ASUS Prime Z590-P Intel Z590 (LGA 1200) ATX motherboard, PCIe 4.0, x3 M.2, 11 DrMOS, DDR4 5133(OC), 2.5 Gb LAN, HDMI, DisplayPort, USB3.2 Gen 2x2 and front Gen 1 Type-C, Thunderbolt 4 and Aura Sync

I was quite impressed with this board looking at the specifications and good reviews. That's until I started to try and get it working. The warning signs should have been spotted early as this only uses DDR5 memory modules. Much more expensive than DDR4 types. You could spend they same amount of money on memory that this board uses and get twice amount of GB on a DDR4 type for the same money. I thought I would go for 32GB of memory and went with two 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5. When I tried them it didn't like them and gave a yellow LED all the time. Even with one module tried in every slot. I discovered that is a common problem too, with no clear cure either! Not surprising really as this was about the cheapest at around £80! I was left with no alternative to buy two Kingston Fury types and another £80+. I did manage to get it out of the LED yellow mode, with one of these, described as plug in and play type! Before hitting another light on the device! This time the hard drives. Four connected to the SATA sockets. And there's the crux of the issue it doesn't tell you which or what is the problem. Just a light!! Some motherboards have a digital display to tell you the trouble, but not this one. Since I have yet to fix this, I can't say about anything else. What I can say is that the manual is not very good. There's no trouble shooting section. Plus it took me two months to set about construction of the computer during which time the motherboard stayed in the box unopened. However when I registered it the day after I had built the full computer at ASUS I found out that even in the short time, I had it the warranty had already ran out!!! Which I think is disgusting!!!! For some reason the bit where the sockets are lights up during operation, glowing different colours. But there's no explanation in the manual as to why and what they mean. I was quite surprised it doesn't have wi-fi built in too. It's also been brought to my attention that even when you get the two 32GB modules working. You only get about 29GB of memory. All in all the cost of the board and the DDR5 memory cost. The ones really recommended for it are all priced at £200+ make the board not worth it.

The media could not be loaded.  Perfect motherboard in every way, looks beautiful and Everything. But windows 11 ready is a lie!!! I've tried everything and it says my device is not suitable for the windows 11 upgrade. This means my last option would be to have to update the BIOS which I have never done and am worried about doing so.This is not windows 11 ready it is bios update ready then you can have 11.

I didn't give 5 starts just because it seems a bit slow for the POST phase

I'm a long-time user of ASUS motherboards and routers. My ROG MAXIMUS VIII Ranger ran at 25% overclocked every day, courtesy of a huge Noctua double fan cooler. The hardware requirements for Windows 11 reminded me that the i5 K CPU is only 6th generation, so it was time to change. My choice of the Prime Z490-A and i7-10700K was more based on working efficiently than a gaming rig.The first motherboard was an Amazon Warehouse as new purchase. I've had excellent deals from Amazon Warehouse in the past but this wasn't one of them, and clearly a used faulty return. As I was running Microsoft Windows and Office, the change of Motherboard and CPU meant buying a new licence. The many hours spent trying to sort the first motherboard weren't repeated with the second. The known error with the Intel ethernet adapter "appears" to have been fixed. The layout for cabling and access is improved when compared with the Ranger. However, the diagnostics are reduced to multi-coloured LEDs (I miss the Ranger Q-code alphanumeric readout), there are limited chassis fan headers, the chipset needs the retro-fitted fan (it runs at 50 C at normal speed). The ASUS description states that it supports [ASUS] Thunderbolt 3. However, my ASUS PCIe ThunderboltEX 3 card requires a 5 pin header but the motherboard has a 14 pin header, so my EX 3 card has to be replaced by a new 3-TR card that Amazon have just increased in price from £90 to £133!A quirk that I haven't come across before. The BIOS.cap file download identified by ASUS "Armoury Crate" has a different number than the BIOS. ASUS Support say that the BIOS shown in Armoury Crate is out of date!It has the potential to be a good motherboard for the money, as it's currently running air-cooled at 35% overclock, quiet and cool. The first motherboard appears to have been faulty and old stock (ASUS Support advised not covered by warranty). The ethernet adapter problem affects other manufacturers too. The first motherboard was returned to Amazon as it was the worst motherboard that I've installed. The replacement works well as of October 2021. There is a serious Intel CSME vulnerability, and whilst there is a detection download and a fix, they are not easy to find.It's cost more than £500 to update for Windows 11 and several days trying to sort the first motherboard. Our Surface Book laptop appears to be Windows 11 compliant. Windows 10, Android and unsupported Office 2010 or Libre Office will suit me just fine for the rest of my kit.ASUS UK advise they no longer issue RMAs. The 3 or 5 year warranty for a motherboard is handled by the retailer by arrangement with the retailer. If the retailer doesn't have an agreement with ASUS or it is bought from a private seller, there doesn't appear to be a way of returning a faulty item. I had a VRM stage fail on a new ROG motherboard bought from a private seller; ASUS UK don't want to know. Before buying an ASUS motherboard, check with a seller that they have an agreement with ASUS to handle the ASUS warranty for the stated number of years.