thank you for this sweet thorough review man! just ordered this a bit ago and I'm watching reviews in anticipation, look forward to installing it in my rig :)

Loved your review, lots of production value. Bought the x570 tomahawk after your review years ago, and now this one. Maybe add PCIe lanes info about the Chip set? Would like to know where shared bandwidth may hamper storage performance. Keep up the good work.

I don't think I've ever been so excited about a motherboard! All those USBs are great for VR simulation stuff, with all the controllers and so on. And it's nice that everything stays so cool.

Very nice review. Well done. I have this board coming for my gaming rig upgrade. 💯

Thank you for the great and thorough content. You helped me choose this great motherboard and I'm really enjoying it.

Another great review. Thanks for sharing.

Well done Laurent - you've still got it in spades mate with you're presentation power! Great review, good to see how AMD is doing great boards today.

Trying to map out a build. This board has 3 Gen5 m.2 slots. The manual says to use any of those slots. Does that mean they all run to the CPU or do they share lanes? There is a 4th Gen4 m.2, I am assuming that goes to the chipset sharing bandwidth with the sata ports? What about the USB ports in the back? Do any of the USB-C ports have dedicated bandwidth? Finally, I dont know much about Thunderbolt cards. If plugging on into the 3rd PCIe slot, does that count towards sharing the PCIe lanes? (The main GPU slot is Gen5 x18. Occupying the other slots makes it x8/x4/x4)

Your energy is so great and I love how enthusiastic about it all you do, pure joy! Keep up the outstanding work, and fun! We all love it.

Laurent, review after review, love it :-) !

I have been looking at this board for a possible switch from Intel to AMD's 7950x3D. Loved your video and enthusiasm, very entertaining. You have a new subscriber so thank you

Your incredably informative. Love your content 💪

your videos are both, informative and entertaining. great channel

Fantastic review, mate. Thank you!

Very good review. I am about to move to AM5 platform and right now this MB is at the top of my list.

Thank you for this great exceptional and professional review

10:29 What speeds will we get with single GPU if we use the second PCIe 5 slot instead of the first slot (near the CPU), reason for doing is to have a better air flow and thus thermals.

literally the best strix x670e review on youtube !!!

HE DELIVERED. Bless you dude. Ive been waiting for this.

Thanks for this wonderful video.

Wow, thanks for the detailed review! It's great to see such a thorough breakdown of the Asus Rog Strix X670E gaming Wi-Fi motherboard. Your insights into its design, performance, and features are really helpful for anyone considering this board. I'm particularly impressed with the focus on the PCIe 5.0 standard throughout the motherboard. It seems like Asus has gone all-in on this technology, which is exciting for future-proofing and maximizing bandwidth. The robust VRM setup and advanced cooling solutions also sound fantastic, especially for those who love overclocking. The comparison with its Intel counterpart is intriguing. It seems like Asus is pushing the boundaries of what a premium motherboard can offer, and it's exciting to see how they differentiate it from the Crosshair Hero. I'd love to hear more about your personal experiences with this motherboard, especially any specific use cases or applications where you've seen it shine. Thanks again for the informative review!

After going back and forth between Hero and this one, eventually chose this one - thank you to your descriptions about VRM, memory, and about saving money for other components (the latter in the Hero video).

You skipped over the Alteration Mode Switch. What does this do? I have read the menu but what should we set this to for a 7950x3d

You’re definitely the best tech reviewer I’ve seen, good work and thanks for the laughs.

Which motherboard would you recommend for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, where I can use all the Nvme slots in it without comprising the Graphics card, I want to be able to run the GPU at 16 and I want also to use gen 4 Nvme as they are a lot cheaper than 5.

Nice review! My country gets the new stuff late so somehow I see this board on my fave store's custom build menu and find this year old review. 😂😂😂

I hate the blue and purple color. My scheme is all black and white fans. Then a purple and blue pops out. I was thinking of using a dark window tinting film. Do you guys think it might work or will have issues with heat/heat dissipation?

I'm going to build a new amd pc with their new X7950x3d do you think Strix x670e-e is better than Asus ProArt X670E-Creator?

What does the E , A , G and F mean at the end of Z690- on the motherboard?

Hi Laurent, I have to say your unique demeanor and presentation style makes your reviews so entertaining, it's actually a pleasure to listen, thank you! Not to mention loads of technical data that is amazingly well presented in your reviews. I'm currently researching options for my new rig. Seems like Strix would be a winner, but the fact that using 1 of M2 slots or using 2nd PCIE slot would force 1st PCIE into x8 speed, it makes those 2 extra slots completely useless to me, since I'd never want to lose x16 speed in the first slot. Among other boards I'm considering (which coincidentally you already reviewed, ty), there's also MSI MPG X670E Carbon, which you haven't yet. Would you be able to review that one? Sure, it's got some less functionalities than Strix, but I'd greatly benefit from your observations, and would again enjoy another very entertaining video :) And if you can't do the MSI, perhaps AsRock X670E Taichi?

