ASRock X870E Taichi White Motherboard Review – The Most Beautiful & Fully Decked-Out Taichi For Enthusiasts Under $500

Conclusion - The Ultimate Taichi For Enthusiasts

Since 2024, we have tested three AM5 800-series Taichi motherboards, the X870E Taichi, the X870E Taichi OCF, and the X870E Taichi LITE. All three motherboards are phenomenal in their own regards, but ASRock wanted to roll out an even better variant to celebrate its 20th Taichi anniversary, the result is the X870E, Taichi White.

In terms of performance, the ASRock X870E Taichi White delivered superb out-of-the-box performance and was also able to easily meet our baseline overclocking test using the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X. It comes with the latest AGESA 1.3.0.0 firmware from factory and also has the latest AGESA 1.3.0.1b Path A available which is what we tested it with. The 64 MB BIOS also ensures that the board is prepped for all the Ryzen goodies that AMD will be rolling out till 2029 & beyond.

The 24+2+1 power design with 110A power stages, the use of 20K caps, and a premium 8-layer PCB all make for a motherboard that is meant to rip open the full potential of Ryzen CPUs.

For memory support, ASRock goes for a four-DIMM DDR5 solution with up to 256 GB capacity support and up to 8200 MT/s speeds. The motherboard supports both XMP and EXPO (ULL) modes, pushing for really high frequencies in 1:2 mode.

The motherboard also has some strong cooling capabilities, which are required for this beefy VRM design. The VRMs are cooled off by large heatsinks with heatpipes, and there's also a fan integrated into the heatsink, which doesn't produce a lot of noise but does work to drop the temps by a bit. The board also has 8 fan headers, enough for your cooling needs, and even the M.2 heatsinks are beefy and enough to handle the fastest Gen5 SSDs.

Regarding storage options, you are getting four M.2 slots, one of which is Gen5, while the rest are Gen4 but retain full bandwidth. The PCIe slots are also full x16 designs with Gen5 x16 on a single & Gen5 x8 in dual mode. ASRock has followed some of the latest design approaches to make the GPU and M.2 device installation and removal easy through its EZ Release mechanisms, making for an effortless experience.

On the USB side, the motherboard has a total of 21 USB connections, including 2 USB4 Type-C. The full list of USB options includes:

CPU:

• 2 x USB4 Type-C (Rear)
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)

Chipset:

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
• 3 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
• 7 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (3 Rear, 4 Front)
• 6 x USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)

All ports support ESD protection, and the rear IO ports are also packed with BIOS flashback, USB, and various other options. There's just one 10GbE LAN port, which might be seen as a downside for the flagship offering since others are offering dual LAN on their designs. Audio through ALC4082 and wireless connectivity through the WIFI7 chip are also great.

ASRock X870E Taichi White Motherboard Pros/Cons:

• + Superb Stock & OC Performance
• + Amazing Design (Best Taichi To date)
• + Strong VRM Solution
• + Faster Memory Support
• + Great VRM Heatsink With Active-Cooling
• + Lots of USB ports (Including USB4)
• + Four M.2 slots with heatsinks
• + Latest WIFI7 & BT5.4 Support
• + EZ Toolless Design For GPU & M.2 Slots
• + Solid BIOS Firmware
• - Higher-capacity memory has some compatibility issues
• - Just one LAN port
• - No EZ DIY option to access the two Gen4x4 slots

ASRock has once again built a phenomenal Taichi motherboard, I'd say one of its best to date. With a decked-out design, superb support for AMD's Ryzen CPUs, and one of the best high-end recommendations under $500, Taichi White sets a statement that ASRock has a lot more to offer to AM5 builders, and the Taichi White does so in style.

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