Which Z590 motherboard to get?

LFaWolf · Dec 14, 2022

I have an 11900K that I want to use. Which of these motherboards would you pick? I am familiar with the BIOS for ASUS and MSI but I have not had a Gigabyte board since the Intel 775 days, and that board eventually died. Are Gigabyte motherboards good?

ASUS TUF Gaming Z590-Plus WiFi 6
GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS Master WiFi 6E
MSI MEG Z590 Unify WiFi 6E

MeohMyoh · Dec 14, 2022

That gigabyte board is top of the line 590 from gigabyte 4 and a half star rating

ThrashZone · Dec 14, 2022

Hi,
That chip will also work fine on z490 with bios update
Here's a hell of a deal on a apex

[FS][US] - [FS US] Asus ROG Maximus XII Apex

I have an APEX used to see how far DDR4 would go, otherwise gently used, and even with testing voltage was kept lower than what many would push with this motherboard. Prefer Paypal as the method of payment to the lower 48 SOLD.

www.techpowerup.com

Only bad I've read about giga is their shit psu's exploding :eek:

LFaWolf · Dec 14, 2022

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
That chip will also work fine on z490 with bios update
Here's a hell of a deal on a apex

[FS][US] - [FS US] Asus ROG Maximus XII Apex

I have an APEX used to see how far DDR4 would go, otherwise gently used, and even with testing voltage was kept lower than what many would push with this motherboard. Prefer Paypal as the method of payment to the lower 48 SOLD.

www.techpowerup.com

Only bad I've read about giga is their shit psu's exploding

That is a used board, probably has no warranty anymore, and not much cheaper. Also, I don't plan to overclock it.

Deleted member 223428 · Dec 14, 2022

The 11900k can draw quite a bit of power even at stock (with the power limits removed) so, for me, the TUF would be the last choice based on power specifications.

I don't have any negative experience with GB or MSI, but based on feedback here in the forums, the issue with GB is that if you need warranty service, they're not the easiest to deal with.

The price on the Unify has me tempted for a 10850k I have doing nothing at the moment. (I voted MSI).

ir_cow · Dec 14, 2022

LFaWolf said:
That is a used board, probably has no warranty anymore, and not much cheaper. Also, I don't plan to overclock it.

yeah but its probably best MB you are going for the money and the used aspect isn't that bad. Comes from a reputable person. I still had a 11900K, I would have bought it myself.

Vario · Dec 14, 2022

I'd do the MSI. Not a big fan of Gigabyte.

KrazyT · Dec 14, 2022

The GB have a 10Gb LAN, for the rest they seems to be as good as each others.
I'm shocked about the price, the TUF one (the normal version, not the Wifi one), is about 220 €, 240 $ more of less !

LFaWolf · Dec 14, 2022

I kinda like the look of the MSI. I don't have 10GB Lan and I read that Quanta does not have the best drivers. However, I feel the GB board holds the best value as it is also cheaper. I just can't decide.

For this price it doesn't make sense to buy used. Warranty is nice.

ThrashZone · Dec 14, 2022

Hi,
If you don't oc it doesn't matter not even your prior bios familiarity
Pick the cheapest or best looking and be done with it.

And z490 has at least one year left on warranty I believe at least on mine, but it depends on when it was bough as you may already know.

System Name	Main System
Processor	i9-10940x
Motherboard	MSI X299 Xpower Gaming AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S + Second Fan
Memory	G.Skill 64GB @3200MHz XMP
Video Card(s)	ASUS Strix RTX 3090 24GB
Storage	2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus; 2TB Corsair Force MP600; 2TB Samsung PM981a
Display(s)	Dell U4320Q; LG 43MU79-B
Case	Corsair A540
Audio Device(s)	Creative Lab SoundBlaster ZX-R
Power Supply	EVGA G2 1300
Mouse	Logitech MK550
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platinum XT Brown Switches
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R20 - 6910; FireStrike Ultra - 13241; TimeSpy Extreme - 10067; Port Royal - 13855

System Name	This One?
Processor	Intel 11700k
Motherboard	MicroStar MPG Z590 Force
Cooling	CoolerMaster 280 Mirror AIO
Memory	32 gigs Corsair Vengeance Pro ddr4 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse Rx 6800 xt
Storage	2x- WD NVME 2x 3gig HGST spinning rust
Display(s)	LG 27 inch 1440 p
Case	Fractal Pop Air XL
Audio Device(s)	on board Realtek
Power Supply	EVGA 1000 watt
Mouse	walmart special
Keyboard	walmart special
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpBA7eX1v6M

System Name	Ghetto Rigs z490\|x99\|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x
Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
Cooling	oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block \| Blk D15
Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
Display(s)	1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
Case	D450 \| Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench
Audio Device(s)	Built in Realtek x2 with 2-Insignia 2.0 sound bars & 1-LG sound bar
Power Supply	EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 \| 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U
Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
Software	Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3
Benchmark Scores	Are in the benchmark section

System Name	Main System
Processor	i9-10940x
Motherboard	MSI X299 Xpower Gaming AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S + Second Fan
Memory	G.Skill 64GB @3200MHz XMP
Video Card(s)	ASUS Strix RTX 3090 24GB
Storage	2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus; 2TB Corsair Force MP600; 2TB Samsung PM981a
Display(s)	Dell U4320Q; LG 43MU79-B
Case	Corsair A540
Audio Device(s)	Creative Lab SoundBlaster ZX-R
Power Supply	EVGA G2 1300
Mouse	Logitech MK550
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platinum XT Brown Switches
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R20 - 6910; FireStrike Ultra - 13241; TimeSpy Extreme - 10067; Port Royal - 13855

System Name	Computer of Theseus
Processor	Intel i9-12900KS: 50x Pcore multi @ 1.18Vcore (target 1.275V -100mv offset)
Motherboard	EVGA Z690 Classified
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S, 2xSF MegaCool SF-PF14, 4xNoctua NF-A12x25, 3xNF-A12x15, AquaComputer Splitty9Active
Memory	G-Skill Trident Z5 (32GB) DDR5-6000 C36 F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5RK
Video Card(s)	ASUS PROART RTX 4070 Ti-Super OC 16GB, 2670MHz, 0.93V
Storage	1x Samsung 990 Pro 1TB NVMe (OS), 2x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (data), ASUS BW-16D1HT (BluRay)
Display(s)	Dell S3220DGF 32" 2560x1440 165Hz Primary, Dell P2017H 19.5" 1600x900 Secondary, Ergotron LX arms.
Case	Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Audio Device(s)	Audiotechnica ATR2100X-USB, El Gato Wave XLR Mic Preamp, ATH M50X Headphones, Behringer 302USB Mixer
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000W 80+ Platinum White, MODDIY 12VHPWR Cable
Mouse	Zowie EC3-C
Keyboard	Vortex Multix 87 Winter TKL (Gateron G Pro Yellow)
Software	Win 10 LTSC 21H2

Which Z590 motherboard to get?