AMD will soon introduce the next CPU generation with the Ryzen 7000, and Asus is now showing additional boards with the X670E chipset as a board partner. The main focus of all three motherboards is support for PCI Express 5.0 and DDR5 RAM, but what else does the trio offer? We give you an overview.
Meanwhile, AMD itself has confirmed that the Ryzen 7000 processor Presented next week Willpower. However, the press conference will be held at a rather inconvenient time and will start at 7 PM Eastern Time – ie 1:00 AM on August 30th in Germany. However, the corresponding circuit boards for the new platform form can already be seen, for example from Asus.
that ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme The Taiwanese manufacturer has already shown off, now three more boards are following: Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Hero, ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi and TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WiFi. These are primarily aimed at building upcoming gaming PCs, while the extreme variant should be more suitable for overclocking. But the new trio is united in two features: support for new PCI Express 5.0 standard and DDR5 memory.
ROG Crosshair X670E Hero
The new Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Hero is particularly suitable for high-performance computers and gaming enthusiasts. Board owner 18+2 phase with 110 amps For CPU power supplies with large VRM heatsinks. There are also two PCIe 5.0 x16 slots for next-generation graphics cards (GeForce RTX 4000 says hello) or an included PCIe 5.0 M.2 expansion cardwith which the board can accommodate a third PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD.
On the back it says, among other things 2x USB 4 available, Asus gives the motherboard a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 connection with optional 60W Quick Charge 4+ for the front panel (if it has a 6-pin power connector attached on the side). is above Wi-Fi 6E, an ESS ES9218PQ Quad DAC and Polymo Lighting in Pixel Design. Also PCIe Q-release button And the M.2 Q-latch attachment is on the board.
ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi
Positioned under Hero, the new Asus ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi has been launched. The board also gets the Extreme variant of the X670 chipset 18+2 phase power supply At 110 amps max. However, Asus has placed a heat pipe cooler on the board for the top PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot, which should prevent or postpone potential performance throttling.
In addition, a standing PCIe slot Q-release button and RGB lighting on the I/O cover. You can also see two reinforced and a third, non-reinforced PCIe x16 slot. However, Asus has yet to reveal how these are connected.
TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WiFi
The new Asus TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WiFi gets a slightly different style, only generally “hard”. Black and gray design and orange LED lighting. However, lush VRM coolers for the CPU power supply are also seen here. However, it is not clear which power supply Asus relies on. However, it stands PCIe 5.0 M.2-slot Above the top PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, the board should have a total of four slots for compact storage drives.
It is not yet clear when the new motherboards for AMD Ryzen 7000 will be available for purchase. No price yet, but the first leak points to one juicy growth What are your plans there: Do you want to upgrade to the Ryzen 7000 in the fall?
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