ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero AMD X870E AM5 ATX Motherboard, Advanced AI PC Support, 18+2+2 Power Stage, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, 5X M.2, Wi-Fi 7, USB4, AI Overclock, Core Flex, PCIe Slot Q-Release Slim

The ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero is a top-tier motherboard designed for enthusiasts aiming to maximize the potential of AMD’s Ryzen 7000 series processors. After several weeks of hands-on experience, here’s an in-depth look at its performance and features. Design and Build Quality The motherboard boasts a sleek black and silver aesthetic, complemented by customizable RGB lighting through ASUS’s Aura Sync software. The robust construction includes substantial heatsinks over the VRMs, ensuring efficient thermal management during intensive tasks. The layout is well-organized, facilitating straightforward installation and cable management. Performance and Features • Power Delivery: Equipped with an 18+2 phase power design rated at 110A per stage, the X670E Hero provides stable power, accommodating overclocking endeavors with ease.  • Memory Support: The board s up to 128GB of DDR5 RAM, with speeds reaching DDR5-6400 MHz (OC). However, some users have reported compatibility issues with certain EXPO-certified memory kits, necessitating careful selection and potential BIOS updates.  • Expansion and Storage: Featuring two PCIe 5.0 x16 slots and five M.2 slots (two PCIe 5.0 and three PCIe 4.0), the motherboard offers extensive options for high-speed storage and future-proofing for upcoming hardware.  • Connectivity: The rear I/O panel includes 12 USB ports, comprising USB 4.0 and USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, alongside Intel 2.5G Ethernet and Wi-Fi 6E, ensuring versatile and high-speed networking capabilities.  Pros: • Robust Build and Aesthetics: High-quality materials and a visually appealing design make it a centerpiece in any build. • Comprehensive Feature Set: From advanced power delivery to ample expansion slots, it caters to high-performance needs. • User-Friendly BIOS: The intuitive BIOS interface simplifies overclocking and system tuning.

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Good board, though it has two major issues. Fragile nvme connectors, and not linux friendly (any flavour). The easy connect system for the nvme is very fragile. A little spring went flying out of one of them. My rog crosshair x670e had a much simpler, reliable system. Asus got too clever and introduced new points of failure. Warning. This board is not linux friendly, unlike its predecessor. The wifi/bluetooth card they ship it with is well over a year old and has no driver in any kernel, and none in development. The manufacturer isn't doing anything and an independent effort has been abandoned. As this is not available in any kernel, it will not work in any linux flavour. This is not likely to change. Asus should use their buying power to force the lazy manufacturer. This is a popular board series for home workstations on Linux, not just gamers. Almost no one uses windows for coding or as a workstation. Have linux, want wifi or bluetooth? Buy usb dongle. Or, if you want to really take stuff apart, under the rear panel output area, remove heatsinks, and you will find a tiny wifi card that is in a socket, not soldered. But you still have to buy the new card. Amazon have some. Thats what i did. Annoying after spending so much on a board. Also, unlike it predessor, there is no manual, just a quick start guide which is for more than one board. A manual has detail that is very relevant to the type of user who will buy this board. For example, now much current a fan or pump header can handle. All this was in the x670e hero manual. If asus are cost cutting on the manual, it stands to reason they are also doing so in board design. I think this will be my last asus board, they are going in the wrong direction.

La placa madre llegó muy bien, sellada, la entrega fue muy rápida, recomiendo mucho al vendedor.

Great board tons of fan headers easy to install functions as it should with no issues has a ai over clock feature in bios for first time over clockers makes it a breeze while keeping cpu temps down and bios is easy to navigate only thing I wish it had at the price point is an actual debug read out and not the basic led read out if you do have the AI over clock feature enabled it will fail to boot some times and you have to go in to the bios and turn it off and back on then save settings and restart and it’s good if this happens don’t freak out just enter the bios and toggle it offf then back on and save and you should be good