Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
frontpageEragorn | Staff posted Yesterday 10:47 PM
  1. Deal Image
Item 1 of 4
  1. Deal Image
  2. Deal Image
  3. Deal Image
  4. Deal Image
Item 1 of 4
frontpageEragorn | Staff posted Yesterday 10:47 PM

Open-Box Excellent: GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX Intel ATX Motherboard (LGA 1700)

+ Free S&H

$68

$240

71% off
Best Buy
35 Comments
7,259 Views
Get Deal at Best Buy
Good Deal
Save
Share
Deal Details
Best Buy has Open-Box Excellent: GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (Socket LGA 1700) Intel Z790 ATX DDR5 Wi-Fi 6E Motherboard for $67.99. Shipping is free or choose free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for sharing this deal.

Note: Works and looks like new. Includes all parts and accessories. Packaging may vary or be absent.

Specs (via Gigabyte):
  • Platform: Intel Z790, LGA1700
  • CPU support: Intel 12th, 13th, and 14th Gen Core, Pentium Gold, Celeron
  • Memory: 4× DDR5 DIMM, up to 256 GB
  • RAM speed: DDR5 up to 7600 OC
  • Graphics outputs: HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.2
  • Networking: Realtek 2.5GbE LAN
  • Wireless: Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211, Bluetooth 5.3
  • Main GPU slot: 1× PCIe 5.0 x16
  • Extra PCIe slots: 2× PCIe 4.0 x16 slots running at x4
  • Storage: 4× M.2, 6× SATA 6Gb/s
  • RAID: RAID 0/1/5/10 for NVMe and SATA
  • Rear USB: USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2, 2× USB-A Gen 2, 3× USB-A Gen 1, 4× USB 2.0
  • Internal USB: USB-C Gen 2 header, USB 3.2 Gen 1 header, 2× USB 2.0 headers
  • Audio: Realtek HD Audio, up to 7.1-channel, optical S/PDIF
  • Cooling headers: CPU fan, CPU water pump, 3× system fan, 1× system fan/pump
  • RGB headers: 2× ARGB, 2× RGB
  • BIOS: AMI UEFI, Q-Flash, Q-Flash Plus
  • OS support: Windows 11 / Windows 10 64-bit
  • Form factor: ATX, 30.5 × 24.4 cm

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • Limited time deal, while supplies last.
  • About this Product:
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars based on over 140 customer reviews.
  • Additional Notes:
    • Best Buy offers the same Returns and Exchange Promise for Open Box products as our new-in-box products.
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

Original Post

Written by Eragorn | Staff
Community Notes
About the Poster
Deal Details
Community Notes
About the Poster
Best Buy has Open-Box Excellent: GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (Socket LGA 1700) Intel Z790 ATX DDR5 Wi-Fi 6E Motherboard for $67.99. Shipping is free or choose free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for sharing this deal.

Note: Works and looks like new. Includes all parts and accessories. Packaging may vary or be absent.

Specs (via Gigabyte):
  • Platform: Intel Z790, LGA1700
  • CPU support: Intel 12th, 13th, and 14th Gen Core, Pentium Gold, Celeron
  • Memory: 4× DDR5 DIMM, up to 256 GB
  • RAM speed: DDR5 up to 7600 OC
  • Graphics outputs: HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.2
  • Networking: Realtek 2.5GbE LAN
  • Wireless: Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211, Bluetooth 5.3
  • Main GPU slot: 1× PCIe 5.0 x16
  • Extra PCIe slots: 2× PCIe 4.0 x16 slots running at x4
  • Storage: 4× M.2, 6× SATA 6Gb/s
  • RAID: RAID 0/1/5/10 for NVMe and SATA
  • Rear USB: USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2, 2× USB-A Gen 2, 3× USB-A Gen 1, 4× USB 2.0
  • Internal USB: USB-C Gen 2 header, USB 3.2 Gen 1 header, 2× USB 2.0 headers
  • Audio: Realtek HD Audio, up to 7.1-channel, optical S/PDIF
  • Cooling headers: CPU fan, CPU water pump, 3× system fan, 1× system fan/pump
  • RGB headers: 2× ARGB, 2× RGB
  • BIOS: AMI UEFI, Q-Flash, Q-Flash Plus
  • OS support: Windows 11 / Windows 10 64-bit
  • Form factor: ATX, 30.5 × 24.4 cm

