Asus ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI D4 unboxing and feature review

This is the Asus ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI D4 motherboard. Here I'm unboxing and reviewing the motherboard and talking about the various features that I like and what it's like to use in daily driver with some decent specs. I've put the build list below.

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Specs of this build:
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Features of this motherboard:
Intel® LGA 1700 socket: Ready for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ processors & 12th Gen Intel Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
Robust Power Solution: 16 + 1 power solution rated for 70A per stage with dual ProCool II power connectors, high-quality alloy chokes, and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors
Optimized VRM Thermals: Massive heatsinks with integrated I/O cover and high-conductivity thermal pads.
Ample M.2 Support: One PCIe® 4.0 M.2 slot with a heatsink and backplate, and three PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots with heatsinks
Abundant Connectivity: USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® rear I/O port and additional front-panel connector with PD 3.0 up to 30W, USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Gen 1 ports, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlot, HDMI® 2.1, and DisplayPort™ 1.4
High-Performance Networking: On-board WiFi 6E (802.11ax) and Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking, and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation simplifies setup and improves performance
Immersive Gaming Audio: ALC4080 with Savitech SV3H712 amplifier, along with DTS® Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III
Unmatched Personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including one RGB header and addressable Gen 2 headers
DIY-friendly Design: PCIe Slot Q-Release, M.2 Q-Latch, pre-mounted I/O shield, Q-LED, BIOS FlashBack™ button, BIOS FlashBack LED, and Clear CMOS button
Renowned Software: Bundled 60-day AIDA64 Extreme trial subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86

Specs of this motherboard:
Chipset Intel® Z790 Chipset
Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 DDR4 upto 5333(OC)
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem III
Graphics
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI® port***
Expansion Slots
Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot
Intel® Z790 Chipset
2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots (support x4/x4 mode)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
Total supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Ethernet
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
Wireless & Bluetooth
Wi-Fi 6E
2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*
Bluetooth® v5.3
* WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries.
USB
Rear USB (Total 10 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
Front USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers supports 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
Audio
ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input
- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A, 1 x USB Type-C®)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI® port
1 x Wi-Fi Module
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port
5 x Audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
1 x Clear CMOS button


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