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Review on GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS LGA1200 Motherboard Computer Components by Devin Jenkins

Revainrating 5 out of 5

crying little one - Computer Components

Decent motherboard and you get the feel of superior quality for the money you spend on it. But the feeling is where "premium" ends. The mainboard, like all high-end gigabyte boards, whines like crazy. This is caused by Gigabyte using vrms to power the CPU. This was also an issue with previous generation masterboards. I have this one and it whines at an uncomfortable rate. Replaced it with a Gigabyte Ultra and the problem got worse. As with all other mainboard manufacturers, the RGB software is a joke. I ended up looking through two different Gigabyte motherboards before buying the ASUS Hero, which didn't cause me any problems.

Pros
  • New generation VRM cooling fin assembly and direct touch heatpipe with nanocarbon coating
Cons
  • Not sure