The hero we need & deserve . . . ASUS ROG X570 Dark Hero motherboard - An in-depth overview

[@SuperChaoticus]

Just bought this with the 5900x CPU and a 980 Pro M.2. Yes, I know it's overkill for my needs. But when I build, I always look to build a system that I won't be regretting in a couple years. Like the last build I did, I intend on getting at least 5 years from this before the tech starts getting old and outdated.

[@jackster34567]

I have done the exact same haha.

[@alexanders.6080]

I'm looking to do exactly the same :) Can you confirm both M.2 are PCI-e 4? Was hoping to create a RAID 0 for extreme speeds (mostly for a faster OS boot and games).

[@PapaJenkinz]

did the exact same lol

[@jackster34567]

Also paired mine with a Dark Hero X570, 32x2gb 3600mhz, 1tb 980 pro, Kingston 2TB 2280, 1080ti system is mainly used as a workstation for retouching & sim racing. Will upgrade my 1080ti eventually but it still does a fine job I must say. Love this new build! 5900x eats up file compression for breakfast.

[@flyingroads3498]

@@jackster34567 what cooling system you use?

[@grimesolver3149]

I just built this, this week. Omg, what a powerhouse!

[@Osmosis909]

What a fantastic review, excellent explanations and detail! Such top quality content, better than a lot of the top channels. I have this board arriving tomorrow to start a new PC build (I spilt quite a bit of thermal paste cleaning fluid into my cpu connector and mobo in my current rig it didn’t like that lol), this will be my first “high-end” build so looking forward to it!

[@Sicel1304]

Just bought this board today at the recommendation of a friend, and your video overview of the board was top notch and super informative. Kudos!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you. :)

[@93ksj]

By far the best and most in depth review I’ve seen on this board so far, pretty awesome work and I cant wait to integrate it to my build 👏🏼 (also I’m really interested in seeing that TPM video because I’ve never used anything like that tbh really looking forward to it)

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thanks! I’m a bit in limbo atm as I wait for parts on my personal build. Shipping delays are killing me and preventing me from completing the build.:( I’ve done some updates on the Facebook page though regarding the build.

[@GG-zd6rl]

Great review. I have been overclocking and at times running on the bleeding edge of what Air/Water can do since before Socket 939. Between Family, Work, and Everything else, I don't have hours to pour over Forums, Posts, and in many cases, pure opinion on things that do not matter like RGB. Thank you for putting together a solid and concise review.

[@wakegary]

Thanks! still love mine (checks watch) 3 years later. this video is superb.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

You’re welcome. Thank you!

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

Great review, highly underrated channel. Thank you so much for this, Look forward to more mobo reviews!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

There will definitely be more! :) Thank you for watching.

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

@@MiddleofKnowhere Out of curiosity, since im buying a new motherboard. Is there a way to tell if I got one that was used? Trying to order one off eBay but I'm a little hesitant.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Umm you can look for dust or scratches. But sellers should be honest. If you can try to get a dark hero new off Newegg or Amazon or anywhere else that’s a retailer. You can also try new egg business which has a separate account creation system. That dark hero shortages shouldn’t be as prevalent any longer.

[@liusam2305]

your pcie introduction really saves me lots of hours of problem shooting and searching time

[@shaunlothian9644]

Excellent review! Very in depth. I was on the fence between getting the regular Hero, Formula or the Dark Hero and this has made my decision. The Dark Hero it is to go along with the 5900x, for the build I’ll be having done soon. Thank you for such a great review.

[@shanetrownson6139]

I was researching this particular mainboard hoping for ARGB support. Happened to see your review. Found my answer @ 6:38 minutes. Thank you so much for your detailed review. Everybody needs a Hero!

[@KingNeu]

Looking for a motherboard for my 5900x and Asus TUF 3080 and man this video was informative af! Great work my man. Keep grinding!! 💯

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you so much. :)

[@SQTierHog]

Holy motherboard! I concur with every other comment here that I've read, that MofN did an absolutely spectacular thorough review of this board! Subbed.

[@ItsNotes_]

Ive been on the fence about getting the Dark Hero vs the Hero and this video is so well done and so informative. wow. thank you.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Really glad it helped. :)

[@kingghostOG]

Which did you choose?

[@ItsNotes_]

@@kingghostOG I was about to order the Dark Hero then suddenly EVGA Tweets out Ryzen Dark mobos coming so i'm holding off again hoping for a EVGA x570 Dark

[@ilkerYT]

A channel that creates high quality content like that and has 850 subs only :D

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you so much.

