The Intel Z590 Motherboard Overview: 50+ Motherboards Detailed
by Gavin Bonshor on January 19, 2021 10:15 AM ESTASUS ROG Strix Z590-F Gaming WIFI
The ASUS ROG Strix F series is typically one of its most well-positioned models when factoring in both price and performance. It is a competitive alternative to the slightly higher-end Strix Z590-E Gaming WIFI, with plenty of features, including four M.2 slots, 2.5 GbE, and the latest Realtek HD audio codec. Its design follows a primarily black color scheme, with silver accents on the rear panel cover, including an RGB enabled Republic of Gamers logo. ASUS is advertising a 14+2 phase power delivery, with an 8-pin and 4-pin 12 V ATX power input pairing.
Looking at expansion support, ASUS includes three full-length PCIe slots, including two full-length slots operating at PCIe 4.0 x16 and x8/x8, while the third full-length slot is electronically locked to PCIe 3.0 x4. For storage, ASUS includes four PCIe M.2 slots, including two operating at PCIe 4.0 x4, with one supporting PCIe 3.0 x4 and another at PCIe 3.0 x4/SATA. There are six SATA ports, with support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays. The ASUS ROG Strix Z590-F Gaming Wi-Fi also has four memory slots, with supported speeds of up to DDR4-5333 and a maximum capacity of up to 128 GB.
On the rear panel is one USB 3.2 G2x2 Type-C, one USB 3.2 G2 Type-A, two USB 3.2 G2 Type-A, four USB 3.2 G1 Type-A, and two USB 2.0 ports. ASUS uses an Intel I225-V 2.5 GbE controller with an Intel AX210 Wi-Fi 6E CNVi and includes five 3.5 mm audio jacks and S/PDIF optical output driven by a Realtek ALC4080 HD audio codec and Savitech SV3H712 amplifier. Finishing off the rear panel is a DisplayPort and HDMI video output pairing, a clear CMOS switch, and a BIOS Flashback button.
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WaltC - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - link
If my x570 Aorus Master fan is "active", it has sure fooled me...;) It is not audible.Makaveli - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - link
I'm on a Asus Prime X570-Pro for just over a year now and I've not heard the chipset fan once totally overblown issue. Drama queens!Samus - Thursday, January 21, 2021 - link
I think it's impressive Intel kept a PCIe4.0 chipset down to 6w TDP. Definitely doesn't need active cooling.Slash3 - Sunday, January 24, 2021 - link
The chipset isn't Gen4.Spunjji - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - link
Not surprised if they're expecting users to overclock chips that will exceed 200W at stock settings. 😬YB1064 - Thursday, January 21, 2021 - link
Is it just me or are the MSRPs listed utterly insane? Intel has been relegated to a poor man's AMD, yet these crazy prices? As they say, a fool and his money are soon parted.Samus - Saturday, January 23, 2021 - link
I don't think it's actually the chipset costs that are inflating the price of the boards, but the ridiculous power circuit and components required to deliver over 200w of power to the CPU's in order for these board makers to take advantage of PL2.fundead - Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - link
I thought the active fan is for the 10 gig networking chip. It is facing that heatsink which is right next to the vrm heatsink.damianrobertjones - Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - link
Looking at the prices, I'm really, REALLY glad that I bought an AORUS Z490 Elite (£154, new) from eBay. I just don't understand the prices.aidan - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - link
I've just done exactly the same, no regrets whatsoever