The most EXTREME AM5 motherboard? - Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme Review

[@slagator]

i think i want this board as well. I'm not an overclocker by any means but it looks very impressive and i only update my boards like every 6-8 years.

[@sjneow]

The sight of Wraith Prism put a smile on my face

[@Tech5Productions]

Indeed! Hopefully 1 day AMD will decide to bring this cooler back!

[@F14Mavrick]

Don't forget to mention that if you run both M.2 slots on the motherboard your PCI-E first slot goes down to 8 time and your second goes down to 4 times.

[@johntrussell7228]

Asus has been doing this for years on just about every ROG board. People are just too dumb to actually figure it out or spend time reading the manual.

[@Thesaurus-Rex]

So I should put my (2) m.2 ssds in the PCI holder? Instead of putting in 1st and 2nd slots directly on motherboard?

[@chrisgg]

@@Thesaurus-Rex Want to know as well.

[@Thesaurus-Rex]

@@chrisgg i found out from what I can tell it DOES decrease speeds in the PCI express. Better off using the main and secondary slots directly on the board for your OS and Main storages. Then if you want subsidiary storage that doesn't need to be necessarily super fast then use the card expansion

[@chrisgg]

@@Thesaurus-Rex Thanks for your reply. What would happen if I use e.g my RTX 4090 plus an upcoming PCIe 5.0 SSd and a PCI 4.0 SSd?

[@Fearmylogic]

Just want to say, you missed the waterblock port that's above the cpu, near the two 8-pin CPU power connectors. Also, if you keep having camera focusing problems, Maybe switch those sections to B-roll footage. We don't need to see you pointing out a connector, or section in real-time. Once done with your primary filming, and rough edit, go back and film some B-roll footage of you pointing at the parts you were talking about in the video. Just a suggestion. Good luck with the channel, and nice breakdown of the board!

[@dreamfunction4491]

Good comment.

[@strikkflypilot927]

I realize I am late to the party here, but this is a HUGE motherboard. Would be nice to see a list over cases where this can be fitted without any issues regarding to space.

[@JamesBond-vi2eh]

you literally can check the specs of any case and it will tell you if it fits eatx, atx, itx, whatever. Come on now. Lazy is lazy.

[@strikkflypilot927]

@@JamesBond-vi2eh Yes, except the EATX standard doesn’t seem to be so defined. No matter, will go for the Fractal Torrent, should be ok…

[@forged885]

True I have seen cases “support” eatx but it doesn’t have the 3 right stand offs so I just hangs there is uncommon and mostly on smaller cases that you probably shouldn’t be putting a Eatx mobo in but still

[@Druac]

Well done overview...thanks for being so detailed...this is the board I want.

[@chevy7912]

That first switch you show yourself Switching is actually The Alteration mode Switch as Asus calls it and its used To Switch between auto and Gen 4 and Gen 3 Pcie signal which comes from your CPU Its located on page 1-19 of your owners manual. The slow mode is what is used for what your calling the LN2 mode button this motherboard has a Ln2 jumper actually as well.

[@bits2646]

One is LCD and one is LED matrix, not a screen, just LEDs in a matrix that can display kind of image with help of RGB functionality and matrix arrangement

[@ZyxEd2525]

Thanks for the overview! Maybe improve on the close up as it can get nauseating because of the camera motion and autofocus

[@alcala315]

Thank you for the detailed video. Subbed

[@bornajee9035]

This mobo is very nice but I wish that AniMe Matrix screen over the I/O ports was more "detailed" with way more "pixels."

[@Tech5Productions]

yup! perhaps we can expect to see an AniMe Matrix 2 in the next generation of boards! :D

[@Smokingweeddude]

Pay attention to the m2.2 if you run a second m.2 you will run at 8 at the top pcie instead of 16

[@hadleys.4869]

in your opinion, if running just one 2tb Samsung 990 pro m.2 drive, would you install it in the M.2_1 slot or the alternate Z.2 DIMM slot and just use the gen 5 side with heatsink? Thank you!

