GIGABYTE X670E AORUS MASTER : it all started so well

The X670E AORUS MASTER, is a great gamer board but does fail somewhat to satisfy production focused clients.
No dual GPU support, a rather modest back IO, and a lacking PCIe 5.0
support on the storage sides of things.
At that price range, Gigabyte could have done better.
Enjoy 😊
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:55 The PCB
2:16 Design
2:40 RGB
2:59 CPU Socket
3:44 VRM
5:59 RAM
6:40 M.2 SSD
8:28 PCIe Expansion
10:25 Back IO
11:47 X670E Chipset
12:47 Front Panel Connectors
13:32 Cooling
14:38 Troubleshooting
15:15 Conclusion

[@swizzler8053]

The best mobo reviewer is back. The best wishes to you bro. Just snagged up an msi x570s ek for 300 euros. Keep up the great work bro and stay safe.

[@Laurentschoice]

Thanks Swizzler :) great buy !

[@CaptainBlaine]

I enjoyed your review. I decided a little while back to get the Aorus Master x670e, and it's because at the price point, no other board beats it in terms of performance and thermals. It's pricey for sure, but I am building for longevity.

[@salimcankesim7946]

I am currently using this motherboard. In my custom liquid cooling system, I connected a probe that measures the water temperature to the motherboard and I had the opportunity to adjust my fans via the gigabyte software. This is an excellent feature, yes there was a probe mount on my msi x570s carbon motherboard before, but I could only see the water temperature and this was ridiculous. Thanks for the review too. I am very happy with the 7700X processor and I really like this motherboard. :))

[@Laurentschoice]

Hey Salim ! Glad you like it. Awesome VRM indeed !!!!!

[@erenbas80]

Own this mono to no complaints so far

[@officialyashvirgaming]

@@erenbas80 same paired with RX 7900 XTX , 850w EVGA gold and this thing is a BEAST

[@user-tp8ts6vf1z]

@@Laurentschoice you just don't know what you're talking about. You need to research this question, what is the difference between the 1220 and 4080? The ALC4080 and ALC1220 have equivalent specifications on paper. The difference is that the ALC1220 uses the Intel HD Audio standard, which uses a direct connection to the chipset bus. The ALC4080, on the other hand, uses a USB interface. USB audio is crap if it's not done right. I have a $700 Topping D90 DAC that has a terrible USB implementation that forces me to use optics. So spending more on USB audio isn't always better. Since the ALC4080 uses USB, people with ALC4080 mobas have reported crackles even through the optical output, which is unthinkable given that optical is supposed to be lossless and electrically isolated. So, among these two boards you named x670e aurus master stomping board

[@Laurentschoice]

@user-tp8ts6vf1z as an audio professional, and if u had to use and integrated solution, u'd stay with the a 1220 , direct BUS solution rather than the new USB based 4080/82 ?

[@Jolinator]

Great review, worth mentioning over the Asus pci-e layout is that whilst not ideal for dual gpu use its better for single gpu users as you can fill both the lower pci-e slots with cards and keep your gpu running at 16X. The Asus boards will lower your gpu to 8X as soon as you populate that lower slot. It would be nice if gigabyte supported PD on the front usb-c header like asus does however.

[@iNasteable]

hey. Which asus do you mean Asus X670E-E ? Because im choosing between asus x670e-e and x670e aorus master. So its better to stick to aorus?

[@badzilla1173]

I'm building my first pc (for gaming of course) and plan to get a 7800x3d. For future proofing and just overall ease, what board would you recommend in the 300-350 price range. I was thinking the rog b650e-e after watching your review but wanted to know what you thought.

[@bibi24]

Which did u end up choosing dawg? Respect.

[@badzilla1173]

@bibi24 Evidently haven't decided yet. Been waiting on more reviews and if newer boards mightve released since then. But so far seems like it's still gonna be a rog b650e-e. Just seems to be the best for the price range. Probably gonna hold off till it goes on sale. But I've gotten most of the other parts for the build, all I need now if my checklist is right is a gpu, cpu and motherboard.

[@danijelb.3384]

What did you end up getting and how is it going?

[@ichigothespark7625]

@@danijelb.3384 I have been in the same situation and the x670e - e is the best one for price value in the x670e category but if you can afford a bit more, I guess the MSI x670e ACE is the one but 700$...the strix x670e - e seems like fair deal for its price around 490$ which seems like a good option and future proof as well. The only downside is why is no AMD mobo have been featured like intel mobo :( I would love a good anime themed build :/

[@officialyashvirgaming]

@@danijelb.3384 hey what about RAM on this mobo, this video does it support upto x4 16gb total 64GB CL30 ?

