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title: "GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS Elite AX (LGA 1700/ Intel Z790/ ATX/ DDR5/ Quad M.2/ PCIe 5.0/ USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C/Intel WiFi 6E/ 2.5GbE LAN/Q-Flash Plus/PCIe EZ-Latch/Gaming Motherboard)"
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# 70A Power Stage VRM Intel WiFi 6E & 2.5GbE LAN Quad M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 Slots GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS Elite AX (LGA 1700/ Intel Z790/ ATX/ DDR5/ Quad M.2/ PCIe 5.0/ USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C/Intel WiFi 6E/ 2.5GbE LAN/Q-Flash Plus/PCIe EZ-Latch/Gaming Motherboard)

**Brand:** gigabyte
**Price:** 301338CFA
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Power, Speed & Precision — Rule Your Gaming Throne with Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS Elite AX (LGA 1700/ Intel Z790/ ATX/ DDR5/ Quad M.2/ PCIe 5.0/ USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C/Intel WiFi 6E/ 2.5GbE LAN/Q-Flash Plus/PCIe EZ-Latch/Gaming Motherboard) by gigabyte
- **How much does it cost?** 301338CFA with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- gigabyte enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted gigabyte brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Thermal Mastery:** Advanced M.2 Thermal Guard III and fully covered MOSFET heatsinks keep your rig cool under pressure—no throttling, just performance.
- • **Seamless Connectivity:** Experience lightning-fast networking with Intel WiFi 6E, 2.5GbE LAN, and USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C for ultra-responsive workflows.
- • **Unmatched Power Delivery:** Twin 16+1+2 Phase VRM with 70A power stages ensures rock-solid CPU stability for 13th/12th Gen Intel processors.
- • **Effortless Build & Upgrade:** PCIe EZ-Latch and Q-Flash Plus BIOS update without CPU or memory installed—build smarter, upgrade faster, and game harder.
- • **Next-Gen Storage & Expansion:** Four ultra-fast PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots plus PCIe 5.0 support future-proof your build with blazing SSD and GPU speeds.

## Overview

The GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX is a premium ATX motherboard designed for 13th and 12th Gen Intel Core processors, featuring cutting-edge DDR5 memory support, robust 70A digital VRM power delivery, and advanced thermal solutions. It offers next-gen connectivity with PCIe 5.0, quad M.2 slots, USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C, Intel WiFi 6E, and 2.5GbE LAN. Built for enthusiasts and professionals seeking uncompromised performance, easy upgrades, and reliable stability in high-demand gaming and productivity setups.

## Description

Intel LGA 1700 Socket: Supports 13th and 12th Gen Intel Core Series Processors DDR5 Compatible: 4*SMD DIMMs with XMP 3.0 Memory Module Support Commanding Power Design: Twin 16+1+2 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 70A Power Stage Cutting-Edge Thermal Design: M.2 Thermal Guard III, Fully Covered MOSFET Heatsinks, PCIe Ultra Durable Armor, 6-Layer PCB Next Gen Connectivity: SMD PCIe 5.0, 4* PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C EZ-Latch: PCIe 5.0 EZ-Latch with a Quick Release & Screwless Design Fast Networking: 2.5GbE LAN, Intel WiFi 6E 802.11ax, 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna Dynamic Audio: High-End Audio Capacitor, Audiophile WIMA Capacitors Fine Tuning Features: RGB FUSION 2.0, Supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips, Smart Fan 6, Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without installing CPU, Memory, and GPU. Ascend the Throne of Gaming with the Z790 AORUS ELITE AX. The Z790 AORUS ELITE AX supports 13th and 12th Gen Intel Core Processors unparalleled performance. Unlock your gaming potential with GIGABYTE Z790 Motherboards. GIGABYTE Z790 motherboards come with upgraded power design, high grade storage standards, and outstanding connectivity that enables you to optimize your performance. Claim what is yours.

