ASUS ROG Strix X870-A Gaming WiFi, AMD ATX motherboard, 16+2+2 power stages, DDR5 slots, four M.2 slots, PCIe 5.0 with full support for next-gen GPUs, WiFi 7, USB 20Gbps w/PD 3.0 up to 30W

This whole platform is very powerful and is a great match for the Ryzen 9 7950X3DIn it's entirety, This Motherboard is a Feature Packed Platform with many Top spec technologies. It has been rock solid in its primary role as part of a home Compute cluster, (part-time gaming rig ;) running demanding compute workloads (VMs/Pods/containers) almost 24/7.One part where I feel that maybe a few pcie lanes could have been sacrificed would have been with native 10G LAN, but with that said the actual Intel I255-v 2.5G Ethernet is still more than good, plus with the option to use USB4/Thunderbolt/Plugin USB 10G NIC or a PCIE slot it provides a lot of flexibility options.Asus have done a solid job on the actual build quality itself, one key aspect are the heatsinks for the Gen5 NVMe slots, these are substantial/Beefy heatsinks and will actually function well as opposed to only being there as just part of the Aesthetics. The same for the VRMs Beefy heatsinks to help with any power demands you throw at this board.The Board layout is very good with ideal positioning for fan headers, etc. QLED is another very nice touch with acts as a Temperature indicator as well as displaying BIOS Codes on Boot.ConnectivityAsus have provided a huge number of ports on this board, with multiple USB USB3.2 / USB-C 20G /TB4. Lots of room for devices and future expansions. The labeling on the Rear IO shield is helpful and a nice touch. The Board also comes with WiFi 6E (.ax 160MHz spread) which works very well!This goes to my point this MOBO gives you options and the flexibility you need.Audio and DAC/DSP Chip.This board comes offers some very nice features and 32Bit @ 192k plus a SPDIF for optical in/out. It has some very nice companion apps if installed via the ASUS ARMOURY Crate Utility. It has a very nice sounding Realtek package.BIOS.The BIOS of this motherboard is packed with features, many of which I am still yet to learn about. You have complete control to change almost every aspect you could ever need to customize for their needs. With the AMD CPU you can manipulate the Curve optimizer and have a say on how you want the power delivery to be applied. There is way to much to list here the number of features this motherboard supports is crazy, in a good way!This whole platform is very powerful and is a great match for the Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU.I am Happy with this purchase and the Build I finally settled on is as follows:Spec's:CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3DMOBO: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E Gaming WiFIRAM: 32GB (16GBx2) Corsair Vengeance DDR5 EXPO_I 6000MHz @ CL30 (Soon to upgrade to 2x32GB Kit)GPU: RTX 3070 8GBCooler: AIO Corsair H150/170 320mm iCUE .. (I forgot if its the 150/170?)NVMe: X2 WD SN850X [2TB] Crucial 4TB SSD SATA3. (Waiting for prices to drop for Gen5 before upgrade)Case: Corsair 5000D (Very nice case BTW!)PSU: Corsair AX1600iHope this helps. Solid BUY!

Used this in my first PC build for over ten years (yes, I was due an upgrade). I was impressed by the connectivity, with well arranged sockets for NVMe SSDs, with heatsinks built in, making installation really easy.While hardly cheap, the features on this motherboard are worth paying for if you want a high performance, and highly upgradable, motherboard. It works perfectly with the latest 9800X3D and an RTX 5070 Ti.

If you’re building a high-performance AMD Ryzen system and want a motherboard packed with features, this is a fantastic choice. While it’s on the pricier side, the performance, connectivity, and build quality make it well worth it. Highly recommended!

It is a motherboard.It has everything.It does most things.In my opinion this is the best compromise between price<>features at this time.Altough it only has one PCIe 5.0 slot, it will not be throttled down when using a SSD.Other, even more expensive boards, will throttle back to PCIe 4.0 when a SSD is used. Not only do I find this an odd design choice, it usually boils down to false advertising as this shortcoming is not advertised but hidden away in the small-print of the manual.The PCIe16_1 slot will keep running at full speed (PCIe 5.0), which will be good for future graphics cards, but it compromises with its remaining slots. There is a small PCIe1 slot, for smaller extension cards (running at PCIe 3.0), and a full size PCIe16_2 slot that supports PCIe 4.0.This slot configuration should be enough, unless your future usage scenario is to add a second high-end graphics card.There are plenty USB-ports ranging from super-fast to not so fast, by todays standards, but even the slowest ports are more than adequate for mouse/keyboard and low speed USB sticks (inlcuding BIOS updates). It has a full audio connector layout, including an optical port, and for the internal AMD graphics you can make use of Display Port or HDMI (2.1).Being a ROG board it has a wide range of overclock features. I am not an overclocker and, from what I have read, it is quite risky to overclock with the current AMD CPUs and chipsets. I can not comment on its overclock features or stability, but Asus is generally quite good at this. Do this at your own risk though.It also has some nice ROG design features, including a nifty looking LED logo that can change colour to your own liking. The SSD heatsinks look great and also serve the function of making your SSDs run just a little bit cooler.There is a massive amount of fan connectors on-board, too many for my taste, but some people feel the need to turn their case into a LED Hovercraft and will mount more fans than a high-spec military drone. On top of that there are also multiple RGB connectors and even an optional second CPU fan connector.All in all this motherboard has all the features, mod-cons and superfluous lightning effects that you need. In some respect it has better features than more expensive boards and it looks awesome.Pros:- Excellent features- Quality build- Many connectors and slots- Does not throttle the PCIe 5.0 slotCons:- Too expensive (like all current motherboards)- Only 1 full speed PCIe slot (but at least it does not throttle down)- Wi-Fi aerial lead is a bit short for optimal placement- BIOS updates can be a little iffyConclusion:At present this is one of the best-featured motherboards you can get. Spending more would not add much, perhaps a few more faster USB ports and spending less will likely make you miss out on the PCIe 5.0 features.(01-06-2023)

This board looks and feels amazing, good materials, but my advice avoid this board, issues with m.2 slots not working (check Asus forums) and my one died after around a week of use. Asus's quality assurance is down the toilet.

I love this board. I went for it over others or even an X870 board because you get two gen5 nvme slots off the cpu without messing with the primary x16 pcie slot's bandwidth like so many other boards. It has been rock solid and runs my 6000mhz ram at 6200 with tightened timings without issue. Running with a 7800X3D and it's worked perfectly since day one. 4 months later, several BIOS updates later and it is still fine.

This is a great motherboard for the price you pay. Plenty of connectivity including 12 rear USB ports, 4 M.2 slots with a heatsink, overkill power delivery with 18+2 power stages, up to 6400 MHz RAM (OC) and more all complemented with ASUS's easy to use UEFI.