Gigabyte X670E Aorus Xtreme Slots and Storage Overview

As requested by Subscribers, We're now going to start looking at the X670E Motherboards. And as You have Outlined, And as You have requested, Our first Motherboard We're going to start with is going to be the Gigabyte X670E Aorus Xtreme Slots and Storage Overview. This is all about Content Creation and High Performance Storage. This is not about Form. This is all about Function. We have a Motherboard Block Diagram and We'll reverse engineer and sort out the CPU PCIe Lanes and Chipset PCIe Lanes.
Question: DDR5 ECC Support? No mention in current Bios Manual of DDR RAS ECC Support! To reiterate, We should see a setting under, Under DDR RAS, DDR ECC. Gigabyte Bios Manual is Generic to AMD X670 Chipset.
Note: Lane count. Does a Device use 2 Lanes or 4 Lanes. Built on vs Add in card. Depends!
Links:
1. AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop Processors
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2. Gigabyte X670E Aorus Xtreme (rev. 1.0) Key Features - Motherboard -
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3. Gigabyte Unveils AORUS Gen5 AIC Adaptor
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[@MysteryGameGeEk3000]

I finally found the Paul Herrell of the PC world. This is classic. Thank you.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi 4itchyTasty, Welcome! I'm honored! Appreciate Your Comments! Thanks for Watching!

[@mobilemsolutions]

💯 spot on!

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi@@mobilemsolutions Welcome! Just sticking to the facts! I'm honored! Crazy details on these X670E Motherboards! Thanks for Watching!

[@qulzam685]

that is a very comprehensive and interesting overview, great video

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi Samar Rehaan, Welcome! Just now seeing Your Comments! No notification from KZbin. Appreciate Your Comments! Thanks for Watching!

[@joecrak249]

Great video subscribed, I have purchased this motherboard for my first ever build

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi Joe, Welcome! Good choice. Enjoy your new Computer Build.

[@carlinhos10002]

Man, your channel is a gem. Keep doing new videos if possible, I'd love to see an analysis of a workstation xeon board.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi Carlos, Welcome! Appreciate Your Comments. Great idea! Been extremely busy. Added to our production capabilities and that's been amazing. Will keep your idea request in mind.

[@lilblackduc7312]

After watching your 2 videos on the "Gigabyte X670E Aorus Xtreme and Master", I'm doubly glad I have the Gigabyte TRS40 Xtreme with the Threadripper 3770! 🇺🇸 😎👍☕

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi Lil' Black Duc, HEDT, indubitably! You are Set! Next stop, Workstation! You should be good until PCIe 6.0 in 3 Years due to: NVMe Key Value Command Set Provides the Key to Storage Efficiency - NVM Express nvmexpress.org/nvme-key-value-command-set-provides-the-key-to-storage-efficiency/ On the horizon! A technology to watch!

[@danwo]

I just got this motherboard. Great overcloker. Gigabyte lets you overclock PBO and do a manual overclock. Supper happy with stable overclocks.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi Kosta Stanic, Outstanding! Good to know! Historically, ASUS was the best for Overclocking. Good to know Gigabyte has stepped up on that too! Appreciate Your Comments! Thanks for Sharing! BTW: How much RAM are You Using? And which RAM did You choose?

[@danwo]

@@BuildOrBuy i am actually using 64 GB ram.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi@@danwo, Curious as to Your RAM selection or choice of RAM? Based on available Densities, 64GBs = 4 - 16GB sticks of RAM.

[@danwo]

@@BuildOrBuy I got 2 stick of 32GB. Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5-5200 C40 DC - 64GB (CMT64GX5M2B5200Z40). Now I have Rank1 on 3D spy on same system. Got also rank 1 on Userbenchmark (just for comparing). Need some extended testing just to see if something is unstable. But overall my temperatures are lower and I do use all tools I can in BIOS.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi@@danwo, Sounds like You're set! Did not realize anyone had that Density yet! But have not looked at everyone yet. Was only checking QVL Based on Speed. Have only searched Kingston so far and they only have 16GB sticks. You've done well for the Speed! Do You know who's Memory Chips they're using?

