Review on 💻 GIGABYTE Z690 UD AX DDR4 LGA 1700 Intel Z690 ATX Motherboard with Triple M.2, PCIe 5.0, USB 3.2 Gen2X2, Type-C, WiFi 6, and 2.5GbE LAN by Jnis Staulis ᠌

Name: 💻 GIGABYTE Z690 UD AX DDR4 LGA 1700 Intel Z690 ATX Motherboard with Triple M.2, PCIe 5.0, USB 3.2 Gen2X2, Type-C, WiFi 6, and 2.5GbE LAN
Item: 💻 GIGABYTE Z690 UD AX DDR4 LGA 1700 Intel Z690 ATX Motherboard with Triple M.2, PCIe 5.0, USB 3.2 Gen2X2, Type-C, WiFi 6, and 2.5GbE LAN
Rating: 5

May 03, 2023

I do not cease to rejoice at the purchase, a very good deal!

A good option for building on DDR4.
The stock BIOS version F1 did not see the Samsung 970 EVO SSD M2, although it is listed as supported on the official website.
I flashed it for the F5 BIOS version, everything worked right away, so keep in mind that the board is new, you will need to flash it, this is done quite easily from the BIOS.
All in all, an entry-level z-chipset board, but will cover all the basic requirements. In light of the inadequate price, DDR5 is a bargain.
At my own risk, I took Patriot Memory VIPER RGB 32 GB (16 GB x 2) DDR4 3600 MHz DIMM CL18 PVR432G360C8K, which is not supported in the official list on the site. But it started up without problems in the XMP profile.

Pros

Good VRM system Support for all 12 generation Intel processors Lots of pins for coolers, for RGB and sRGB Reinforced PCI Express slot, which version 5

Cons

Price Chipset without cooler The video card covers the second slot under M2, if you need to remove it - first remove the video card. At the connection point of the main harness 24 PIN, the board is pressed through! Be careful.