GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS PRO Wi-Fi (Intel LGA1151/Z390/ATX/2xM.2 Thermal Guard/Onboard AC Wi-Fi/RGB Fusion/Gaming Motherboard)

It was just under $200 when I purchased it. It's a great motherboard, but it is NOT for beginners. I have been using this motherboard since October 2020 and it has been smooth sailing.A few notes I had to learn the hard way since it isn't well documented...- The board IS Windows 11 compatible. You have to go into the BIOS settings, activate TPM, and then Windows 11 can be installed without issue- It is ARGB compatible, but the instructions are... confusing to say the least, in the instruction manual.- Gigabyte is not known for having robust or stable firmware, but it can still be a worthwhile experience if you know how to manage itAs I mentioned, this is not a board for beginners. There are certain caveats to consider when purchasing a performance-oriented, but budget-friendly board, that can be easily overlooked if you don't know what you are doing.Even so, for the features and performance alone, it is definitely a 5-board for PC builders with a bit of experience.

This good, solid motherboard for gaming or everyday use PC. I choose this one as it has variety of ports and additionally wifi card build in. In case you decided to move your PC to different room and there is no network socket - no problem, use wifi. Also this motherboard have very good and stable CPU power supply, support DDR4 RAM, dual M2 sockets for fast hard drives with thermal guards (motherboard have multi cuts heatsinks and heat pipes). If you planning to use for gaming computer it has what they call "Smart Fan 5" allow to connect enough fans and maintain stable cooling and performance. For some it would be additional benefit - Digital LED's installed on motherboard which give excellent look through transparent side of PC case. For those who needs (I'm not using this due to cost) it also support Intel optan memory. Highly recommend this motherboard especially that price is very attractive - you can spend more on other necessary components.

I got this for $189, which I think was a great deal. The board is fast, has lots of good bells and whistles, and even a little bling with LED lights that can be controlled via software through Windows. The built-in WiFi is a huge plus, and it has a jillion USB ports.One thing that's often overlooked is the layout of the board. I have a big Noctua CPU air cooler, and the RAM doesn't get in the way on this board. The 16x PCI slot is also far enough away from the CPU that the graphics card doesn't cram up against the CPU cooler either, which is an improvement over other mobos I've had in the past.I don't do any crazy overclocking or extreme builds or whatever, so I can't comment on that. But for some gaming and a little A/V work, I can't complain at all about the board. Put a fast processor and enough RAM into it and I think you'll be happy.

Built another system for myself-my ASUS mobo arrived DOA, and after months of fighting I gave up on them. Found this board-was a little apprehensive, as this was the first time I used something other than ASUS in over a decade. I'm pleasantly surprised. This board has delivered well in every area. Designed well, plenty of extra connectors, all the USB support I like, even wifi support built in as an added plus. The bios isn't as intuitive as the ASUS boards, but I had no trouble with it as I'm used to tweaking settings-a novice user might have some difficulty.The only thing that I would consider to be a negative is the placement and direction of the SATA connectors, but many board makers seem to favor this approach. The connectors are bundled together and face towards the drive stacks. The bigger problem is if you have a large video card (I had an ASUS DUAL-RTX2080-A8G I had to cram in there). Mine completely obstructed the SATA ports which made plugging in anything to the SATA ports impossible. I had to take out the video card just to plug something into the SATA ports. This was a minor issue though, and compared to the rest of the perks of the board, really inconsequential. Just install your SATA cables first. ;)