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • Limited time deal, while supplies last.
  • About this Product:
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars based on over 140 customer reviews.
  • Additional Notes:
    • Best Buy offers the same Returns and Exchange Promise for Open Box products as our new-in-box products.
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

Original Post

Written by Eragorn | Staff

Community Voting

Deal Score
+36
Good Deal
Get Deal at Best Buy

Price Intelligence

Model: GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (rev. 1.x) - Black

Deal History 

Sale Price
Slickdeal
  • $NaN
  • Today

Current Prices

Sort: Lowest to Highest | Last Updated 6/5/2026, 01:19 PM
Sold By Sale Price
Amazon$199
NewEgg$199.99
Best Buy$211.99

Leave a Comment

Unregistered (You)

Top Comments

matusrules
171 Posts
57 Reputation
You overblow this a lot, but if someone is new I wouldn't recommend it. Gigabyte/msi/asus etc go off serial. So something like this will more than likely have warranty anyway. For troubleshooting, you can run OCCT tests / windows memory diagnostic to rule out a ton of issues. #4 is not always the case for everyone as someone can be building a new pc with this.

35 Comments

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Yesterday 11:19 PM
10,032 Posts
Joined Nov 2013
AdelleyYesterday 11:19 PM
10,032 Posts
Used/open-box mobo has to be the worst idea to buy for building a pc cheapily lol.

1. There's no legit "test" to make sure all the features are in working order. In other words troubleshooting is a pita

2. There are some features you might not use till months later.


3. Claiming warranty from OEM is a shit show.

4. Replacing your mobo is basically like rebuilding a whole pc because you have to disassemble everything in it.

I guess it depends how much you value your time and how much you love trouble shooting. YouTube Greg Salazar. Lol that's the troubleshooting you're going to have to do if anything goes wrong.
3
5
Yesterday 11:46 PM
171 Posts
Joined May 2019
matusrulesYesterday 11:46 PM
171 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank matusrules

Quote from Adelley :
Used/open-box mobo has to be the worst idea to buy for building a pc cheapily lol.

1. There's no legit "test" to make sure all the features are in working order. In other words troubleshooting is a pita

2. There are some features you might not use till months later.


3. Claiming warranty from OEM is a shit show.

4. Replacing your mobo is basically like rebuilding a whole pc because you have to disassemble everything in it.

I guess it depends how much you value your time and how much you love trouble shooting. YouTube Greg Salazar. Lol that's the troubleshooting you're going to have to do if anything goes wrong.
You overblow this a lot, but if someone is new I wouldn't recommend it. Gigabyte/msi/asus etc go off serial. So something like this will more than likely have warranty anyway. For troubleshooting, you can run OCCT tests / windows memory diagnostic to rule out a ton of issues. #4 is not always the case for everyone as someone can be building a new pc with this.
1
Yesterday 11:56 PM
10,032 Posts
Joined Nov 2013
AdelleyYesterday 11:56 PM
10,032 Posts
Quote from matusrules :
. So something like this will more than likely have warranty anyway. For troubleshooting, you can run OCCT tests / windows memory diagnostic to rule out a ton of issues. #4 is not always the case for everyone as someone can be building a new pc with this.
Not doubting if it has warranty or not. Just pointing out the possible headache one would have to deal with. And it's pretty high possibility considering it would take weeks from the date of filing warranty claim

#4 Yep, I meant that as for new builds. Putting it all together and then finding something wrong with it months later. You're gonna have to gut everything out and put everything back in basically.

