Gigabyte Z690I Aorus Ultra Issue BEWARE

SpeckleD · 23 May 2022 at 22:13

anyone thinking of purchasing this board and using PCI-E gen 4 hardware beware, there are significant stability issues with this board see the article:

GIGABYTE Announcement Regarding Z690I AORUS ULTRA Motherboard Issue | News - GIGABYTE Global

Please Note: The submission period for this program is closed. All claims must now be submitted through GIGABYTE eSupport.May 10th, 2022 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY...

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Tetras · 23 May 2022 at 22:55

Weird, they're offering users a new motherboard, so seems like it won't be fixable with a bios update?

SpeckleD · 24 May 2022 at 09:15

Tetras said:
Weird, they're offering users a new motherboard, so seems like it won't be fixable with a bios update?

Yes that does seem to be the case, annoying these boards are still being sold to be honest

ltron · 24 May 2022 at 12:56

SpeckleD said:
Yes that does seem to be the case, annoying these boards are still being sold to be honest

They should have been recalled. Edit: good to see Gigabyte have got some sort of programme to that effect, but will they proactively inform customers? They definitely shouldn't still be on sale.

Drumroll · 24 May 2022 at 18:06

Just feel for the average user who may never find out.

Jay85 · 11 Jun 2022 at 23:21

It seems this gen Aorus itx boards are plagued with issues. I'm so on the fence about buying on as everything i've read just points to endless amounts of issues.

The price isn't too bad for this board but anything above this is +£100 or there abouts and there's not much below aside from the Asrock AX itx board and its not generally ideal to use for overclocking either!

Jay85 · 12 Jun 2022 at 10:25

For anyone who is looking for this board still there is a newer version that should be available shortly.

The one with the fix and wifi 6E

Z690I AORUS ULTRA PLUS DDR4 (rev. 1.0) Key Features | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

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This one runs at pcie 3.0 only and is supposed to replace the OG.

Z690I AORUS ULTRA LITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0) Key Features | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

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The one thats broken but still available (careful where you buy from) PCIE 5.0 and wifi 6 (Not E)

Z690I AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0) Key Features | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

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Edit:
Okay on some deeper investigation it seems the PLUS board isn't coming to the UK?!? Information is very mixed, maybe OCUK can clarify on this @Gibbo? Will OCUK be getting the Plus stock for the Z690i Aorus board and does the restock of the regular ultra board have the "fix" for these PCIE issues? Thanks