Z390 Motherboard Choice

[panayiotis]

Hi folks,

 

I am trying to choose a mobo between the ASUS ROG XI FORMULA( or CODE if they don't have FORMULA in stock) and the GIGABYTE AORUS XTREME (NON-WATERFORCE VERSION). 

 

I have read across multiple site reviews about the AORUS that people had to replace it more than 2 times and up to this day they are still having issues. I got initially the FORMULA but the EKWB on the VRM was leaking so I RMAed it and it seems now that the place I bought it from they don't have it in stock anymore so they might offer me a replacement. And I was thinking of choosing the AORUS or say I can wait till they have it in stock.

 

I have read on sites reviews saying that if I want to get the best out of my 9900K I should get the GIGABYTE one because it has a very strong VRM configuration.

 

I have a custom water loop and an i9-9900K which I have been able to push to 5.1GHz, I do not have a 10G network switch. 

 

Thank you in advance for any help/suggestion

[KingTdiGGiTTy]

I would go for the ROG board because the BIOS is easier to use

[panayiotis]

Just now, KingTdiGGiTTy said:

I would go for the ROG board because the BIOS is easier to use

My previous board was Gigabyte X99 Designare-EX so I have gotten used to it. But yes I get your point