I don't think I'm overblowing it. Lol I'm speaking from experience.
2
Today 12:04 AM
1,602 Posts
Joined Oct 2006
clsAToday 12:04 AM
1,602 Posts
I purchased the GIGABYTE - Z790 AORUS ELITE X WIFI7 new when it came out and it's been a pretty good board overall. It does have issues with DDR5 though. I have used 2 different Corsair 32gb kits and it just won't run them in XMP you eventually get bluescreen or some app's crash. So I just leave the XMP off and everything runs just fine. At this price I grabbed one as a backup.
Last edited by clsA June 4, 2026 at 05:27 PM.
1
Today 12:57 AM
49 Posts
Joined Jan 2025
RelaxedLaborer3587Today 12:57 AM
49 Posts
Quote from Adelley :
Not doubting if it has warranty or not. Just pointing out the possible headache one would have to deal with. And it's pretty high possibility considering it would take weeks from the date of filing warranty claim #4 Yep, I meant that as for new builds. Putting it all together and then finding something wrong with it months later. You're gonna have to gut everything out and put everything back in basically. I don't think I'm overblowing it. Lol I'm speaking from experience.
ive been watching for part deals and bundles while i plan to build a new pc, so i was considering this until you mentioned the open box possibility. this will definitely be sitting around for a while before i buy everything i need, so probably not worth the risk. thanks for the insight
1
Today 12:58 AM
102 Posts
Joined Nov 2023
NeatField3352Today 12:58 AM
102 Posts
Quote from clsA :
I purchased the GIGABYTE - Z790 AORUS ELITE X WIFI7 new when it came out and it's been a pretty good board overall. It does have issues with DDR5 though. I have used 2 different Corsair 32gb kits and it just won't run them in XMP you eventually get bluescreen or some app's crash. So I just leave the XMP off and everything runs just fine. At this price I grabbed one as a backup.
You may need to very slightly increase the VCCSA/VDD2/VDDQ voltage if you haven't tried that already. Had to do that with a Gigabyte z790 running 2x32gb. Now it runs stable with XMP speeds.
2
Today 02:33 AM
430 Posts
Joined Dec 2005
FishXToday 02:33 AM
430 Posts
Quote from Adelley :
Used/open-box mobo has to be the worst idea to buy for building a pc cheapily lol.

1. There's no legit "test" to make sure all the features are in working order. In other words troubleshooting is a pita

2. There are some features you might not use till months later.


3. Claiming warranty from OEM is a shit show.

4. Replacing your mobo is basically like rebuilding a whole pc because you have to disassemble everything in it.

I guess it depends how much you value your time and how much you love trouble shooting. YouTube Greg Salazar. Lol that's the troubleshooting you're going to have to do if anything goes wrong.
Also replacing the MB will require re-activation of Windows and MS Office.
1