[@adnanadnan1986x1]

You're review videos are awesome, thanks

[@CywlexeemTacac]

Strix will cut your videobus in half for that extra m.2 gen 5 drive, whereas Gigabyte's B650E Aorus Master will do the same for 2 extra m.2 gen 5 drives, giving you all 4 gen 5 m.2 drives.

[@TheSjuris]

Aorus Master only has 2 5th gen m.2 the other are gen 4.

[@CywlexeemTacac]

@@TheSjuris The "superior" X670E AORUS MASTER has 2 5th gen m.2s and 2 4th gen m.2s, but Gigabyte's B650E Aorus Master has all 4 5th gen m.2s, as well as X670E AORUS XTREME, making the latter useless.

[@TheSjuris]

@@CywlexeemTacac the Aorus b650e Msster isn’t even around anymore for that reason. Gigabyte realized their mistake.

[@0xd00f]

I'm pretty sure the board supports multiple GPUs (why wouldn't it?), as the manual mentions AMD CrossFire support on page 9. It's only 4 lanes on the second slot, but that seems to be the same as on the Strix boards.

[@TheSjuris]

It has 1 x16, 1 x4 and 1 x2. Not ideal for dual gpus but explains their m.2 support

[@richardmoto-gaming6791]

Hi. On motherboard Aorus master B650X always light code A0 . What is it? Please help! How fix it?

[@richardmoto-gaming6791]

@@dissidentagnostic4802 Thanks!!! A0 - All Ok ;)

[@piotrmalczyk260]

Very nice review which make me dive deeper into these MOBOs. Thanks. Nevertheless, I am curious why you are comparing this motherboard to "better ASUS Strix" which has 3x M.2x4 PCI5.0 lanes and one GPU x16 5.0 lane. This config is impossible and the gpu bandwidth of ASUS motherboard is robbed by one of M.2. As it is stated in AM5 - 24 usable PCI 5.0 lanes. You cant put 3x M.2 PCIx4 5.0 there, because the GPU will get only x8 (taken from the manual). Therefore this one argument over the Aorus Master is burried down. Another is the sound card :). The 1220 and 4080 have very similar sound quality so there will not be a huge difference from the codec itself. More it will be from capacitors used there (and the Aorus Master has some polymer WIMA filter caps there - which ensures huge quality of sound). Second argument.... Can You convince me to buy ASUS once??

[@C6v1999]

Well stated. I removed Strix E-E from purchase consideration because the 3rd M.2 PCIE5.0 slot cripples the GPU to x8. I would never use that slot as a result.

[@piotrmalczyk260]

@@C6v1999 And the reviewer still did not answer my question :)

[@C6v1999]

@@piotrmalczyk260 If it were my channel, I would redo the video when this spec detail was pointed out to me. So that would be a hassle and I do not blame the video maker for not wanting to. I would never recommend that board though.

[@short5stick]

Gigabyte has 2 3.2 header and Asus has 1. This is why I am going with the Gigabyte Master and you can use 4 NVMe drives and it will not slow down the GPU because the other m.2 work on the chip set. The Extreme will.

[@piotrmalczyk260]

@@short5stick yes exactly! And the reviewer is still saying that asus is the better mobo.

[@bluesky2145]

Great stuff as always. In the future when you talk about creatives how about mentioning us guys who are doing recording studio applications like with Reaper and have hundreds of tracks with hundreds of VST plugins. We're beating the hell out of these computers. Rock on

[@pietrmuffei8874]

Happy new year. Always a smile seeing a new video of yours in the inbox

[@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

[@short5stick]

No only the 3rd PCI express slot X2 does. It is in the Manual. Page 9 Expansion Slots tells you there.

[@fredve3984]

I made it to 1:19... couldn't take it anymore.

[@buckmaurice4713]

Hey Laurent great review just wanted to add that the aorus master actually uses the last gen alc 1220 codec which is a bummer considering how beatiful the board looks with it's bulky vrm's.Also could you cover the x670E-F Gaming just ordered that last week want to hear your opinion on it.Thanks :))

[@Laurentschoice]

Really ???? Wait ... mine add a alc 4080 on it... This is so strange and frankly shocking coming from AORUS !

[@0xd00f]

There is absolutely nothing wrong or lacking with the 1220. The analog parts of the audio cirquits are much much more important. ALC 4080 has been causing a lot of trouble for a lot of people since it came out, and it's connected internally via USB instead of I2S, likely increasing latency. I'm VERY glad that Gigabyte is sticking with the 1220.

