Board Layout

When I saw my first Taichi board, the aesthetic had me pleased. This board looks like no other. Since this is a high-grade motherboard, there are lots of surface-mounted components, and you'll also find some on the back of the board. Do take care when mounting the ASRock Taichi board into your case.


We find a wide-open area around the Taichi's socket. The four DIMM slots next to the socket are ready to push 3200 MHz+. I had no issues running high-speed memory once I used the right sticks.


Expansion possibilities on the ASRock X370 Taichi are fairly good. The topmost PCIe x1 slot is ready for your add-on soundcard if that's what you're after. The rear I/O has plenty of USB ports, PS/2 audio, and a Clear CMOS button, including LAN and USB 3.1 Type-C.


ASRock has added a couple additional SATA ports to the X370 Taichi, bringing the total number of ports here to ten.


There are two M.2 ports available on the ASRock X370 Taichi. The upper slot is a full-speed 32 Gb/s port, but the lower slot is 20 Gb/s (and is, as such, perfectly fine for standard SATA M.2 devices).


The board's bottom edge is rather boring, but it is worth noting the POST display here.


Enthusiasts have asked for Intel LAN controllers and ASRock has answered. You'll find both LAN and Wi-Fi connectivity are powered by Intel controllers.