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)

Product sat on a counter for months as I saved up for other parts and upon opening the box I learned that the cpu pins on this board were damaged rendering it completely useless so I am down 300 dollars. Please open this after its delivered, I cant return this because I waited too long and bought pieces over time.

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

so i just did a custom build back when the 12th gen items released. and Ive pushed the limits and tested multiple products over the last month. Basically running the I9-12900K, Corsair 5200 DDR5 RAM, 6900XT GPU, 2 TB SSD Ect.

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.

La placa es bastante buena y en combinación con los componentes de nueva generación, vuela.

MB quickly assembled and worked well without issue but for trouble in getting a reasonable memory score with the new DDR5.

I put the whole rig together and it wouldnt boot just kept power cycling. After several minutes of troubleshooting I determined it couldnt detect RAM. I found next to the RAM slots a missing chip and splattered solder.