[@shareyourfare]

Salut Lorant! I really like your MB-reviews, you just missed out on the one that I'd consider, although you've covered almost all others out of the series: The Asus ProArt x670e The special thing about this one is, that you get 2x Gen5 x8, if both slots are in use, meaning: Two Gen4 (32 GB/s) GPUs, both equally CPU-bound - I have not seen any other board that splits the Gen5 slot in two like this, which might a big plus for creators, when using 2 GPU's, as both of them should be equally fast and performant, as it seems to me. The ProArt x670e also features 10 GbE Lan, plus two USB4 on the back panel (no idea if those are indeed 40 Gb/s wide). Would be nice to hear what you think about this board, as I'm just a user, no expert on motherboards or PC hardware. Best regards and thank you for your deep insights and also your fun approach to cover those dry high-tech matters. Cheers!

[@shareyourfare]

I thought about this some more, and my conclusion is, that the way ASUS did it on the ProArt x670e is the most efficient: - Either, I use a Gen 5 GPU, in the far future, then, the second (Gen5 x8) slot remains empty,.or I plug in 2 existing GPU or whatever boards, then both of them get 32 GB/s bandwidth. Either way, it always takes 16 lanes. On every other board, it will take the 16 Gen5-lanes, plus 4 or 8 more lanes of the second PCIe-slot. - On the OroArt x670e, they have obviously put this saved bandwith into the two USB4 ports plus the 10G Ethernet, as it aeems to me. - My conclusion is: The nerds should tell the mainboard makers, that they shall for now do it as on the ASUS ProArt x670e, as there are almost no Gen5 GPU's out yet, and the way ASUS shows it, we get two times Gen5 x8 directly connected to the CPU, which barely another board is able to deliver. What do you think Laurent? - Is my.vertict right? Or is it not this way, cause I made a mistake? - I think we'd see much better boards coming out - esp. now as the x870e era is just getting launched, if we'd spread some awareness, as there is only so much you can do with 28 lanes, esp. if you already got 16 of them bound, and have only 12 left for ... a) the second CPU slot - ideally at least 8 lanes b) plus: all M.2 NMVe SSD's (but only 8 lanes left) Better only 8+8 lanes on two Gen5 x8 slots, and have the full bandwidth of 99,99% of all GPUs! Again, 12 CPU-lanes are available, but now, we hsve already plugged in two RTX A4000 boards into our two Gen5 x8 slots. - We have gained/saved 8 lanes by applying this trick! - Hope you know what I mean, it's pretty simple, but hard to explain. Cheers from Vienne, Yuri

[@shareyourfare]

Well, I was day-dreaming of this last night, guess that makes me as well some kind of nerdy tweaky nerdy nerd :)) :// ____ Let's maximize PCIe connections: 8+8 lanes, or 1x 16 Lanes: 1 or 2 GPU's +4 Lanes: connect to Chipset A + 4 Lanes: connect to Chipset B [uses twice the bandwidth to Chipsets] + 4 Lanes: 2x USB4 (80 Gb/s) + 2x 10 GbE Lan (20 Gb/s) + 28 Gb/s: low bandwitdth direct USB 2 & USB 3 ports Chipset A: 1x Gen 5 x4 SSD (128 Gb/s) + 1x USB4 (40 Gb/s) + 1x USB 3.2 x2 (20 Gb/2) + 2x 10 GbE Lan (20 Gb/s) + Rest: 48 Gb/s:USB 2 & 3 et al. Chipset B: 3x Gen 4 x4 SSD (192 Gb/s) + 1x USB4 (40 Gb/s) + 1x USB 3.2 x2 (20 Gb/2) + Rest: 4 Gb/s: USB 2 & 3 et al. ____ So, I get: 2x Gen5 x8 or 1x Gen5 x16 PCIe 1x Gen5 x4 M.2 SSD 3x Gen4.x4 M.2 SSD's 4x 10 G Lan 4x USB4 (40 Gb/s) 2x USB 3.2 x2 (20 Gb/s) plus some more USB 2 & 3 ports. _____ Well, I might deliver this to Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, ASRock & Co, maybe that can help to inspire them to give us more high-bandwidth connections, which are essential for 4k video productions and stuff like this. Cheers!

[@unboxingmaniac5050]

I want to ask which is better asus rog strix b650 e-e gaming wifi or gigabytes x670 aorus elite ax or something else? These two are at same price point.. or is there any better board at this price??

[@sniper2771]

I would also like to ask the same, as long as he answers us

[@Zaedric]

An update on this? What mobo did you end up getting 😮? I just bought x670 aorus elite ax for 150 but now I'm thinking of future proofing and might refund and get b650e-e

[@choppergirl]

Yeah, I didn't use those NVME drive slots, but used the 6 SATA ports instead. Those um ancient thigns. You know, because if my mobo dies, I can move my SATA drivees to some other computer and plug them into anything from all the way back to 1990 and be able tor ead them. Can't do that with nvme.

