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ASRock X670E PRO RS Motherboard $299 + Delivery ($0 with Account/C&C/ in-Store) + Surcharge @ Centre Com

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ASRock X670E PRO RS Motherboard $299 + Delivery ($0 with Account/C&C/ in-Store) + Surcharge @ Centre Com
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Meteor Anarcom on 05/10/2024 - 23:43 centrecom.com.au (2755 clicks)

Pros:
5 M.2 slots(1 for PCIe 5.0x4, 3 for PCIe 4.0x4, 1 for PCIe 3.0x2) without conflict with graphic card slot
PCIe 5.0 support for x16 PCIe slot which could be a preparation for the incoming 50 series
Graphic card holder accessory included
14+2+1 60A DrMOS will be able to run all AM5 processors
8 layer 2oz copper PCB

Cons:
ALC897 on-board audio
Only 2 PCIe 4.0x1 expansion slots other than x16 slot, but resulting in more M.2 slots
Dual chip chipset (X670(E)), should blame AMD and ASMedia

Only 3 out of 5 M.2 slots have heatsink. 8+4 pin CPU power, mediocre. For Australian market usually price similar positioning B650 around $300, this can absolutely be a bargain. 800 series motherboards aren't improved much and are extremely over-priced, so X670 is still a worth buying option.

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  • tonyjzx on 05/10/2024 - 23:56
    +7

    you will probably see some good deals on 670/670e given 870/870e just got released

    but as usual you kind of have to ask yourself whether its worth the money over a plain 650

    still, looks like a decent board for a 7800x3d

    • Meteor Anarcom on 05/10/2024 - 23:59
      +7

      I would recommend MSI B650M Gaming PLUS WiFi at $199 if these many M.2 slots aren't needed

      • Meteor Anarcom on 06/10/2024 - 00:13

        and the VRM

      • Al Mawsil on 06/10/2024 - 18:57

        is the msi pro B650m-a wifi not better than that board?

    • pedeyet762 on 06/10/2024 - 00:03
      +1

      $224 for Asus tuf gaming b650-e rn on amazon https://amzn.asia/d/1RQAbX6

      • Meteor Anarcom on 06/10/2024 - 16:12
        +1

        You did great ads, already sold out

    • wisc on 06/10/2024 - 10:10

      USB 4.0 though…. Maybe?

    • FujinShu on 06/10/2024 - 16:24
      +1

      Still waiting on the x670e carbon wifi deals, seems like the perfect motherboard for me.
      Dual PCIe 5.0 x8 slots will be amazing for dual GPU AI boxes or cloud gaming servers; power regulation will be absolutely overbuilt for the future; and it’s easy to flash new or old BIOS versions

      • Witchdoctr on 06/10/2024 - 20:41

        I just built a X670e carbon dual 4090 build and it raised a few issues I wasn't expecting. Mostly to do with the pure size of modern gpus.

        We ended up needing to vertically mount one of them and leave the second in the bottom bracket, this of course limits the pci-e slot not that there is much of a noticeable difference.

        https://imgur.com/a/2gQS9fd <- gpu's mounted

        Anyway figured i should give you the heads up if you wanted to go that way!

  • tonyjzx on 06/10/2024 - 01:19
    +3

    Cons:
    ALC897 on-board audio

    OP says this is a con and it is but i noticed a lot of higher end 670 870 boards are not doing the 7.1 type setups any more (you dont get the three color light blue light green pink/orange jacks)

    I think they are saying that at the high end, people are just using external usb sound cards

    i havent used any motherboard audio for literally decades

    • Nom on 06/10/2024 - 09:08
      +4

      To be fair, if you want to carry multi channel audio in 2024 you're almost certainly using HDMI to do it.

      The only thing you can connect to the old-school 3 coloured analogue jacks are old-school PC speaker sets.

      • Grazz989 on 06/10/2024 - 14:33

        There are low impedance headphones that would also work just fine.