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Today 02:47 AM
685 Posts
Joined Jul 2006
Fuzb0Today 02:47 AM
685 Posts
Quote from FishX :
Also replacing the MB will require re-activation of Windows and MS Office.
Using Microsoft Activation Scripts from powershell takes under a minute.
1
Today 03:29 AM
10,032 Posts
Joined Nov 2013
AdelleyToday 03:29 AM
10,032 Posts
Quote from FishX :
Also replacing the MB will require re-activation of Windows and MS Office.
Na, I'm pretty sure it's tied to your email. At least mine was.
1
Today 04:35 AM
528 Posts
Joined Oct 2022
NeatCable281Today 04:35 AM
528 Posts
Quote from Fuzb0 :
Using Microsoft Activation Scripts from powershell takes under a minute.
Yep, and it's hosted on a platform that is owned by Microsoft. Been there for years. It isn't piracy, Microsoft themselves use it
2
Today 11:44 AM
1,195 Posts
Joined Apr 2013
juniorroseToday 11:44 AM
1,195 Posts
order cancelled ordered again cancelled again so price mistake or oversold
Pro
Today 12:14 PM
383 Posts
Joined Sep 2017
saitejal
Pro
Today 12:14 PM
383 Posts
Board is cheap, but the RAM is gonna cost a lot!
Today 12:46 PM
3,301 Posts
Joined Nov 2011
bigmaceToday 12:46 PM
3,301 Posts
Quote from Adelley :
Used/open-box mobo has to be the worst idea to buy for building a pc cheapily lol. 1. There's no legit "test" to make sure all the features are in working order. In other words troubleshooting is a pita 2. There are some features you might not use till months later. 3. Claiming warranty from OEM is a shit show. 4. Replacing your mobo is basically like rebuilding a whole pc because you have to disassemble everything in it. I guess it depends how much you value your time and how much you love trouble shooting. YouTube Greg Salazar. Lol that's the troubleshooting you're going to have to do if anything goes wrong.
What's dumb take. I've purchased tons of open box motherboards and rarely had an issue.
Today 12:54 PM
54 Posts
Joined Mar 2019
StevenM29Today 12:54 PM
54 Posts
thank you

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Today 12:55 PM
10 Posts
Joined Nov 2021
SeriousFuel3207Today 12:55 PM
10 Posts
I bought one of these open box last year. Solid board so far, no issues.

Leave a Comment

Unregistered (You)

Related Searches

ComputersComputer PartsMotherboardsFree ShippingGIGABYTEBest Buy

Popular Deals

See All
Found by Mark D
Jun 03, 2026 02:26 PM
Forum Thread
ORICO USB C 5 Bay Hard Drive Cloner/Duplicate Hard Drive Docking Station $65.99 after coupon$66$110
40% off
2
Found by LolaBunny21
Today 01:59 PM
Forum Thread
Soothfeel Men's 7" Running Shorts w/ Zipper Pockets (Various) $9.17 + Free Shipping w/ Prime or on $35+$9.17$24
61% off
0
Found by Rokket
Today 10:19 AM
Forum Thread
6-Tool RYOBI ONE+ 18V Cordless Combo Kit w/ 1.5Ah + 4.0Ah Batteries & Charger $199 + Free S&H$199$299
33% off
1
Found by Mi21
Today 12:00 AM
Forum Thread
Amazon S&S: $3.25-$3.78 Nivea 20oz Body Wash after $5 Amazon Credit$3.25
0
Found by Immortalsolitude
Today 02:35 AM
Forum Thread
PNY NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 5070 OC Triple Fan, Graphics Card 12GB GDDR7, SFF-Ready, 2.4-Slot $599$599$629
4% off
1

Trending Deals

See All
Found by hawkblu09
Today 05:17 PM
Forum Thread
100' Advinski Stainless Steel Garden Hose w/ 10-Function Nozzle & Leak-Proof Metal Connectors (Silver) $25.79 + Free Shipping w/ Prime or on $35+$26$50
48% off
4
Found by serra
Today 04:12 PM
Forum Thread
Fiji Airways 12th Birthday Domestic Airfares From $79 FJD ($36 USD) One-Way Tickets - Expires June 6, 2026$36
3
Found by phoinix
Today 03:57 PM
Forum Thread
Woot! App: $31.49 | Anker 24,000mAh 65W Portable Power Bank at Woot!$31$70
55% off
3
Found by phoinix
Today 04:03 PM
Forum Thread
[AC] $10 | LISEN MagSafe Hands Free Travel Phone Holder for iPhone at Amazon$10$25
60% off
0
Found by NeedMoCoffee
Today 02:35 PM
Forum Thread
Sinophant High Waisted Leggings Various Colors, Capri, Full Length and Cross Waist) from $3.74 + Free Shipping w/ Prime or on $35+$3.74$9.99
62% off
0