Review on 💪 Powerful and Feature-Packed GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS PRO AX Gaming Motherboard - Intel LGA1200, Z490, ATX, Dual M.2, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2, Intel WiFi 6, 2.5G LAN by Fuzzhead Nelson

Overall this board was a success but I had a few issues. Bios update required from home. It doesn't usually matter much, but I like to see how things work when I plug everything in. The PCIe slots completely ignored the graphics card and nothing I did worked until I saw a message somewhere saying some of those cards needed an upgrade. With a little fiddling everything worked out. I'm having an issue where the computer is idle and won't return to normal. Due to the RGB in the system, I can usually find it happening when the fans are idling in one color or no color, or when the keyboard stops switching colors and just freezes. In this case, a hard reboot is required. I'm trying to figure out the cause of this problem, but I'm hoping it's not the board. Other reviews say what I'm trying to say is much better, but if you have a graphics card issue, just update your BIOS. August 2021 update: Subtle freezing issues have been associated with Corsair iCue RGB software. I found this out a few months ago but forgot to update. If you are related to Corsair RGB, try uninstalling everything related to iCue and try any cleaning method you like. Then try a clean install, if you're lucky you won't need to reinstall Windows. I've seen scenarios where people have had to reinstall Windows. In any case, I avoid iCue like the plague, a program should not block the computer. That, I can say with certainty, makes this board perfect.