        • Nom on 06/10/2024 - 14:46

          Yeah there is a single normal analogue headphone output 👌

  • kehuehue on 06/10/2024 - 04:03
    -2

    Wonder if this board is affected by this:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/1fqxldj/amds_highend_x…

    • shellshocked on 06/10/2024 - 05:38
      +5

      This is a typical a Wccftech beat up article for clicks. Find a forums post and try and make it a bigger deal than it is. For a chipset that has been out since 2022, you would think that if it was an issue there would be more than one article about it over 2 years.

    • Meteor Anarcom on 06/10/2024 - 13:51
      +1

      That's a Crucial problem

    • netsurfer on 06/10/2024 - 19:41

      TechPowerUp article on this suggests the issue might be in the UEFI BIOS code. If so, this will most likely be resolved via a BIOS update. Apparently MSI already released an firmware update for this issue. However, don't take that as go for an MSI board because there is a user having issues with an MSI board.

  • RhythmicJAY28 on 06/10/2024 - 09:38

    I have this board. The only downside is the occasional memory training times on boot. Otherwise it's great and doesn't have stability issues like every asus board I have owned

    • Meteor Anarcom on 06/10/2024 - 12:04
      +2

      Just enable Power Down Enable and Memory Context Restore. It will still take some time after every time you turn off the power supply though.

      • kehuehue on 06/10/2024 - 20:32

        I have the B650E Riptide and everything there is any minor BIOS setting change (such as Cache Freq) then memory retraining happens. Isnt super long tho, but could get annoying if I change BIOS settings with every restart.

        • Meteor Anarcom on 06/10/2024 - 20:38

          That's normal. Why do you need to change your BIOS so frequently? Still better than average MSI would take more than 2 minutes.

          • kehuehue on 06/10/2024 - 23:57

            @Meteor Anarcom: I meant a change in the BIOS settling, like testing out CPU parameters (which prioritize frequency over cache etc for dual CCD X3D cpus)

  • scrimshaw on 06/10/2024 - 09:56

    Guess it's an impulse purchase for me even though I have no plans to build a system until at least Ryzen 9-9900X3D comes out..

    • wisc on 06/10/2024 - 10:08

      Talk of the 9000x3ds coming out at the end of the month due to poor 9000x chip sales. Hope it is coming out early…

      Looking forward to the 9800x3d.

  • bazingaa on 06/10/2024 - 10:51
    +2

    you can add more m.2 with pcie adapters in any motherboard. I have 6 with 4 builtin + 2 addon.

    • RedHab on 06/10/2024 - 14:49
      +1

      Bear in mind even though the CPU has PCIe version 5, the link to the chipset is still PCIe version 4x4, same as the X570. This is a pity.

      BTW: Nice writeup, OP!

  • axlfan on 06/10/2024 - 12:30

    So to get this I need to upgrade from my X470 and AM4 (Ryzen 3700x). What proc would you all recommend with this board? Hoping to stay at 65W TDP.

    Also will this support USB 4.0?

    • netsurfer on 06/10/2024 - 12:58

      This board doesn't support USB4 due to not having a PCIe gen 4 x4 expansion slot (so you cannot use a USB4 add-on card later on).

      CPU, for AM5 upgrade, you are looking at Ryzen 7 7700 or better. Ryzen 7 9700X is 65TDP rated, but apparently AMD plans to permit 105W TDP mode (warranty will be honoured) to boost its performance a bit more.

    • Meteor Anarcom on 06/10/2024 - 13:59
      +1

      For 65W TDP, if you don't need many expansion ability, look for those cheaper mATX boards. Still recommend MSI B650M Gaming PLUS WiFi at $199 or non-PLUS one with $30 cheaper. Avoid the same name board by Gigabyte. If you need USB4, hold for a price drop of X870. X870 has certainly better design and forced USB4 support but less expansion ability.

