ASRock X870E Taichi LITE Motherboard Review – Same Enthusiast-Grade PCB At A Cost-Effective Price

Conclusion - Same PCB, Lower Price

Last year, ASRock introduced its Taichi LITE series in B650E and Z790 flavors. These motherboards were essentially the same Taichi designs in terms of PCB minus a few flashy features such as VRM heatsinks without active cooling, no RGB LEDs, and a toned-down design. This time, ASRock offers a LITE variant of its X870E Taichi motherboard from the start which is a bold decision. We have a lot of great things to say about the X870E Taichi but the Taichi LITE variant stands out on its own with a more affordable price point.

The ASRock X870E Taichi LITE is essentially the same motherboard as the X870E Taichi, with the same powerful PCB with a 24+2+1 phase design, the same memory support of up to DDR5-8200, the same amount of PCIe Gen5 capabilities, and the same amount of USB and rest of the IO features. That's a great product for $50 US less.

The things we loved about the ASRock X870E Taichi LITE:

• Lower Priced Than X870E Taichi
• Features the same high-end PCB design
• Great VRM Solution
• Up To 8200 MT/s DDR5 Support
• Four M.2 slots with heatsinks
• Lots of USB ports (Including USB4)
• Latest WIFI7 & BT5.4 Support
• Solid BIOS Firmware
• Great for overclockers

Things that we would have liked to see:

• More Gen5 M.2 Slots
• Lower VRM Temps

What's changed are the VRMs which are a little less denser and take away the active-cooling solution which leads to higher temperatures for sure but the Taichi LITE has a secret purpose which is kind of genius on ASRock's part. See when you have a powerful PCB offered at a lower price point, there are bound to be several enthusiasts and overclockers who will flock to buy the LITE variant over the standard model since they don't go after flashy features such as RGB LEDs, etc. No doubt the standard Taichi X870E is an absolutely beautiful design but overclockers don't find them as interesting as the power delivery components and that makes for a good use of the Taichi LITE.

Other features that aren't available on the Taichi LITE are the EZ PCIe release slots and just one M.2 slot features this feature and that's the primary one. Again, not much of a hassle. But even with a toned-down design, the Taichi LITE has the looks and feels of a solid server-grade motherboard with its silver and black aesthetics.

The $399 US pricing for this high-end design with the same set of features makes the ASRock X870E Taichi LITE a competitive product in the 800-series lineup. It's great for tuners and even for those who want to save some bucks or don't find the additional features on the standard Taichi that much useful for themselves.

 

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