Asus has unveiled its preliminary X870E and X870 motherboard lineup at Gamescom 2024. Asus’s common mannequin tiers are represented, with the ROG, Strix, TUF, ProArt and Prime households all that includes X870/E fashions. All are appropriate with Ryzen 9000-series CPUs out of the field, and all assist up-to-date function units, together with USB4 and WiFi 7.
As you’d anticipate nowadays, Asus has integrated a number of auto-optimizing ‘AI’ options together with AI Networking II, AI Overclocking and AI Cooling II. They embrace CPU and DRAM overclocking enhancements with extra granular controls together with notably strong VRM designs. Numerous fashions additionally assist a number of PCIe 5.0 SSDs.
The flagship choice is the ROG Crosshair X870E Hero. It appears like a ROG board for certain, with lengthy listing of options. It comes with a really sturdy 18+2+2 part VRM with 110A phases, which even a closely overclocked Ryzen 9 9950X will not problem. Add to that assist for DDR5-8200+, as much as three Gen 5 SSDs, twin USB4, USB 20Gbps with 60W PD, WiFi 7, twin LAN and the everyday ROG overclocking options and prospers, and that is certain to be a strong providing.
Asus hasn’t revealed a worth as of but, however anticipate this one and Asus’ different choices to value greater than their X670 counterparts.
Subsequent up are 4 ROG Strix choices together with the ROG Strix Z870-I Gaming WiFi. Asus’ X670E-I model is our choose for finest Mini-ITX motherboard, so except Asus actually dropped the ball, the X870-I is certain to be a contender for the throne.
The ROG Strix X870-F Gaming and X870-A Gaming are certain to be common choices. They embrace a lot of the goodies of the costlier Hero.
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A little bit additional down the vary comes the Asus TUF Gaming X870-Plus WiFi. This one incorporates a distinctive blocky-looking aesthetic that I personally discover fairly interesting. It nonetheless consists of WiFi 7, USB4 and twin Gen 5 SSD assist.
The TUF model has developed from its unique army theme with a give attention to reliability into extra of a funds gaming model. If the Z870-Plus WiFi is priced proper, It could possibly be a very aggressive mid vary providing.
The ProArt X870E Creator WiFi is aimed toward creators. It comes with a 3 month Adobe Artistic Cloud subscription which is an honest worth add. It is full of USB ports and it consists of 10G LAN alongside 2.5G LAN and WiFi 7.
I like its black and gold design, although I might anticipate this one to value a reasonably penny certainly. Nonetheless, it’s going to be thought of low-cost when in comparison with workstation class choices.
Lastly there’s Asus’ mainstream Prime household. Each the Prime X870-P WiFi and Prime X870-P seem largely similar, although the latter’s identify clearly means it lacks WiFi 7, and certainly it does not embrace WiFi in any respect, which is a bit odd nowadays.
Each boards nonetheless have respectable function lists, with Gen 5 SSD assist and USB4. Curiously, the X870-P WiFi consists of 4 PCIe growth slots. Until my eyes fail me, it is the one Asus X870 board to function that many.
These are simply the primary of many X870E and X870 boards to launch. They’re going to be higher suited to the excessive finish fashions such because the Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X. There’s nothing stopping you from shopping for such a board to make use of with a Ryzen 5 9600X or Ryzen 7 9700X, however they’re going to be extra logically paired with upcoming B850 motherboards.
We haven’t any phrase on pricing, however Asus not recognized for its aggressive pricing. With {the electrical} complexities inherent to boards with PCIe 5.0 GPU and SSD assist, quicker RAM assist and stronger VRM options, I am anticipating X870 boards from all producers to be costly.
