Motherboard
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
ASUS's flagship AM5 board for Ryzen 9000 — top-tier VRM, Wi-Fi 7, and full PCIe 5.0 across slots and storage.
Pros
- ✓ Best-in-class VRM for AM5 overclocking
- ✓ PCIe 5.0 for both GPU and primary M.2
- ✓ Wi-Fi 7 + 5 GbE
- ✓ 5× M.2 slots
Cons
- – Very high price for AM5
- – ATX size
- – Overkill for non-X3D CPUs
Full specifications
Platform
SocketAM5
ChipsetX870E
Form factorATX
VRM (power stages)24+2 phase
Memory & Expansion
Memory typeDDR5
Memory slots4
Max memory capacity256 GB
Max memory speed8000 MT/s
PCIe slots1× x16 5.0, 1× x16 4.0, 1× x1 4.0
M.2 slots5
SATA ports4
Connectivity
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.4
LAN5 GbE
Rear USB1× USB4 40Gbps, 1× USB-C 20Gbps, 7× USB 3.2
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