ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming Review: Amazing Motherboard For Ryzen CPUs

If you want to get something out of your AMD Ryzen 3000 or 5000 family Processors, you’d like to check out the top AMD X570 motherboards. The ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming from ASUS, one of the leading motherboard manufacturers, is as excellent as it gets before you enter the exciting zone.

Thanks to AMD’s X570 chip, the board features two PCIe 4.0 x4-capable M.2 slots and eight back USB 3.2 Gen 2 jacks. If you don’t like to use built-in Intel’s Wi-Fi 6 AX200, ASUS has you covered with a Realtek RTL8125 LAN controller, which can deliver speeds of up to 2.5Gbps.

ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming Specs

The I/O panel should not have eight 10Gbps USB ports. Instead, why are ASUS competitors (particularly MSI MEG, Gigabyte, and ASRock) swapping some of their USB 3.x ports with 5Gbps hubs, given that all the ports included in the X570 system are capable of that bandwidth? Who’d trade one of its rival’s 3 M.2 slots instead of four SATA ports? ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming is the best choice for you if that’s what you are looking for.

Somewhere between the TUF Gaming X570-Plus and the ROG Crosshair VIII Hero, the motherboard offers great strength even without the fanatic cost overflow of many of the most high-end gaming PC prices. You can get this board for $329 at the writing of this ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming review.

Motherboard designers tend to go with the safest bets when it comes to selecting components: Because of AMD’s announcement that its current framework could well endorse one NVMe M.2 drive from the Chipset, as well as up to 16 fast connections from the X570 PCH, that was pretty clear that so many vendors would use 12 of those PCH lanes to implement a 2nd and 3rd M.2 interface, as well as an extra PCIe x4 port. After then, it was up to the manufacturers to decide if the remaining four connections would be used for SATA, USB3, or even more PCIe. As a result, one interface becomes disabled so that others can be used. On the other hand, Asus’ ROG Strix X570-E takes a different approach, with just two M.2 sockets overall.

This board is compatible with a wide range of AMD Ryzen processors. You can still use a Ryzen 3000 lineup CPU after installing a Ryzen 5000 support flash because AMD has used the same AM4 port in all of its Ryzen chipset builds. It’s the best motherboard for Ryzen 5 3600 processors, and it includes the necessary cables to support PCIe 4.0. To get the most out of an X570 of such quality, you’ll need one of the PCIe 4.0 SSDs. Don’t waste your money on an expensive X470 or B450.

Other versions have reduced the number of SATA connectors to four to make PCIe channels. However, the Strix X570-E Gaming offers eight. To make matters worse, while the second x1 PCIe slot is in use, the third x16-length slot is reduced to x2 mode, which means you’re left with only two lanes. With its placement, it will not be convenient to use for many users; however, that leads people to ask why it’s there in the first place.

With eight USB3 Gen2 connections on the I/O interface, ASUS intends to take things in stride. Assuming that the USB3 terminals on the system are Gen2 compatible, Gen1 ports serve no purpose anymore. However, many Asus rivals have decided to reduce their I/O. We wanted to see a couple of USB 2.0 connectors to attach the external mouse and keyboard.

Our familiarity with and appreciation for black PCBs stems from their motherboard appearance. A handbook, the essential ASUS Wi-Fi elements, and a few connectors are included in the package alongside the ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX motherboard. It’s best to use two M.2 SSDs via SATA connections if you’re looking for quality in storage capacity.

The 8+4-pin ATX links to power up the CPU are at the top-left corner of the main PCB. There is no need for a second 4-pin connector for excessive overclocking purposes. Three CPU and AIO cooling fan headers and the first of three RGB color headers round off the top of the board.

The Strix X570-E’s moniker may come from its affinity with gaming and boosting. There are sixteen 50A MOSFETs arranged in a 12+4 configuration, which means that the Core processor can handle around 600A of power. Additionally, three 4-pin fan headers can be found at the top, bottom, and forward of the I/O panel’s audio ports to let all those designed for overclocking maintain their systems cool. There are also RGB and ARGB headers at the top and bottom areas of the board.

Mesh PCH covers are found on the bottom part of the ASUS Strix X570-E Gaming, held in place by two supports. Sadly, the cover has to be lifted to reach the front screws on the 2 M.2 drive heat spreaders. For individuals who don’t require heat emitters, the PCH fan covering doesn’t need to be removed to access M.2 slots.

The Strix X570-E’s attractiveness is undeniable, thanks to the abundance of high-quality features. It’s an attractive option if you’re looking for a PCIe 4.0 board that’s both functional and cost-effective, but it’s not all that different from the MSI X570 ACE or the Crosshair VIII Hero. Although the PCIe 4.0 framework is helpful in principle, it does not give enough for gaming in practice.

To sum up, the Strix X570-E ATX motherboard has the most advanced technology and a somewhat conservative look considering motherboard measures in gaming.