ASUS has officially introduced its flagship AMD AM5 motherboard, the ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme, for high-end enthusiasts.
ASUS's Over $1000 ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme Motherboard Is Now Official & Features Some Groundbreaking Technologies For Enthusiasts
ASUS's ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme motherboard was no mystery, as we had already seen pictures of the product a few weeks ago. Today, at a ROG event held in China, the company unveiled the official specs, pricing, and release date for its flagship AMD AM5 board.
In terms of design, the ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme features an E-ATX design and has gone with an all-black color theme with a few silver accents. The motherboard features a high-end power delivery with several VRMs in the form of a 20+2+2 phase (110A) design and is powered by dual 8-pin EPS connectors.
The motherboard carries a total of four DDR5 DIMM slots with support for up to 256 GB capacities and some really fast clock speeds of 8200+ MT/s. A ROG Q-DIMM.2 slot can also be found next to the memory DIMMs which can support an AIC with dual M.2 slots.
Expansion slots on the motherboard include two PCIe 5.0 x16 and M.2 slots include at least 5 slots (3 Physical + 2 Q-DIMM). The first slot features a massive heatsink with heat pipe solution and an EZ release design while the rest of the M.2 slots are located underneath a heatsink+coverplate that extends out to the PCH. The large ROG logo and Extreme label are mentioned. The top-most M.2 slot is also unique since it features a 3D Vapor Chamber design, ensuring great cooling with high-end Gen 5.0 SSDs.
Besides these, the VRMs are also covered by large heatsinks with heat pipe cooling solutions. The IO cover comes with a fancy display which includes a large 5" LCD & can be used for customization. The flip side has some overclocking and tuner-specific options with a DEBUG LED, FlexKey, Power On/Off button, and a range of right-angled connectors. Front panel USB options include 20G, 10G, and two 5G ports. You can also find various switches and buttons at the bottom of the motherboard.
The ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme comes with a large backplate, while rear-panel IO options include a 7.1-channel HD audio jack, WIFI7 port, a 10GbE and 5GbE LAN port, four USB Type-C ports including two 10G and two 40G, various USB Type-A ports, HDMI, BIOS and Clear CMOS buttons.
As for availability, the ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme motherboard is expected to hit retail by the end of April and has an MSRP of 9999 RMB in China, which converts to $1400 US.
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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