ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-F GAMING WIFI

Bof

Bought for a 11700k, it's one of the latest batch of motherboards available here. What particularly attracted me was the 384 kHz/24-bit DAC.
Unfortunately, it's not compatible with older versions of Windows. What's more, an external graphics card is required to boot from an MPT disk!

Overall, the card is well-balanced, but its effectiveness needs to be confirmed over time. It should be noted that the M.2 slots have thermal buffers. Therefore, if a sticker is affixed to the M.2, you should not use them.

One negative point concerns the input slots for the chassis fans. In my case, the sockets were located opposite the fans, so I had to use extension leads.

The big disappointment concerns the DAC. I don't know if it's to do with the drivers, but it only works in playback mode, exclusively on the headphone socket and only on Windows 10. It's a problem on Linux, where this output doesn't work. Honestly, it's false advertising.

The BIOS is designed for overclocking, but it's difficult to access a simpler version if you're not interested in overclocking. What's more, every time the BIOS is updated, we're encouraged to enable overclocking if it's disabled.

To sum up, given the current price, it's acceptable, but forget about any advances regarding the DAC, as it doesn't really support 384kHz/32-bit as advertised. As a previous user of an i7-3700, I can't see any noticeable improvement for a motherboard of this level, with the obvious exception of the M.2 slots.

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by Stawood
Posted on 12 Nov 2023

Product bought from LDLC on 15 Aug 2023

Number of reviews: 12 Average rating: 7

Very good

Meets expectations. No bugs. Excellent software support.
Follows a failure on another motherboard of the same range/generation.

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by YohannS
Posted on 1 Sep 2023

Product bought from LDLC on 24 Jul 2023

Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 6

Bof

Bought for a 11700k, it's one of the latest batch of motherboards available here. What particularly attracted me was the 384 kHz/24-bit DAC.
Unfortunately, it's not compatible with older versions of Windows. What's more, an external graphics card is required to boot from an MPT disk!

Overall, the card is well-balanced, but its effectiveness needs to be confirmed over time. It should be noted that the M.2 slots have thermal buffers. Therefore, if a sticker is affixed to the M.2, you should not use them.

One negative point concerns the input slots for the chassis fans. In my case, the sockets were located opposite the fans, so I had to use extension leads.

The big disappointment concerns the DAC. I don't know if it's to do with the drivers, but it only works in playback mode, exclusively on the headphone socket and only on Windows 10. It's a problem on Linux, where this output doesn't work. Honestly, it's false advertising.

The BIOS is designed for overclocking, but it's difficult to access a simpler version if you're not interested in overclocking. What's more, every time the BIOS is updated, we're encouraged to enable overclocking if it's disabled.

To sum up, given the current price, it's acceptable, but forget about any advances regarding the DAC, as it doesn't really support 384kHz/32-bit as advertised. As a previous user of an i7-3700, I can't see any noticeable improvement for a motherboard of this level, with the obvious exception of the M.2 slots.

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by BnF97
Posted on 2 Jun 2023

Product bought from LDLC on 9 May 2023

Number of reviews: 4 Average rating: 9

Perfect.

Super cm that works perfectly with a 10 gen processor. Super card to pass of the high game even if the socket 1200 are not any more in fabrications (debride the flow of connection compared to the cm of bad of game).

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by GAMEDRIX
Posted on 3 Nov 2021

Product bought from LDLC on 5 Mar 2021

Number of reviews: 34 Average rating: 9

Good motherboard but be careful with the auto oc with i9 10th gen

Very good motherboard overall, it is designed mainly for 11th gen and optionally for 10th gen which can probably explain the problem I had.
I have activated the auto oc of the motherboard with my 10850k which should be up to 5.2ghz at max is very unstable with the base voltage given by the board.
I had to limit the ratio of the cpu 47 to 4.7ghz so that it is without touching the voltage to be stable.
This can prove a bad current management of the card for this cpu so you will probably have to do the oc yourself for some cpu.

