything you need. Worked flawlessly.

In my previous build, I went for the cheapest MOBO I could find which got the job done. I decided to spend a bit more this time around and I must say it was 100% worth it. It feels and looks a lot better. The IO shield is built in which looks amazing and saves you the headache of aligning. It has plenty of m.2 slots and plenty of USBs and ports, including USB C. Also it has subtle RGB which looks so good.

I got this motherboard to build a second production PC for my friend. It's a great option if you want a motherboard with native graphics (i.e. one that doesnt require an extra graphics card to run) but still has some slots available for upgrades. The motherboard is affordable and easy to work with, with everything clearly labeled. It's a great option if you wanna build something powerful but NOT break the bank in the process.

It behaves exactly as expected and has gotten plenty of bios updates for the terrible intel 14th gen release. All the bios releases have finally given me a stable 14th gen cpu

Been working great so far, have had no issues software wise. I am deeply sadden my case requires a second usb connection and this mother board only has one, so only half of my usb and "c" are working on the front of case.

Bought this to replace my wife's existing build, paired with an i5 14600k it does what it needs to do. Would recommend it.