Asus ROG strix Z690-F vs other mobos with sound card
Strix Z690-E vs Strix Z690-F for i9-12900k?
Asus ROG STRIX Z690-F GAMING WIFI vs MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI - PCPartPicker
Z690-F motherboard drivers so damn confusing?
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Hello all, I’m looking to upgrade my pc soon given that the new intel CPU’s are releasing, and I saw online that they will still be supporting the z690 boards. I currently am on an i7 6700k paired with an asus maximus hero viii, and looking to stick with the asus brand due to the design of the bios settings, and the unique sound card that comes with most of their boards(sonic suite). I am just wondering if the asus z690-f($350) would be a good pick, or if anyone can recommend some other brand boards including sound cards with some type of application similar to Asus’s sonic suite. Also to mention, I would go with the newer z790 boards that will be releasing with the CPU’s but I figure the prices will be kind of high, and I plan on pairing whatever board I get with either the i7-13700k, or i9-13900k(and ddr5 ram!!!). I’d appreciate any help!
Any thoughts on these two motherboards? Trying to decide if the $70 extra for the E is worth it. Looks like the E has a couple extra power stages (rated at 90A vs 70A on the F), but that's about all I can see difference wise according to https://www.asus.com/microsite/motherboard/Intel-Alder-Lake-Z690-H670-B660/websites/download/ASUS_Z690_Full_Specs.pdf other than the additional PCIe 4.0 x16 slot, which I won't need. All I plan to run is just my 3070ti, and don't have an interest in SLI or using the hyper M.2.
Planning to run the P240 AIO, and may try and overclock a little bit, but nothing too excessive.
Or any reason to step up to maybe the ROG Maximus Hero?
I have the ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-F motherboard.
I recently updated the BIOS 0811 to BIOS 3701.
Now I am in the process of formatting and installing the drivers.
Though I’m not sure which Intel ME to install as there is:
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Intel ME
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Intel ME Consumer
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Intel ME Interface
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Intel ME Update Tool
Are these all different to one another? Do I need to install all 4 of them?
Since I done the BIOS update do I still need to install them or what versions do I need to install? So confusing!