My ASUS X670-e Extreme Died and they now i have credit! what to select?

[zanatos]

Hi, a very disappointed user of ASUS X670-e Extreme here! i had problems with it from day 1! but i couldn't get the retailer to RMA it. Finally it died out and now the retailer has given me a choice to refund me 100% of its purchase price. The issue there is no other ASUS X670-e Extreme and i am out of good options! PS my whole PC is with ASUS peripherals.

Option 1: wait and get a new X870-e from ASUS (hero not extreme). Possibly wait time 40+ days!
-Open to that. negatives long waitgame

Option 2: get a different X670-e from MSI/GIGABYTE and keep 50% of the refund wait time
-Downgrade but i get a free PS5 pro


Option 3: get an old ASUS X670-e from another retailer and keep 100% refund. install it on my own
-Downgrade but remain within ASUS. get a PS5 pro and keep bigger size of the refund

Option 4: get a new X870-e from another retailer who will have it
and keep 100% refund. install it on my own
-Downgrade but remain within ASUS. get a PS5 pro and keep bigger size of the refund

Are there any choices than i can follow?

 

[TheLostSwede]

No point going X870E unless you want USB4/Thunderbolt 3 support.
I would just get any X670E board that tickles your fancy.

 

[ErikG]

ROG CROSSHAIR X670E EXTREME:

Rear USB (Total 12 ports)
2 x USB4® ports with Intel® JHL8540 USB4® controller (2 x USB Type-C®)

I have X670E ProArt, working flawless.

 

[zanatos]

ROG CROSSHAIR X670E EXTREME:

Rear USB (Total 12 ports)
2 x USB4® ports with Intel® JHL8540 USB4® controller (2 x USB Type-C®)

I have X670E ProArt, working flawless.

Like i said it is nowhere to be found and i was very sad using it.

TO moderators. does this work better in the SYSTEM BUILDERS forum?

 

[the54thvoid]

Like i said it is nowhere to be found and i was very sad using it.

TO moderators. does this work better in the SYSTEM BUILDERS forum?

It's fine here. I'm shutting down the other thread you created.

 

[ErikG]

Take refund and get a new X870-e.

 

[TheLostSwede]

ROG CROSSHAIR X670E EXTREME:

Rear USB (Total 12 ports)
2 x USB4® ports with Intel® JHL8540 USB4® controller (2 x USB Type-C®)

I have X670E ProArt, working flawless.

That's not proper USB4, that controller is limited to 32 Gbps vs 40 Gbps for the ASM4242.
It's also a PCIe 3.0 rather than a PCIe 4.0 controller, so you can only use one port at 32 Gbps, whereas the ASM4242 at least allows the second port to operate at 20 Gbps without any bottlenecks.

 

[dgianstefani]

Wait for X870/E, maybe something changes in pc landscape between now and then.

If not, at least you get the latest board revision.

 

[kapone32]

I would get the MSI X670E carbon or the Asus X670E E Strix. If you want USB 4.0 then get an X870 board. Just like your Extreme board both of the PCIe top slots on those 2 boards are connected to the CPU.

 

[zanatos]

the retailer offered me the AORUS X670-e PRO which is the newest of the available MOBOs.
it is also white!
i think I will get this one.
PROS:
+ newest mobo for X670-e
+ good price
+ white color
+ enough USB and M2 ports
+ since it is provided by the retailer he has to install it professionally
+ immediate availability

CONS:
- small size for my rig! ATX i have big case
- Not ASUS so my ligthing rgb won't be same
- will miss out of X870e (but not new features)
-not many lighting effects
- have not tried gigabyte ever (but for this MOBO read good reviews)

As the situation stands i believe the PROs outweight the CONS!

 

[RootinTootinPootin]

ROG X670E Gene

 

[IMABEARLOL]

No point going X870E unless you want USB4/Thunderbolt 3 support.
I would just get any X670E board that tickles your fancy.

I would agree if they currently had a working X670E motherboard, kind of a non-upgrade. However, ASUS X870E motherboard also have new RAM trace layouts that supposedly increase the frequency stability another 200+ MTs. So if your CPU can run it's IMC at 1:1 you will have a better chance of hitting 6200/6400/6600 RAM frequency. I'm not saying that's worth waiting a month for, but it's worth considering more so than additional USB4.

To the OP, I highly recommend the X670E-E Strix. I initially bought the Hero and had immediate regret, returned, and went with the Strix. The Hero only makes sense to me if you are running like 6 M.2 drives, plus it only has an x1 PCI-E slot through the chipset.

 

[RootinTootinPootin]

To the OP, I highly recommend the X670E-E Strix. I initially bought the Hero and had immediate regret, returned, and went with the Strix. The Hero only makes sense to me if you are running like 6 M.2 drives, plus it only has an x1 PCI-E slot through the chipset.

Typical Asus, milking customers outright. While I do love their boards from a technical standpoint, but the awful price gouge is just absurd.