[@user-km7vz2xh2m]

I was more impressed by the MSI MEG X670E GODLIKE :) there is an interesting connector near the memory modules and a small screen for something :) AND Onboard 10G Super LAN and 2.5G LAN deliver the best online experience without lag

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi Иван Брагин, MSI Meg X670E Godlike: 2 - 4 Pin Headers up near RAM at top right of Motherboard. No Protection Jackets. Only Pins. Not V-check points. Until We have PDF Manual, up for conjecture. 3 PCIe Slots, 6 M.2 Connectors total. Marvell AQC113 10Gbps Ethernet, same Chipset. Plus Intel 2.5Gbps Ethernet. 3 - 20Gbps USB-C Ports. No USB4. M-Vision Dashboard LCD Touchscreen through 20Gbps USB-C. Not enough Info to Comment further, yet. www.msi.com/Motherboard/MEG-X670E-GODLIKE/Specification

[@UnniG]

Classic🎉

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi Mee 2# G, Thank You! Lots to digest. Hope showing this in a different way this time, will help more Viewers understand what to expect and how this plays out! Appreciate Your Comments!

[@UnniG]

@@BuildOrBuy Yes⭐️

[@ChrisM541]

Huge thanks for this really useful video. It's going to be interesting to see how other X670E boards allocate resources. I'm still hoping to use a 4 drive nvme expander card in that primary x16 slot, and, a dedicated GPU that's not 'too' compromised on speed. Looks like this Gigabyte board won't allow that. I don't mind reducing some other features to enable this though that might depend on what AMD dictates is a minimum to the board partners. I do currently have the Zenith II TRX40 (a chipset unfortunately EOL'd by AMD after only one CPU series) so I might alternatively be hanging onto it, though my Zen2 3960X is going to be really shown up by a Zen4 desktop CPU. I've been a keen HEDT enthusiast for a long time (not a pro user) so I'm interested in how AM5/Zen4 has advanced in comparison to my current setup (reluctantly ignoring the PCIe lane count difference).

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi Akexis K, Appreciate Your Comments! Not enough CPU PCIe Lanes on a Consumer Desktop Motherboard! Yes, the HEDT demise left a hole in the market! Crazy, right. We shall see but don't hold Your Breath! This next Motherboard will be ASUS X670E! Fascinating looking at how PCIe Resources are managed from one Motherboard to another! Lots to consider! Historically, MSI may have the best Options for managing PCIe Resources. We shall see!

[@maxhughes5687]

I know that sWRX8 socket TR PRO board cost more money, but eight channel ram and an extra 104 cpu lanes is worth the investment.

[@ChrisM541]

@@maxhughes5687The primary issue, apart from the significantly increased cost of sWRX8 (and greatly reduced motherboard choice), is that TRX40 was already 'the perfect enthusiast HEDT system' - and the #1 requirement here would be an expected 'longevity of support'...support they did indeed promise... That AMD very, very deliberately chose to abandon TRX40 after only one CPU cycle - despite enticing so many with that now 'infamous long term support promise' is a pretty serious self-damning act. As I said, I currently have a Zenith II TRX40 system with 3960X CPU. That very Zen2 CPU is already behind the times with Zen3 high end desktop CPU's, and about to be severely downgraded through Zen4 desktop CPU's. That's NOT the position every TRX40 owner wants to find themselves in. AMD could have pacified some owners by releasing a Zen3 3D CPU. That they deliberately didn't is beyond shocking. --> To deliberately destroy your entire HEDT community is...insane! I am, of course, interested in how far Zen4 and AM5 has advanced, and in particular - since this is a desktop - how PCIe lane allocation is managed through the different boards. Clearly, AM5 will be severely compromised on PCIe compared to my current TRX40 - just as every 'desktop' motherboard has been PCIe-compromised since day #1 (and I started my computing interest a very long time ago). --> To repeat, for AMD to deliberately destroy its entire HEDT community is...insane!

