Asus has announced a slew of motherboards for the Ryzen 9000 series processors under its ROG Crosshair, ROG Strix, TUF Gaming, and Prime series. These come with the new Asus AI Advisor that is bundled with the other AI features of these high-performance motherboards.
There are just over ten new motherboards in the lineup, going from the top-tier ROG Crosshair X870E APEX to the more budget-friendly Prime B840M-A. Asus joins the likes of MSI, ASRock, and Gigabyte, expanding the options for AM5 motherboards.
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Asus ROG Crosshair Motherboards Overview
Buy the ROG Crosshair X870E HERO on Amazon
The Crosshair family of motherboards that are designed for “overclockers and extreme gamers” includes the ROG Crosshair X870E APEX and the X870E HERO, with the APEX being the new addition (X870E HERO is already available). Both are ATX motherboards that come with PCIe 5.0 support, Wi-Fi 7, and a suite of AI features, including AI Advisor, AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, and AI Networking II. They also come with a Dynamic OC Switcher which automatically switches between AMD’s Precision Boost Overdrive and your manual overclock based on the task.
AI Advisor is like a virtual technical expert that can not only answer questions posed in natural language but also enable certain features like AI overclocking and fan speed tuning.
Asus ROG Strix Motherboards Overview
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The Strix lineup includes four new motherboards, namely the ROG Strix B850-E GAMING WIFI, B850-F GAMING WIFI, B850-A GAMING WIFI, and B850-I GAMING WIFI. Except for the B850-I GAMING WIFI, which is a mini-ITX motherboard, the rest are ATX boards but all of them support PCIe 5.0 and Wi-Fi 7. They come with Asus’ AI Advisor but only the B850-E and B850-I support the other AI-based features along with AEMP, Core Flex, and Dynamix OC Switcher.
The ROG Strix motherboards are designed for “style-conscious gamers” and come with fancy RGB lighting showing off the ROG logo. Furthermore, the B850-A motherboards come in white for those clean all-white PC builds.
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Asus TUF Gaming Motherboards Overview
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The TUF Gaming lineup has grown as well, with the new mATX TUF Gaming B850M-PLUS WIFI, the mATX B850M-PLUS, and the ATX B850-PLUS WIFI. Only the B850-PLUS WIFI supports Wi-Fi 7 while the B850M-PLUS WIFI supports Wi-Fi 6E. Nevertheless, they all come with PCIe 5.0 support and AI Advisor, AEMP, Asus Driver Hub, and Asus GlideX features. All three come with four DIMM slots for a maximum of 192GB of DDR5 RAM and a healthy combination of USB 20Gbps Type-C ports as well as USB 10Gbps Type-A ports.
Unfortunately, there are no white options here.
Asus Prime Motherboards Overview
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Designed for “all-round gamers”, the Prime series sees three new additions: B840-PLUS WIFI, B840M-A WIFI, and B840M-A. The B840-PLUS WIFI is an ATX board, while the rest are mATX. They feature an 8+2+1 power phase structure but neither of them comes with PCIe 5.0 support or Wi-Fi 7. Only the Prime X870-P has PCIe 5.0 but no Wi-Fi support. You do get the AI Advisor feature and AEMP but none of the other AI-based functionality.
As mentioned earlier, the Prime series is the more budget-oriented lineup of motherboards, so don’t expect premium features like heavy overclocking support or the latest connectivity standards. What they do offer is great value and ample expansion options.
Asus AMD X870E, X870, B850, B840 Motherboards: Price and Availability
Asus has not shared an exact date for the availability of these motherboards and the pricing is a mystery as well. However, they should start showing up at retailers in the first quarter with some of them arriving sooner than the rest.
The ROG Crosshair X870E HERO is available on Amazon for $698 while the ROG Strix X870-A Gaming WiFi is available for $330, a $40 discount from its typical pricing.
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