We’ve already seen how the Asus Vivobook and Asus Zenbook compare, so we thought it was high time that we also take a closer look at both the Asus ROG and Asus TUF lineups.
TUF Gaming motherboards are specially designed and tested to endure in environments where others would struggle. Engineered for durability, TUF Gaming offers unwavering stability for open-ended gaming sessions. And when you build with a TUF Gaming motherboard, you also have the TUF Gaming Alliance -- an ASUS collaboration with trusted industry partners that ensures easier building, the best compatibility and complementary aesthetics, from internal components to the cases that contain them.
The Asus TUF Gaming Z790-Plus WiFi is a solid and refined motherboard. Its expansion card support and 30W USB power delivery are standouts, although its lack of WiFi 7 and strong competition prevent it from taking gold in the $300 price range.
Not everyone wants to buy a nuclear Core i9 14900K and a $1000+ graphics card though, so if you're looking at upgrading on a more worldly budget, a board like the Asus TUF Gaming Z790-Pro WiFi is one you'll probably come across. It looks like a solid pairing with with the excellent Core i5 14600K, for example. At $299/AU$609, the TUF Z790-Pro is still a relatively pricey option, but it costs less than Asus' ROG Strix and Maximus boards. The TUF Z790-Pro promises a good balance of features and affordability, and like all products in Asus' TUF range, it comes with a focus on reliability.
If you're upgrading to the LGA 1700 platform for the first time, the latest Z790 refresh motherboards are where you should be casting your eye. Though you can install a 14th Gen chip in a Z690 or first generation Z790 board after a BIOS update, Z790 refresh boards are where new buyers should be looking. They'll generally be more refined and feature rich than their predecessors, though as you might have guessed, the high end options can get very expensive indeed.
The I/O at the rear of the board is best described as adequate. The inclusion of a 20Gbps Type-C port is the highlight. It's joined by three 10Gbps ports (one of which is a Type-C) and four 5Gbps ports. That gives you just eight USB ports. Also, credit to Asus for labeling them according to their speeds, instead of the ridiculous and confusing official various USB names.
Las placas base TUF son increíblemente estables y exhiben un diseño realmente atractivo. Thermal Armor, por ejemplo, no fue precisamente una ocurrencia de última hora. Nuestro equipo de diseño dedicó muchas horas hasta encontrar el equilibrio perfecto entre funcionalidad y estética.
The benchmark performance of the TUF Z790-Pro is generally good. When comparing it to the three other Z790 refresh boards I have tested to date, It manages to eke out a lead more often than not.
ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - Laptop para juegos, pantalla tipo IPS FHD de 15.6 pulgadas, 144 Hz, procesador Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 512 GB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10 Home, TUF506HE-DS74
There are plenty of reasons to like the Asus TUF Gaming Z790-Pro WiFI. It's one of those boards that works equally well before and after you tweak it. In contrast to the early BIOS of Z690 boards and accompanying 12th Gen processors, everything runs smoothly. Its accepts different types of memory its performance is remarkably consistent. Asus' BIOS are rock solid.
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The Asus TUF Gaming Z790-Pro WiFi is a standard ATX board that features a fairly utilitarian design free of expense-adding bling and design flourishes. I'm not really sure I like the wall of text above the rear I/O panel, but it's not like you'll spend much time looking at it instead of your monitor. The board is predominantly black with some hints of grey. There is a tiny RGB section on the right side of the board next to the memory slots.
Some of this will come down to personal preference. Overall, both of these series can handle contemporary games and will be able to provide a high level of performance, but from our experience, the ROG line-up boasts more powerful specs as well as more interesting designs overall.
Para calcular la valoración global y el desglose porcentual por estrella, no utilizamos un promedio simple. En cambio, nuestro sistema considera cosas como la actualidad de la opinión y si el revisor compró el producto en Amazon. También analiza las opiniones para verificar la confiabilidad.
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¿Encontraste un precio más bajo? Avísanos. Aunque no podemos igualar todos los precios de los que nos avisan, usaremos tus comentarios para asegurarnos de que nuestros precios sigan siendo competitivos.
But there are two significant shortcomings. Firstly, it lacks WiFi 7 support, which was seen as one of the key differentiating features between 1st and 2nd generation Z790 boards. I don't see that as a deal breaker as personally I have no plans to upgrade my home network to support WiFi 7 anyway, but the second issue is a bigger one.