ASUS TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) LGA 1200 (Intel 10th Gen) Intel Z490 (WiFi 6) SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard (Dual M.2, 12+2 Power Stages, USB 3.2 Front Panel Type-C, Intel WiFi 6 & 1Gb LAN, Aura Sync)

Pros: Upgraded from the Asus TUF Sabertooth Z87 motherboard with the i7 4770k to this motherboard and the i7 10700k. Huge performance increase.

Cons: Fan Headers are hard to access if you have large fingers......but that is with just about any system board these days

Overall Review: Asus has always been a top quality product. The only reason I upgraded now was because of the required hardware specs. I have re-purposed my old system board into an older case as its now a server. The ASUS Sabertooth Z87 is still alive and going strong after nearly 8 years. I don't anticipate any issues from this one either. The ASUS TUF Z490 Gaming is a great board thus far. 1. Extremely easy to install. 2. Cable management is a BREEZE as the the board layout is intuitive. 3. BIOS settings are easy to navigate and change.

Pros: The board has a ton of features. The weight of the board feels strong and solid. Plenty of headers and are well spaced out. Reasonable price point compared to other brands. WiFi had no issues when using included Antenna.

Cons: SATA Port 6 on the far right edge is disabled when using a m.2 drive parallel to the left. You won't know this unless you read deep in the manual and wonder why a drive isn't detecting. WiFi Shark Antenna is kinda janky/gimmicky although some might like it. Screws on easily but I prefer straight antennas that can be hidden behind the case. Would be nice if it included both. Could have included a FAN header near the 12V power.

Overall Review: Recommend this board for general purposes or gaming. Build consisted of: i7-10700 32GB RAM 1TB m.2 ssd 10TB SATA Data Drive 550W Power Supply ATX Case Windows 10 Pro

Pros: Quality Made Easy Asus UEFI Flash Onboard Sound Onboard Graphics USB 3.2 Bluetooth

Cons: Amoury Crate Aura Wifi 6 Annoying LEDS

Overall Review: This motherboard is of a nice quality construction and packs a lot of features although some were disappointing. Armoury Crate being one and the poor performing WiFi another. Luckily I was a able to easily disable Aura features in the UEFI has it was slightly annoying when the PC was off. The built in WiFi 6 would not get above 80 MBPS even connected to a WiFi 6 router with an excellent signal. The Bluetooth appears to be solid. Still not a bad board for the money.

Overall Review: I Absolutely recommend it, its a well rounded motherboard

Pros: Easy to setup. RGB was pretty simple to setup. Post on this thing is crazy fast. If you blink you will probably miss it and not get into the BIOS setting if you are trying. SO I have had this board since July and this a rock solid board. No complaints. It has all the ports I need. Now I might need a couple of more USB ports but I would have run into that with every board I think.

Cons: The only possible complain I could have is that Windows !0 install did not recognize the network adapters on the board so I had to load them from the CD

Overall Review: I would definitely buy this again.

Pros: - Has Wi-Fi and an antenna just in case you are not guaranteed to have Ethernet LAN - Has a USB-C header - Heatsink for M.2 NVMe SSD - Supports my i7-10700K Comet Lake - Cool I/O shield with TUF Gaming logo - USB-C port and DisplayPort 1.4 - A couple of subtle RGB strips

Cons: - Really wish this had a second USB 2.0 header, which is why I would rather rate this at 4.5 eggs - Only supports PCIe3, but I understand PCIe4 Mobos don't really come out until Rocket Lake is launched (pun definitely intended)

Overall Review: - Fantastic MoBo that felt very durable when installing - Unfortunately, the sole USB 2.0 header was taken by my front panel, so I had to find a micro USB to USB-A cable for my Corsair h115i Pro, remove a PCIe cover on my case, and plug it into the I/O shield on the MoBo - This MoBo had everything I wanted (Wi-Fi, USB-C header and port, Z490 chipset, 4 RAM slots, M.2 NVMe heatsink, good price point) except for a second USB 2.0 header

Pros: Board build quality looks and feels good. All the peripherals you'd expect to find. The Wi-Fi is a nice backup if ethernet access is an issue. When the board works, it works well; first power on was fast, the UEFI BIOS has all the features you'd want, and the system is set to go for overclocking if that is your desire.

Cons: I've gone through 3 video cards with this system, and I still continue to get GPU no boot situations. BIOS flashes, part by part breakdowns of the system, replacement GPUs, and nothing improves. Through resetting the CMOS, and multiple attempts at power-on eventually the system will fully boot and operate normally until the next shutdown. ASUS support has been less than helpful, and they're hard to reach.

Overall Review: I've bought ASUS motherboards exclusively for more years now than I want to consider, but the length of issue with this board and trying to get ahold of meaningful support has been tiresome. I'm sure if the board didn't work at all, support would be have been quick; having a system that occasionally works seems to knock down the importance of the assistance. For full disclosure, this is happening during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, which likely has made support harder to get ahold of than usual.