
The ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero is phenomenal. I want to start by mentioning the attention to detail and the build qualityit's on another level. The board feels very solid, strong, and heavy. The main reason I decided to go with this board is that it allows me to run two Gen 5 SSDs at full speed without losing GPU performance, keeping the graphics card running at x16. I do lose the use of the 40Gb USB-C ports, but honestly I dont use them anyway. Working on the board was super easy thanks to all the EZ-Latch mechanisms, which made installing components quick and hassle-free.

The RAM that I bought exceeded my expectations for performance and price versus others I have purchased.

The board itself is a very nice board. The memory that came with it was very nice memory too. The two together work.

I love the clips for the m.2 slots so I do not have to deal with screws that's nice. Also the board seems sturdy and not made cheap.

Very fast, great paired with my ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-H GAMING WIFI7 AMD X870E-H ATX motherboard

- Tons of features for an ITX board - Still competes with X870E/X870 chipsets and beats B850 - Plenty of headers on this board (anyone saying otherwise is doing it wrong or has unreasonable expectations with this type of platform) - Plenty of M.2 ports for storage (anyone saying otherwise is doing it wrong or has unreasonable expectations with this type of platform)

Good price for a mid size, simple, its black lol I love everything about it

- Runs very cool - Very quiet - huge performance boost. - price

- Substantial number of connectors - Fully modular - Hybrid zero DB mode - Compatible with AP201 internal C13 extension

other then one of my RGB pin was slightly bent but was able to straighten it out. other then that for the price this board is great. I got a white pc built so it look and perform amazing. I would definitely buy another one in the future.

Finally an actually good value now that prices have dropped. Amazing gaming performance and snappy typical day to day use for the money Doesn't need expensive 6400+ memory to run well, MUCH cheaper 5600 memory can be almost guaranteed to OC 100% perfectly stable to the 6000 sweet spot with just a small and safe voltage bump. Although it intentionally runs hot to max out performance, it still runs fast using a lower voltage offset (20mv) which also keeps it 10c+ cooler and very decent AIO liquid cooling can be had for under $100 now. By investing in a new mainboard/DDR5 setup now, should be good for 3 generations of CPU's unlike Intel. Fun to tune and optimize for the enthusiast

Excellent I/O selection, including USB4 and front USB-C Clean white design, great for themed builds Robust VRM, handles high-end CPUs well EZ Flash made the BIOS update effortless Great number of ARGB and fan headers for customization. Didnt have to use my controller.

ran a ryzen 5 3600 with 16gb of ddr4 3600mhz out of the box. wifi works good.


BEST CPU I EVER BOUGHT. VERY FAST. WENT UP FROM A 5600X, PAIRED WITH A 3070 TI AND LET ME TELL YOU I DID SEE A BIG BOOST IN FPS IN 1440P. TRUST ME, DON'T TRUST PEOPLE ONLINE WHO WILL ONLY ASSUME THIS WONT BE A GOOD UPGRADE. "UPGRADE GPU., YOU WILL BOTTLE NECK" YES. BUT UPGRADING THE CPU FIRST AND THEN GETTING A BIGGER GPU UPGRADE DOWN THE LINE IS MY MOVE HERE. WENT UP ROUGHLY 30 FPS IN MOST GAMES, WILL HIGHER LOWS, LESSER SPIKES.

I'm running it in Bios, AMD (eco-mode) and, its a beast.. Unfortunately I don't have the cinebench results on this to show right now, but eco mode OR full power mode it goes FULL speed ahead and renders faster than last gen's 5950X for a fraction of the cost. AND yes, this chip does NOT run at 95c, I usually run around 36-40c and 60-70c at 100% flat out. It never exceeds 70c. Also uses a lot less power over all then last gen, or intel. NOTE (THIS CPU WILL WORK WITH AIO, "ARTIC LIQUID FREEZER II 360MM" COMES WITH AM4/AM5 UNIVERSAL MOUNTING KIT INCLUDED, CAN CONFIRM AM5 OFFSET MODE COOLS 7000 SERIES CARD CORRECTLY)


Ray tracing truly is a big generational jump. Running games on ultra 1440p very well. No crashes or issues so far. Also runs very cool around 55 degrees C

Beautiful mobo, everything has been thought of to make building east and beautiful at the same time

Great value for money, reliable, huge storage