ASUS Prime Z690-A LGA 1700(Intel 12th) ATX Motherboard (16+1 DrMOS,PCIe 5.0,DDR5,4X M.2, Intel 2.5 Gb LAN,USB 3.2 Gen 2 Front Panel Type-C,Thunderbolt™ 4,Aura Sync RGB Lighting)

ASUS outdid themselves with this sci-fi all aluminum design of the Prime Z690-A motherboard. This is actually my very first build as before I only used laptops and I wanted a Professional Workstation. This product is only made for DDR5 so please keep that in mind before buying. When you have a clear path to obtaining some DDR5 at MSRP (dont feed the scalpers/retailers that are scalping) dont pass up on this majestic board. Overall the features are more toned down compared to the gamer boards as this generation those have a Q-Release button from ASUS, but this wins in looks, build quality, and pricing as it only costs $299.99 or less. I highly recommend this for creators or people who just want something other than the traditional gamer designs, but again be mindful of having a clear path to obtaining DDR5 Memory.

Excelente placa para overclock y soporte ram. Lamentable que no tenga flashbios para los que desean usar directamente gen 13. Lo positivo que la actualización a 13gen es impecable. Yo pasé de un 12700k a 13600kf sin problemas y de 5600mhz de ram DDR5 a 6400 mhz cl36 (2x16), lo malo que esa compatibilidad no la tienen documentada, pero me arriesgué y fue lo mejor, y el 13600kf lo tengo en 5.6/4.4 all cores estable! y uncore 49. (con buen AIO), impresionante!! (auque quizás mi proce es de los buenos en lotería de silicio). A propósito, otras de las cosas positivas que se mencionan poco, que tiene compatibilidad de cooler para diseños anteriores, como 1151, lo cuál me salvo cuando me la compré (no tuve que cambiar cooler ni comprar un adaptador). Hermoso diseño, su cantidad de puertos M2, y sin conflictos con los Sata, y 3 puertos argb. Pero otra cosa realmente negativa y es un desbalance técnico evidente, que a pesar de tener demasiados puertos para FAN (lo cúal es bueno), en la bios no puedes configurar el objetivo a ventilar de acuerdo a la temperatura monitorizada, de hecho, en ninguna parte te indican cuál es para los FAN de gabinete ¿es por temperatura cpu o motherboard?. Otro punto negativo que comparte con otras placas asus con algunas GPU rtx de gama alta (3090 en mi caso), es que tener ASPM activado genera errores en windows, por lo que hay que desactivarlo, lo cuál tampoco está documentado o se considera en la configuración optima por defecto.

the first board i got in had a bad USB 3.2 gen 1 controller causing 4 USB ports not to work, i exchanged it for a replacement that is working flawlessly as of 12/24/21. i have updated the BIOS on the replacement so the ports dont go bad. this is why i gave it 4 stars. other than that, it is a good board

Its a budget board packed with enough features for the average gamer. Vrms stay pretty close to 50 degrees, saw them at 53 a time or two but nothing crazy. Plenty capable of driving rgb, currently running 4 cooler master rgb 120mm fans and a cooler master aio rgb on it no problem. Rtx 3070oc, with triple fans kind of sagged a little but nothing a support bracket didnt fix. There were two headers with broke orientation tabs (for fans) but not entirely sure if that was a manufacturer defect or slightly careless handling. Armour crate is easy enough to use and helps with fan settings and rgb, can relay information about the system. I think if your looking to get to ddr5 this isnt a terrible board to consider.

I love the way this mobo looks in my white build! Havent had any issues after heavy use. The only downside I could dig up was the fact that it doesnt have onboard wifi or Bluetooth. You have to buy that separately. But that aside its amazing.

Easily mounted and came with everything i needed for a full build. No complains and has been running great for a month now.

Missing a f panel pin but it’s all good I’m never gonna use it any ways but other than that absolutely awesome

In general, its a good mobo.

Super motherboard, beautiful and quality, hope it will be long lasting, I like it))!!!

Unreal. Still shipping with outdated bios in Feb 2023. Ridiculous.