Review on 🔥 ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming Motherboard: WiFi 6, Intel 10th Gen, ATX, 14+2 Power Stages, DDR4 4600, Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet by Ben Jacobson

I am new to assembly but with the help of the manual and youtube the installation was easy. A little skimpy on details for proper use of the fan title, but that may have more to do with my status as a noob builder (although it probably falls into the 'oldies' category for PC gamers) than the documentation Itself. Installing the i5-10600K, Noctua high-performance air cooler, 4 x 64GB memory cards and 1m2 hard drive was a breeze, as were the necessary power and I/O connections. Everything worked correctly the first time. In terms of functionality, it has everything I could possibly need and more. Wi-Fi 6, 2.5GB (although not very useful until someone starts building 2.5GB routers), Bluetooth 5.1, all easy to use and good reception. Sometimes I can get Wi-Fi at a nearby hotel, which must be at least a quarter mile away from me. I'll probably never use all available USB ports, but there are plenty of them in all options that are relevant in 2020. (At least one good word on 2020.) 7.1 audio is also available. I can't even think of anything I'd like to have that isn't. Overclocking is a breeze, especially for beginners. My CPU runs at 4.8GHz and in memory at 3200MHz and it's rock solid. Maybe it would be even better if I actually knew what I was doing, but for now I only rely on AI overclocking. Conventional wisdom is that the LGA1200 socket will support at least Gen 11 when it comes out (and Intel's 7nm issues make that even more likely), so a future upgradeability downgrade is imminent. There's also a good chance (but no guarantee) that it will support PCIe 4.0 when it comes to processors, although I'm not sure how useful that is. it will be so until several generations appear. If gaming is your main concern, this MB combined with the 10600K is the way to go today. For a production workload, AMD is probably still the best bet, but personally I'll only be using light to medium work in Photoshop and possibly future personal video/YouTube video editing so I don't have to push the envelope with the drastics that come with it price increases. YMMV. Overall I highly recommend this product. (Disclosure: Posting this review entitles me to a 90-day extended warranty, but since the base term is 3 years, it doesn't matter. I wasn't affected by this bonus, just good timing as I planned post a review anyway.)