  • netsurfer on 06/10/2024 - 12:50
    -2

    Only 2 PCIe 4.0x1 expansion slots other than x16 slot, but resulting in more M.2 slots

    Cost of PCIe gen 5 slots is higher and implementing bifurcation on PCIe gen 5 on this board would impede into the high end boards' market.
    Be aware that the 3 PCIe gen 4 x4 m.2 slots are not all the same, one of them is wired to the PC (which is better / preferred).

    • Meteor Anarcom on 06/10/2024 - 13:44

      The point was x1, not 4.0 though. Many PCIe devices require x4 or x16 size, and most of other X670 mobos provide one or two more x4 or x16 slots despite usually running at 4.0x4 or lower, but the size matters.

      • netsurfer on 06/10/2024 - 16:22
        -2

        In order to achieve X670E, it needs to provide at least 1 m.2 PCIe gen 5 x4, and 1 PCIe gen 5 x16 slot. Given the cost, ASRock would do the bare minimum. Though technically, ASRock could either wire the gen 4 x4 CPU lanes or wire a PCIe gen 4 x4 slot from the chipsets to a standard x16 slot with pins wired to x4, it has elected to go for m.2 slots. ASRock left a lot of unused PCIe lanes for this board (understandable / keeping the cost down).

        Another reason for doing that is ASRock can avoid including the Thunderbolt 4 header on the board. On more cost effective boards, it is all about deciding on the compromise most customers are willing to accept.

        On a lot of AM5 and AM4 boards which have a x4 slot, the x16 slot supports PCI bifurcation (both x8 x4 x4 and x4 x4 x4 x4 mode). I don't rule out this board does support PCIe bifurcation on that x16 slot, but without a x4 slot, there is less incentive for the board maker to do so.

  • kungfuman on 06/10/2024 - 13:58

    FYI u can’t put a thunderbolt 4 pcie card in this one it lacks the connector

  • Meteor Anarcom on 06/10/2024 - 14:07

    This board has front USB 3.2 Gen2x2 (20Gbps) and rear USB 3.2 Gen2 (10Gbps) which are enough for most people, but not possible to expand USB4 or Thunderbolt4. I think for those people who really need USB or Thunderbolt 4 will not look for mobo around this price range. They could probably afford something like ASUS ProArt.

  • jmeister on 06/10/2024 - 15:46

    bought asrock mobo once, never again.

    cant compare with gigabyte / asus on troubleshooting, bios flash and backup etc

    • Meteor Anarcom on 06/10/2024 - 16:01
      +2

      I had 2 Gigabyte B650. BIOS update was shit. They uploaded faulty BIOS (ver. F31e) and deleted after I contacted e-support.

      They have disabled CPU overclocking in B650 chipset which should be supported (B650M Gaming WiFi) and some problems with eCLK and DRAM voltage settings (B650E Aorus Master).

      Despite Gigabyte was using the best materials on AM5 mobo compared within similar positioning products of ASUS and MSI, they are updating the versions of mobo like rev 1.1 1.2 even 1.3 to use worse and worse components after good comments received when initial versions were on sale.

      Already sold both. Currently using ASUS TUF X670E PLUS WiFi.

      • netsurfer on 06/10/2024 - 16:29
        -1

        ASRock's BIOS upgrades can be a bit of lotteries as well from my experience. Updates can be inconsistent and if you want the latest BIOS, you might need to check forums. The official site may only list some of the BIOSes. So, if you care about which particular AGESA version you want to use, it may not be fun.

        Agree on Gigabyte releasing multiple revisions and often downgrade components in newer revisions.

    • kehuehue on 06/10/2024 - 20:33

      I got my first Asrock (the manual is definitely less detailed). Other than that it's fine

  • Buttocks on 06/10/2024 - 19:00

    As I did not want to high jack this thread I posted in forum 'New gaming PC thoughts' for mobo selection.
    Cheers

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