[@maxhughes5687]

@@ChrisM541 "long term support" doesn't mean using the same socket over and over. 48 cpu lanes to the PCIe sockets only gives you two X16 sockets. TR PRO went from 4000 pins to 6000 pins that gives the user 2X the cpu lanes and twice the RAM bandwidth. That is a hell of a great upgrade. Your just quoting AMD bashing from Intel fan channels. Next year it will be a new socket for 12 channel ram and 256 cpu lanes. The TRX40 was a nice jump to GEN4 lanes, but the WRX80 is a huge leap to double the I/O.

[@maxhughes5687]

@@ChrisM541 I was on an X399 TR when you got your TRX40 board. Are you evil for supporting the end to TR 1900 and 2900 series boards buying the sTRX40 TR? I bet you didn't mind at all.

[@derbabo2542]

Hello, first of all thank you for your very good videos. I own an MSI MEG Z590 ACE with I9 10850K and would like to connect my Apollo Twin Quad MK2. My board has a Thunderbolt 4 connection my Apollo Twin but only Thunderbolt 2. Somehow it doesn't want to work. Of course I connected it via a Thunderbolt adapter and cable from Apple. Do you perhaps have a solution how I do it or what I need for it? Thanks in advance !

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi Der Babo, Welcome! Great Question! Just now seeing Your message! We did not see a notification. How are Your Powering the Device? Cannot be Bus powered! The link below might help. "Apollo Twin Thunderbolt Connection Info - Universal Audio Support Home" help.uaudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/206132896-Apollo-Twin-Thunderbolt-Connection-Info Even the Direction of Cable orientation matters!

[@pussnbootlp]

I wish all product review is like what you did for this board other than some company focus on the gimmick or hide the fact about how their M.2 vs PCIe x16 slot bandwidth allocation.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi pussnbootlp, Welcome! Function over Form Hype! Definitely about the Details! We try to keep it Simple, Slots and Storage! Crazy obfuscation! Appreciate Your Comments!

[@danwo]

First of all thank you, this is best deep guide i have seen online. I am going to use this motherboard. 7950X, 64GB ram, 7900XT or 4090. Got 6950XT now. What is best, to use 4 M.2 slots and give 8 lanes to GPU or use 2 M.2 slots and give 16 lanes to GPU? I am only editing photos and movies. Sometimes test some games. I use PC for maximal productivity. Using 4 4K 144hz screens.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi Kosta Stanic, Welcome! I'm honored! Appreciate Your Comments! Great Questions! All about Slots and Storage, sorting out PCIe Lanes! As an average User, You'll be fine using 8 Lanes for the GPU. As a Content Creator, for Rendering, We'd rather have all 16 Lanes on that GPU whatever it is! Having Multiple M.2 NVMe PCIe Drives is usually about RAID and that's typically about Capacity and Speed. Anything on NVMe is fast. Especially PCIe 5.0! Rendering is about CPU, RAM and VRAM. Priorities and Options! Hope that helps! Your Results may vary! Keep Us Posted on Your Progress! Success on Your Build!

[@danwo]

@@BuildOrBuy Big thanks. Thanks for fast response. So glad I stoped by your channel.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi@@danwo, Absolutely! Glad We could help! Here if You need Us! Success on Your Build!

[@NuclearArbitor]

sound cards are one option that would probably work for a 2 lane slot. as for whether one wants to do that or not, i'm not sure what all the options are

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi N A, True. There are other Options for Audio through USB. Just depends upon needs and requirements. Otherwise, for the most part, a X2 Slot is useless. Appreciate Your Comments!