[@JHEntertainment98]

This is a gaming board not a mining or content creator board. Nobody uses multi gpu setups for gaming anymore, SLI and Crossfire died years ago and NVLink never got anywhere and it’s pretty much dead as well.

[@officialyashvirgaming]

Yeah i too find it weird lol, the way he keeps rattling about dual GPU wtf, this dude must be high on Cocaine. we're 2024 no one uses 2 or 3 GPU in 1 motherboard anymore. Exception: miners , but we aren't miners

[@alpzepta]

Not only for multi gpu but some would also want to put in sound blaster, Intel 10Gbe NIC card, or LSI SAS controllers in it as well

[@JHEntertainment98]

@@alpzepta true, I use my extra pci slots for extra usb hub cards and header cards. But most people aren’t going to do that.

[@sawsanali724]

Merry Christmas 🎅🎄 and happy new year 🎉

[@daveaufradern6658]

Excellent, funny and very informative review as always !

[@brandj2020]

Thank you amazing video very informative❤

[@AssasinsKing]

Hey Laurent, great video!! Could you please review the new Z790 Aorus Master?

[@carnagelan]

I am looking at getting this board. Is it still good? Can i use up all 4 ram slots at 6000mt without loosing ram speed? it will be paired with a 7800x3d and for future upgrades

[@officialyashvirgaming]

Hi im using it right now & i've only put 2x16 32gb 6000Mhz Gskillz Flare X5 CL30, the support page for MEM frequency i didn't see any 64gb or using all the 4 slots of RAM Idk im kinda unsure too

[@classifiedsuser3265]

Thanks for this video very helpful! What motherboard should i buy for 7900x under 500.

[@filipecunha4931]

Hi, Great content. Could you give me your opinion on the AsRock X670 taichi carrara and how it stacks against the Asus Strix MB?

[@Darkmult]

Yes Laurent the Master is a beast one of the best motherboard i got the x570 master whit the new bios f36 work very well ..Dual chipset ho wow . coudos for the review ..👍

[@Games_and_Tech]

Any comments on the intel lan controller? I havebread about issues with it

[@halicon7475]

I love your channel great job

[@SuperSayiyajin]

Thanks for video. I have 2x (2x 16gb ddr5 6000 c36) 64 GB ram slow which codes are "cmt32gx5m2x6000c36"... But it Gigabyte web site, it seems Gigabyute support cmt32gx5m2a6000c36 and cmt32gx5m2b6000c36. Not cmt32gx5m2x6000c36. Difference is M2A-M2B-M2X part... CAn i usew my rams on this mainboard?

[@TheJustinHit]

Then what is your #1 wishlist? Idk how you didn't add that at the end....

[@axi6ne8us]

I am torn between the X670E aorus master and the ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI. What say you?

[@Laurentschoice]

Strix x670e e just for the dual gpu support and the AWESOME OC bios features

[@axi6ne8us]

@@Laurentschoice Cool. Currently using the crosshair viii dark hero. Planning my transition to the AM5 platform. Does the Strix X670E-E still have those Intel LAN issues I keep reading about?

[@datboi_0430]

@@axi6ne8usThis is pretty late, but yes it does.

[@bloodas1234]

will this memory board handle 6600mhz?

[@George-zw1kr]

I really like aorus/gig mobos aesthetics but sometimes they fall just shy of what I want :( I'm still running the b560 pro ax until I take the dip into ryzen.

[@Laurentschoice]

Yeah agreed. Great board BTW!

[@George-zw1kr]

@@Laurentschoice Because of your review!!!

[@Laurentschoice]

So glad to hear :)

[@robiuldj8212]

Hi i like you 🥰

[@sudeep531]

Sir make video on b650e aorus master

[@Laurentschoice]

I am filming it now

[@starofeden9277]

no rgb on this board?

[@AhmedAzhad]

Spot on with the noise detector being stupid.

[@jesusdelarosa4827]

what is tht AIO ?

[@Kingtoby1981]

Please review the Gigabyte Z790 AORUS MASTER

[@Laurentschoice]

im on a strix first , but just reviewed the B650e AORUS MASTER.