[@tomb375]

Love it I'm on the new build right now. Superfast and Quiet. Thanks to a Noctua NH-U12S fan Best build ever Thanks.

[@SPSteve]

I just ordered this motherboard and a Ryzen 5950X CPU, along with other components for an entirely new computer. I'm 65 years old, hopefully it is a smooth build. haha. Thanks for the informative video!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Great combo!

[@NoFear1979]

Great video. Appriciate the detailed tour and explaining 👍🏻

[@AmyGrrl78]

I still like watching reviews on the board. I bought my Dark Hero in December 2021 and paired it with a AMD 5900X. I still really need to upgrade my GPU. Still using a MSI 4GB GTX 770 OC. Might have a chance to buy a used PNY 3070 from a friend next week for $200-250 USD, hopefully! For my PSU. I got a really good deal on a Seasonic Prime 850W. I'm really happy with my new PC. I upgraded from a Sabertooth Z77 with a i5 3570K. Was quite the upgrade for me!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Nice!!!

[@pepe141y]

Now this is a GREAT fucking review. Placed a order for mine after watching this. Keep up the great detailed reviews. I will definitely look forward to future videos.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you!

[@qcremi4357]

what was the budget of your pc?

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

@@qcremi4357 Mine? I gave myself around a $5,000 USD budget. I had most of it saved up by the time the RTX 3000 and Zen 3 series came out. Dominator RAM and the 1TB and 2TB nvme drives came after. I already had the PC-O11 Dynamic XL pretty much bought when it came out. I'm reusing the fans from my previous build as well as radiators. The CPU block is new but I had that since the fall but knew I'd be using it for this build. Having said that, I did add some things. Decided to get the Torque fittings over the classic from EKWB and I added a Distro plate over the Corsair XD5 and decided to water cool the GPU as the 3090 Strix gets stupid hot. I'd say this added another 1000-1500 easy. I did sell about $1300.00 worth of parts from my old build, so that puts me back to the 5k budget . . . maybe. Add all accessories and crap I had to buy after the fact and price still is pretty steep. Check out my PC build videos to get a bigger picture of the parts used. I have 2 up so far. I'll be doing a full run-down of the cost of this computer in a later video--it's very contrary to my more budget oriented approach to the builds I've been making for the channel. Then again, I needed a PC to handle editing and video creation in addition to gaming.

[@Killa-rd6hj]

Got this, a 990 pro and a 5800x3d …. Life is good 😊

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Noice!

[@feefiifoofum]

Amazing explanation, they should include this as an audio file when people buy the dark hero lol definetly made building mines easy!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

This comment made my day. Thank you!

[@SDChargers93]

You and Gamers Nexus Sold me on this mobo. Thank you for such a good break down.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you! It’s awesome to be paired with such an awesome and thorough reviewer like GN. :)

[@SDChargers93]

@@MiddleofKnowhere your welcome sir. Keep up the videos, you definitely earned a sub

[@TheTrendz24]

Best motherboard review I have ever seen. Please keep up the good work. Very informational, answered questions I had regarding this board, I now own a dark hero thanks to you.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Glad it was helpful!

[@zetaxrl]

it's so beautiful, i watched it for 4 hours straight.

[@TheDustAutumn]

This is the best in depth review I've seen! Keep up the great work!

[@felixsuero3443]

Bro I really appreciate all the work you put in this video, because of the in-depth info you provided I will be upgrading from the Crosshair VIII Hero Wifi to the Dark Hero. Totally recommend this video. Thumbs Up and Sub

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thanks! Glad the video helped. :)

[@NSC-Modz]

Nice video, thank you very much. I'm happy i bought it! Wish you the best.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you! Enjoy the board. :)

[@NSC-Modz]

@@MiddleofKnowhere i hope i will, got an 5090x, was normally an Intel guy. 10 years now with my Xeon W3690 still running all smooth. Just for my videos and rendering it cold be stronger ^^

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

I’m def enjoying the 5950x for rendering. Upgraded from the 2700x.

