ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WIFI (AMD AM5)

Das Strix-Mainboard macht seine Sache rundherum gut, wir haben nur ganz wenige Dinge zu bemängeln. Die langen Bootzeiten bei der Veränderung von Speicherparametern nerven, sind jedoch eher ein Problem von AMDs AGESA-Code als von ASUS. Darüber hinaus stören nur die vielen Dienste, die bei der Softwareinstallation mit ins System kommen – und je nach Anspruch auch der Fakt, dass keine Treiber beiliegen. So kann es bei der Erst-Inbetriebnahme zu Problemen kommen, da auch ein aktuelles Windows-11-Build von Anfang Oktober 2022 keinen passenden Netzwerktreiber mitliefert (und dieser deshalb an einem anderen System heruntergeladen werden muss). Abseits dessen haben wir keinen Grund zu meckern. Also aus technischer Sicht eigentlich alles gut.

The E series in that 670E could have been short for Expensive, with a price just below the 600 EUR we feel that only very few people will be interested. Board wise, we cannot complain, though; you'll retrieve connectivity options galore with the ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi motherboard. In many ways, the ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi is a refurb of the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero. The Crosshair X670E Hero and the 18+2 paired power stage design both have VRM/MOSFET ratings of 110A, allowing you to tweak heavily, unfortunately, Ryzen 7000 processors run so hot that it will be a waste of investment spending time on that. You'll find some extra's inside the box in the form of a nice thick heatsink for the NVMe SSDs. With eight 4-pin fan headers, the ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi has one more 4-pin fan header than the Crosshair X670E Hero; impressive! The existing Realtek ALC4080 in combination with Savitech SV3H712 DAC are of proper quality. With the addition of Wi-Fi 6E (AX210), you are up-to-date when it comes to modern networking (of course, you need a compatible infrastructure and network topology to follow). In addition, the AX210 chip also supports Bluetooth 5.2. Among the most prominent features are the excellent connectivity, both external and internal, with all USB ports operating at 10 Gbps and two USB-C Gen2x2 connectors operating at 20 Gbps. This, of course, is a full AM5 motherboard; the ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi will be compatible with several processors released by AMD. It also means digging deep inside your pockets. The price increase has been substantial, since the equivalent model in the X570 cost €450, even though it is something we see in virtually all motherboards. It is a recommended model for quality and performance within its price range, more than €200 cheaper than the X670E Hero. We do value this board as it is feature rich and very versatile.