Board Layout

The ASRock X570 Taichi Razer Edition in many ways holds more similarity to the Phantom Gaming line than the traditional cog and gear themed Taichi boards. Considering the ASRock X570 Taichi Razer Edition focuses on RGB LEDs, this is not a bad choice as the ASRock Phantom Gaming lineup already includes one of the best RGB implementations in the industry.


While the PCB is a matte black, not much of it is visible. A large monolithic heatsink covers the entire bottom half of the board, with a white "Razer Chroma RGB" just above the chipset fan. The Rear I/O cover also features a dark finish with "Razer Edition" in white. Overall, the aesthetic is very neutral, providing a good platform for the RGB to do the talking.


The CPU socket is open enough to accommodate most coolers, and the VRM heatsink looks quite capable.


There are three M.2 slots on the ASRock X570 Taichi Razer Edition; one of these is above the first PCIe x16 slot, and another has been put between the second and third PCIe x16 slots. All three slots feature a full-coverage heatsink.


The ASRock X570 Taichi Razer Edition offers three PCI Express 4.0 x16 slots, all encased in steel armor, as well as a single PCI Express 4.0 x1 slot. The board has a total of eight SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and all are angled 90 degrees from the board.


The ASRock X570 Taichi Razer Edition has a good rear I/O offering that includes Clear CMOS and BIOS flashback buttons, as well as an optical S/PDIF Out port. Combined with the WiFi 6, the ASRock X570 Taichi Razer Edition has a well-rounded compliment.

• 2x Antenna ports
• HDMI port
• Clear CMOS button
• BIOS flashback button
• PS/2 keyboard and mouse combo connector
• 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports
• 2x USB 2.0
• USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A ports
• USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
• RJ-45 LAN port
• Optical SPDIF Out port
• 5x 3.5 mm audio jacks

Networking on the ASRock X570 Taichi Razer Edition is handled by a Killer E3100G for 2.5 Gb/s LAN. WiFi 6 is provided by a Killer 802.11ax module.