ASUS Launches AMD X870E and X870 Chipset Motherboards Across its Motherboard Brands

[btarunr]

AMD's next-gen Ryzen 9000 Series CPUs have arrived, setting a new bar for gaming performance. For Gamescom 2024, we're introducing our X870E and X870 motherboard family. These boards unleash the full power of your new AMD CPU with upgraded connectivity, a host of smart features, and an arsenal of performance-boosting refinements.

Your most feature-rich, high-end options for an AMD Ryzen 9000 Series CPU use the X870E chipset. The ROG Crosshair X870E Hero sits at the top of the stack. Premium metallic textures, nickel-plated surfaces, and second-gen Polymo Lighting II make this a true showcase motherboard. But this board doesn't just look the part—it's fully prepped to take your gaming to the next level with the power of advanced AI.



The ROG Crosshair X870E hero debuts our all-new NitroPath DRAM technology, a revolutionary DRAM slot design that gives you more headroom for extreme memory overclocking. A pair of PCIe 5.0 x16 slots stand ready for the fastest graphics cards of today and tomorrow, and they can be run in an x8/x8 configuration to support creators and AI enthusiasts ready to harness two GPUs. Five total M.2 slots, three of which support PCIe 5.0 drives, allow you to establish a fast, massive storage array, while a SlimSAS connector makes it easy to add even more storage. You'll find all our latest refinements for installing M.2 drives, including the new M.2 Q-Latch, M.2 Q-Release, and M.2 Q-Slide.

High-performance networking options, including WiFi 7 support and dual Ethernet ports, allow you to integrate your new PC into your next-gen network. A pair of onboard USB4 ports give you versatile options for connecting displays, storage drives, and more, and you'll find the header you need to hook up a front-panel USB Type-C port with Quick Charge 4+ up to 60 W. For unrivaled gaming immersion, the ROG Crosshair X870E Hero offers a SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound audio solution with integrated amplifiers and op-amps. Click here to take a closer look at everything the ROG Crosshair X870E Hero has to offer.

Four new ROG Strix motherboards are getting in on the action, too. The ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi leads the charge with a robust power solution that's primed for overclocking, premium cooling options, and our latest refinements that ease the PC building process. The ROG Strix X870-F Gaming WiFi and ROG Strix X870-A Gaming WiFi bring next-gen performance to more mainstream audiences, while the Mini-ITX ROG Strix X870-I Gaming WiFi gives builders a powerful small-form-factor option.

On top of these new options from ROG, we've prepared a slate of X870E and X870 motherboards from TUF Gaming, ProArt, and Prime. Click here to learn more about all these boards and everything they have to offer your next custom desktop PC.

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[Battler624]

No mATX

 

[oxrufiioxo]

No mATX

It's asus they are likely to have 20 different sku.... Would be surprised if one of them isn't matx.

 

[Chaitanya]

Another set of castration fetish being satisfied by Shitsus in form of removing PCI-e slots from full sized ATX boards.

No mATX

Those should be under B series of chipsets other than Asrock(for WS/servers) havent seen mATX boards with X chipsets in recent years.
Edit: There was a x670 Gene but it seems to have vanished from retail.

 

[ViperXZ]

Another set of castration fetish being satisfied by Shitsus in form of removing PCI-e slots from full sized ATX boards.

1) why so butthurt? Aside from tax their boards are pretty good
2) you don’t make much sense, PCIE slots are largely irrelevant today and board makers react to the low demand of it

 

[Tigerfox]

As I predicted, the forced addition of USB4 via 4 PCIe-lanes of the CPU, the exclusion of a two-chip-solution without USB4 (formerly X670) and the will to offer as many M.2 as possible leads to boards with absurd lane sharing an very few PCIe-slots, thus low flexibilty. Of course, why should they add a DP-In or USB PD to all these USB4-ports. Gods beware that they actually make them as usefull as possible.