What is the cpu cooler block thing he is using? I have searched for it but I don't know what it is. Or if it would be good for the ryzen 7950X3D and radeon sapphire rx7900xtx nitro+ 24gb

Can I use All NvME drive with 2-4 SATA connection for 3.5 hard drive or when I use all NVme position I cane use SATA anymore? Thanks for answer

Eu consigo usar 4 unidades nvme mais 2hds 5400 ? Pois nao estão recinhecendo ao instalar o windows?

My big question is if zen 5 and 6 will run on B650E ? Don't want to spend more 150$ for a X670E

Thank you for your review, I've decided to go for this MB

awesome video i just got this motherboard and I'm happy that you think its a great buy definitely a like and follow

Amazing review! I been watching AM5 motherboards videos for the last 2 week I just recently got a 7950x and I think you may persuade me into getting this board I heard a lot of good things about it I was so close to pull the trigger on the ASrock taichi but this trumps that amazing video again!

wow thanks for the detailed review !! but i bought the white X670E-A Board because i am making a white build.

Hi Laurent's, I really liked the review, I'm interested in getting this mobo, but I have this concern with the Realtek ALC4080 codec. I've seen several videos and opinions saying it has problems with hissing, audio cutting out, static, and such. There's even a video showing cpu errors with mobos with this codec. But I've not found any info about it on this specific mobo. My alternative is getting a Tuf Gaming x670E that uses Realtek 1220A which has less problems but I'm not sure it will support my RAMs. Do you know if this codec's problems have been solved?

Is the B650e-e ROG Strix version the best B650e board or is the Gigabyte Aorus Master B650e better?

Hi, does the HERO version shares Lanes PCI E 5.0 with m2 or works like this one? AMD

Love the review as you sold me on this board as I was upgrading my PC and went with AMD this time around . Question I have a internal sound card installed in PCIE Slot 3 will this disable the M.2 in slot 4 as I have 4 M.2 in my system and I only see 3 out of 4 . just wondering as you been testing this thanks

I agree this is a great card! I have been using it for 9 months now with no issues. AMD 7900X CPU, 1TB Kingston KC3000 in M.2_1 slot, 2TB Kingston KC3000 in M.2_4 slot. I have been using the integrated APU but plan to buy an RTX 4070 class GPU soon. Since my Arctic Liquid Freezer 360 AIO hoses are so long and hang so low, the GPU would fit better in the PCIEX16_2 slot (the middle PCIe slot). Your video shows that this middle slot drops to PCIe 5.0 X4 (16 GBs) when using a dual GPU configuration (GPU in slot 1 and a second GPU in slot 2). If there is only one GPU and it is in this second (middle) slot, is the data rate still limited to 16 GBs? And is this an issue for a PCIe 4.0 GPU like an RTX 4070? Thanks - Great video!

What does the Start button do? Do you have to download the drivers or are they pre installed?

I'm looking for a new board in 6 weeks, was set on the TUF gaming, especially after seeing your video on it a few weeks earlier, and now see this Gaming-E board review. Where I live, Gaming E is nearly double the priceof TUF! 240 vs 460! I can't work out the reason, any idea?? I hate the ASUS RGB Armory Crate software etc, never got it working on my current Z370, and the TUF looks like it has no RGB, so I'm still think it's the right choice.

Can I connect a PCI 5.0 video card and 2 Gen5 SSDs at the same time in the future?

Can anyone answer this question for me im new to all this and in the past week i been learning everything about building a pc is this kind of ram compatible everything points to that it is but then again idk much about this thank u....CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 RAM 64GB (2x32GB) 6400MHz CL32 Intel XMP iCUE Compatible

I have just watched the video you uploaded where you reviewed this motherboard's predecessor (AM4 chipset) and i must say your review technique has improved massively. Love your enthusiasm about the product you're reviewing. The whole presentation of the video is leagues better than your previous efforts. Keep up the great work!! :)

for me, the killer feature on any AM5 mobo would be to run 4 sticks of RAM at high clock speeds.. but unfortunately we are not there yet with DDR5 on AMD based chipsets yet. Hopefully, soon!!

Would you recommend this mobo over the b650e-e for the ryzen 9 7950x3d?

What type of wi fi card does this board have ? Wifi 6e but intel or mediatek ?

Hi, I would like to use NVLink wih Nvidia Ampere gpu? Please suggest AM5 motherboard for me.