[@ThatBarnabusGuy]

Amazing video! I'm still learning the ropes at pc building so I'll admit a fair bit of this went over my head for now (but I'm taking notes for later). Am I understanding correctly that if I put the gpu in the x16 then I can use 2 NVME m.2 cards/sticks instead of 1, and if I use more than 2 it'll knock my gpu down to x8? Also, I noticed you mentioned some lanes being used on the left side for the usb ports in the back, does that mean they're unavailable if I use all 24 lanes on the gpu/nvme or do they have lanes separate for that?

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi ThatBarnabusGuy, Welcome! Good You're doing Your Research! Fascinating topic! Look at the Motherboard Block Diagram on any X670E Motherboard. There are two types of PCIe Lanes, CPU PCIe Lanes and Chipset PCIe Lanes. There is one CPU and 2 Chips make the X670E Chipset. There are 32 CPU PCIe Lanes and 16 Chipset PCIe Lanes per Chipset Chip. CPU Lanes can be Split among PCIe Lanes and can be further Split or Bifurcated to allow multiple M.2 NVMe PCIe Drives on a Slot. Generically when there's 2 X16 PCIe Slots, mechanically, when used simultaneously they are X8, electrically. And those are to the CPU. Only CPU PCIe Lanes can be further Split or Bifurcated. And a 3rd PCIe Slot will be through the Chipset. USB can be anywhere among those three and are always Dedicated Resources. We Outline PCIe Resources accordingly from Slots and Storage to other high use Resources like 20Gbps USB-C, 10GbE LAN, etc. On a Consumer Desktop Motherboard there are Shared PCIe Resources instead of Dedicated PCIe Resources. Lots of Connectors just not all usable at same time. Choices and Options which become obvious once pointed out! Crazy, right! Appreciate Your Questions! Hope that helps! And every Motherboard has a different Resource allocation! Once You look at a Motherboard based on that, You can stick to the facts in sorting each accordingly!

[@ThatBarnabusGuy]

@@BuildOrBuy Awesome thanks so much for the reply. Just downloaded the manual and will start studying through it. I just discovered this channel and you definitely earned another subscriber.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi ThatBarnabusGuy, What other X670E Motherboards are You considering? We're working on Our next Gigabyte X670E Motherboard Video! Gigabyte is still the only Motherboard Manufacturer with complete Motherboard Documentation! The next ones to watch will be ASUS and MSI, in that Order, based on what they are currently sharing according to preliminary Specs.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi@@ThatBarnabusGuy, Absolutely! We're all about Answering Subscribers Questions! I'm honored! That Motherboard Manual is crucial to understanding those Shared PCIe Resource allocations! Nothing else matters if We don't have Slots and Storage! A simple detail that matters greatly! And every Motherboard allocates Resources differently! Fascinating!

[@ThatBarnabusGuy]

@@BuildOrBuy Actually the other motherboards I was considering was the two you listed. Most likely I’ll go with the Aorus as the z490 master is what is in my current computer, but even with it I considered MSI or Asus. I didn’t really do much research with my first computer, but it turned out ok despite that fact. But this one I want to make sure everything is how I want it before I actually start building.

[@petricagaman8960]

Hello. what do you think about asrock b650e taichi

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hello petrica gaman, Since We've already addressed that, same answer, not enough PCIe Resources!

[@SAIDHUMOUD]

they should remove sata ports and give more m2 port drive for higher board like this.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hello SAIDHUMOUD, Welcome! Excellent idea! We concur! Appreciate Your Comments!

[@short5stick]

How many M.2 NVME Gen 4 drives can I run keeping the Video card at X16?

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi Flyer-rcplane, Welcome! Great Question! Two! M2A_CPU and M2D_CPU. Too many Shared CPU PCIe Lanes! Hope that helps!

[@short5stick]

@@BuildOrBuy Yea I see the Master board would be better.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi@@short5stick, Hopefully this helps You to take a more critical eye approach to looking for the Motherboard that best fits Your needs and requirements based on PCIe Resources!

[@BrickBazooka]

​@@short5stickis it really better?

