According to Asus, its ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming Wi-Fi II motherboard serves Z790 refresh customers a balance of "style, performance, cooling, and connectivity." The board features black and silver styling that's only slightly changed from the original Z790-A Gaming Wi-Fi, but steps up its game with native 14th Gen Intel and Wi-Fi 7 support, five M.2 sockets, increased memory speeds, a robust power solution, and a DIY-friendly design—as well as AI Overclocking and AI Cooling II features from Asus. It's not inexpensive at $359.99, but it's a tempting platform in the midrange category.Board Design, CPU, and Memory The ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming Wi-Fi II features a black multilayer PCB with silver heatsinks and shrouds covering the hot spots. The left VRM heatsink is decorated with a frosted ROG symbol lit from below by RGB LEDs. The VRM heatsink is large and heavy and keeps the power delivery bits running within spec. Overall, it's an attractive-looking board, only moderately flashy but ...

The ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming Wi-Fi II from Asus is a powerful and well-connected midrange motherboard, bringing 14th Gen Intel support, the latest wireless networking, and lots of M.2 storage sockets—topping it off with quality audio.