Not a motherboard expert...
30 minutes ago, UnleashedPride said:Hey all, I am going to be upgrading soon to an i9-13900k CPU.
Currently, I am looking between these two mobos:
Gigabyte: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE
Asus: Asus ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING
I'm no expert when it comes to motherboards, and I built in what seems like a simpler time in 2018 when motherboard pricing wasn't so outrageous to cost as much as the CPU. Is there something with the power draw, efficiency, other specs that would justify the drastic price difference between these two? Or are they comparable enough that the Gigabyte board should be the easy choice off price alone?
I've recently been more of a fan of Gigabyte since their header design/positioning, price, and feature set has just been overall better value than Asus. Asus started going down hill around Intel 6th gen after riding the high of their ROG series and the Strix lineup has never really impressed me.
Its become more obvious these last couple generations there's a price premium behind the ROG name/branding and its really what they're selling with the Strix lineup. Recent problems with Asus are just the continuation of the last few years of issues they've had.
That Asus board is more like a $300 at best motherboard.
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