[@NSC-Modz]

@@MiddleofKnowhere i can't wait my self xD Im gonna do some videos as i got finish, but I have a lot work with xD Got a big custom watercooling, needs to be prepared all first 😀 BTW i subed

[@mookthemerc]

I just got mine two days ago!! Waiting for it to be delivered!!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

NICE! Have fun with it. I definitely like it. not many issues yet other than icue/asus armoury not always working nice together. no memory errors with 64gb kit (4 sticks) and bios was easy peasy to update and set up for xmp. I do think i'll get black electrical tape to cover the colored wires for the usb 2.0 and hd audio cables. :) The onboard lighting is super subtle and nice too. In icue I can set up a blackout profile to make them all turn off which is nice should i leave it on over night as the ram still stays lit when you put the machine to sleep and i haven't figured out how turn it off.

[@MatthewJRend]

Awesome informational video!!!! Please continue with this type of content!!!

[@chrono2959]

You know I watch a lot of KZbinrs but I really enjoy your detailed videos you're very thorough very top notch high quality job thank you

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you so much! I know the mobo videos can be long, but as you said, I love being thorough. :)

[@james_tiberius_kirk73]

An excellent review. I've just purchased this Motherboard for my latest Build.

[@c1979h]

Nice review, wa able to score one for 225, paired it with a 5800x\32gb and an 6800xt, but will likely jump up to a 5950x whenever they drop to its lowest price used or new.

[@mrweezyweezy]

Thanks a lot for the complete rewiew. Hope your channel will be finding by more users

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you for watching. I'm glad it was helpful! Onward and upward I hope for the channel. :) New video will be out tomorrow.

[@misc8867]

Really nice review. I bought this and still waiting for it. Don't want a fan plus I love the features.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thanks! I just got it installed but am waiting on more parts. May set up a temporary build so i can use it while I wait for a distro plate and custom cables.

[@KEYBEATZ]

I love my strix x570 E motherboard but this is the board I wish I had

[@HuntSD]

Bought this motherboard as an upgrade from my ASUS Prime X570-Pro. So pretty excited :)

[@HuntSD]

Even though it wont have the white accents for my white pc build it would still do nicely.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Nice! My 4770K resided in an ASUS Prime Deluxe Dual motherboard. It was gold-ish with tan/brown accents on the PCI. Not a clean white that's for sure. lol I had the Crosshair VII Hero for my 2700X. I'm loving the Dark hero. IT's definitely stealth. The matte paint on the heatsink mars a little or just looks that way b/c of the finger particles or dust it can attract.

[@BrytaPlanka]

That was a really informative and great review! Thanks alot!

[@2leftgaming793]

Incredible breakdown! I'm always looking for in depth overviews like this when looking at parts, I'm grateful I ran across your channel, keep up the good work :)!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you very much! Glad the video was helpful.

[@rmberger012]

Fantastic overview Seth. I am having one delivered today and will be using your guide as my primary reference... Thank you

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you for watching and the compliment! Glad it was helpful. Enjoy building your PC!!!

[@djq7225]

I scored one off of Facebook marketplace today for $200. Still sealed. I've been wanting a sport for a while. This just came out of nowhere it's going to be going into a cooler Master cosmos c700m,

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Nice find!

[@Zooptopus27]

Picked this thing up for $200 on ebay. Looking forward to it.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Nice pick up!

[@rmorenberg]

first video of yours I've seen. good detail

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you so much!

[@rahulravishankar3152]

"Not the Hero we deserve, but the Hero we need"

[@chic619]

I watched this video a million times. Thank you so much

[@Riidwaano]

I got this motherboard from retail on discount 144$.. Best purchase ever

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Nice price!

[@Riidwaano]

@@MiddleofKnowhere its 999 kr in Danish was a rest sale Keep this videos coming the best kind on youtube !

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you I will! Where did you get this if you don't mind me asking? I have a friend looking for an x570. Sounds like you're in Denmark if you used kr?

[@Grue_ni]

Hi i realy like your review of this board! Maybe i did not listen carefully but i think you did not say a word about the Dynamic OC switcher witch is a feature of this board. The Dos Oc Switcher and the passive chipset cooer where the main reasons i bought this board the Dos OC switcher makes this board unique on the market and that partially explains the high price.. But you are right its still too expensive! Best regards!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Hi! I didn't mention anything about the DOS OC Switcher, you're correct. Funny thing is, I don't think that's even mentioned in the manual or on the product site. I myself just learned about it watching an overclock video. It's a neat tool that's for sure! Personally, I don't really want to overclock since this is my workhorse computer, but I do want to use the PBO2 curve optimizer to undervolt to see if I can't lower temperatures/power consumption while still achieving higher frequencies or the same as I'm currently getting. I watched an Optimum Tech video about it, and while he uses an MSI board, I think I can figure things out. I'll probably make a video on my attempts at doing it. :)

