Asus on Tuesday showcased the ROG Crosshairs X670E Gene microATX motherboard for AMD’s next-generation Ryzen 7000-series ‘Raphael’ processors in AM5 packaging. The brand new mainboard caters to compact PCs, however for the reason that new platform belongs to the Asus ROG Crosshair lineup, it is going to present a wealthy characteristic set together with overclocking capabilities on par with different ROG motherboards.
The Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Gene will come outfitted with a 16+2-phase CPU voltage regulating module (VRM) with every part rated at 110A, designed to make sure severe overclocking potential, based on a slide printed by @momomo_us (opens in new tab). The platform will even characteristic a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot for graphics playing cards, one M.2 slot for an SSD with a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface, and one PCIe x1 slot for add-in-cards. The producer will even bundle its ROG Gen-Z.2 card with its mainboard for individuals who want multiple M.2 drive.
Relating to connectivity, Asustek’s ROG Crosshair X670E Gene may have every little thing its greater brethren provide, together with a Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth adapter, an Ethernet port, USB 4, and USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 connectors, in addition to 7.1-channel audio ports.
Asus demonstrated a slide overlaying its ROG Crosshair X670E Gene motherboard at a dwell occasion, so it could not launch on the identical day as its ATX platforms based mostly on AMD’s X670E chipset, however we will definitely count on it to point out up somewhat prior to later. In any case, it’s secure to say that it will likely be out there this fall.
As for pricing, it’s exhausting to make any guesses right here. AMD’s X670E platform appears to be somewhat costly on the whole How a lot? Solely time will inform, however we’re speaking a whole bunch of {dollars} right here.