[@ernestprobinson1193]

@@hadleys.4869 M.2_1 slot...direct connect to board is best option

[@hadleys.4869]

@@ernestprobinson1193 thanks, this is what I went with. I just ordered a 4TB Western Digital Black 850x m.2 nvme drive that should be in today. I need more storage and there have been some recent articles saying the Samsung 990 SSD may be having some issues with drive health. To be honest, I’m just ready for the 7950x3D cpu to come out February 28th so I can try and get it at first release. I assume many will be waiting for the 7800x3D to release later and skip buying a 7900x3D or 7950x3D at the end of February. I just hope that the 7950x3D is going to be better than the 13900k/ks in a broad selection of Games and not just a small handful. In games that don’t utilize much L3 Cache, I assume that the 13900k and ks will still take the lead. Hopefully the reviewers will get their hands on these new 3D cpus soon!

[@zackcustompc]

Awesome review! Love it!

[@codewarrior145]

Great video I liked and subbed I hope your channel get more subscribers.

[@tobyreinhardt9022]

Keep up the good work!

[@russetburbanks275]

Love the review! I subbed up🎉

[@middleB55]

Nice Review. Well Done!

[@ironlion5830]

Great review!

[@Justwantpeacelove]

I got mine that thing is built like a tank, tuna for the next 3-4 months hahahahahah

[@JayzBeerz]

Nice. I just subbed.

[@hardphil7702]

How was that with the PCI-E sharing? Somewhere something is being stolen from the graphics card with the many NVME connections. Ansonten gutes Video👌

[@Tz-eg2dk]

Thanks for video! Can you answer a quick question about the RGB on this mobo? If you set the RGB Matrix pattern and OLED and reboot into the bios is the RGB pattern you set still displayed while you're in the BIOS? I'm asking as I run Linux regularly alongside windows so I'd like to be able to reboot from windows into linux and keep the RGB pattern as it was. I'm wondering if it persists once it's set or if it gets reset to default as soon as you leave windows. Thanks for your time if you get a chance to test this!

[@Tech5Productions]

hey man, sorry but we're unable to test that. as we have returned the board to Asus already!

[@chrisunlmtd]

Im having horrible issues with my X670E-pro . It takes 3 minutes to get to the windows log in. doesnt read my ram correctly. Doesnt shut off all the way. I cant even download Asus drivers or the Armoury Crate app. I keep getting errors. Lastly, its super slow! I cant believe it.

[@SelfHandledRogue]

same here. my old tuff motherboard from 2009 is better than this. the extreme is full of issues.

[@aphysically6071]

This board only advertises usb4, but it uses a thunderbolt 4 controller. Are you able to test somehow if the thunderbolt 4 support works or is enabled?

[@Z9R.]

I have this motherboard. I don't have any thunderbolt 4 devices. But according to thunderbolt control center, it says it has thunderbolt 4.

[@hancin993]

my caldigit ts4 dock connects at TB4 speeds with absolutely no issues on this board, driving the same 2 displays my M1 mac does and all the other peripherals.

[@xuvghost8707]

@@hancin993 Do you know if it uses your graphics card if you use the USB4 ports or does it use the integrated graphics from your processor?

[@hancin993]

@@xuvghost8707 The monitors are connected to the iGPU, but you can tell Windows you'd like games to render using the "high-performance GPU" then copy the image to the iGPU (like it does for laptops). I've tried gaming on these monitors and had no issues, but I still have my primary display connected direct to the GPU for peace of mind. it just simplifies cabling since the 2 side monitors on my TB dock can run on my laptop or desktop with just one cable.

[@xuvghost8707]

@@hancin993 What a brilliant idea, thank you.

[@Gr0gg3r]

WOW…… Really Really good review and great information. Thank you!

[@bizarreentertainment7308]

love your video im amazed you dont have atlest 25k subs with how indepth you go. only thing that needs work is the camra man, the constent blerring and wobbleing around makes me feel sick like sea sick.

[@dreamfunction4491]

Good review.

[@rmorenberg]

good detail thank you

[@generalgrevous1984]

Info is awesome. Camera work not so much.

[@theonlyone38]

My eyes, the googles do nothing!

[@raised8471]

Seems they didn't know that PCIE5 SSDs would require active cooling -__-

[@dunknow9486]

Can you do video on SSD RAID performance?