[@RedPillBroadcast]

That’s one big reason I bought it too! I use the setting on my Crosshair Viii Extreme and now on my new x570s Dark Hero viii build. Doesn’t seem like a big deal but running a 5950x for 3d rendering, modeling (solidworks), S3D for my 3d printing and vid production (OBS with 4K cam recording while streaming vids, & Adobe editing) for my TikTok, helping switch on the fly from my manual OC to PBO depending on workload comes in handy - Helps me gain about 11% performance on avg, so that’s a nice chunk off an OCd water cooled 5950x

[@johnestoce1503]

Good reviewer. I think you sir deserve more view. You've earned a sub

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thanks for the sub! Much appreciated. :)

[@straped9023]

best review ever super underated

[@EctopicElm00707]

I absolutely agree, because not only does he say what the features are called, but generally explains exactly what they are/what they're for. This is rarely the case with some other reviewers as they assume everyone already knows

[@edamnaf9265]

This is an excellent review. I have a Dark Hero, and love it...but I agree with the M.2 slots.... My System: Asus Dark Hero X570 Ryzen 9 5950X 32GB G.skill DD4 3600 CL-14 RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra (eVGA) 2 MP600 2TB Corsair drives 2 2TB 2.5" Crucial 2TB SSDs 1600W eVGA T2 PSU The machine is a monster....but more than most people need, imo ...it's more than *I* need, but I wanted it...

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thanks for the watch and comment! Quick question for you, does your computer ever randomly shut off when the GPU is really being hit in a game? Mine will unless I undervolt the GPU. I have the Strix OC 3090. It's watercooled. I have a 1000W 80+ Titanium seasonic PSU. I wonder if maybe even that's not enough wattage for the 3090 and 5950x . . .

[@edamnaf9265]

@@MiddleofKnowhere I have had *ZERO* shut off issues with this machine.....My card never needs undervolting. I bet your Seasonic (great PSU, btw) is just a bit underpowered for the system. Try a 1300W if you have one.

[@BirolAKBAY]

Great review. Thanks. I have this mobo till January 21. CPU (5900x) and gpu(2080) are water cooled. Case CM.H500M has positive pressure as good as it gets with some TT and Artic P series fans. No rads inside the case. Vrm temps never drops below 50 C at idle even full speed of fans. No OC performed yet. Vrm temps have reached about max 60 degrees under full stress test over 1 hour with prime95 or kombustor(msi tool). But, when a fan directly blow air over vrms then temps are dropping even to 35 degrees at idle, 42 degrees at full load.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

That’s awesome to hear. I’ll be using a dynamic xl with a rad and intakes at top and rad and intakes at bottom and then exhaust on the side. Hopefully the top fans will be sufficient on the vrms despite pulling in warm air from the radiator.

[@GroundGame.]

This is still one of the best if the best Dark Hero Motherboard reviews out there, have one myself about to put into a build, keep it up man. 😉 👍

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you very much!

[@vCELESTIC]

I have 1 X570 Crosshair VIII DARK HERO which I want to sell because I went with a i9 12900k and MSI Gaming Edge WiFi DDR4. It's still in original Package and not opened(bought in in the shop named equippr if you want to know) . I bought it months ago and the shop does not allow me to return or change it. I bought it for 408,99€ and I want to sell it much cheaper for ~300 or even cheaper, just tell me what you would pay for it if you are interested. ;)

[@vik9481]

It cost like 300 USD now ,waiting on next gen so I can snatch it for like 150 USD

[@AtomLabX]

An amazing video, really good, to help you through building, to have everything in place! What I want to know though, for the NVMe SSD slots, do they both support full speeds?

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Yes both NVMe slots support full x4 PCIe 4.0 speeds. I am using both (1 and 2 TB respectively. the top runs off the CPU and the bottom off the chipset. Thank you for watching!

[@techtipsuk]

Good review. I'd recommend a flat colour surface to sit the board on. Just a bit distracting against that camouflage

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

I'll up that grey box so it's less transparent over the map as I think that's what you're referring to, the BG behind the mobo in most of the shots. :) Thank you for the suggestion.

[@chi-cho2328]

Solid straight forward video, appreciate it.

