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4.5.2019

If you have an older Asus board (e.g. Z170M) then this will be "deja-vu" for an 9th gen build. There is not much new in the BIOS from the UI/look to updates and UEFI format.If you're after a powerful but somewhat small system thus mATX format and 9th gen CPU (thus with hardware fixes for (current) vulnerabilities) and fast (4267Mbps+) memory then this is pretty cheap and nice board. For me it works great with 9700K and 3200 DDR4. Yes it goes higher but I have no current need.But if you're not going to use top-end CPU and high-speed memory (or overclock) I say save your money and get the cheaper H370M or B360M. There is also a Z370M/II but at pretty much the same cost as this one (why launch it now Asus?)The good:- 2x PCIe x16 length slots,but only one x16 (for dedicated GPU) and 2nd x4 for say 10Gbe LAN or more SSDs?- 2x USB 10Gbe ports (aka 3.1 gen 2) thus only major change from Z370M, Z270M or Z170M- 2x M.2 PCIe/NVMe ports x4 thus you can have 2x SSDs on the board! (only one supports SATA)- 3x PWM FAN headers (+CPU) thus pretty good control of modern fans- RGB header if you want to bling your case or fans (standard ones 12V RGB not directly addressable)- Obviously unlocked overclocking due to Z390 chipset; and more VRMs for high-end CPUs like 9700/9900 otherwise perhaps go for cheaper H370M or B360M?- Supports ME TPM thus you can use BitLocker in Windows 10/8.1. It works, but hardware crypto only with SATA SSDs not NVMe (see below)The mediocre:- No heatsinks for M.2 slots and you probably should get some as NVMe drives run hot. Don't spend too much though.- No DP port as per description but DVI? If you want to use built-in GPU best use HDMI.- HDMI is naturally 1.4 not 2.0 thus at 4k (2160p) you're limited to 30Hz (naturally no HDR either)! So if you wanted a HTPC system you're going to need a dedicated GPU with HDMI 2.0/60Hz (I assume you want 4k support for such a system)- No USB-C port anymore like the old Z170M or Z370M/II for some reason? Pity.- No header for USB 3.1 Gen2 front case ports. Perhaps too much to ask on this level?The bad:- BIOS-based Asus Q-Installer installs itself as a Windows service you cannot disable in Windows and runs each start. But thankfully you can disable it in BIOS/Tools. Nice injection vector there.- No Samsung NVMe SED SSD hardware crypto (e.g. 970, 960) support thus software BitLocker only. On the boot drive, secondary drives may work but it's inconvenient. No plans to fix.Asus BIOS is also easy to mod say if you wanted to add SLIC or other features but remember you need to extract the capsule. Asus seems reliable to me still have an old Z170M (thus older version of this) that works perfectly still.Price-wise it does seem more expensive than the competition but then Asus has always been so; feature-wise it is OK but still "Prime" is not high-end like Strix/ROG but decent. Kind of middle of the road I'd say.
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6.3.2020

I bought this motherboard as part of a major upgrade to my PC. I went for the Intel i9 9900K 8-core CPU, so I wanted a motherboard that would complement it. There’s no point in buying a high-performance CPU without buying a motherboard that can handle it.After doing a lot of research, I settled on this Asus Prime Z390-A. It had all the features I needed and more. One of the features I did require was some M.2 NVMe sockets and this one comes with two. The NVMe compatibility was import as I also bought a Samsung 970 EVO plus 1TB SSD. Some sockets are only SATA compatible on other motherboards.Installation was pretty straight forward and no major problems were encountered.After completing the installation and trying out the new system is when I discovered a fault. Some of the rear onboard USB ports were not working. After several hours of making sure there wasn’t a BIOS setting that needed changing, I came to the conclusion that the fault was with the motherboard. Asus support confirmed this. Frustratingly, it meant getting the motherboard replaced.As usual, there was no problem getting it replaced by Amazon. After reinstalling it all again, everything worked fine. Although the process was annoying, I can appreciate that there will always be the odd board that will have problems but the important thing is the replacement process and I can’t fault anyone with this.I’m not going to go through all the features that this motherboard offers as all this information is easily available. What I will say is that it does the job I wanted and I now have a very fast system.What is not so obvious from the technical data is how well the system handles its power consumption. Previously, my system based on an i5 CPU on an Asrock motherboard would draw around 110-120W of power when idling. The new setup now draws 50-60W. It’s surprising what a difference that will make on my electricity bill. Higher power levels will be required if adding a separate GPU card but I’m happy with the built-in GPU of the 9900K processor.The RGB lighting is a bit of a gimmick for me but being the board had it, I decided to add an RGB water cooler, RGB RAM and RGB fans. Now my system lights up like a Christmas tree. There is one thing to note though with the RGB on the motherboard. It uses the 12V RGB system and not the more common 5V ARGB. This is a shame and it has meant I needed to buy RGB fans with their own RGB controller.Overall, this is an excellent motherboard, and I am very pleased with it.
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4.2.2020

