PCIe 5.0 x4 2280 form factor Speed? Wait, play that again, I missed it. Maybe they exist, but I personally have never seen a storage device read or write with such intensity. And... It's not crazy expensive either.
Keep your CPU at low temperatures and look great without the hoses in front of the LCD screen.
Why did I pick this? I was intrigued by this so I bought it. Sure, its pricier than most pastes. There is a thick plastic side and a thin plastic side. I cut the piece to size and used a sharp utility knife to pre-peal the thin plastic side and fold the corner. I wiped the die with the enclosed alcohol pad, pealed the thick plastic side, centered the pad, used the spatula to press it down and then grabbed the pre-folded edge of the thin plastic to remove. It wasnt too bad. I dont know if it works better as I have not compared it to regular thermal paste but I am satisfied that I got an appropriate amount between the CPU and the cooler.
I havent upgraded for awhile, and this board has everything I could want. Plenty of USBs and 10Gbe built in. I paired it with a 9950x and compatible memory with tight timings and everything booted the 1st time. I updated the Bios to the latest and couldnt be happier.
You can feel the build quality Lots of room for expansion (drives, DDIM, ets...) Looks great! Great Airflow! Easy RGB control via button on case (no need for software unless you want to use it) and 2 plugs for CPU fans for large tower coolers! BIOS updated for my unit out of the box.
Comes with WiFi 6 module!
Innovative, lightweight, looks amazing
Very well built. Ive been looking for a good under-desk rack for test servers and and such for a while. I just couldn't bring myself to spend $300+++ for a dozen pieces of bent sheetmetal. It's perfect for SMALL rackmount servers (do NOT try to mount a full size server on a 2 post rack... ever), networking equipment, and probably AV equipment as well. And the price, well I feel like I stole it!