[@harryminkley1962]

Changing from my AMD TR 3960x build to a 5950x build as i cant be bothered to wait longer for 5th gen threadripper. So glad i just ordered this board! Really wanted ASUS again as im currently using a ASUS trx40 e gaming mobo. Brilliant board. But as im not really utilising threadripper i thought the 5950x will be more than good enough for my gaming and the occasional bit of CAD work. Sad to let go of this board although the dark hero does also look excellent. However the new system is going to have an EK custom loop for the Cpu so i am excited for that! it will be the first ever custom loop and my third ever pc build. also just ordered a MSI 3090 Suprim X and i figured this board would help get the most out of it. Thanks for the fantastic review going over all of the features. Very helpful.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thanks! Enjoy building your loop! I'm going to finish mine in a few weeks I hope. Lots of things got in the way but I hope to correct that soon. Got me a custom EK loop too. Right now I have a temp looop just for the CPU. I'll be doing a sandwich with the ASUS RTX Strix OC 3090 with the standard GPU block and active backplate. Also got the Front distroplate for the Dynamic XL, so I'm pretty stoked!

[@harryminkley1962]

@@MiddleofKnowhere Sounds Awesome! Love to see it when its done. And for my first time dealing with a custom loop im not quite brave enough to be taking apart a brand new 3090. Did want to water cool my ram too but ive decided that if the Temps get a but toasty with 4 all next to each other then i will. Because right now theres just 2 on each side of the cpu with gaps in between because its an E-ATX board. And they get pretty hot as it is now. But still perfectly safe temps so im sure ill be ok.

[@beanmachine3915]

I just ordered this for my first pc build !

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Nice!!!

[@aldjanw]

Thank you for the effort. You earn my subscription. Worth the watch!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Awesome, thank you!

[@colelomas445]

This is one of the best motherboard review videos I have ever watched. Well done sir.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you. Much appreciated!

[@MiyabiJNEP]

Good, full review. Thanks. Bought one, arrives this week.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@MiyabiJNEP]

Thanks

[@tomb375]

Seth, Great Review and Video" Thank you so much!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you for watching! Glad you liked it. :)

[@samueledwards5231]

this is an amazing video thank you so much

[@universalsinewave7559]

You've gained a subscriber.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you!

[@stevewheeler8640]

Excellent review..... Thank you!

[@Seventeen76]

I finally got my hands on one today .. love it.

[@Roxx.R]

Thanks, this video is very useful to mee. I hope you have similar videos about other products. Take care.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thanks! I do. I've a whole playlist for mobos, and I'm going to do a new video on a motherboard later this week, well write and film. Editing might take a bit, but hope to have it out soon. Thank you for watching, and I'm glad this video was helpful.

[@ianb.1603]

While 3600MHz is a great spot for Rysen 3000, and 5000 CPU's, AMD has stated that 4000MHz is the Sweet Spot for the New 5000 series CPU's especially with Smart Access Memory feature when you Have a 5000 CPU with a 6000 GPU. AMD has also stated that G Skill is optimised for use with AMD CPU's. I have noticed quite a difference with the 4000MHz(G Skill Royal) with 5900x and 6900xt with the Dark Hero.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

With 4000 you won't be able to maintain 1:1 infinity fabric at least from what I've seen. You might be able to with 37xx and 3800. Additionally, the price to performance of going from 3600 to 4000 isn't viable for everyone. For instance there's a $40.00 price difference in Corsair Vengeance RGB 3600 to 4000 (both CL18) on Amazon. That $40.00 spent may not be worth it for some considering you'll maybe see a 3% increase in FPS. And the price difference gets even worse the higher capacity kits you look at. SAM is also available with Nvidia now as resizable bar IIRC no or are these two differnent things? Thanks for watching and commenting! I'm always happy to learn more and be correct so I can be more informed! I'll be the first to admit, I'm no good at overclocking or futzing with infinity fabrics and such, so any resources you can share would be greatly appreciated.

[@rysteer1458]

Stupendous review! Very in depth.

[@willnic6315]

Best in-depth Review ive seen Subscribed.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you! Glad you liked it, and I hope it helped. :)

[@josephpetty2268]

suuuuper detailed! great footage and info!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you! Definitely went down a rabbit hole finding out all this information lol. It was fun.

[@Reddude24]

My dark hero is still on back order from Newegg, so annoying. Hopefully it will get shipped in the next 1-2 weeks as I got it on 2/8/21.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Hope it comes soon! I started my build today. Got the CPU, RAM, and NVMe drives installed. Did a test too with the GPU installed and everything is working. Got the CPU block in, put the mobo into the case and installed an SSD. Now I just have to worry about backing up data from my current machine, draining the loop, and cleaning the radiators and fans before I can install them. Then of course do some tube runs. :) Hopefully I can get it done tomorrow. Cleaning is gonna be a beast!