Which GPU will best for this motherboard with Ryzen 9 7590x ? Please reply sir

hey man! so have you had any trouble activating expo profiles on this board with ddr5 ram? I have trident z5 neo 6000 and activating expo causes the system to become unbootable.. in fact no speed above the stock 4800 works. any insight into that?

Just picked up one from Microcenter today for overhauling my desktop box. First time going AMD Ryzen.

What about the internet connection reliability using the Intel® Ethernet Controller I226-VI 2.5 gbs this board comes with? I was seriously considering buying this Motherboard since I insist on having a 2 segment Debug Code display, which are quickly becoming extinct these days... That was until I started reading about all the problems with the Intel® Ethernet Controller I226-V NIC that this board uses. (Same random drops and disconnects as the Intel® Ethernet Controller I225-V suffered from, but this time, there is no reliable workarounds for the 1226!

Thanks for the review, you are aware you installed the ram in the opposite slots that are marked as “preferred” on the mb right?

BIOS EXPO Broken after BIOS 0805. What about this issue?

Seriously impressive board and video! Could not wait for Ryzen 7000x3d, got a Z690-e gaming discounted and i7-13700K. Z390-e gaming and i9-9900k goes for retirement.

Can M.2 PCIe 4.0 Gen be mounted on PCIe 5.0 slot ?

Does anyone know if you can run 2x m.2 Gen5 drives and 1x GPU at x16 together on this board?

What's diffrebt between this and rog strix x670e-f

Hi, Any thoughts about the cpu OV switch? should I turn it on my default even I only plan to use pbo with 20mv undervolt on all cores?

Laurent, another great video congratulations! 2 questions if I may: 1) this or the MSI X670E Carbon? 2) I have the Razer Orochi v2 which has a 2.4ghz wireless dongle. 2.4ghz dongles are advised by many people to be connected into usb 2.0 ports and this Strix has none. Do you now if it will work ok on usb 3.0 ports? For instance, on the MSI X670E Carbon manual, the 2 usb 2.0 ports are advised for mouse and keyboard. Thanks!

HELP ! DDR5 6000MHZ does not work with the EXPO profile ! Ask everybody, it does not work properly ! (Same results with Gskill, Corsair or other brand of Memory !)..Do you have a solution ?? Thank you very much

Awesome board.

Anyone else have to update bios to get past the dreaded black screen and no post issues?

thank you so much for this review! you're incredibly in-depth and i really appreciate that. may i ask, how do you feel about this board compared against the X670 Aorus Elite AX that you reviewed a month ago? you mentioned this board is great for a 7900x, which is my CPU of choice, but I'm trying to pick a board to pair it with! thank you again ((:

I agree 100% that this STRIX X670E-E is BETTER than the Crosshair Hero. AND, it's two hundred dollars LESS!!!!! Comparing them head to head, the two USB 4.0 ports are the ONLY real upgrade over this STRIX board. Well, it does have a PCIe riser card to add another M.2, but this STRIX board does everything else the Hero can do, has more usb ports and has more PCIe m.2 ports. There were approximately two or three other things this board had, the the Hero didn't have as well. I just can't remember them right now. Anyway, a great board for a lot less money. Also, I can't imagine in this day and age, what anyone would need with more than two SATA ports??? Having an actually HDD is logical as a gigantic storage drive, but more than that??? NOPE! So I get away with one SATA port most of the time, and a second one for data transfers on a large drive might come into play. So two ports is more than enough, and here we have four... And to be fair, I find the ROG RGB EYE to be MUCH more attractive on the STRIX X670E-E than the Z790, as the the crystal looking colors against that grid look awesome! I STILL think ALL of Asus's mobo's are WAY OVER_PRICED!!!! But, as these boards go, this is the deal of the bunch and a lot of bang for your buck... Thanks for another great video.

Do a video where you do two video cards with this motherboard, would it fit?

I got the Asus Rog Strix X670E-E running an AMD Ryzen 7950X in my system and I absolutely love them, so much power!! 👍😍👍😍 I am quite an audio freak ( with music, games and movies) and I always had a soundcard in my previous builds and my current builds and now I'm starting to think about getting a Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus, Creative Sound Blaster AE-7 or an Asus Strix Raid DLX eventhough the mobo has great onboard audio. What would you do? Onboard audio must have come so far by now or hasn't it?

This comment coming from someone who have owned computers since the late 80's when i was 12-13 years old. Upgrading machines since then and so forth... One thing i am still waiting for on MB's are a new standard with modernization of those goddamn front panel connectors. It's almost flabbergasting to behold all the ultra-super-mega techy stuff we deal with on every iteration of new gen boards. But these damn old pins never seem to go. Yes don't mess with things that work. But it would be nice to see a socket similar to the power connector, just plug that sob in.

12:21 lol liked and subscribed

I have this motherboard. It is so great.

