Question 1

Where do M.2 drives connect? I don't see it on the images.

Accepted Answer

There are two black metal heatsinks covering the two M.2 slots. One is just above the top PCI-E 16x slot, the second is just under the bottom PCI-E 16x slot. The top slot is directly connected to the CPU interface, the bottom slot is connected to the chipset interface. Hope this helps!

Question 2

What is a decent graphics card for this motherboard?

Accepted Answer

This board is designed to be used with pci4 if you have the funds a partner model or reference design 5700/XT variant like the Sapphire pulse or the refrence blower would be a great option to pair it with.

Question 3

I was looking for the specs for the onboard video.  Like memory and GPU speed.  Anyone have those specs?

Accepted Answer

The motherboard book does not list these specs,  I found the same ASUS info that you received as the "Best Answer".  At Newegg I also found specs for the Ryzen processor that drives the MoBo and graphics.   Mine is the 2nd generation Ryzen 7 processor with 8 cores running at 3.7 GHz.   The GPU runs at a speed of 1200 MHz.  The cache memory is 6MB. Hope this added info is helpful.

Question 4

I am not a gamer, therefore I intend to use its onboard video capabilities. Can a third gen Ryzen processor such as the 3600x take advantage of the onboard video? The question arises because in the specs, only Ryzen 2nd gen processors are mentioned to run video from the board. Thx, John

Accepted Answer

the 3600x does not have integrated graphics.  you would need to look at something like a 3200g or 3400g.

Question 5

Can you run the 2 M.2's in Raid 0?

Accepted Answer

With the knowledge I have, I do believe if they are the same you should be able to run them in Raid 0. You just need to use the software to implement Raid 0 for both drives.

Question 6

What does the X570 - F     The (-F)  mean?

Accepted Answer

It distinguishes this board from the slightly more expensive, slightly more feature rich X570-E.

Question 7

What ATX version is this?

Accepted Answer

The latest and grearest

Question 8

Is this compatible with Ryzen 5 3600 and 
NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 ?

Accepted Answer

Yes, all 3rd/4th Gen Ryzen CPUs use the AM4 socket with the exception of the Threadripper series so the Ryzen 5 3600 works with this MoBo. The board has two x16 PCIe slots where you can mount the RTX2060s but check your tower space as you may need to make adjustments because Nvidia cards are rather large these days. One thing to note is that Nvidia's 2000 RTX series cards do not take advantage of the PCIe Gen 4 architecture this MoBo comes with.

Question 9

is this compatible with GeForce RTX 2070 S ? the mother board specs mentions both PCI 4.0 AND PCI 3.0 are both supported, does that mean im in the clear, dont have to worry about bottle necking?

Accepted Answer

No, with the current BIOs you can set your PCI lane to 3.0 specifically.  I wouldn't worry about PCI 4.0 any time soon.  I've set mine to PCI 3.0 with a cable riser and have no performance issues.

Question 10

Would this be compatible with (and a reasonable mobo to get) for Ryzen 3900x? What about 3950x?  Thanks.

Accepted Answer

If it's within your price range or budget without requiring you to downgrade something else than yeah, it's a great board with a lot of functionality.

Brand	ASUS
Series	ROG
Model	STRIX X570-F GAMING

CPU Socket Type	AM4
CPU Type	BIOS update might require for AMD Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series CPU. Refer to ASUS website for CPU support list.

Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors DDR4 4400(O.C.)/ 4266(O.C.)/ 4133(O.C.)/ 4000(O.C.)/ 3866(O.C.)/ 3600(O.C.)/ 3400(O.C.)/ 3200(O.C.)/ 3000(O.C.)/ 2800(O.C.)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz ECC and non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory * 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors DDR4 3600(O.C.)/ 3400(O.C.)/ 3200(O.C.)/ 3000(O.C.)/ 2800(O.C.)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz ECC and non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory * 2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics Processors DDR4 3200(O.C.)/ 3000(O.C.)/ 2800(O.C.)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz ECC and non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory * Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
Maximum Memory Supported	128GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 4.0 x16	3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) 2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics Processors 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8 mode) AMD X570 chipset 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (max at x4 mode) * * PCIeX16_3 slot shares bandwidth with PCIeX1_2.
PCI Express x1	2 x PCIe 4.0 x1

Serial ATA (SATA)	8 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2	3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors: 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (PCIE 4.0 x4 and SATA modes) storage devices support 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen / 2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics Processors: 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (PCIE 3.0 x4 and SATA modes) storage devices support AMD X570 chipset: 1 x M.2 x4 Socket 3, with M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (PCIE 4.0 x4 and SATA modes) storage devices support
SATA RAID	0/1/10

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Audio Chipset	SupremeFX High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A
Audio Channels	8 Channels * Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit / 192 kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio.

Onboard USB	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps) connector 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (up to 5Gbps) connector support additional 2 USB ports 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
Other Connectors	1 x PCH_FAN 1 x AAFP connector 2 x Aura RGB Strip Header(s) 2 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s) 1 x SPI TPM header 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 1 x AIO_PUMP connector 1 x W_PUMP+ connector 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) 1 x Thermal sensor connector(s) 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s) 1 x Node Connector(s) 1 x System panel connector 1 x T_Sensor Connector 1 x M.2 Fan Header

Form Factor	ATX
LED Lighting	RGB
Dimensions (W x L)	12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Intel i211AT
Max LAN Speed	1Gbps

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