GIGABYTEZ890 AORUS Elite WIFI7 Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) LGA 1851 Motherboard, ATX, DDR5, 4X M.2, PCIe 5.0, Thunderbolt 4, WIFI7, 2.5GbE LAN, EZ-Latch

EDIT: After some testing with new parts and tinkering with settings, I've figured that the main issue stemmed from the RAM, not the motherboard. I've never used DDR5 before so maybe it's something to do with that, but I've found it impossible to use at full speed and have it be stable. Never ever use XMP. I've learned my lesson there. Also fixed my issue with boot up times/lighting not starting properly by messing with ErP and Fast Boot settings in the BIOS. Glad I get to use this board, it's got wonderful I/O and it's simple enough for what I need.ORIGINAL: Just built my new PC and this motherboard has given me the most issues out of any parts by far. To start off with the bad, it has some power issues, fan lights will often not turn on or off alongside the PC, it takes a while to start up most of the time, and I can not use my RAM to its fullest speed. Using the motherboard's built in XMP with 4x16GB DDR5-6400 MHz RAM causes only crashes when using the PC. (memtest shows 0 errors with the RAM itself.) Games will crash quickly and sometimes the entire system just blue-screens or freezes, and every time it's related to the XMP, and I know this because going to a lower XMP profile, it works fine. Still a few crashes but it's never anywhere near as bad as using it at full speed. This motherboard also just has some build quality issues. USB-3 plugin came off with the connector, making the pins exposed. Thankfully it still works, but that's definitely not reassuring when it comes off that easily.As for the good, this motherboard has a lot of I-O. 4 USB 2.0 ports on the back for your keyboard, mouse, etc. is always nice. Lots of USB 3.0 ports and also tons of slots on the motherboard itself. The NVME storage is very nice and has a good built-in heatsink for them. The motherboard itself also looks super clean, and is incredibly simple to install.This motherboard definitely has a lot of potential, it's possible I got a faulty board, and if I get more problems I'll definitely end up getting a new one from a different brand. But, if you wanna take a chance, then this one could definitely work. For now, I think there's a lot of issues that need ironing out and if you plan on getting high-end parts, you may want to look for something with more assured quality.

Excellent board. Pretty much plug-and-play, no manual needed. It applied proper RAM timings, comes with some easy overclocking options, and has great features built onto the board like WiFi 6E, GbE, and Optical Audio out. It has been rock solid through all games and testing I've thrown at it. Would definitely buy it again. My only complaint is some of the software inside the OS - GCC is helpful to install proper drivers but is too buggy to leave running.

I bought the aorus wifi 7 z890 board most costly I think. Anyway I went from a i7 3770kf 3rd gen build windows 7 to this with an ultra 265kf. It was a pain adjusting to the new bios type but once I figured it out and the mess that is installing windows 11 its hands down easier to work with then older bios I’ve used and I been building pcs since 1991/2 whenever intel 486 dx/2 66mhz was top end. So that’s saying a lot since I normally prefer older style stuff to most newer tech when it comes to control. Also I went to build a i7 14700kf last year using a asus tuf mb and I couldn’t even get it to boot. Whatever is up with the mess that is 14th gen they can keep it. I left asus cause I know whatever the cause was it was motherboard side and something to do with newest i7 gen’s. So I suggest if building a newer pc go with the ultra series processor and not the I series. I had no issues with this build other then don’t install any extra ssd/hdd until windows is done installing completely.i highly recamend this mb

I have 11 PC builds under my belt, never have I encountered more issues than I have with this MOBO.Motherboard BIOS has a really nasty habit of failing to restart after tweaking BIOS settings, even when just loading the default configs.I hate to say but the BIOS also has very unintuitive post beep codes which makes troubleshooting needlessly difficult. For example, the motherboard uses the exact same post beep code to indicate both a CPU failure and also a "monitor not recognized" error. If you're not savvy or dont google the error codes and just go off of what the MOBO manual says you could very easily assume your CPU is DOA when in actuality it's just an incompatible monitor.Another thing, its very picky about peripherals. If you don't have a very new monitor or keyboard, expect to have issues. I found the onboard display port to be more reliable than the HDMI. I have a Gigabyte brand 1440p monitor from 2020 that it still wont recognize despite my other PCs using it fine. A 2024 Samsung monitor hooked up via DP was much more cooperative.Next to address are the network interface drivers. This MOBO is equipped with a very fancy 2.5Gbs Ethernet port and it uses the Intel Ethernet Controller (3) I225-V driver. This driver is notorious for having problems and mine was no different. I thought a discrete network card would do the trick but it did nothing to rectify the stuttering and intermittent toggling between 1000Mbs mode and 100Mbs mode. I tested the cables, modem, router, WIFI drivers, different versions of windows, even bought two new Cat8 cables, everything I could think of and nothing has helped this issue. There are quite a few others on forums that have this issue too so it's not unique to me and I had a control PC to test against so I'm very confident the issue is here on the MOBO.I could go on, but everything except the actual physical install has been a migraine.To add insult to injury they dont include a physical manual, MOBO speaker or driver CD so you better have all those things prepared before attempting a build with this MOBO. I know other manufacturers are moving toward this practice as well but Its such a minor thing that helps so much with builds that I can't help but feel very disappointed with what you get in the box, especially at this price point.In conclusion, I really cant recommend this motherboard.If it were just bad components then that could be solved with a RMA, but a lot of my frustrations came from deliberate design decisions and I would be lying to say I wasn't let down.

Love this board. Worked great right out of the box. Be careful though unless you want your CPU running over 5 Gigs. Had to go into the BIOS and slow things down a bit. Aside from that seems rock solid.