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Is Gigabyte Z490 Aorus elite decent for 10900k ?

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Hi,
I am getting a 10900k in a few days but due to budget constrain looking for boards within $200. I have gone through the Z490 motherboard VRM list in techpowerup forum and found the Aorus elite very competitive. I will do some overclocking so looking for advice will it actually be decent enough for 10900k ?
 
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Hi,
I am getting a 10900k in a few days but due to budget constrain looking for boards within $200. I have gone through the Z490 motherboard VRM list in techpowerup forum and found the Aorus elite very competitive. I will do some overclocking so looking for advice will it actually be decent enough for 10900k ?

If all you do is game then there is nothing to worry about, for production workload maybe the Pro AX version is a safer option
 
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Absolutely agree with nguyen. Gigabyte have done a good job across the board on the Z490 range with most having a full 12 phase VRM. I have the Z490 Ultra and even though it is more than the Elite , the VRM's are top notch on both and will do a good job. Very stable overclocks on my 10700K at 5.1GHz all core at 1.295v...just make sure you have decent cooling if you are pushing your 10900K.,,,
 
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It's more than enough even at 1.35v

Here's a video.... gigabyte Pretty much uses the same vrm from $200-300 with only the Master getting a decently better but probably pointlessly so vrm.


 
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