Should I buy this motherboard or B650E-E?

Excellent coverage. One thing you didn't mention is if you use the top nvme m.2 slot and the first graphics slot does it half the lanes from x16 to x8 on both the graphics slot and the m2 slot?

So Im piecing together a ryzen 7950x, rog strix x670E-E build. what ddr5 should i get for the best performance output? Im thinking 32g of 6000mhz but cant decide on the brand.

What do you think about x670e-f vs x670e-e. Which one I should go weth? I found a cheaper price for e-e

You know shit's serious when Laurent doesn't even wait for the intro to clap in rhytm.

Amazing video, incredibly detailed and in-depth! Between this and the Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master, which would you go with? I'm heavily deciding on the Rog Strix X670E-E, Rog Strix X670E-A, or the gigabyte one I just mentioned!

Would love to see you review the b650e asus mobos. i ended up buying the b650e-f board from asus as the quality from this and the tuf x670e seemed fantastic and the lower price was compelling. Still would be interesting to see if there's anything they messed up when stepping down to the B chipset

What motherboard do you recommend for up to 350 euros? I would like to buy an AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d processor and an RX 7800 XT graphics card. The motherboard must be equipped with WIFI

Is the E-F worse than this one? :c

I have a 5950x on an x570 taichi and I'm sooo tempted to go to a 7950x with this mobo (X670E-E) based on everything that I'm seeing here. Thanks for the great review and making my decision that much harder.

My ROG Strix X670E-E has randomly "lost"my Sabrent Rocket PCIE4.0 1TB NVME 3 times in 1 month of owning it. Every time I boot I have to physically unplug/reconnect my Corsair K70 M2 rgb keyboard too.... Asus support and Newegg both havent done anything to fix this $540 US MB in first month of "Launch"..... My R7 7700X does reach 5,750 on 3 cores though....Memory is running at 6200. Waiting on 7900XTX Red Devil release. Great video!

How many DDR5 Ram sticks would fit in this and what’s the best VRam you could get with this?

I did just buy this MB with a 7700x and Trident Z Neo EXPO... It didnt run without an BIOS Update, guess it didnt like the RAM. Two things that i didnt know, an maybe some need to know. 1. the 2nd PCIe 5 m.2 slot shares it lanes with the PCIe x16.. so only x8 when you put an M.2 in that slot.. 2nd. the thermal pads are realy sticky... the 1st M.2 slot heatsink is not that easy to get reinstalld. and the thermalpad and the SSD kinda "glued" together. minor details.. but nice to know i guess

Just WOW subbed , this was one the best mb reviews ive seen in a while, btw what would you recommend, since im maybe gonna need USB4/thunderbolt 4 inputs, should I still get this mb for 7950x? is 3rd party pcie usb4 card gonna be ok? or would you recommend proart mb with usb4 at the same price (but it doesnt have same features like this and 500$ is my mb budget)

I know it’s only aesthetics but I wish this board had a backplate and metal shrouded dimm slots.

Hi have this board and unic problem i have is the lan internet sometimes lost internet but is rare i dint now why ???????? Anyone have this problem???????????😢😢😢😢

how make 6000mhz ram work bcoz it wont boot and say they 3600 but defaul auto they 4800 lol mean all slots max 128g all same ram

Hi Laurent, TX a lot, why can't we get 4 pcie slots EG x16, x4, x4, x4 all non sharing and 5.0 ?

"Nothing is further FROM the truth" ... just saying ... Great Video! By the way as a retired PCB designer more layers allows you to isolate planes and better high speed routing for quieter signals. Less signal and power noise means better performance, less failure. Also high voltage needs more spacing to other signals and you get that with more layers. But 500 bucks ... gulp!

First one of your videos I’ve watched as I’m actually getting this motherboard. You’re hilarious and the production value was amazing Instantly subscribed and liked. 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

A good card if used with max 3 nvm and 1 gpu, and maybe a capture card. If you use the gpu at x16 the second pcie5 and a m2 pcie5 slot are disabled, if the primary pcie5 is used at x8 one of the two resources can go to x4 and the other is disabled, so not really a forward-looking implementation

Аccording to me MSI MPG X670E CARBON WIFI is the best board X670E price quality.What's your opinion?🙂

Investing in this board will definitely help people to have a drop in upgrade to the upcoming zen 6 32 core monster, I think vrm is ok to handle it.

What motherboard and memory would you recommend for the ryzen 7 7800x3d?

This board or proart ?

One important thing, PCIe Lane 1 will run at x8 and PCIe Lane 2 x 4 if using that M.2_3 port. Honestly, I would have rather sacrificed that Gen 5 m.2 slot for a full x16/x8/4. Or even given us a third PCIe 4 slot that did not impact the other Gen 5 slots.