Question 1

Is this motherboard compatible with an Intel i9 13900k?

Accepted Answer

Yes, supports 12th&13th gen without bios flashing, and 14th gen with the flash. The 13 in 13900k indicate 13th gen and the 9 means i9

Question 2

Which M2 port should I use on this board?  I'm a little confused about the impact it has on the GPU PCIe slot.  Does a specific m2 port not cause problems?

Accepted Answer

If the first M.2 slot is populated, the PCIe gen 5 lanes that go to the top GPU slot will be bifurcated in order to share bandwidth with the M.2 slot.
This causes the first GPU slot to run in x8 mode. Therefore if you plug a GPU into the top slot while the first M.2 is populated the card will have half the available PCIe lanes and consequently half the available bandwidth you would expect otherwise.

The other M.2 slots seem to have their own dedicated PCIe lanes, no bifurcation necessary.
Since there are no PCIe gen 5 GPUs on the market as of yet (and certainly none that can saturate that much raw bandwidth), you could get away with putting a GPU in the second slot and still using the first M.2 slot. Although, as far as I know, there are also no PCIe gen 5 SSDs available for consumers so unless you use up the other 2 (3 with the hyper M.2 card) M.2 slots or you happen to have more than 2 PCIe gen 4 SSDs (you can use the hyper M.2 card to connect 2 PCIe gen 4 M.2s to the second M.2 slot) you will not really need to use the first M.2 slot.

Question 3

Is an Intel i7 11700 F compatible with this board?

Accepted Answer

No. The 11700F is LGA 1200 and this board is LGA 1700.

Question 4

I want to buy this board but after reading the reviews, I'm not so sure. It sounds to me like people are mentioning usb, sound, and ethernet issues. Those are all drivers. The south bridge, also drivers and firmware. There shouldn't be a problem. I currently have the Z690 A gaming wifi for a white build. I installed windows from a dvd, followed by the driver disk using an optical drive. 
I guess I could always send it back, but should I buy it to begin with? Should I get the Z790 version instead?

Accepted Answer

Hi there, have you also installed the latest driver from product support page? Personally I will look at Z790 for more and faster RAM support and better expansion.

Question 5

Has anyone tried to install a large air cooler like peerless assassin or noctua?   It looks rather small around the socket. I currently have the z690 a gaming wifi with an aio. I don't imagine the E model to be any different from the one I have.

Accepted Answer

Hi there, perhaps can check out e.g. Noctua Compatibility Centre, search for the mobo it shows all their cooler model's compatibility. Very Detail.

Question 6

If I install the M.2 in the top slot I understand lanes will be shared with the top pcie slot making it run at 8X. But isn't that the same as pcie 4.0 at 16?  My gpu is actually pcie 3.0.

Accepted Answer

I'm am no expert on this matter and I'm pretty sure there are some youtubers that cover this topic regarding these shared lanes. LinusTechTips I'm pretty sure covers this exact board.

Anyways, my understanding is this:
Yes the M.2 Slot and the Top PCIE slot share lanes. So if there is a M.2 in that slot and a GPU that 16X lane becomes 2 8X lanes. That's what is stated and gone over by everyone else. But I will let, however, up through the current gen GPUs they are all using PCI 3.0, not PCI 4.0. I have my 4090 and my M.2 in this specific lane and I don't notice any difference. It is still insanely fast. I don't think you will notice it. I surely haven't.

Question 7

Will this work with 14th gen?

Accepted Answer

It should as long as it's a LGA1700 chip set it should.

Question 8

Does the ROG Hyper M.2 Card come with the Mother Board?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A 2-slot NVME PCIE card comes with it.

Question 9

how many fan headers does this have?

Accepted Answer

This motherboard has a total of 8 fan headers.

Question 10

Does this motherboard come with a CPU mounting bracket??

Accepted Answer

All ASUS Z690 Motherboards are designed with dual mounting holes compatible with both Intel LGA1700 and LGA1200 cooling brackets.

Brand	ASUS
Series	ROG
Model	STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI
Part Number	90MB18J0-M0AAY0

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1700 * Designed with dual mounting holes compatible with both Intel LGA1700 and LGA1200 cooling brackets.
CPU Type	Supports 13th / 12th Gen Intel Core Processors, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors* May require a BIOS update to boot the 13th gen Intel® Core™ desktop processors. Visit: https://www.asus.com/news/oujwh1old5n6oglf/ Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
Supported CPU Technologies	Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0* * Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR5)
Memory Standard	DDR5 6400(OC) / 6200(OC) / 6000(OC) / 5800(OC) / 5600(OC) / 5400(OC) / 5200(OC) / 5000(OC) / 4800 * Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM module vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.
Maximum Memory Supported	256GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 5.0 x16	1 x PCI Express 5.0 x16 * Actual support may vary by CPU. * When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5) will run x8 only.
PCI Express 4.0 x16	1 x PCI Express 4.0 x16 * Supports x4 mode or x4/x4 mode for ROG HYPER M.2 CARD.
PCI Express 3.0 x16	1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 * Supports x4 mode.
PCI Express x1	1 x PCIe 3.0 x1

Serial ATA (SATA)	6 x SATA 6Gb/s * RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports.
M.2	Intel 12th Gen Processors: M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode) - Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode. M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) - Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110** - Intel 12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode Intel Z690 Chipset:* M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode & SATA modes) Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)* Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)* * Intel Rapid Storage Technology supports Intel Optane Memory H Series on PCH attached M.2 slots. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5), only Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G3), only Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 3.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. * When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5) or PCIEX16(G3), Hyper M.2_2 slot will be disabled. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
Intel Optane Ready	Yes
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10

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Audio Chipset	ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080
Audio Channels	7.1 Channels

LAN Chipset	Intel I225-V
Max LAN Speed	2.5Gbps
Wireless LAN	Wi-Fi 6E 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2

Onboard USB	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (supports USB Type-C) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Other Connectors	Fan and Cooling related 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header 5 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers Miscellaneous 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers 1 x AURA RGB header 1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin) 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function 1 x Thermal Sensor header 1 x Thunderbolt header

Form Factor	ATX
LED Lighting	RGB
Dimensions (W x L)	12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

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