Review on 🎮 ASUS ROG Maximus XII Formula Z490 ATX Gaming Motherboard (WiFi 6, Intel 10th Gen) - 16 Power Stages, EK CrossChill III, 10 Gbps & Intel 2.5Gb LAN, Triple M.2, 2" Livedash OLED, Aura Sync by Nick Atkinson

This board works great with my 10900K and I can run it at 5.1GHz on all cores. It has a full 16 power stages! This board also worked right out of the box with no issues. If you have a Corsair keyboard, note that you must enable BIOS mode on your keyboard to enter BIOS. Additionally, to disable the LEDs when the computer is off, you need to go through the Armory Crate to disable them at the firmware level. Thanks to this board, my processor runs very cool, averaging around 40°C for such a high overclock. It maxes out at 65 C under load, which is surprising for so many cores. I paired it with the H115i RGB Platinum AIO cooler. The box is very well presented. This board is also equipped with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. It's also great that it comes straight out of the box for VRM modules with the option of EK water blocks, you can create your own water circuit if you want and cool the VRM in the process. When you receive your board, be sure to check the BIOS to make sure it's up to date. I mainly use this board for flight sim and coding as well as other games. I bought it for the highly anticipated Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 coming out soon this year. Once the RTX 3090 hits the market, this combination of board, 10900K, and GPU will be unstoppable for at least 5 years. In general, a panel, take it!