ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI

HKEPC Innovative Design

Among all the Z790 ITX motherboard, the VRM power supply of ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI is outstanding.

Performance Award

If you're looking for an over-equipped Mini-ITX gaming motherboard, this ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WIFI has what it takes. [...] In use, this ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WIFI delivers high-end performance through a premium design. We liked its bundle and in particular its external module ROG Strix Hive putting many controls at hand and its clever connectivity.

Best of 2023 Gold

...the standout remains the ASUS ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WiFi, which with its high-rise construction is hardly inferior to larger boards in many areas, is technically well constructed, and also has the BIOS and software advantages of ASUS.

Best Buy

In addition, the VRM on this model is considerably more powerful, you have access to two USB4 ports and ASUS supplies an external sound card, which is also equipped with various useful buttons, including an adjustable FlexKey.

Excellent

Finally, I also find the separate ROG Hive module, which includes the sound card and various useful buttons, a cleverly devised solution for the inherent lack of space of mini-ITX.

Editor's Choice

...for a chic, complete, high-end ITX board, this is the board: EC.

Best of 2022 Gold

A positive outlier was the ASUS ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WiFi, which with its high-rise construction is barely inferior to larger boards in many areas...

Excellent

ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-I can handle anything you throw at it.

Super Rating Award

Asus Rog Strix Z790-i Gaming Wifi-Mini-ITX for Raptor Lake

Recommends

If you're building a small, yet powerful computer, and can live with no more than two SATA or two M.2 ports, and no support for 7.1 speakers, the ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WiFi board is for you.

Recommends award

Quality of construction and components, impressive construction in a small space, good VRM unit, solid performance, rich equipment and options (2x Thunderbolt 4 ports, WiFi 6E, 2.5 Gps LAN, etc.).

Green award

Breaking the conventions of what a mini-ITX motherboard can do, the ROG Strix Z790-I has the power to deliver power to rival that of the big titans, and its stacked thermal array is more than a match for the multi-core giants.