[@jeanelderbordes]

What CPU are you going with? The Ryzen R9 5950x? If the 5950x is still there no where to find, I'll just pair this motherboard with a Ryzen 9 3950x.

[@Reddude24]

@@jeanelderbordes Right now I have a 5800x, but I want a 5900x. Impossible to get a 5900x or 5950x. I still need a GPU too! Building is hard right now.

[@jaegren553]

Damn great review man. Keep up the work.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you so much!

[@NSC-Modz]

Bios Update available bro.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thanks. I’ll check it out.

[@te_of_j]

Very well done. Excellent in-depth review.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you kindly!

[@Rood67]

I really was thinking of doing something besides ASUS this build; but my ROG from 2012 with intel 2700K is still kicking. I'm sad this was such a great review; as I may wind up going with the ROG Dark Hero. :)

[@Cobretti_GTI]

Congratulations. This is what a call a excellent review.. One question. Which Ram are you using on this motherbord?.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thanks! I'm using 64GB of DDR4 3600 CL16 Corsair Dominator Platinum RAM.

[@tvm2209]

@Christopher Hayden Also would like to know this as to which specific RAM I should order for my Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero (motherboard) with Ryzen9 5950x cpu

[@BlueMagicx]

Thanks for the great review..well done!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thanks for watching!

[@f.d.m.4914]

Absolutely the best video describing this MB... Thank you !

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Glad it was helpful!

[@f.d.m.4914]

@@MiddleofKnowhere Very ! After almost 6 years with my trustful 6700K and a 1080Ti, it's time to build a new config so I'm going for a 5950X with a 3090. After checking on internet forums/YT etc. for a week, I've decided to go with the Dark Hero although I've been quite reluctant with any setup concerning AMD 5000 Series due to the many people complaining about RAM instability issues. Then I came to a conclusion that most threads about the issues are from 6+ months ago AND, with heavy overclockers. I'm going for 64Gb RAM, 4x 16Gb G. Skill Trident Z Neo 3600 (16-19-19-39) or (16-16-16-36). I'm not planning to go over 3600 by any means so I hope I don't have any problem ! Wish me luck and once again, thanks for the Dark Hero excelent video !

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

That will be perfect. I went for 64gb of Corsair dom plat 3600 cl16. I’ve had 0 issues. Also have a Strix 3090. In two weeks I’ll be finishing the full loop.

[@f.d.m.4914]

@@MiddleofKnowhere That's nice ! I hope you can post a video when it's done !

[@starlight7830]

I just bought this motherboard !

[@starlight7830]

I paid 600 canadian including taxes

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

That's about right for Canadian currency no? Or did you have to pay a mark-up?

[@starlight7830]

@@MiddleofKnowhere 6 dollars mark up from December 20 2020,,,, I bought it at memory express !

[@osleralzate3636]

I love your videos, are amazing, very clear. Thank you so much.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you so much. I'm glad the video was helpful to you. :)

[@TheEstibon]

Thanks for that very informative review of the board, just received mine from NewEgg, I also just bought - GSkill Aegis 64GB DDR4 3200. not the 3600 for my Ryzen 5 5600 CPU, will this work ok? 4 matched sticks of 16GB=64GB

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Glad the review helped! Yes this RAM will work great! You can also see if you can overclock them to 3600 if you're of a mind to do so. :) I had G.Skill Trident Z RGB RAM in my previous build. Great RAM.

[@erikolson5299]

Excellent! loved this review. Very sober, direct, concise, and professional :) Can't wait to get my own!!! No budget here...well, once I got the chance to pick up a 3080 ti fe at MSRP. Only took 6 hours waiting in line at the Bestbuy four towns over, starting at 3am on a Thursday >:( Got everything but the CPU I want. one more month and I can pick up a 5900X :P The 5600X will do in the mean time, and make a worthy replacement for the R5 1400 DINOSAUR in my current PC when I pass it on. will a 5600x work on an A320M motherboard.... . ... . .. lol

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thanks! Glad you got that GPU. I wanted to go to the BB near me that was doing the release too but I couldn't camp over night 60 miles away as I had to get my kid to school the next morning! That's cool you're saving up for the 5900x. Keep an eye out as prices for the Zen 3 CPUs seem to be going down which is good for everyone! Thanks for watching. :)

[@mo3k]

