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The motherboard follows a standard ATX form factor (30.5 x 24.4cm). The motherboard is located in the ROG high-end range of the Ryzen desktop processor product stack. 

Size	ATX
Chipset	AMD X370
Memory	4 x DDR4 up to 3200 (OC)
Multi-GPU	CrossFireX, 2 x SLI
Expansion	PCIe 3.0 x16 (CPU): 2 (x16/x0, x8/x8) PCIe 2.0 x16 (Chipset): 1 (up to x4) PCIe 2.0 x1 (Chipset): 3
Storage	1 x M.2 (NVMe x4 or SATA 6Gbps) 8 x SATA 6Gbps
Networking	Intel Gigabit Ethernet M.2 slot for Wi-Fi
Audio	SupremeFX S1220
USB	3.1: 1 x front, 1 x Type-C, 1 x Type-A 3.0: 2 x front, 8 x Type-A 2.0: 2 x front, 4 x Type-A
Aura	Chipset + 2 x strip headers

With the X370 board ASUS outs a high-end class product, it has plentiful enough features to keep you busy for a while. Ryzen has 24 of them yet 4 are being used to interface with the chipset. Then depending on the chipset used it adds gen 2.0 PCIe lanes through the chipset. But yes, the Ryzen processor has its own 16 PCIe Gen 3 lanes available for your graphics solution. The HERO has been fitted with AURA LED RGB activity available, all was kept subtle and can be configured on/off/animated and RGB colored. The primary graphics slots have metal shielding.

• CPU support: Ryzen processors
• Chipset: X370 Chipset
• 1x Gigabit: Intel I211-AT
• Storage: 
  • AMD Ryzen Processors : 
    • 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
  • AMD X370 chipset : 
    • 8 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), 
    • Support Raid 0, 1, 10
• Connectivity: 
  • Through processor: 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8)
  • Through chipset: 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (max at x4 mode) *1 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1
• USB 3.0 / 3.1
  • AMD Ryzen™/7th Generation A-series/Athlon™ Processors :
    4 x USB 3.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue)
  • AMD X370 chipset :
    1 x USB 3.1 front panel connector port(s)
  • AMD X370 chipset :
    6 x USB 3.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board)
  • AMD X370 chipset :
    6 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 2 at mid-board)
  • ASMedia USB 3.1 controller :
    2 x USB 3.1 port(s) (2 at back panel, black+red, Type-A + Type-C)

• 8-channel ALC 1220 Realtek chip

Included with the motherboard are the regulars including; manuals, driver CDs, SATA cables and a rear I/O plate. What this motherboard misses however is WIFI, a bit of a miss if you ask me.

The board has 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots which can be arranged in these slot configurations with graphics cards:

• 1-way mode - x16 / x0 / x0 
• 2-way mode - x8 / x8 / x0
• 3-way mode - x8 / x8 / x4

As you can see, these are PCI Express Gen 3.0 configurations, that's plenty for regular graphics card setups up-to 2-way SLI/Crossfire. The motherboard comes with an 8-pin and extra 6-pin power connector. You'll get four DIMM slots that can be used for up-to 64GB of dual-channel memory. Up-to 3200 MHz supported in OC mode. Please do check compatible memory and thus the QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)

• 1 x USB 3.1 (black)Type-C
• 1 x USB 3.1 (red)Type-A
• 8 x USB 3.0 (blue) 
• 4 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to USB BIOS Flashback) 
• 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
• 1 x Clear CMOS button(s)
• 1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button(s)
• 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks