AM5 is HERE! - Gigabyte X670E AORUS Master First Look & Overview

[@GearSeekers]

US Pricing is $499 AU Pricing is $899

[@andydbedford]

Thank you for this, this is the first pricing I’ve seen of any X670E board. I’m in the UK so it’s probably going to be around the £499 mark, really appreciate this info.

[@caldweab]

Outrageous

[@cyclode9584]

@@caldweab actually this is the best price ive seen so far in top tier model. msi line up and asus was price way above this. in my country this master board was priced the same of the z690 counter part around 480$ in current exchange rate

[@N0kker]

HK Pricing is $460

[@beachboy_boobybuilder]

@@andydbedford - £540 from OCUK. Flash sale at novatech was for £500. Now back to £530. AM5 is effing expensive.

[@andrewc20]

what a beauty of a board, and so much quality of life improvements as well, the spring loaded m.2 lock, the pcie slot release button, cooler compatibility with AM4 but then they had to screw up the audio, for a pricey board its really sad. thanks again for the wonderful video and hard work behind the scenes !

[@short5stick]

Yea I was going to get this board and it has no ESS DAC like the X570 master. I listen to music when I am on my desktop with nice audio system. Now I might be forced into Asus hero. Yes get a usb DAC . But you buy this expensive board and need to keep adding stuff to it. The extreme has a bad M.2 control. I like the 3 and 4 M.2 on the chipset because it will not mess with the GPU lanes.

[@vehementi8497]

Just bought one of these today on launch day, looking forward to receiving it!

[@popthiccle1158]

now i'm confused because on there website under the specifications it says it only supports up to 5200mhz ddr5 but some ppl r saying it supports higher, I don't understand

[@vehementi8497]

@@popthiccle1158 It can support higher, I'm running mine at 6000MHz and I am not having issues.

[@unknownmagican]

@@vehementi8497 how it the board running know? Haven’t tested mine yet, but have been reading a lot on Reddit, that there is some problems with it?

[@AidenIlkhani]

My next board, cannot wait to build it. I was a bit disappointed in the first iteration boards not coming with physical USB4 support, but then again, at the current time I am quite satisfied with USB 3.2. And if it really is that important, they will support add-in cards for it.

[@-opus]

usb implementation is super slow

[@tushoo4938]

The price's of the motherboard's are horrific, nearly a 200 increase on the aorus master compared to the x570s version.

[@euphoria842]

what a nice board - I hope they can make a vision to fit my purple/white build

[@Phalaxis83]

That's a nice looking board. Aorus always bring the goods. Great overview fams! Just saw pricing after posting my commenting. $899 in Australia.

[@brimstone5931]

I love your videos. I like the way you admit this is not a review it's more of an overview, to many KZbinrs call there first looks at PC peripherals reviews when they are actually previews. Keep up the good work

[@Kelekona_808]

Not a fan of the audio being cut down on Mobos. It's fine if you only use a headset, but anything past that and you'll probably need to drop in a sound card which will be crowded for space with 3+ slot GPUs.

[@callmekitt]

Many enthusiats - which this board is designed for - go with external DACs or AMPs. Sth like JDS Labs Element III or similar stuff.

[@lummoxicide1502]

Where's the clear CMOS button? I saw the flash button, power button and reset switch but is there not a clear CMOS button? I'm confused

[@o0Silverwolf0o]

This board uses clr cmos jumper pins. Located above the front panel connector.

[@jwaye89]

Banger of a motherboard overview fams.The Aorus Master looks legit. Keep up the hard work

[@mirkodiciano4647]

nicely done you guys make products look great

[@GearSeekers]

Thanks Mirko! You're a legend!

[@thewisetzar5363]

I have the X570 Aorus Master so I'll wait for a price reduction before I move up.

[@ropittbul1120]

Superb review ! 10+ ! Congrats man !

[@bajannovazone]

great video, looking forward for more build videos, we peek you seek 😎👌👍

[@enz4961]

as always quality content :)

[@swizzler8053]

Please make the 24 pin connection right angled standard dear motherboards producers. This is a sexy looking board. Keep up the great work you guys and stay safe.

[@pcfreak6]

love ur content as always

[@GSP-76]

I am currently using the Gigabyte x570s Aorus Master and love it...rock solid motherboard...I've already begun buying parts for an AM5 custom loop build... Gigabyte looks like they have another winner with the new Master board. Please let us know if that AM5 backplate is removable. The socket is supposed to be AM4 compatible but the stock AM5 backplate is supposed to be non-removable. That could cause issues for people who certain AM4 water blocks.

[@FerW2043S]

I'm pretty sure it is, you need to remove it to install the EK AM5 blocks, for example.

[@GSP-76]

@@FerW2043S it was reported that the backplate for AM5 was non removable...but that backplate on the Gigabyte board looks identical to the AM4 backplate so I'm thinking maybe Gigabyte isn't using the AMD backplate perhaps? Or it could be that the new backplate looks like the AM4 backplate but isn't removable...the problem is that some water blocks need the backplate to be removed to work. The EK blocks use their own backplate. I'm really hoping I can use mine because a new one is gonna cost $185.

[@FerW2043S]

@@GSP-76 I was wrong, it looks like EK developed a system to work around it and the plate is indeed non-removable.

[@GSP-76]

@@FerW2043S EK created their own backplate if you want to use an AM4 block. They're selling it for $20 and it does require removal of the stock AM5 backplate...but I was wrong and the stock backplate is removable. EK includes the hex wrench you need to remove it. Once the stock backplate is removed, you put the stock CPU retention bracket back on but into the EK bracket instead...then you're good to go with the AM4 block. I just bought an AM5 block because I don't want to remove the stock backplate.

[@ToallpointsWest]

KZbin didn't even show me that you posted this. I had to find it in your Discord

[@GearSeekers]

KZbin is so broken

[@short5stick]

The audio has no ESS DAC like the X570 board last year. I like high quality music on my desktop.

[@PLr1c3r]

It's beefy no doubt but if im honest I prefer the look of my x570 master board and the sound card as well. I would still happily replace mine with one of these once we know what raptor lake brings to the table. gg's Gear Seekers!

[@alexxxvill69]

I'm hoping raptor lake beats it so this type of ping pong style of competition continues.

[@che-weihsieh975]

I wonder why only Asus came out with an ITX board with this generation? Does the two X670 chipsets make it so hard to cram them onto the board for Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock?

[@WilliamChoochootrain]

Yep, so much so that Asus even moved all the audio stuff onto an external dac for the itx board, and reduced the sata port count to just 2. Msi also sited the dual chipsets as the reason why they'll only be doing itx on b650.

[@che-weihsieh975]

@@WilliamChoochootrain I see. Thank you for the information.

[@9blunted]

As far as the midtear brands go, I wouldnt think twice about choosing Gigabyte.

[@Crossfire2003]

Great video! Amazing looking board!

[@FerW2043S]

Delicious. Your B-roll rocks, Nick!

[@Sybertek]

Soooooo maaaaaaany headers. Looks like a nice board, but I'm not biting on Zen 4 until I see how this whole 95C-all-the-time thing goes after a year or two. Maybe two. Still on Zen2 and will probably sit there for a while.

[@florin-alexandrustanciu5643]

Where the heck is the power switch pin ??? it's been 2 hours and I can't find anything anywhere :(((((

[@glstudio6844]

Hi mate, I have a question: there's any way to get rid of that huge M.2 heat sink so I can use an active back plate for my graphics card? Thanks

[@Deviantsoundz]

motherboard overviews are back!

[@KlaireGearSeekers]

prepare yo body

[@bits2646]

Probably won't see 3D V-cache version of zen4, at least in this state with those temps and TDP, it's waaay too high and would need to clock it down a lot which would completely destroy whole advantage of v-cache

[@Swindy]

Idk I think they might have a solution. Der8auer showed there's a ton of space that the IHS is filling up to maintain cooler compatibility, but in the future that room could also be used for die's with 3D V-Cache on it, which would mean that the die is in more direct contact with the IHS and lower temps (or the same, who knows)

[@bits2646]

@@Swindy I just wonndered if 3d V-cache is even possible with those high temps and how additional die height with lower IHS would impact the temps and ability to have additional cache and run it safely, that's why there was only 5800x3d and not higher, maybe we'll see on 7600 and 7700 series with vcache as 7800 and 7850x3d, I dont think 7900 and 7950 could run vcache safely on that tdp, lower the tdp and you haven't achieved anything... Interesting

[@TehShiaT11einself]

That comment aged really badly

[@napalmarsch]

can i use a pcie 4.0 m2 in that pcie 5.0 port?

[@usserFunnySpecific]

Hello, where did you get the information that this board only supports 128GB RAM if on the official Gigabyte website this board supports 192GB RAM

[@GearSeekers]

This video released when the board was announced no boards supported 192GB. There wasn't any 48GB or 96GB modules even created at this time. Look at the date the video was published next time.

[@pro7595]

Hello! Please tell me, how much does GIGABYTE X670E AORUS XTREME cost in America!? Thanks in advance!!! Thanks for the great video!!!! ( US Pricing is $499 Didn't see right away )

[@choppergirl]

I can tell you what I h8t3 about it already just by having an dead on arrival AORUS x670 Elite AX mobo. Those status LEDs are worthless. And look where the CMOS battery is. Under a Heat sink. I'm not joking. You can't get to it without surgery. I have no idea how to take the heat sink off to get to the CMOS button batery. Also, the DIMM stick slots are too close together, there is no ventilation clearance between DIMMs. Maybe not a big thing, but it would be nice to have some air flow for those middle two sticks. Qflash didn't work for me at all. Also, though your m.2 drives may clip in, you still have to unscrew the heat sinks over them, so is it really a win. Not really. You're stilld ealing with unscrewing things, which in a vertical case with junk inside, is a PITA. Really not liking the stripped down audio.

[@o0Silverwolf0o]

Why are you trying to remove the battery unless you need to replace a dead one with a new one? Just jump the clear cmos pins if you need to reset cmos.

[@choppergirl]

@@o0Silverwolf0o Because I'm blind, and putting in a brand new battery while the motherboard was out would be a heck of a lot easier than 2 years later when it's crammed under my desk in the dark with a big 3 fan cpu card over the top of it and connected to a rat's nest of cables. There appears to be some kind of spring loaded leaver above the heatsink... I don't know if this is a release mechanism or what. At any rate, only a boneheaddesigner puts the CMOS battery under a heatsink.

[@o0Silverwolf0o]

@choppergirl well let me save you some time and trouble. You don't need to change the battery that often. It will last 3 years if you leave it unpowered. The more your computer is powered, the longer the battery will last. With regular use it should last 5+ years up to 10+ even. Most people will have replaced the entire system before the battery dies.

[@choppergirl]

@@o0Silverwolf0o Not me, this will be thevlast system I build. 7950x 128gb ram Corsair 5000x white case h150i AIO 3080v gpu. I built it blind 50% vision 50% by feel. I upgrade when its a 10x jump in performance... in thos case from an FX 8350 Passmark 6,000 to a 7950x passmark 63,000 underclocked by maybe 5%. I've repaired upward of 300-400 systems ib my life so this Corsair RGB Chrristmas tree is my last. Mainly done to cut my video rendrr time from 200s to 20s. Im more familiar with cmos batteries than you will ever know. On most Macs and some Dells the system will not post video if the cmos is dead. Reconfiguring an AMI bios blind after a power spike erases your bios is sketchy at best. Fortunately the YEFI bios ob this new system has a blind friendly scheme and you can save your bios profile to the file system. So if I lose the battery I at least wont lose the settings saved to ssd.

[@o0Silverwolf0o]

@choppergirl in that case I hope it serves you well for many many years to come. 👍

[@kamikaze00007]

I want to see if the budget level AX board is just as good. I heard only the Extreme comes with a different VRM, so does that mean all boards can handle up to 7950X just fine and it's just a difference in other features? I really need to know.

[@GSP-76]

Yes...all boards will be able to handle the 7950x. The VRM problem during AM4 won't happen now. This board has a 16+2 design with a 105A load. That's ridiculously powerful. You don't need anything remotely that powerful for a 7950x. Even the $200 boards will be able to handle the 16 core CPU. I'm just hoping AMD supports x670 throughout the AM5 life cycle. I'd rather buy one expensive high end board now than having to upgrade again down the line.

[@heroofharo]

So whats the difference between x670e and b650e aorus master? because I'm not seeing much difference for the $200.

[@bikedoc4145]

Sick board!

[@bloodas1234]

will this memory board handle 6600mhz? 

[@joejackson4202]

This board supports PCIE5.0x16 on the GPU slot This board supports PCIE5.0x4 on the m2a_CPU slot Does putting an m.2 drive in that slot take away pcie lanes from the GPU slot, dropping it from x16 to x8?

[@joejackson4202]

@karl5010 This is correct. Both the m2a_CPU and m2b_CPU each have 4x dedicated PCIE5.0 lanes. You can populate both m.2 slots without taking away any lanes from the GPU slot. Thanks Karl

[@AntoineFinch]

i wanted this until i have the one sound out port how does that work with 7.1 surround ?

[@LordRythorn]

Does it fit a 2.5 pcie slot gpu? I got the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, and the motherboard's manual doesn't tell us too much about...

[@napoficial7123]

This one or Asus x670e e gaming wifi? They have same price in Argentina, 700dls

[@GamersGadgetsTech]

olvidate el asus ya devolvi 2 Rog chrosshair hero x670e por errores de slots de memorias, los que llegaron a argentina estan todos cagados, un amigo tmb devolvio el de el.

[@MarkVersion1]

can you still put gen3 and gen4 nvmes on gen5 slots?

[@GearSeekers]

yes

[@MarkVersion1]

@@GearSeekers thanks

[@xXCannYXx]

do the m2 slots disable the sata ports? so with my gigabyte b450 aorus elite, four slots would be deactivated if i installed two ssds With the x670e, I can't find anything about it in the instructions, but I just wanted to be sure

[@GamersGadgetsTech]

Hi, love you "review" just want to ask if i cant use 6000mhz or 5600mhz mem on this board, coz u said it only takes 5200mt.. can u giveme a clue?

[@TheSjuris]

It’ll be fine

[@DDosAndDonts]

I like the stickers lol

[@oakfig]

Are there any Gen 5 riser cables out yet?

[@little_fluffy_clouds]

They’ll probably come once there are PCiE5 graphics cards available…

[@Ab-ru1ew]

if I install pci gen 4 ssd in pci 5 slot will my gpu run in 16x mode?

[@pradeepsaman7752]

Wow 😲 Gigabyte is My favorite brand

[@alexfirth21]

Man that’s pretty pricey, I might as well get a AM4 chip for little less. I am considering doing a new build but I think bios update and 5950X will be enough. Also memory upgrade but I can wait for Black Friday deals.

[@ers-tj4to]

Z790 boards look so much better than X670E boards.

[@J-J-TL]

And I missed this video. Damn LOL

[@Reivbv]

RIP, board is $500

[@MustangWes]

1st Comment Thanks for Upload!

[@evgenymamontov4647]

This motherboard has so much problems 1. Wifi stop working after every restart. Solution - turn off power for several minutes 2. Memory is not working in slots A and C. Solution - put it in B and D 3. Sometimes completely hangs on reboot. Solution same as #1 4. LAN is not working at all. No solution 5. BIOS reset also solves restart problems, until next restart Having latest bios and drivers with officially compatible memory, this motherboard works periodically. I was not expected to get such pure quality from Gygabyte, because my prev build held 13 years, without issues and still alive. And this one glitching from day 1

[@xander0618]

X670E Aorus master is a useless board. Taichi offers a lot more for the same 500$.

[@techn0l0gy10]

please sir remove your copyright strike from my channel🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@GearSeekers]

Hell no! You stole our content!!!!

[@techn0l0gy10]

@@GearSeekers 😔😔😔NO please!! i found it from alibaba please i'll never do this again please Beg my apologies.🙏🙏🙏revome please your strike🙏🙏

[@techn0l0gy10]

@@GearSeekers it was my mistake please...🙏

[@lickrish3930]

Ridiculous ridiculous price AM5

[@popthiccle1158]

it only supports up to 5200mhz memory rip

[@GearSeekers]

You didn't listen

[@popthiccle1158]

@@GearSeekers u said u tried using more but how much more? 5600mhz? 6000mhz? 6600mhz?

[@lynver6719]

Reason 5200 for OC to 6000,6200,6400 c30，any memory brands all make it like this ，this problem is responsibility by AMD ，not by motherboard brands

[@Shrek765]

Nope

[@MikeHawk1969]

skipping Zen4 for now ... not worth the Intel prices

[@Inacoma84]

Yeah wait for the Intel 13th gen with no upgrade path 🤣🤣

[@BrainLeisure]

I see all the fields of e-waste made by people upgrading and the power comsumption just for a few FPS on a stupid game. Then I cry.

[@Pyroteq]

Eh, most people custom building PC's don't buy rubbish parts and know the value of them so in many cases they'll sell them or repurpose them. I've got a server rack full of 10 year old computers I'm finally starting to slowly replace and since they still work I'll give them a clean, make sure they run well and then sell them to other people to run office programs and stuff. I'd be more concerned about all the laptops that die after 3 years or the pre-builts people buy off the shelf and toss them in the trash just because they don't know how to reinstall Windows.

[@olemarac3810]

This feat on lian LI lancool III?

[@beachboy_boobybuilder]

What is error code E5 and how do I fix it?

[@beachboy_boobybuilder]

What is error code 21 and how do I fix it?