Pros: - Cheap Z790 motherboard with great features - Clean BIOS / QFlash is easy - M.2 EZClips are a great feature - Easy XMP activation

Cons: - Can't seem to figure out why the ethernet port is having latency problems. Constantly getting 40-55+ ping on a new Cat6 ethernet cable (which worked fine on my old build). I also tried a Cat5 cable which has the same issue. Using WiFi gets me back down to normal (10-15 ping). I've tried uninstalling Realtek LAN drivers, flashing the BIOS to the newest version, and a few other things. I'm currently on Windows 11 & still having this issue. I reached out to GIGABYTE support for any help, I'll update when I hear back. Ideally I'd like to not have to RMA this entire board for this issue after I already had another DOA board that wouldn't post (different brand) that I have to deal with. First PC build has gone great. /s EDIT: Ive finally figured out the issue. When I installed drivers from the GIGABYTE control center, this program called Dragon (from Realtek) was downloaded. Apparently it helps with distributing bandwidth to reduce latency, but it had the exact opposite effect. The second I uninstalled Dragon, I returned back to normal ping on Ethernet. Strange issue & not a fan of bloatware being installed that more or less throttles your internet and increases latency. For that, Im leaving my review at 4 stars.

Overall Review: - I'd recommend this motherboard for those looking for a cheaper/good quality Z790 motherboard. If using Ethernet, I highly recommend uninstalling Dragon to prevent throttling yourself or increasing latency.

Pros: Great graphics for a low performance graphics card.

Cons: After around 6 months, I started having issues where both my monitors would go all checkerboard with a million different colors in boxes causing my PC to crash or monitors to reboot. This happens multiple times a week and is quite frustrating. I'm not sure if I have a defective item or something is happening that I don't know of. Slightly disappointed seeing as I didn't purchase this that long ago.

Overall Review: Hopefully I can get the issue solved, but I'm still lost as to what is causing this issue.

Pros: - Sleek design - 4x fast M.2 slots - Clear CMOS button & Flash BIOS button are good to have - Great mid-range motherboard for 13th Gen

Cons: - None that I can think of, will update if I experience any issues.

Overall Review: This review is for the MSI Review Rebate Program.