I have used MSI motherbaords for the last few years for my PC builds but MSI are annoying in that they do not like you using TVs as monitors and therefore trying to access the BIOS when your resolution is all screwed up when you don't have a VGA port is impossible! So I went for Asus. This board in particular because of the ports it offered, the reviews I found were good and I needed a Hackintosh compatible one.The first one I got, I had to send back. After installing it in the chassis and logging in to BIOS to change relevant settings (I do not do Overclocking so we are talking standard changes!), I rebooted and got a blank screen. No beeping alerts to suggest that there was anything wrong with the RAM or CPU but I was getting no life from it at all.It had to be returned and to be honest I half considered asking for a full refund to go for my second option of another MSI board (which despite their BIOS resolution issues have always been very good), but I got a replacement.Replacement, is fine, running sweetly apart from I am now only 2 months in and already the HDMi port seems wobbly and sometimes disconnects itself blacking out the screen again so you have to be really careful when using the rear USB ports etc that you do not knock the HDMi cable. I am hoping that this will be the only issue and with care all will be good.I am however really impressed with the BIOS settings available. They seem far more expansive than my previous MSI Gaming 3 Z97 board. This means that you can tweak just about anything. I like this freedom of choice and versatility.So far so good and I like that there are 4 RAM slots as some Mini ATX boards only have 2.Apart from the HDMi issue the actual running of the board has been faultless so far.
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7.12.2019

A decent board for the money, given that this is toward the lower end of the z390 spectrum.The bios will be familiar to anyone who's owned an Asus board within the last few years, works fine but has its odd quirks and not the most logical layout.At first boot it would see my ssd, but wouldn't enable it or allow me to chose it as a boot device, I had to go into the advance settings and toggle something to on before it would appear. More trial and error as little info in the instructions or online.It's a nice looking board with protective plastic coverings on the white plastic shrouds to keep it looking super glossy while you're assembling it.Several fan headers plus aio pump and waterpump as well as external fan control header,all controllable from the bios with custom profiles for a system that near silent at idle but ramps up the fans sequentially to keep temperatures in check under sustained hard use.The aura sync rgb is dissapointingly poor. Do not buy this board for its rgb control despite the stickers everywhere. The bios settings are extremely basic, on all the time, on while on, off, stealth - every led including system status off. When on it just cycles through the colour pallet in a nice smooth way, but there's no way to change the cycle, no way to change the colour. I've tried all three versions of the downloadable software from the Asus website and none of them work, and none include any form of instructions or even a basic readme file.I'm not into rgb anyway, and have no windows in my case or any other rgb accessories, but if a function is included and even features as a main selling point it's pretty dissapointing that it doesn't work.
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24.3.2019

All the support needed for direct use with 9th gen Intel processors and backward compatibility for 8th gen out of the box.Additional features such as M.2 and NVME support with USB 3.1 is a nice touch but should be standard to be honest.Overclocking wise, I am only using the RAM feature and getting 3200Mhz without issues with memory as such.Overall good buy and so far no issues even with install.Good quality board with no flex, and very solid when installing.Would recommend ASUS as always.

4.5.2020

this product I had for just over a month and it all still works apart from one key feature on the Mb and its that the lights stopped working and as It turns out it isn't just a problem I've had multiple people have had it and I can't find any way to actually sort this problem out

27.11.2019

I have been using ASUS since my 1st self-built PC.I loved this Z390 as it was so easy to install and the ASUS AURA system makes the PC even more attractive.The only downside of this board is no Wi-Fi, so you will have to get your own WiFi card or a WiFi USB.

21.2.2020

Overall board is decent but it was a little difficult to fit into an ATX sized case (CIT Blaze) that I’m currently using. Would’ve been nice to have wireless connectivity included but overall there isn’t much to complain about

17.6.2020

Installed with ease and it worked great, the RGB lighting was working fine but one day I went to change the colours and it no longer works, all the lights are stuck on the last colour I set.

9.1.2019

Fast reliable and stable the prev board I bought would not my Corsair ram for some reason, this Asus has board no problem with anything...along with all its great features.

24.3.2020

It was a good price for what it was and as said was bought for a Hackintosh setup for my son.. I think the mobo is OK, but there are other conflicts with h/w.

20.7.2020

Solid Motherboard with nice designs, could use more fan headers but thats just preference. Other than that it works great.

8.12.2019

A little hard to see some of the markings to plug in the case switches but otherwise great

23.6.2019

Looks stunning and with some rgb ram looks even better

18.7.2020

very good like a lot thank you

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