[@Kingtoby1981]

@Laurent's Choice That's equivalent or similar to the Z790 AORUS MASTER right?? I'm thinking about purchasing the Gigabyte Z790 AORUS MASTER or Asus Z790-E GAMING motherboard. Both the Asus shares the bandwidth with the M.2. Gen 5 slot. It's difficult for me to make a decision

[@nil1874]

Waiting for ur GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX review :P

[@Laurentschoice]

Master is coming first

[@samanthagriffinv2.08]

I would prefer if there was 3 pcie 5.0 m.2 slots instead of 2 but beggars can’t be choosers

[@Nistical]

Still waiting on the b650e aorus master review

[@Laurentschoice]

I'm starting today on that one

[@Nistical]

Nice 👍

[@officialyashvirgaming]

@@Laurentschoice so can i put x4 16gb ddr5 CL30 gskills flare x5 RAM , cuz i've seen in the MEM support page it only supports upto 32gb, there is no 64gb

[@Viqtir]

Is he tweaking?

[@urblotasunkynewulf615]

Lmmfao I was wondering the same thing. 😂

[@officialyashvirgaming]

For the uninitiated, according Urban Dictionary “tweaking” means not making sense or saying something stupid. But it is a phrase that has been used in black culture for many years, and it basically means 'he's crazy'

[@Laurentschoice]

@officialyashvirgaming i can confirm that, under this definition, I, indeed am tweaking

[@Doombl4de]

They may have dropped the need for a second better gpu port for overclocking the main cpu for effieciency maybe

[@moonwatcher6594]

It is not "2040a" but "2040A".

[@moonwatcher6594]

And Platform Controller Hub (PCH) is an Intel thing! I'm out of here.

[@davidjames4583]

👍 !!! 👍 !!! 👍 !!!

[@mustfasrhan9796]

I trust you Please I just need (one word) form you Wich M.B is the best 1_ 320$ Asus ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi Ddr4 . 2_ 290$ MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi Ddr4 . 3_ 300$ Asus tuf Z790 plus wifi D4 … Cpu is 13600k Gpu 3080 Asus tuf 12Gb I need this Pc for gaming and long time with no developing

[@TYRANT1966]

Asus strix are crap boards. Gigabyte are superior

[@premium3429]

How exactly? Many ppl would disagree.

[@TheShadiboy1]

All MB are crap when stupid people complain about Asus, Gigabyte and MSI​@@premium3429

[@celeste3761]

No lmao

[@alpzepta]

The fact that Gigabyte made motherboard in Taiwan and not in Mainland China make it better. After all if I have to spend $5500 on building a workstation pc I would want a quality reliable motherboard

[@sawsanali724]

💜💜💜💜💜

[@mikobirra]

4:27 🍌 So, I was studying the VRM heatsink, and I can't figure out if the air passes through it or it just stagnates inside. In addition there is a small cover (the one with "AORUS DESIGNLAB" on it) which facilitates the stagnation of air flows. can anyone explain to me please? Because, you know, someone have an aftermarket aircooler (lateral air instead of spreaded air to the sides)... And please, don't just answer with "it works", because dust can say nope.

[@sudeep531]

There is no clear CMOS key

[@jasperlorenzo3102]

clear cmos button on the IO of the board

[@officialyashvirgaming]

@@jasperlorenzo3102 where ? and can we put 4x16gb ddr5 cl30 ram in there total 64gb or not ?

[@officialyashvirgaming]

why this dude keep saying single gpu support lol doesn't he know putting 2 x GPU in 1 system won't have help that much in GAMING lmao

[@mdnormatnor5226]

Pasang kan mobo tu bagus ke x, usah banyak cakap

[@TeSp00kie1]

Dude be less annoying. I had to stop watching.

[@Laurentschoice]

Am I annoying u ?

[@TeSp00kie1]

@@Laurentschoice Off the scale.

[@Laurentschoice]

That s what lovers do..... Forgive me ?

[@eyes2338]

Is he pretending to be asian?

[@AirwolfPL]

What's up with the hands? Calm down man...

[@jami6600]

Please act normal and concentrate on content

[@SF0614R18]

Your accent is tough to tolerate.

[@bibi24]

So is your attitude.

[@SF0614R18]

@@bibi24 I tried watching again and it reinforced my previous comment. My attitude is unblemished.

[@alexs.3905]

Merry Christmas, indeed, Laurent; All the Best to You and Yours in the New Year!!! 😀 FINALLY!!! the X670E Master!!! =) ...about which I have a question; how fast would putting two Barracuda 530 2TB m.2's IN RAID 0 into the two processor connected (primary???) slots?!?? >=) It IS a Gen5 x4 bus link; therefore, theoretically, there should be SUFFICIENT BANDWIDTH to run both drives at max speed with ZERO BOTTLENECKING to slow either drive...!?!! 🤔😏😉🤫🫡