ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero AMD AM4 X570S Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, 14+2 Ti Power Stages, PCH Heatsink, Wi-Fi 6, 2.5 Gbps LAN, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C

There are motherboards with better specs or more value for the money. (looking at you Gigabyte)I'll be honest and say I am overly partial to Asus now which has come over 20+ years of building computers as an enthusiast.I have had less problems or unexpected issues with Asus which at this point in my life is worth the price premium. There are other brands with better paper specs or more value for the money, but really I use Asus for my builds because I know they will work exactly how I want them to.Gigabyte has comparable boards with more m.2 slots or better rated max memory speeds. But I have

My motherboard came faulty and non-functional. I waited to write this review until I bought another one.The Second motherboard I order came fully functional (Thank God).I large caution to those who buy this motherboard AND a 5000 series CPU. DO NOT PANIC when installing a fresh clean Windows 10 OS install, by fresh and clean and you get Blue Screens of Death with "clock_watchdog_timeout" errors. You have to literally play russian roulette with the update assistant (download one to a flash drive before doing this so it can catch you up to speed on all updates all at once) because once the updat

This board is the endgame as far as I am concerned. I'll try to be concise.Why I like it:- Passive x570 chipset cooling- Onboard post-code screen- Onboard reset & safe boot buttons- 2 on board m.2 ports (supports NVMe on both)- Great VRM cooling- Metal cover over audio capsThis board also has probably the best rear IO I have ever seen. I wish the lower-end boards had something similar like this. What do I mean? Well, there are the following on the IO:- Clear CMOS button- BIOS flashback button- Wifi 6- 4x USB 3.2 gen 1 type-A ports- 7x USB 3.2 gen 2 type-A ports- 1x USB 3.2 gen 2 type-C port- B

I initially got this board because it has so many USB slots. I needed extra USB slots and I was getting a CPU upgrade. This was the natural choice for that. But this board has exceeded my expectations and solved problems I didn't even know I had.Honestly there was only one issue that I had when I got this. The RAM was under-performing. I have 32gb of 3200mhz RAM and when I started the computer, they were running at sub-2200mhz speeds. Again, I could fix this really easily by changing the settings in the BIOS, but make sure you look out for this. After changing that I'm actually overclocking my

Upgrading to my new computer was like a breath of fresh air. Paired with a Ryzen CPU, this board smokes the competition. It can handle 128 GB of RAM. I did find out that over-clocking the CPU caused the WiFi to stop working. But with a board this fast, there's no point in OC.One very nice feature is the BIOS reset buttons. Located on the rear of the mboard, pushing these lets you reset the BIOS/UEFI in case you messed up a setting in the setup screen. I clicked on an icon and the machine would not boot up, no matter what. All of the posts I read (using my wife's Mac) said the motherboard was f

Don't get me wrong though. This is still one nice mobo with some very nice features, like 7 segment POST display, the onboard START button, and enough BIOS settings to satisfy any nerd. Just realized that this board is a thoroughbred and not a plowhorse. It can be persnickety. Once you get all the myriad of settings where you like, it's pretty stable. But it can be quite the journey to get there. Expect lots of trial and error. This is not a set and forget mobo. It will take some tuning skills to get the best from it. Make sure you keep up on the BIOS and driver updates.The main thing I have h

This is a superb and stable MB. My Ryzen 5900 can run at 4700 MHz with no problem. It installed easily and ran on the first bootup. The BIOS setup offers many options. I usually run it in silent mode, but it will change speeds when the temp gets near 65 Celsuis. At max cpu speed it will stay below 70C. The cpu is air cooled by a Noctura fan. I have been running this since March. I really appreciate the abundance of USB ports. I have not needed any support. This is a well made MB. You can see that when you look at the components. Asus did not cut corners. Expensive, but worth it.

I upgraded my Asrock B550m A/C to this and I have no regrets. While this Mobo is pricy, you are getting exactly what you pay for. The ease of installation and getting everything booted up without fail. Getting overclocks put into place without having to think with the easy tuner. 100% would recommend if you hesitating. While the price is steep, you're buying a mobo that will be in your computer for the next many years.Computer SpecsMobo - ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark HeroCPU - Ryzen 9 5900xCPU Cooler - Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4GPU - 3070 Gigabyte Eagle OCRAM - 64 GB Corsair Vengeance Pro RGBPSU