I feel better now about my Prime X670E-Pro WiFi, having two Gen4x4-slots from chipset, unshared, two M.2-slots from CPU unshared (sadly, only one Gen5), 4xSATA and at least a Gen3x4 or x2 M.2-slot that can be used to add another 6xSATA.
I can add 10GbE and TB4 or USB4 if I want to.
I would have prefered two or even three Gen5x16-slots from CPU (x16/x0 or x8/x8 plus one x8 or x4 shared with one or two M.2), two Gen4x4-slots from PCH shared with M.2, one or two x1-slots and 6xSATA (4 shared with Gen3x4 if you must for all those M.2-freaks, but oh well.

With those new boards, you may have fast USB with DP, but most of the time only with IGP video and without USB PD, but you lose one M.2 from CPU, plus most boards only have the Gen5x16.slot (often shared with one M.2) and one Gen4x4 from PCH.

AMD really needs better chipsets for Zen6.

 

[pashka622k]

Where is X870E Gene?

 

[HBSound]

Asus ROG STRIX X870-I GAMING WIFI - https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-x870-i-gaming-wifi/

Price - $$$
Release Date - ???

 

[rv8000]

Asus ROG STRIX X870-I GAMING WIFI - https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-x870-i-gaming-wifi/

Price - $$$
Release Date - ???

Probably similar to the X670 variant ~$500, late September maybe?

Where is X870E Gene?

Hopefully dead in a ditch somewhere. M-atx is a pretty pointless form factor as far as I’m concerned; you either go atx or itx these days. The better question is where’s the apex equivalent?

 

[Cheeseball]

Here's hoping that the ITX X870E isn't using that stupid JHL8540 TB4 controller for the USB4 ports. Hopefully it's at least ASM2464PD or even ASM2464PDX.

 

[pashka622k]

Probably similar to the X670 variant ~$500, late September maybe?



Hopefully dead in a ditch somewhere. M-atx is a pretty pointless form factor as far as I’m concerned; you either go atx or itx these days. The better question is where’s the apex equivalent?

Only apex equivalent I know is b650e aorus tachyon but in EU/US is unobtainable. I hope X870 aorus tachyon would be available.

 

[kapone32]

That Crosshair Supreme board looks like it has a ton of lane sharing. 2 USB 3.0 ports but then another 2 USB C internal ports. It looks like this board also has at least 4 M2 slots. I bet that 2nd PCIe lane runs as low as x2 if the board is fully populated. As I have been saying since I first saw them. It looks like X570 all over again. Remember when all X470 boards supported 8X8 on the PCIe lanes. This is just like X570 in that regard where at the most you got X4 unless you were willing to buy the most expensive boards like the Unify or Crosshair. I suppose when the 9000X3D chips get released we will see boards that are worthy of getting if you are already on AM5 as more expensive X670E is far more flexible than any of these boards.

Here's hoping that the ITX X870E isn't using that stupid JHL8540 TB4 controller for the USB4 ports. Hopefully it's at least ASM2464PD or even ASM2464PDX.

If I am getting ITX it will be As Rock as an APU would be great with that and they are the only vendor that has 120hz support on the HDMI port.

 

[rv8000]

Here's hoping that the ITX X870E isn't using that stupid JHL8540 TB4 controller for the USB4 ports. Hopefully it's at least ASM2464PD or even ASM2464PDX.

Rumor was ASM4242 back in February for the 800 series in general. I won’t be surprised if they stick with ASM even if they change the controller.

 

[Tigerfox]

Here's hoping that the ITX X870E isn't using that stupid JHL8540 TB4 controller for the USB4 ports. Hopefully it's at least ASM2464PD or even ASM2464PDX.

They will all use ASM4242. ASM2464 is the counterpart for devices (=SSD) on the other side.

But unfortunately, on all these boards but the ProArt Creator USB4 implementation is half-assed. They lack a DP-In, so you can only route through video signals from IGP and they lack USB PD so you can't drive a monitor with only one cable.

 

[TumbleGeorge]

Hmm, all other big players on home desktop motherboards market go to support 256GB RAM include with it's older series. Only Asus stuck on 192GB. Why?

 

[Cheeseball]

They will all use ASM4242. ASM2464 is the counterpart for devices (=SSD) on the other side.

But unfortunately, on all these boards but the ProArt Creator USB4 implementation is half-assed. They lack a DP-In, so you can only route through video signals from IGP and they lack USB PD so you can't drive a monitor with only one cable.