About the request for Hybrid 4-pin request at 8:27, i have the Hero (non-dark) and in the BIOS I can chose if each header is in PWM or DC mode, even in the “AIO” labeled port. Not sure if that’s what you meant though. Good vid. Information density is just right 👌

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you. Every time I do a mobo video I know I’m being very heavy on the info and Maude’s voice from The Big Lebowski runs through my head, “ He’s very thorough . . .” Lol. I love finding all the information and putting it in one spot for people. Regarding the hybrid PWM gigabyte has, this is different than what you do in the bios. The hybrid set up means every pwm header can take any pwm item without being specific. For instance I could put my CPU cooler fan in a regular header without the mobo having a fit saying no cpu cooler plugged in. It’s a small thing, but I think is a neat feature and allows people new to pc building to have some margin of error. :) Thank you for watching!

[@mo3k]

@@MiddleofKnowhere ohh! That actually makes a lot of sense. I really appreciate you following up with me on that! Definitely agree on the new builder improvement it brings, Thanks you for putting up the video! Keep the quality coming! (at your will ofc)

[@lynch7]

This is a really good breakdown and insightful/informative video, thank you. Could you tell me if the Bluetooth function is meant to work with the wifi antennas plugged in? Thinking of using it for game controllers.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Great question. I don’t think you need the antennas plugged in they just help if you’re far from the router. I had mine working fine on wifi about 20 feet away.

[@PilotWinks]

I’m a year or so late since release. I’m looking at getting this board to go with a 5900x 3080ti. I’m hoping to get 5-6 years out b4 I have to upgrade again.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

You def will. It's a great board!

[@PilotWinks]

Glad to hear!

[@vCELESTIC]

@@PilotWinks I have 1 X570 Crosshair VIII DARK HERO which I want to sell because I went with a i9 12900k and MSI Gaming Edge WiFi DDR4. It's still in original Package and not opened(bought in in the shop named equippr if you want to know) . I bought it months ago and the shop does not allow me to return or change it. I bought it for 408,99€ and I want to sell it much cheaper for ~300 or even cheaper, just tell me what you would pay for it if you are interested. ;)

[@aghiazza]

Hey there! Great review! After watching this a while a go I decided to buy a Dark Hero for my new PC, it's arriving in a week. I wanted to ask you about the M.2 slots and heatsinks in particular. I'm planning on getting 2 SN850s for this build but I can't find them with their propietary heatsinks in my country. Have you checked or noticed how well the included heatsink works, if they keep the m.2s sufficiently cool? I might want to get a third party heatsink just in case, I've seen people recommend the Sabrent M.2 Rocket SB-HTSS , MHQJRH or the ineo Aluminum, but I'm not sure how much room for them is there in this Motherboard. Thanks and again, fantastic video!! Cheers

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thanks for watching. Yes i use the stock heatsinks on the board. I too have two sn850s. Temps seem fine and I’ve experienced no degradation in performance.

[@aghiazza]

@@MiddleofKnowhere Thanks for answering! I'll give the stock heatsinks a try then!

[@davidpeterson6147]

an honest review, thank you and earned my sub.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you so much!

[@monferaigne5061]

Wow! Very nice review! Subscribed!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you the view and for the sub! Glad you liked the video.

[@rmorenberg]

great video and great detail new watcher going to subscribe

[@kagondemon]

Really good video. Nice objective conclusion.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you!

[@andykaufman7620]

Will an Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 TI fit into the top PCI slot (its a thick card, but there seems to be enough room in the top spot to accommodate.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Yes that's where you'd install it is in the top slot. Great question, and thanks for watching!

[@Stubbies2003]

Well one thing you failed to mention here is the fact that the BIOS is hardly talked about at all in the users manual. It mainly says don't change settings in a single page. None of the BIOS options are clarified or talked about at all. Which is a good segue into one of the most important options the BIOS has which makes this motherboard a stand out amongst the boards for higher core count CPUs if you do a fair amount of production work loads. The boards ability through BIOS to switch between PBO (single core high frequency loads (gaming)) and all core overclocked loads at not quite as high frequencies as you can get with PBO based on CPU amperage draw and OC settings in BIOS.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

From my experience, no motherboard maker has had good documentation on their BIOS, in-depth how-tos and what-ares on what every option is, how to clearly overclock or optimize within it, etc. ASUS videos have mostly focused on doing such things within AI Suite 3 instead, which doesn't give the granular customization fiddling in a BIOS does. Additionally, I don't have the OC experience, and am still researching it on my own to try and figure things out, so I would not posit such information without being fully knowledgeable in the first place as I don't want to misguide anyone either.

