Asus showed off its ROG Crosshairs X670E Gene microATX motherboard for AMD’s next-generation Ryzen 7000 series ‘Raphael’ processors in the AM5 package on Tuesday. While the new mainboard caters for compact PCs, the new platform belongs to the Asus ROG Crosshair lineup, so it offers a rich feature set along with overclocking capabilities on par with other his ROG motherboards.
Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Gene features a 16+2 phase CPU voltage regulation module (VRM), each phase rated at 110A, designed to ensure serious overclocking potential. @momomo_us (opens in new tab)The platform has PCIe 5.0 x16 slots for graphics cards, one M.2 slot for SSD with PCIe 5.0 x4 interface and one PCIe x1 slot for add-in cards. The manufacturer also bundles his ROG Gen-Z.2 card with the mainboard for those who want multiple M.2 drives.
In terms of connectivity, Asustek’s ROG Crosshair X670E Gene has everything its bigger siblings offer, including a Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth adapter, Ethernet port, USB 4, USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 connectors and a 7.1 channel audio port. increase.
Asus showed slides covering the ROG Crosshair X670E Gene motherboard at a live event, so it’s possible it won’t launch on the same day as the ATX platform based on AMD’s X670E chipset, but it’s certainly coming sooner or later. In any case, it’s safe to say that it will be available this fall.
As for the price, it’s hard to guess here. AMD’s X670E platform in general seems pretty expensive. Time will tell, but we’re talking hundreds of dollars here.