Review: Nice upgrade with a great board - Absolutely fantastic motherboard. Easy to quick tweak settings in BIOS or go all out with access to complete voltages and timings. I am all about performance and this board has it. Im using a Ultra 265k and one bench is using a 5070 card and the other 2 are using a 5070TI for reference. Great quality board and another great board from Gigabyte. To be fair, I am a Gigabyte only person anymore. Easy to set up and configure. I will say that I did not see any performance decrease when using the GPU in gen5x16 with a Gen5 NVME. The newer Ultra chips have more PCI lanes so you dont have to worry about any performance caps when using both. This is a solid board with great performance, lots of fan headers and ARGB connectors as well as a built in Thunderbolt 4 which can also provide a 20Gb network connection. Everything is solid and works great.
Review: Sturdy, better than expected, works first try. - Putting together a computer can involve accidental abuse of components. You slide around the motherboard trying to get it lined up, you press a little too hard in some areas, you exert too much pressure trying to get the CPU cooler on. You screw things in too tight. Stuff happens. Installing this thing, I was a bit rough, but this thing didn't even care. It took the punishment and worked great first try. I wanted to do a q-flash plus on it before first boot because I'm running an i9-14900kf. So it was only barely half assembled when I pushed the q-flash button. I half expected it to not work at all, but it worked first try! Aaaand then after the flash it tried to boot, which was only bad because I hadn't installed the CPU cooler yet, but hey, the bigger take away is that technically it booted first try. So then I assembled everything else, again I was a bit rough in the process. Again it worked first try when it was all finished. Build quality is really good, this is clearly a premium board. It auto detected and set up all my fans and my pump, which was nice. I wasn't sure how the pump thing was going to work. I plugged my AIO pump into the system fan/pump connector, and it just worked first try, no setup required. That's what you get when you pay for a board like this, it actually works first try with no setup. Aesthetically it looks nice in person, but maybe not as nice as the back mount boards, but still nice. The connectors for fans and power and all that run along the bottom which is okay I guess, although it made cable management a little weird. In terms of value for money, this thing does cost a lot of money, so I wouldn't call it a value, but I will say you are getting what you paid for. You're paying for a $300 motherboard, and you're getting a $300 motherboard, it is exactly what you're paying for, it is quality, and you're paying for that quality. It is very nice, and I have no regrets.

## Features

- Intel LGA 1700 Socket: Supports 13th and 12th Gen Intel Core Series Processors
- DDR5 Compatible: 4SMD DIMMs with XMP 3.0 Memory Module Support
- Commanding Power Design: Twin 16 plus1 plus2 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 70A Power Stage
- Cutting-Edge Thermal Design: M.2 Thermal Guard III, Fully Covered MOSFET Heatsinks, PCIe Ultra Durable Armor, 6-Layer PCB
- Next Gen Connectivity: SMD PCIe 5.0, 4 PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0BH9DXY38 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #20 in Computer Motherboards |
| Brand | GIGABYTE |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,922) |
| Date First Available | October 20, 2022 |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 13.18 x 10.62 x 3.14 inches |
| Item Weight | 4.35 pounds |
| Item model number | Z790 AORUS ELITE AX |
| Manufacturer | GIGABYTE |
| Memory Speed | 7600 MHz |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
| Processor | others |
| Product Dimensions | 13.18 x 10.62 x 3.14 inches |
| RAM | DDR5 |
| Series | Z790 AORUS ELITE AX |
| Wireless Type | 802.11ax |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** GIGABYTE
- **CPU Model:** Others
- **CPU Socket:** LGA 1700
- **Chipset Type:** Intel Z790
- **Compatible Devices:** Personal Computer
- **Compatible Processors:** 12th Generation Intel Core,13th Generation Intel Core,14th Generation Intel Core
- **Memory Clock Speed:** 7600 MHz
- **Model Name:** Z790 AORUS ELITE AX
- **Platform:** Windows
- **RAM Memory Technology:** DDR5

## Images

![GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS Elite AX (LGA 1700/ Intel Z790/ ATX/ DDR5/ Quad M.2/ PCIe 5.0/ USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C/Intel WiFi 6E/ 2.5GbE LAN/Q-Flash Plus/PCIe EZ-Latch/Gaming Motherboard) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81a48Z1GciL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does this board have a 5v argb header compatible with fractal torrent's case led bar?**
A: It does

**Q: Do you need to update bios for Intel 13th gen?**
A: As far as my knowledge the Z790 boards will support 13th gens out of box. Z690 boards need to be flashed back( Bios Update) to support a 13th gen.

**Q: Can I run 64gb of 6400MHz RAM on this motherboard? The Manual doesn't specify 6400MHz support, but a website was saying it's usable after BIOS update?**
A: Go off of the brands website data. That would be the most accurate.