Thanks for the correction, it is ASM4242 for the host controller. While DP-in would also be a nice additional feature, I rather prioritize PCI-E 4.0 x4 bandwidth which is why I'd like a proper USB4v1 host controller instead of these older TB4 ones. Unless Intel wants to make a final hurrah and update their certification for TB4, which is highly unlikely.

I had the X670E ProArt for my 7950X3D before. Sent it back as JHL8540 is just not it. Motherboard overall was great though (10G + 2.5G ethernet) and yes it had proper DP-in ports.

 

[Knight47]

Damn, on X870E-F the M2_2 cuts the gpu lanes in half and M2_3 disables the bottom x4 slot. So max 4 m.2 drives can be used, on my current board you can use 6 without cutting lanes from the gpu. At this point the should do 3 chipsets if they want to waste lanes.

 

[Tigerfox]

which is why I'd like a proper USB4v1 host controller instead of these older TB4 ones

Useless unless you have a proper USB4v1 Gen4x4 device controller (=ASM2464PD) on the other side. I think the device side was more of a limiting factor until now than the host side.

Unless Intel wants to make a final hurrah and update their certification for TB4, which is highly unlikely.

Their first TB5-controller, Barlow Ridge, will allegedly be Gen4x4 again, so maybe you will be able to put an even faster USB-controller into current boards. Then, maybe it will need a new kind of TB-header.

Motherboard overall was great though (10G + 2.5G ethernet) and yes it had proper DP-in ports.

I never understood why they keep the regular 2.5GbE (or even just GbE a while back) in addition to 10GbE. What would I use that for? Only use case I see is Linkaggregation with 2x2.5GbE where there is no 10GbE. 10GbE via AQC113 only needs Gen4x1, so it's practically the same as 2.5GbE.
A shame 5GbE is reserved for ROG Hero and ROG Strix X870E-E.

on my current board you can use 6 without cutting lanes from the gpu.

Keep in mind that all SSD connected to the PCH have to use then Gen4x4-connection between CPU and chipset, though. If a M.2-slot is connected to the second Promotory21-chip connected to the forst one, communication with the CPU even has to go through the first chip.

AM5 could offer 6xM.2 Gen5 when using IGP or 4xM.2 when GPU only uses x8. Very few boards offer that possibility, though.

 

[ir_cow]

Where is X870E Gene?

Yep, thats all I want too.

Only apex equivalent I know is b650e aorus tachyon but in EU/US is unobtainable. I hope X870 aorus tachyon would be available.

Limited run. Haven't ever seen it for sale. Seem only given to memory companies and XOC guys.

 

[rv8000]

Only apex equivalent I know is b650e aorus tachyon but in EU/US is unobtainable. I hope X870 aorus tachyon would be available.

If it is, it’s already got one strike against it as it carries the “Ice” moniker in the rumored information (white motherboard only). I more meant an ASUS variant that isnt a castrated matx board, or a forumla, unify, etc…

 

[slyphnier]

i kinda loled at their top-line x870e-hero
that led lighting what they called "polymo lighting ii"
i know its been the ROG-line trend for few years, but do many people wanted/like "ROG" LED animating on their mobo ? well i obviously not

its just feel like they just need to put extra LED on mobo to make it look more premium , or what ? smh

 

[Cheeseball]

Useless unless you have a proper USB4v1 Gen4x4 device controller (=ASM2464PD) on the other side. I think the device side was more of a limiting factor until now than the host side.

I actually have more USB4v1 devices (ASM2464PD) now than TB3/TB4 amazingly. That extra 8 Gbps bandwidth is noticeable.

 

[Dyatlov A]

Why no two memory slot option for better memory overclocking?

 

[LabRat 891]

Still, so very little expansion.
Shame...

 

[chrcoluk]

I feel like AMD needs to switch from 24 CPU + 4 chipset lanes to 20 CPU lanes + 8 chipset lanes. Or just add the chipset lanes so 24+ 8.

Not a fan of PCIe bare bone boards, but will leave my comment as that and say no more, as I know its unpopular.

Will check out the proart board later, as on Intel I know they made proart a bit better balanced on i/o.