ASRock Unveils It’s High-End X870E & X870 Motherboards With Robust VRMs & Connectivity For AMD Ryzen “AM5” CPUs

ASRock has officially unveiled its next-gen X870E & X870 motherboards with high-end VRMs that are designed for the latest AMD "AM5" Ryzen CPUs.

Several manufacturers have already introduced their new X870 and X870E chipset motherboards that are designed for existing and new AMD Ryzen "AM5" Desktop CPUs. This time it's ASRock that has joined the list with 7 brand-new AM5 motherboards, offering terrific design for the modern PC hardware. ASRock has built and dedicated a micro-site for the new motherboards that provide their specifications in detail and we also got a close-up of these motherboards during Computex 2024.

These motherboards include:

From the newly unveiled motherboard lineup, there are three X870E and four X870 chipset motherboards, which target mid-range to enthusiast-grade motherboard categories.

The flagship one as of now is the X870E Taichi motherboard, boasting a solid 24+2+1 power phase VRM with 110A SPS for VCore, ensuring a stable voltage supply for overclocking enthusiasts. Then there is the X870E Taichi Lite, which offers an identical power delivery but slightly toned-down connectivity and an RGB-Less look. The motherboard still rocks great power delivery as the standard Taichi but will be priced attractively.

The main highlights of the Taichi series include:

These two ASRock X870E Taichi motherboards share the E-ATX form factor and bring 2x PCI-E Gen 5.0 x16 slots natively and 4x M.2 slots with both Gen 5.0 and Gen 4.0 speeds. The X870E Taichi has an additional EZ Release Design, which is absent on the Lite version but both boards come with a Toolless Multi-Layer M.2 heatsink and a M.2 bottom heatsink for the SSDs. Aesthetically, the X870E Taichi brings beautiful RGB lighting on the chipset and above the bottom PCI-E x16 slot while the Taichi Lite doesn't.

In the high-end gaming category, there is the ASRock X870E Nova WiFi motherboard with 20+2+1 power phase VRM, 4x DDR5 DIMMs for DDR5 memories, 1x PCI-E 5.0 x16 slot, 1x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot, and 1x PCI-E 3.0 x1 slot for GPUs and other expansion cards.

The following are the main highlights of the Nova WiFi:

The rest of the boards are based on the X870 chipset and target the mid-range market. These are the X870 Steel Legend WiFi, X870 Riptide WiFi, X870 PRO RS WiFi, and X870 PRO RS, each of them offering a 14+2+1 power phase VRM with 80A Dr.MOS.

The following are the main highlights of the X870 Steel Legend WiFi:

Their appearance differs but most of their specs are similar. The differences can be seen generally in connectivity, and component support, and will be more apparent when we get their full specs revealed. ASRock has created several tabs for showcasing the premium features of its upcoming motherboards and has also uploaded a teaser video on YouTube.

At the moment, the information on what RAM frequency each motherboard will support and how many headers are available for coolers, fans, RGB/ARGB devices, etc. are not revealed. We do know the fundamental specifications for each of these motherboards and ASRock will likely come up with more such motherboards targeting the budget, mid-range, and high-end PC markets.

Unfortunately, the dedicated motherboard pages aren't live on the site but may appear in a few days since the launch is very near. Most motherboard makers are expected to launch their X870E and X870 motherboards this month on the 30th of September and will follow up with the budget B850 & B840 motherboards later.