First the Pros: It is a very good board with lots of features. Some fancy lighting onboard that has nothing to do with performance and more you can order and add. You can have up to 3 M.2 drives, with is good if you like fast. Cons: It installed pretty well EXCEPT for the CPU power connectors.

ASUS ROG Strix motherboards have become increasingly popular amongst the enthusiast and gamers markets, mainly for their unique styling and dedication to the RGB scene. This time around, with the Z390-E Gaming, we get an even darker guise, shedding most of its flashier components.

+ Eye-catching design; stylish; + Includes extensive RGB features w/ addressable RGB header; + Excellent performance; + Great overclocking tools; + Uses strengthened PCI Express & memory slots; + Includes integrated rear IO cover; + Good amount of fan headers; + Flexible storage options; + Includes...

Hmm, you know what I like the STRIX quite a lot, it's a stable platform, feature rich and has got proper WIFI. Somehow though the looks, while okay, are a bit lackluster I mean compare it to the HERO review you've probably just read. Perf wise it is all mostly the same.

I almost always buy Asus motherboards and this works works exactly as advertised. I wish the little fan over the IO section was permanently installed because I forgot to install it until after I built everything and had to remove the radiator to get at the section to install it, but otherwise its a...

Intel's new Z390 chipset has pushed motherboard companies to refresh their entire Intel Z370 product portfolio, ASUS included . A lot has been learnt from the prior generation and during the last 12 months about a changing market appetite for high-quality VRM solutions and increased consumer...

Ample fan headers; Good USB provision; LED expansion headers; Onboard WiFi; Dual cooled M.2 slots; Diagnostic LEDs; MemOK switch; Neutral styling; High quality audio implementation; Supplementary VRM fan accessory

"only" a 4-phase VRM; Only one onboard RGB lighting zone; compatibility issues with new versions of AURA RGB software

I was looking for a good motherboard with upgradability options for the future. I purchased this board over the Maximus due to EXTREMELY similar specs. Honestly, I could not justify a reason to spend 50 extra dollars or so for the Maximus when this delivers just as effectively.

Intel launched the 9th Generation Core i7 9900K in mid-October to much fanfare as the first 8-core, 16 thread processor Intel processor for a mainstream platform. In the past core counts above four were usually run on Intel's High-End Desktop platform motherboards and came with an exorbitant price...

Asus Ecosystem; Overclocking; RGB Functionality; MOS FAN; Performance; ProCool; Digi+ VEM

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On the more affordable end of the ROG family, the STRIX branded products provide enthusiasts and gamers a broad feature set and many of the ROG goodies at a fraction of the price. ASUS brings this to the updated Z390 chipset in the form of the ROG Strix Z390-E.