[@BrickBazooka]

does the X670E Master have a better PCIe Lane Layout than this Xtreme?

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hello BrickBazooka, Welcome! Good Question! Yes! Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X670E-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10#kf Slots: 1 X16 CPU PCIe 5.0 1 X4 Chipset PCIe 4.0 1 X2 Chipset PCIe 3.0 - Shared Bandwidth SATA 4&5 Connectors Storage: CPU: 1 M2A_CPU NVMe CPU PCIe 5.0 SSD 1 M2B_CPU NVMe CPU PCIe 5.0 SSD Chipset: 1 M2C_SB NVMe Chipset PCIe 4.0 1 M2D_SB NVMe Chipset PCIe 4.0 2 USB-C 20Gbps 2x2 Ports amzn.to/43nTp6b As an Amazon Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases! Hope that helps!

[@BrickBazooka]

@@BuildOrBuy thanks for your quick answer. and why is that better than the xtreme actually?

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hello@@BrickBazooka, Only Shared PCIe Resource is a useless Slot vs 2 SATA3 Ports. Pretty good layout for the Price otherwise! Hope that helps!

[@BrickBazooka]

@@BuildOrBuy so you're saying I could take the xtreme for the looks of it and spend more, but have to live with connecting only 1x 16x gpu and 2x m2ssd + some sata drives. if I want to connect more, I should take the master, cause I could install for example a soundcard or something as well without loosing pcie lanes, am I right? sorry if Iam asking too dumb :D

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hello@@BrickBazooka, You can install a Sound card in either one. You can only install 1 GPU in either one. Gigabyte X670E Aorus Xtreme www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X670E-AORUS-XTREME-rev-10#kf Slots: 1 X16 CPU PCIe 5.0 1 X4 Chipset PCIe 4.0 1 X2 Chipset PCIe 3.0 Storage: CPU 1 M2A_CPU NVMe CPU PCIe 5.0 SSD Dedicated. However, these 3 below Share Bandwidth with PCIEX16. 1 M2B_CPU NVMe CPU PCIe 5.0 SSD 1 M2C_CPU NVMe CPU PCIe 5.0 SSD 1 M2D_CPU NVMe CPU PCIe 5.0 SSD 2 USB-C 20Gbps 2x2 Ports To reiterate, they BOTH have same Slots and Storage and USB-C 20Gbps 2x2 Ports! Where they differ is in how those Shared PCIe Resources are allocated!

[@Sabrinahuskydog]

I have a different request for you: Is there any possible way I could get you to try a configuration for me? I have an X570 motherboard (I know you can't test this same motherboard and exact same hardware but I'll get to that in a moment) I own an MSI X570 Creation Prestige motherboard. It came with the MSI X-Pander M.2 card to put 2 x PCIE-4.0-4x NVME drives in it and install them in the second PCIE-8x slot. It does have a RAID option in bios. What I was thinking of doing was this: Use the XPANDER card for 2 NVME drives and then add 2 more using the two onboard M.2 drives under the heatsink and then try to RAID-0 4 x NVME drives together on this platform. I know you have at least 4 x matching NVME Drives and I know you have a few of the M.2 expansion cards by various companies that split out a PCIE slot to 2 or 4 NVME ports. Is there any way I could get you to try any X570 motherboard and try 2 NVME drives in the onboard ports and 2 on a splitter card in the second 8x slot (And try any kind of video card in the first slot to see if a video card would still work with this configuration) and see if they will all 4 RAID-0 together? I wanted to try this configuration but I have searched everywhere on the internet and even had 4 friends helping me try to google and I can't find anyone anywhere on the internet that has ever even attempted this type of configuration on any X570 motherboard. It's not a configuration described in the manual for my motherboard. It's not described in the manual for any other X570 motherboard (I looked at those) and I can't find anything to indicate "Is it possible? Does it work? Does it not work?" I'm aware I'll have to use windows 10 to use them raided together as a RAID Array and I'm aware it's a "SoftRAID solution" and I'm fine with all of that. I would just like to know if it's possible before I buy 4 more NVME drives. You might be the only one to figure out "yes or no" if this would work and share this information with us so I hope you could help me and help others. Normally we would have to use ThreadRipper for this but if this would work on X570 systems this would be great for a lot of people.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi Blueberry Apples, Welcome! Looks like this will require a Video Response! Give me a couple of days to sort through those Specs. Great Question! What CPU are You using?

