MB ASROCK | Z790 Steel Legend WiFi

Ordered two of these motherboards to upgrade older PCs that did not meet Windows 11 requirements. Selected this MB due to large number of SATA ports (8) and rear-panel USB ports, great CPU support, and positive reviews. Wasn't disappointed - both motherboards were easy to install and connect, both booted right up. BIOS configuration menus well organized and easy to understand. Love the Fan speed control adjustment tool in the BIOS. Only con is the small number of PCIe slots (3).

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Great motherboard, a lot of features for not a lot of money. This board is also aesthetically pleasing with the camouflage pattern and color scheme. Quality packaging and the board itself feels like it's good quality just by going by weight, pcb thickness and feel.

So far, this motherboard is working perfectly. Not a single hiccup. Everything is speedy. More ports than I will ever need. Everything is working great. I have an M.2 SSD drive and the computer boots windows 11 really, really fast. I love this board. I upgraded from a 6 year old AS Rock z370 Taichi (which was still working well) and expect this board to meet my needs for another 6 years.

So far good motherboard, nice looking performs well once you do all your due diligence or the set up could be frustrating and lead to an RMA. I'm know pro, so hope this helps some. One last thing, Install the CPU cooler of your choice from the start pre boot! Otherwise, the board will shut down due to heat before you can get anything done. Take note of the BIOS version listed of the approved QVL memory list. My board came with BIOS version 2.07. However, the compatible memory off the list I ordered was showing version 5.02 required. Could not get to post so that I could update the BIOS with the memory. Tried all the tricks and slots etc. I found a stick of memory on the list that matched the 1.08 BIOS, installed it, and it then posted. I could then update the BIOS to version 8.05. That then allowed my original 64GB of memory to then be recognized and post fine. In any event, if you are having post issues, check the fine print on the memory for Raptor Lake or Alder Lake QVL list and compatible BIOS version for your CPU and memory of choice. Also look at all the drivers listed in the MB downloads. See the pictures. If you use a SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD with Heatsink 2TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe M.2 Internal Solid-State Drive, it will not fit under the included heatsink on the motherboard, if u want to use that slot. You have to use another slot or get an SSD without the heatsink. See picture, red circle shows the included heatsink, under which is 2 SSD slots (1 Blazing M.2 (PCIe Gen5x4), 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4). (You can use one or the other). Blue arrow is another slot that fits an SSD with heatsink. Posted and installed Windows 11 pro fine using this slot.

Great, it arrived and is legit, if you know, you know. I admire the efficiency of the employees, however they slapped the label on the box and that is it, grateful I was at home to get it, left out in the open.

It came with tape saying "defective". A defective one was sent to me. Seriously? I'm attempting to contact someone about this but it feels like I'm hitting a dead end. Will update if issue is resolved.

This is not your daddy's ASRock! These guys have come a long way from 10 years ago. This board is feature rich and stable. Couldn't be happier.

Used for unraid server for plethora of sata ports. Plug and play. Just works. Using 96 gigs of ram for fun. Power usage is lower than running a Xeon board.