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I tired to wait cheap B660 good boards, bought Z-690A Pro from MSI Wi-Fi for 199 - was special deal.

You do not plan to overclock, right?

The problem is that you already took K processor, maybe considering fact that you took it cheaper - no big loss in form of overclocking in case you go with B660 road. It would be interesting to see / prospect that Intel will do with 13-gen CPU. They could make it only with Z690 compatible...

To be honest - even I am on i7-4770 do not feel any slowdown in Windows. Using SSD of course.

MSI Z690-A Pro, strong entry level Z690 would be also good combination with your CPU. Should cost +10 USD approx.

Return of MB is not an option?

Why not well reviewed B660 Mortar?

As I understood, based on PSU wattage, you plan PC with consideration that you can buy good GPU in future, right?

I would be surprised if Intel reacted different

I like TUV, Mortar and Tomahawk because they do not have Intel® I225-V problematic adapter. Z690A equipped with Intel NIC.

What do you think about MSI Pro Z690-A? It is priced similar. Maybe with perspective on 13-rd gen and PCI-E 5.0 it would be better in long term?

Not big loss to be honest. There are no GPUs in Market, which require such bandwidth.

Ok. Nice then! Interesting to see how it will be supported for it's lifecycle. 13-gen CPU support and so on,

Germany? Worst case 200 CPU 12400F + 200 MB for B660.

I would recommend you to return low-end Z690 board from Gigabyte and buy strong B660 - like MSI B660 Mortar. The price of Gigabyte Z690 is clear indication that this is very cut down thing, so very unpredictable product. This is just my humble opinion.