[@saeedalghufli88]

1:07 .. is that AM4 air cooler ?? Cause I'm planning to do mini itx pc. X670e-i asus rog strix mobo. Please reply. Thanks 🙏🏼 Like & Subbed up 👍🏼

[@Tech5Productions]

yup! that was the AMD Wraith Prism stock fan, the clip mechanism of the AM5 is same as AM4. however, AM5's bracket can't be removed, so do make sure the cooler that you want to use is compatible with it first! :)

[@Townie5lax]

Just got this board...I have 5 m.2s for this....(A 990 Pro 2TB for my system drive and 3 4TB and a 8TB drive). Which slot should I install the 990 Pro 2TB for fastest speed? On the board itself or one of the PCI adaptors? Thanks for the help!

[@Tech5Productions]

for your fastest drive (990 Pro), we would recommend putting it to the board itself, as those will be direct connection to the CPU and both will be running on PCI-e Gen5x4, which will enable you to take full advantage of that new super-fast SSD you got there. 😉

[@BrickBazooka]

unfortunately discontinued

[@Evenaardez]

Did the Genz.2 come with thermal pads on the board as well as the metal fins? Sorry for the specific question, I would really appreciate it though.

[@Tech5Productions]

yup, it does!

[@Evenaardez]

@@Tech5Productions Oh wow, I did not see that on the spec sheet. I thought it was only on the metal side.

[@Evenaardez]

Have you ever used the Gen-Z.2 card yet? I have not found any installation videos. I tried but for some reason it bends my SSDs sllightly, which worries me.

[@Tech5Productions]

@@Evenaardez sorry bro, but we didn't get a chance to try that, as we returned that motherboard to Asus already :) we only used the onboard nvme slot for our storage

[@Evenaardez]

@@Tech5Productions Ah gotcha, thank you!

[@ChrisM541]

What about their MEG AM5 board - surely that takes the title?

[@voluntarism335]

It has worse io connections because they're much slower speed.

[@ChrisM541]

@@voluntarism335 WTF are you talking about, lol. Have you seen the extreme specs and extreme price of the MEG Godlike???

[@voluntarism335]

@@ChrisM541 The asus extreme has better usb ports than the MEG godlike, even the hero has better usb ports than the godlike

[@aleksdeveloper698]

Will you cover Intel Arc A770 and Nvidia RTX 4090 when they come out?

[@Tech5Productions]

Will certainly try our best to get our hands on them to do a review on it!

[@lickrish3930]

OK AMD crazy expensive motherboard THANKS for letting me save money and me letting put my crappy old cooler on there you are really nice guys.

[@jowieonit]

Does this support thunderbolt 4?

[@Triple9c]

for those who just need some fiture for Oc to increase Pc performance The Price is too Extreme 🤣

[@edwindrawz]

How do you customize the little display screen?

[@Tech5Productions]

you can change at Armoury crate app/software, the download for the software should be prompted once you installed windows :)

[@onedeadcat]

If you slot in a RTX 4090, will the 2nd PCIE slot still be accessible?

[@Tech5Productions]

yup! it will still work. With both of the slot occupied, the 1st and 2nd slot will be running PCI-E gen5 in x8 bandwidth (which will have the same bandwidth as gen4 x16). :)

[@onedeadcat]

@@Tech5Productions Thanks. My question was about accessibility though. As in, will the 4090, being a super thick card, actually BLOCK or cover the 2nd PCIE slot, preventing it from being used?

[@Tech5Productions]

​@@onedeadcat ahh, I see man We actually just done a build on the crosshair extreme with a ROG strix 4090 GPU. I'll have a imgur link for you to judge on the clearance, although I would say it's quite tight! imgur.com/a/hPEA5Mq

[@onedeadcat]

@@Tech5Productions Thanks so much for this! Looks like theres just enough space to slot a NVME add-in card, even with a TUF 4090 (which is slightly thicker).

[@W4rDaddy92]

Bottom PCIe Slot is also 16x not just 8x.

[@prozac1127]

It's this made in Taiwan?

[@apurbaroy2035]

What power wattage required for the board?

[@Tech5Productions]

the board itself doesn't have a required wattage, that will depend on your processor :) with the 7950X needing around 230w during turbo boost

[@bittripper3530]

Too much bling and not enough pcie slots

[@joshuarushold]

I've been told that if i use one of the m.2 slots near the pcie slots it will make the pcie main slot a x8 and the second slot a x4 is this true?