[@ejim941099]

Holy shit. Buddy you nailed this review/unboxing. Perfectly. Very detailed and thorough AND you also threw in recommendations such as the gen 3.2 gen 1 adapter in your description. This fucking kicked ass. Usually I just listen on the background but you nailed it so good that I stopped what I was doing and watched the whole thing. AND I turned on notifications. Gj!!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Thank you!

[@AquaStevae]

You want to give props to ASUS, but they are charging almost $500 for a mobo with only TWO m.2 slots, no 2x2 gen three USB ports, and don't include ninety degree I/O like MOST of the other premium boards include. For this price range, ALL of those things should be included. So NO! No props to ASUS for charging a premium for this board, and leaving out all the premium features... Still a decent review though.

[@Fieskmask]

Great review. I'm in the verge of going for either Dark Hero VIII along with 5900X or MSI Tomahawk with 5800X, the price difference between those two builds are pretty big.

[@Spookz42o2010]

dude amazing review !

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching. :)

[@marcelosalama1860]

Hello, I have the same mother, the problem I have is that sometimes when I turn on the PC, the GPU does not recognize me, it does not show an image but it starts Windows, since I log in remotely when I check device manager, no GPU appears, I hit restart and there it gives me an image and take the rtx 3090 msi, update bios, reinstall win. I don't know if it will be some problem with the pcie lines.

[@kevinloesch]

The Audio was mentioned here very favorably. Did i hear this right. I do not need to install an additional audio card? The onboard supreme FX sound is superb?

[@tvm2209]

If you had these two, what specific RAM would you recommend? - Ryzen 5950x (cpu) - Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero (motherboard)

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

I went with Corsair dominator platinum 3600, cl16. If I had a larger budget, 4000 speed ram would have been cool to try and also attempt to achieve 1:1 on the infinity fabric.

[@Chris-ru7cy]

Hey MoK. Question, please: Have you had the USB drop-out issues with this board please? Which Ryzen CPU have you paired it with? And which version of the BIOS are you using? Thanks.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Hi Chris, I haven’t had any usb drop out issues as much as I did with the x470 Crosshair hero. I’m also using the latest bios (non-beta). I’ve only used my 5950x with it. Having said all that the only usb issues I’ve encountered is my mouse not working within the bios but it’s plugged into my rgb mousepad which is then plugged into the rear USB port. Additionally, on occasion my usb sd card reader will drop when trying to transfer large files if I have it plugged into my powered usb hub or the front of the lian li case this also happened on my old dynamic as well so I wonder if it’s the case or the low-profile adapter I use to connect the front usb. If I plug the sd card reader I to the rear I/o no issues. Also I’ve had no issues with anything plugged into the rear usb just what I described above. Hope this helps and thanks for watching.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Just to add as well, I'm not sure what is the deal with my mouse not working in BIOS any longer as it did initially, but after maybe the first BIOS update it stopped. I can use the keyboard fine though so that's good. Updating BIOS and setting XMP has been a breeze. I need to get in there and make sure PBO is enabled and learn how to undervolt the CPU as AMD tends to push too much causing higher temps even at idle. There are some decent videos out there I'll have to find and give a watch. I am def a noob to OC'ing. Overall though this motherboard has given me 0 issues. No BSOD's yet (knock on wood) and it's using all 4 sticks of 3600MHz RAM at CL16 without an issue, something that couldn't be said with my x470 + 2700X combo but that came down to the memory controller of the Zen+ CPUs more than the motherboard. Going back to USB though, I've got about 8 things plugged in directly to the rear I/O, plus a keyboard into the monitor and then my powered USB hub, I'll put that SD card reader into which is hit or miss as mentioned above. So yeah, pretty decent USB experiences so far. One thing I have noticed though is the ASUS NoiseCanceling AI service/software interferes with my SoundBlaster X7 and for some reason when recording via Audacity or in Discord my mic won't get picked up. If I end task, everything works. This is unfortunate as I want to be able to block out my keyboard with noise suppression, but do not know how to get things to play nice. I haven't plugged my headset directly into my motherboard to see if that would work with the noisecancelling and I can't seem to find the Nvidia software via Geforce Experience. I have to just tinker more. :)

[@Chris-ru7cy]

@@MiddleofKnowhere Thanks very much for the quick reply and info :)