Loving this board, just built a new PC a month ago and this board gave me everything I needed and wanted. My only wish is that it had 2 USB 2.0 headers so I don’t need a internal hub. The BIOS is simple and easy to use, I used the tool in the BIOS to OC and it set my CPU to 4GHz and RAM to 3000MHz without any issues. I was amazed at how much of a difference the M.2 SSD makes, it’s my first SSD and I watched Win 10 install in 13 minutes, and from being off the PC loads into windows with everything loaded and ready to go in less than 10 seconds...
This time I went with the trend of RGB and the board has a strip that compliments the rest of the build nicely. There’s 2 RGB headers on the board and the AURA software works like a charm to control all but one RGB part(the RAM fan is Corsair which requires its own software). The Coolermaster RGB fans are daisy chained and add a nice look to the PC, I thought only having 2 RGB headers would limit my options but a few splitters and I’m golden.
Overall this board is a beast for its price, there’s only a few boards I liked better but were much more expensive. I used the included CD to install the drivers since I didn’t have internet access initially, some reviewers have said that using older drivers would cause issues but it worked perfectly and I updated later.
My setup:
Define R6 Black TG case
This board
AMD Ryzen 1700x
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB)
Corsair H60 Liquid CPU Cooler
Samsung 960 EVO M.2 Internal SSD
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm HDD
Thermaltake Smart Pro RGB 750W PSU
Corsair Dominator Platinum Airflow RGB LED memory Fan
XPG Storm RGB LED Cooling Heatsink for M.2 SSD
Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 140mm High Air Flow RGB Case Fan- 1 120mm Static Pressure fan on the H60 radiator
PROS:
Price
USB3.1, front and rear
Plenty of USB ports on rear
BIOS is very user friendly
2-way SLI and 3-way Crossfire support
EZ overclocking
M.2 SSD ready
AURA Sync
VR ready- if you want to use VR make sure you GPU also supports it
3D Printer support- I’ll never use it but it’s a cool feature
CONS:
1 USB 2.0 header, taken up by case I/O panel
Manual could be more specific in places but the necessary info is there
No WiFi, I don’t use WiFi on PC's but it’s a feature that should be on all boards nowadays imo
Wish there were more RGB headers but I’m not sure how many boards have more than 2
Overall I’d recommend this board to anyone, wether it’s for gaming, video editing, or just everyday use and you want to be future proofed. ASUS builds solid products and I’ve never had any problems with their boards in all the builds I’ve done for myself or friends/family.
| Processor | athlon |
|---|---|
| RAM | DDR4 |
| Memory Speed | 2400 MHz |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
