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BIOSTAR Z790 VALKYRIE LGA1700 Motherboard Review

Motherboards/Intel LGA1700 by stefan @ 2022-12-25

While the Z790 VALKYRIE motherboard from BIOSTAR gets sometimes lower scores in benchmarks versus the EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED which has a more mature UEFI, it compensates by having better expansion options (3 full-sized PCIe slots, no less than five M.2 for storage, individually detachable heatsinks, but also quite a bit of headers). It incorporates a 20-phase design, shielded slots, a lot of headers for fans and USB ports but also a debug LED display for signaling errors.

BIOSTAR AURORA Utility

BIOSTAR relies again on their Aurora Utility for modifying system settings within Windows OS. Starting with the System Information tab, we will learn about the installed components such as the CPU and memory:

Smart Ear section does allow the user to adjust the audio volume levels but also the gain level:

GT Touch menu does make available three different power profiles:

We will be able to adjust the RGB lighting via the dedicated Vivid LED DJ function:

We can modify the fan curves for the available headers by using A.I. FAN function:

System monitoring can be accessed from the H/W Monitor area:

Certain tweaking options can be modified via the OC/OV section:

We will be able to check out the software version via the About tab:

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