ASUS TUF Gaming Z590-Plus WiFi 6, LGA 1200 (Intel 11th/10th Gen) ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, 3 x M.2/NVMe SSD, 14+2 Power Stages, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Front Panel Type-C, 2.5Gb LAN, Thunderbolt 4 Support, Aura RGB Lighting)

Pros: Supports PCIE Gen 4 Supports 11th gen Intel processors Really good build quality Looks amazing!

Cons: Doesn’t have a TPM header Could use more USB A ports Pricy!

Overall Review: Overall, this is an amazing motherboard and exceeded my expectations. I chose to get a z590 board instead of a previous gen z490 because of the extra features like pcie gen 4 and better integration with the 11th gen intel processors. For now, I bought a 10th gen intel processor since they are on sale almost everywhere and I plan to upgrade to an 11the gen after about a year when the price drops after 12th gen is announced. I am confident that this board, along with a 11th gen i7 processor, pcie 4.0 ssd, and 3600 Mhz ram will last me at least 5 years before I have to upgrade. This is also ideal since by then ddr5, pcie 5.0 and other new technologies will have enough time to mature.

Overall Review: My current pc lasted 12 years (trusty ga-x58a-udr3) and is still going strong but was time for an upgrade. While I don't do significant gaming, I want something that is up to the task but will also last for awhile. For the price and features, this TUF z590 is great. Booted up without any issues. The BIOS is a nice change from what I had and the build quality is excellent. I use a discrete gpu but having the onboard graphic outputs were a requirement as I believe they are needed to ensure Quick Sync functionality (I am not 100% sure on this). Using this, an ML360R, i9 10900k, 16gb Ballistic ram, and an RX850 in my HAF932. Couldn't be happier. The only thing I had to do was install a dummy hdmi dongle into the mobo hdmi port since when using the hdmi on my video card I was getting a white VGA light. Everything worked without issue even with the light but the dongle has resolved that so far.

Overall Review: Rear connectiion panel is a little wobbly. Also be sure your FW is current before installing Windows 10.

Pros: I upgraded my PC from an I5 4670K 16GB RAM to an i7 10700K 2*16GB .. what a huge gap and wonderful performance !!! Love it.. I re-discover all my games... wonderful !!! It's the best choice right now when you consider price and avaibility about AMD cpu...Motherboard works perfectly. BIOS very friendly, XMP easily to apply and immediatly recognize my ram with good seetings..No LAN issue with Intel network chip.Bluetooth, wifi works perfectly...I recommend thix Z590 motherboard.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Perfect and support 10th and 11th Intel gen.

Pros: Too many to list. You saw the posting lol.

Cons: The Ram slots are kinda close to the CPU but that's only a con if you want massive coolers.

Overall Review: I love this board and would definitely suggest it to others.

Pros: The Tuf Z590 board worked well like most ASUS products. The two items below are not really problems and I overcame them without too much fuss. Im not going to put them in the cons section because they did not really ruin the boards appeal to me.I bought this a month or so before the 11th gen processors were released so I put a 10th gen 10700k in it just to make sure it worked. It did but it had a problem with my 32 gigs of Gskill memory. These are DDR4 3600 sticks of 16 gigs each and the motherboard wouldnt boot with them. You could see the diagnostic LEDs flashing back and forth from red to orange. I turned the computer off and let it sit and this time the system booted up without the SPD settings. If I let it boot then I can change the SPD to 3600 but if it needs to go into the BIOS it wont. I updated the BIOS today and it did the same thing. When was the last time a system had problems with Gskill memory? Thats as close to universal memory as we have.Another irritating problem is that the top m.2 mount, the one thats Gen 4 speed refused to see the Samsung 980 Pro SSD. I had to relocate to one of the bottom 2 slots for the computer to recognize it. Of course this is merely annoying since after I put in an i7 11700k 11 gen part, the top slot worked fine.After that the board ran perfectly. The Samsung 980 Pro score 6800 in Crystal Disk Mark. This is the first Tuf board that actually seems premium and its quite a saving from the Strix and ROG boards.

Cons: Two things really irritate me. Neither is a serious problem but they just make me mad. Whos the idiot that decided the current Wi/Fi antenna is a good idea? Has anybody ever got the darn thing to just stand up on the top of the computer case? And a more recent atrocity is this darn Armory Crate download that the motherboard nags you about! I installed it and it installed a bunch of stuff that I didnt need, including an RGB program for Patriot Viper memory. There were two other programs that I was forced to go into install and remove programs to get rid of. It also offered to install the LAN driver during the Installation and the darn LAN port never worked right. Finally I just uninstalled the whole thing and got the LAN to work. This is bloatware of the worst kind and they sort of bundle it with the RGB so you think you really need it.

Overall Review: This board runs stably and is fast as heck. I know the new AMD processors are faster but I just don't like AMD although I wish anybody that has an AMD system good luck.

Pros: - Went together well and ran with no issues. - Good performance. - ASUS UEFI BIOS setup is good and makes setup a breeze.

Cons: - Manual could be laid out better, but the info all seems to be there. - Not all of the MB connectors have ID info silk screened on the board. - Doesn't work well with the Noctua NH-D15 heat sink if you need front-to-back CPU airflow - the Noctua fan interfered with the DDR4 at the the heat sink inlet and the VRM heat sink at the heatsink exit. The middle fan fits perfectly, but you really need both to get your money's worth with the NH-D15. Might work better if you can live with airflow from bottom to top and don't need the PCIe 4.0 slot. Overall...probably best to use a different (more compact) heat sink.

Overall Review: This is my 3rd ASUS build and all have been good. I would recommend this MB, but recommend a different heat sink. The Noctua NH-D15 is a very good heat sink that I've used on other builds, but I don't like the fit. The intereference issues noted in the "Cons" above limit the practical fan orientation and exeed Noctua's 165mm stated cooler height. It is working for me but I wouldn't recommend the behemoth Noctua. Opt for a smaller heat sink. I am not using an SSD on this build, so I can't comment on how well the M.2 or PCIe slot works in that regard. You should be aware that the PCIe 4.0 slot is only supported with 11th Gen Intel CPUs. I knew this but didn't realize that it meant that the slot doesn't work at all if you're running a 10th gen CPU. Not really an issue in my case, but could be for you.