[@Tech5Productions]

yup, if i recall from the user manual. when the 2nd m2 slot is used, the bandwidth of the top pcie lane lane will be x8 and the bottom one will be x4. :) so you are correct there :)

[@joshuarushold]

@@Tech5Productions thank you for the confirmation!

[@christian4am]

How do I change the gifs on the motherboard?

[@Tech5Productions]

Hi, you'll need to download Asus's Armour Crate software, and from there you should be able to tinker with it via the Device Tab. Asus made a tutorial on the AniMe Matrix for it's laptop, but it should work quite similar to the X670E Extreme as well kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnywmp-AaL15qZY

[@renton216]

Does this motherboard support 2x 3090 with Nvlink?

[@F14Mavrick]

I don't see why not. But they will not be running 16 times speed. They will go down to 8 and 8 and if you use more than 1 m.2 drive, they second one will go down to 4.

[@Tech5Productions]

Yup, it should be able to. As from what I recall, SLI/NVLINK just require 2 of the pcie slot to be running at least x8 bandwidth. So this board will certainly be capable of that.

[@hardwaretools1428]

Is attached in the box two cards m.2

[@Tech5Productions]

yup, the GenZ.2 and M.2 expansion card comes with the motherboard in the box. :)

[@stevieelder642]

Nice but not worth paying $1000 for a motherboard

[@Kjaywest]

Yes it is I have it & love it.

[@UNOwenWasMe]

This does NOT have the AniMe Matrix, it has polymo lighting

[@puffer4909]

now i understand why their huge case has 2 front full speed usb c - my intel version (the z790 maximus extreme) does NOT allow for 2 front usb 3.2 gen 2.2😂😂😂 what a joke. if you compare am5/x670(e) vs z790 the only thing really better is a doubled speed to the southbridge😂 everything else is way better on the amd side😂

[@darkexpose5153]

The Prices are very Expensive that is why we are not buying sir 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@vuli1647]

I dont understand who will buy mobo for 800€ +++. even 300€, 400€ is to much

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

ofc crosshairs

[@thealien_ali3382]

This mobo has dropped to 600

[@Townie5lax]

Where?

[@1timerod]

Cause the reviews on it is horrendous I wouldn’t even buy it from the reviews alone

[@VitalyZdanevich]

Camera operator is drunk?

[@khushhirani9389]

too

[@alkaadeluxxalkaa3724]

Asus = the most overpriced pice of hardware 😅

[@brandonaldersea5684]

I guess you havent seen the new MSI mobo which costs about 30% more than this

[@alkaadeluxxalkaa3724]

@@brandonaldersea5684 yeah an nobody needs this overpriced motherboards, all vrm setups on the cheapest X670(E) can handle 200A without heatsinks. Waiting for the budget king like a B560 Tomahawk with the B660 chipset

[@Digikidthevoiceofreason]

Yes but you pay for QUALITY. None of the other motherboard manufacturers can claim the same quality as Asus. Not even close.

[@alkaadeluxxalkaa3724]

@@Digikidthevoiceofreason Asus and Quality? Wake me up when your dream is over 😂 I stand by my statement. Asus is massive overpriced

[@1timerod]

Don’t forget they don’t work

[@Digikidthevoiceofreason]

Good video but please work on your English. Also….how to say Asus : A-Sis How to say Anime : Ann-NA-may You work on that and I would give you a definite 9/10 and maybe a sub. 👍🏻

[@halrichard1969]

The most financially pointless Motherboard in the AM5 Line-up from any Motherboard Maker. 🖕🖕

[@Smokingweeddude]

Pay attention to the m2.2 if you run a second m.2 you will run at 8 at the top pcie instead of 16

[@Tz-eg2dk]

what about the bottom slot? Unconventional but could you run the GPU in the bottom slot at 16 with the 2nd m.2?

[@docjuanmd7397]

with the current bandwidth requirement of the lets say a 4090 or 7900XTX... I dont think it will bottleneck it @8x, considering its a PCIE5.0 (8x) which is equivalent to PCIE4.0 16x.