Intel Z690 Motherboard Round-Up (for 12900K, 12700K, & 12600K Alder Lake CPUs)

We’re looking at the best motherboards for Intel Alder Lake CPUs (12th Gen), focusing on the best Z690 motherboards for the 12900K, 12700K, and 12600K (OC boards, budget, & more). Sponsor: be quiet!’s Silent Base 802 This video looks at a swathe of Intel’s current Z690 motherboards and uses internal testing, data, and available online information to try and determine the best motherboards at different price classes. There are a *LOT* of Z690 motherboards, so we haven’t looked at every single one of them; if a particular board isn’t on our list, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s “bad“ -- just that we haven’t looked at it yet or don’t have it in-hand to make a determination to its quality. The video covers best motherboards for Intel overclocking, cheapest 10GbE motherboard, micro-ATX boards, mini-ITX, best value motherboards for the money, and more. At time of publishing, only the Intel i9-12900K, i7-12700K, and i5-12600K are officially out, so we’re evaluating these from the perspective