[@Sabrinahuskydog]

@@BuildOrBuy That sounds great. This is information that does not seem to exist yet on the internet so take as much time as you need and good luck! I am currently using a Ryzen 5800X. It's kind of Irrelevant to our discussion but: I have a "golden sample" chip that lets me shove all the sliders to the maximum in PBO curve optimizer in bios and it loves it and runs fine like that and it runs 5050 Mhz on 2 cores when gaming and 4600~4650 Mhz under an all-core load in a custom water loop and I love my CPU.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi@@Sabrinahuskydog, BTW: What GPU are You using? Are You Rendering? If so, what's Your Render engine?

[@Sabrinahuskydog]

@@BuildOrBuy You might think I'm crazy but I actually don't render with it. I know everyone says it's pointless but I actually want it for general home user / consumer stuff. Also I found a deal on some refurbished samsung evo plus NVME drives from best buy for $44/each for 500GB ones and figured "If it works.. maybe I will just for the heck of it, just because I can" but I don't know if it would work or not. I use an RTX 3070 Ti currently. However: I am sure some of your viewers are content creators and editors. And if they were able to use storage at this kind of speed/performance in a X570 / Consumer desktop system without having to invest in Threadripper I'm sure it would be of interest to them so I thought it would be a good video for you to do too.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi@@Sabrinahuskydog, Test and Verify Your used Drives. Install the M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Drive Control Panel. Check SMART Telemetry and Firmware. Once in RAID, none of that can be checked. The Short Answer, RAID will work as Described. The Longer Answer of What, Why and How will be in the Video so You know the Details.

[@urblotasunkynewulf615]

So...buying the Ryzen 9 7950x processor. Was buying the Aorus Xtreme board until i seen this. Building for music.production. Any help sir?

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hello Urblotasun, Welcome. Which Audio interface? You'll definitely want 16 CPU Cores for Processing Power. As for Motherboard, Design vs Implementation. Choices to be made. Not enough PCIe Lanes to cover everything simultaneously.

[@urblotasunkynewulf615]

@@BuildOrBuy Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface. With Cubase.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi@@urblotasunkynewulf615 , Good choice. Plenty of USB Ports on any one Consumer Desktop Motherboard. Using ASIO. Keep it simple. Good you're using Thunderbolt. USB is easy to change systems. And a USB Port for the Cubase Dongle.

[@urblotasunkynewulf615]

@@BuildOrBuy So you think the Extreme motherboard will work for this?

[@urblotasunkynewulf615]

@@BuildOrBuy Using a lot of vst's too. Miloslav Philharmonic Orchestra samples.

[@maxhughes5687]

FOUR lanes to two M.2 NVMe drives that want EIGHT lanes. And the "gamer boy" will want to RMA this board because he can't clock 21000MB with four drives in a hybrid raid0. And utube gamer channels will continue to call AMD AM5 socket and Intel 1700 socket a great workstation. Gill is our only source of mobo resources on desktop boards.

[@BuildOrBuy]

Hi Max, Good to hear from You! If that Support earlier was from You, Thank You very much! As to these Consumer Desktop Motherboards, the Answer although interesting is always the same, not enough Resources! The obfuscation is astounding! And the convoluted Resources takes time to digest and We know what to look for! Always a good study! Had planned to Discuss an ASUS X670E but not enough Data yet. Same for everyone else. Only Gigabyte is giving Us enough Data to Parse right now. Have another Subscriber gun ho about an MSI X670E however, more about form than function. Like buying paint at an auction!