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General information	Product name	ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-F GAMING WIFI
	Brand	ASUS ASUS
	Model	90MB1630-M0EAY0
Processor	Processor support	Intel 1200
Processor	Number of CPUs supported	1
Chipset	Chipset	Intel Z590 Express
Memory	Memory format	4 X DIMM 288-pin (DDR4)
	Memory Frequency(ies)	DDR4 5333 MHz
		DDR4 5133 MHz
		DDR4 5000 MHz
		DDR4 4800 MHz
		DDR4 4700 MHz
		DDR4 4600 MHz
		DDR4 4500 MHz
		DDR4 4400 MHz
		DDR4 4266 MHz
		DDR4 4133 MHz
		DDR4 4000 MHz
		DDR4 3866 MHz
		DDR4 3733 MHz
		DDR4 3600 MHz
		DDR4 3466 MHz
		DDR4 3400 MHz
		DDR4 3333 MHz
		DDR4 3200 MHz
		DDR4 3000 MHz
		DDR4 2933 MHz
		DDR4 2800 MHz
		DDR4 2666 MHz
		DDR4 2400 MHz
		DDR4 2133 MHz
	Memory type	DDR4
	Memory technology	Dual Channel
	Maximum RAM capacity per slot	32 GB
	Maximum RAM capacity	128 GB
Graphic	Integrated graphics controller	No
Graphic	Compatible graphics core integrated in the CPU	Yes
Expansion slots	Graphic connector(s)	1 X PCI Express 4.0 x16
	Number and Type of slots	1 X PCI Express 4.0 x16 (x4)
	Number and Type of slots	1 X PCI Express 3.0 16x (x4)
	Multi-GPU type	None
Audio	Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC4080
Audio	Number of audio channels	8
Network	Number of ports/Ethernet controler	1 X Intel i225-V
	Network standard(s)	2.5 Gbps Gigabit Ethernet (2.5 GbE)
		Wi-Fi 6E
		Bluetooth 5.2
Storage	RAID supported	Yes
	Hard drives connectors	1 X M.2 - PCI-E 3.0 x4
		1 X M.2 - PCI-E 3.0 x4 + SATA 6 Gb/s
		2 X M.2 - PCI-E 4.0 x4
		6 X Serial ATA 6Gb/s (SATA Revision 3)
	Number of M.2 slot(s)	4
Connectivity	Rear panel connectors	2 X SMA Female
		5 X 3.5mm Jack Female Stereo
		1 X Digital audio S/PDIF Optical
		BIOS Flash Update
		1 X RJ45 Female
		2 X USB 2.0
		4 X USB 3.0
		2 X USB 3.1
		1 X USB 3.1 Type C
		1 X USB 3.2 Type C
		1 X DisplayPort Female
		1 X HDMI Female
	Additional connectors	1 X Thunderbolt
		1 X Internal USB 3.1 Type C
		2 X Internal USB 3.0
		2 X Internal USB 2.0
		1 X ATX 24 Pin
		1 X +12V (Power supply P8)
		1 X +12V (Power supply P4)
		Chassis intrusion
		Front panel audio
		TPM
		3 X Addressable LED RGB connector(s)
		1 X LED RGB connector(s)
Physical characteristics	Motherboard format	ATX
	Length	305 mm
	Width	244 mm
Equipment	Advanced overclocking features	Yes
	Use	Gamer
	LED	Yes
Warranties	Commercial warranty	Seller 3 years
Warranties	Legal warranty	See terms & conditions

ATX Socket 1200 Intel Z590 Express motherboard - 4x DDR4 - SATA 6Gb/s M.2 PCI-E NVMe - USB 3.2 - PCI-Express 4.0 16x - Wi-Fi 6E LAN 2.5 GbE

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ROG STRIX Gaming Motherboard - Gaming in all its glory

ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-F GAMING WIFI

10th Generation Intel Core Processor

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Very good

Bof

Perfect.

Good motherboard but be careful with the auto oc with i9 10th gen