Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master: Excessive in a good way

Today Leo checks out the new Z690 Aorus Master from Gigabyte. Read more in the written review here: https://bit.ly/3shhgno

00:00 Start
00:15 Board details
02:56 Rear I/O
03:39 Heatsinks
04:45 VRMs & Displayport/HDMI talk
06:53 PCB
07:21 Test System for review
07:48 BIOS
10:25 Test results
14:37 VRM testing
16:54 Leo’s closing thoughts

Pros:
Epic VRMs with first class heatsinks
Clean design with single PCIe 5.0 graphics slot
Superb support for M.2 storage, USB, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Huge number of PWM fan headers

Cons:
The two Type-C connectors on the rear I/O look identical
We want dual LAN
HDMI would be more useful on the I/O panel than DisplayPort

Test System:
Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K (16 cores/24 threads)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H150i Elite LCD
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master BIOS F7c
Memory: 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200
Graphics card: Palit RTX 3080 Gaming Pro 10GB
Power supply: Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
SSD: 500GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 M.2 NVMe
OS: Windows 11

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