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ASUS AM4 Prime X370 and Crosshair VI Hero Motherboards slides
It seems that a sales slide presentation of ASUS AM4 (Ryzen) motherboards has surfaced, and theres a lot of detail in there. ASUS seems to focus and prioritize two models, the Crosshair VI Hero and Prime X370.
The slides originate from an AMD "Meet the Experts" meeting held this morning and will bring a bit of insight into Ryzen motherboards.
This first model is a real gaming motherboard alright, suitable for overclocking and teaking as well with an advanced VRM for the CPU. It includes support for M.2-NVMe SSDs, USB 3.1 and 802.11ac Wi-Fi as well as ESS Sabre DAC and amplifier. The Prime X370 RGB has a M.2 NVMe support and USB 3.1 ports, buthere it uses a Realtek 1220 audio chip and lacks WiFi.
Both products all will see LED galore. And these are just two out of many boards released. ASUS will be fabbing X370, B350 and A320 motherboards.
Check the slides for all info, it is a good browse.
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#5387611 Posted on: 02/02/2017 12:11 AM
@nz3777
fact is (last time i researched it), that asus/msi etc are going for "more" on phase/vrm stuff instead of better quality like asrock is.
looking at getting a 5820 or zen, so comparing the boards from asus/ msi and asrock, the asrock has same (or more) phases but also better components that make up the power/vrm design.
i love asus and been using boards/gpus since 2002, but lately i prefer the asrock lineup.
@nz3777
fact is (last time i researched it), that asus/msi etc are going for "more" on phase/vrm stuff instead of better quality like asrock is.
looking at getting a 5820 or zen, so comparing the boards from asus/ msi and asrock, the asrock has same (or more) phases but also better components that make up the power/vrm design.
i love asus and been using boards/gpus since 2002, but lately i prefer the asrock lineup.
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#5387613 Posted on: 02/02/2017 12:11 AM
Well i have been AMD since the Phenom II days and i have to say regardless of what people think of the motherboards or how they perform, I'm glad companies are cosmetically making the boards for AMD look much much better. It use to be you had to get a Crossfire board if you wanted something nice looking in your case or the latest 990FX TUF board while Intel boards look so nice cosmetically especially the mini itx and mATX boards. It looks like ASUS and a lot of companies are giving a lot of attention to AMD and shelling out some money now to make decent boards at least cosmetically, this is a good thing....baby steps.
Well i have been AMD since the Phenom II days and i have to say regardless of what people think of the motherboards or how they perform, I'm glad companies are cosmetically making the boards for AMD look much much better. It use to be you had to get a Crossfire board if you wanted something nice looking in your case or the latest 990FX TUF board while Intel boards look so nice cosmetically especially the mini itx and mATX boards. It looks like ASUS and a lot of companies are giving a lot of attention to AMD and shelling out some money now to make decent boards at least cosmetically, this is a good thing....baby steps.
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#5387670 Posted on: 02/02/2017 03:36 AM
is that a 12 & a 10 phase VRM im looking at? damn heatsinks in the way. they dont even mention anything about the power phases but they list ever freakin component in the onboard audio...haha
is that a 12 & a 10 phase VRM im looking at? damn heatsinks in the way. they dont even mention anything about the power phases but they list ever freakin component in the onboard audio...haha
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#5387697 Posted on: 02/02/2017 05:00 AM
Sounds like you're killing boards by your own hands(Or other faulty hardware or mishandling).
4 boards don't die by themselves.
Sounds like something wrong with the case/handling, I've never seen anything like it either.
is that a 12 & a 10 phase VRM im looking at? damn heatsinks in the way. they dont even mention anything about the power phases but they list ever freakin component in the onboard audio...haha
Because then we could see through the fog of irrelevancy. It would be nice to have more consistent reviews focused on things like the vrm.
Sounds like you're killing boards by your own hands(Or other faulty hardware or mishandling).
4 boards don't die by themselves.
Sounds like something wrong with the case/handling, I've never seen anything like it either.
is that a 12 & a 10 phase VRM im looking at? damn heatsinks in the way. they dont even mention anything about the power phases but they list ever freakin component in the onboard audio...haha
Because then we could see through the fog of irrelevancy. It would be nice to have more consistent reviews focused on things like the vrm.
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Looking good, just waiting on prices.