**Q: GIGABYTE Z790 IS there a variant with more pcie slots and without onboard video? Goal: Fastest handbrake PC ?**
A: If your after a fast gaming rig, this will do. Things of importance. 
Pci-x 5, pci-x 4, chipset supports DDr5, capable with 13th gen Itel cpu. Bout it, no need for more pci-x slots as most only support 1 5x, 2 4x and rest 3x. Thins one has a 5x for 4080ti RTX, pci-x 4 for best ssd and 3rd and 4th for anything else like a more affordable ssd for storage. There are no other MBs with more slots but some have for example 2 5x slots ect. Again if you buy a more expensive mb, you will not see much if any performance in Gaming. Provide more info on your planed Rig for additional help. I built mine off this mobo and it hit 24k in 3d mark bench test. That was with only a 4070ti. But the board worked flawless from first boot till now. Not one crash regardless of what it's doing. It also converts video files in a few hours. My previous rig took all night and it was Ryzen 5 and 2060 super.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice upgrade with a great board
*by C***C on December 31, 2025*

Absolutely fantastic motherboard. Easy to quick tweak settings in BIOS or go all out with access to complete voltages and timings. I am all about performance and this board has it. Im using a Ultra 265k and one bench is using a 5070 card and the other 2 are using a 5070TI for reference. Great quality board and another great board from Gigabyte. To be fair, I am a Gigabyte only person anymore. Easy to set up and configure. I will say that I did not see any performance decrease when using the GPU in gen5x16 with a Gen5 NVME. The newer Ultra chips have more PCI lanes so you dont have to worry about any performance caps when using both. This is a solid board with great performance, lots of fan headers and ARGB connectors as well as a built in Thunderbolt 4 which can also provide a 20Gb network connection. Everything is solid and works great.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sturdy, better than expected, works first try.
*by B***N on April 15, 2025*

Putting together a computer can involve accidental abuse of components. You slide around the motherboard trying to get it lined up, you press a little too hard in some areas, you exert too much pressure trying to get the CPU cooler on. You screw things in too tight. Stuff happens. Installing this thing, I was a bit rough, but this thing didn't even care. It took the punishment and worked great first try. I wanted to do a q-flash plus on it before first boot because I'm running an i9-14900kf. So it was only barely half assembled when I pushed the q-flash button. I half expected it to not work at all, but it worked first try! Aaaand then after the flash it tried to boot, which was only bad because I hadn't installed the CPU cooler yet, but hey, the bigger take away is that technically it booted first try. So then I assembled everything else, again I was a bit rough in the process. Again it worked first try when it was all finished. Build quality is really good, this is clearly a premium board. It auto detected and set up all my fans and my pump, which was nice. I wasn't sure how the pump thing was going to work. I plugged my AIO pump into the system fan/pump connector, and it just worked first try, no setup required. That's what you get when you pay for a board like this, it actually works first try with no setup. Aesthetically it looks nice in person, but maybe not as nice as the back mount boards, but still nice. The connectors for fans and power and all that run along the bottom which is okay I guess, although it made cable management a little weird. In terms of value for money, this thing does cost a lot of money, so I wouldn't call it a value, but I will say you are getting what you paid for. You're paying for a $300 motherboard, and you're getting a $300 motherboard, it is exactly what you're paying for, it is quality, and you're paying for that quality. It is very nice, and I have no regrets.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loaded With All The Features I Wanted!
*by B***R on January 6, 2026*

Used in my recent XMAS Silverstone GD11 HTPC build its running excellent. It has a very strong Bluetooth connection as I can walk to the other side of my house without losing my apple air-pod connection! As others have mentioned I did get a Version 1.0 printed in the corner. Stock Bios was V3 and after Windows 11 pro install there is a very nice software suite that I downloaded from Gigabyte that does an auto review of MOBO required drivers and also reported a new Bios version V6 available. I downloaded and installed, very easy even a novice like me can do this upgrade. I think many of the 1-star reviews are maybe the result on not doing this Bios upgrade! Enabled XMP in the Bios and new Corsair CMK32GX5M2B7000C40 VENGEANCE DDR5 32GB 2x16GB 7000MT/s RAM is showing a speed of 7000! I don't have a WiFi-7 router so no way to check this function! Here are my picked parts for this build: Silverstone GD 11B Case Intel - Core i9-14900K 14th Gen Raptor Lake 24-Core Processor GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS PRO X WIFI7 LGA 1700 MoBo Corsair CMK32GX5M2B7000C40 VENGEANCE DDR5 32GB 2x16GB 7000MT/s Seasonic Focus PX-850, 850W 80+ Platinum Full-Modular P/S Samsung - 990 PRO 1TB Internal SSD PCle Gen 4x4 NVMe SSD MSI SHADOW GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GDDR7 PCI Express 5.0 Video Card Cooler Master 240 Atmos Stealth High Performance Close-Loop AIO Liquid Cooler Noctua NF-A8 PWM Chromax Black (3 ea) 30cm PC Motherboard Front Audio Extension Cable - Male to Female

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