The GIGABYTE X399 Designare EX is a motherboard designed to be both feature-packed and reliable. Its list of features is very long and, despite the massive size of the processor’s socket and the eight DDR4 RAM slots, the dimensions of the GIGABYTE X399 Designare EX are exactly those of a typical ATX motherboard, allowing it to be installed inside any typical ATX-compliant case.
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There are plenty of premium X470 boards out there if you need some of the additional testing and overclocking tools or features such as Wi-Fi, but if you just want to get up and running quickly for as little cash as possible, then some of the cheaper X470 boards such as the MSI X470 Gaming Plus are definitely worth a look.
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What both have in common is the typical Taichi look, but apart from that they also share some other similarities. This includes, for example, the integrated WLAN controller, which makes it the only AM4 mainboard in our test with this technology. ASRock also installs the same audio controller in both boards.
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Focusing on the ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, In addition to the new features brought to the X470 chipset, the Taichi Ultimate offers additional SATA ports, 10 gigabit Ethernet, and superior control in overclocking using the Hyper BCLK Engine II, just to name a few. ASRock’s Taichi line of motherboards have traditionally been top performers. Can the ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate and X470 chipset match up?
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In this review, we look at a new motherboard from ASRock, this time with the X470 Taichi. A motherboard that positions itself in the high-end range of X470, nicely built motherboard really and good looking is what it screams. I specifically say high-end, as ASRock designed something nice here, but priced it accordingly as well in a €229,- (similar in USD) you get the benefits from the X470, and overall a very nicely built motherboard really.
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The motherboard also offers up very neutral aesthetics, which is great since most people want that. The Taichi brand has a very well known reputation in the enthusiast community, and there is also a normal X470 Taichi, so let’s see what the X470 Taichi Ultimate has to offer.
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The chipset in the AORUS AX370-Gaming K5 has native support for up to two more PCIe 2.0 slots (up to 8 total), four more USB 3.0 ports (up to six total), and two more 6Gbps SATA ports (up to six total).
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Although an ITX motherboard is significantly smaller than its ATX cousins – a mere 17cm square rather than 30×24 – the Strix still squeezes on almost everything we could hope to find. Dual M.2 ports, AC WiFi, SupremeFX audio, AURA SYNC and USB 3.1 ports are all available.
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We begin our foray into the AMD Threadripper platform with a rather small board product, something one might not expect to be available for AMD’s Threadripper platform. ASRock’s X399M Taichi takes everything the platform natively offers and fits all that into the mATX platform, so you can get all those cores in a box working on your desk without giving up a good portion of your desk space.
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I’m going to check out what Asus has done with their X470 models, test the performance to see how it compares to the two other X470 boards I’ve tested, check out the cooling situation, and then run down and see if it’s a good buy for someone looking to build a Ryzen 2000 Series build.
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