AMD X670E AM5 Motherboard Lands in Overclocker's Hands

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Gigabyte leads the charge.

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With the Ryzen 7000 series launch right on top of us, Gigabyte is now reportedly sending overclockers early samples of its flagship X670E motherboards to play with. Overclocking enthusiast @SkatterBencher tweeted just several hours ago showcasing a brand new Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master he got in the mail unexpectedly.

Sending samples directly to professional overclockers is a common practice by both AMD and Intel, so they're generally the first wave of users to get the latest and greatest equipment - ahead of reviewers. This serves a dual purpose: Overclockers can provide feedback to the chipmakers on areas that need improvement, and the CPUs can garner extra attention from the public as overclockers will break world records using Intel's or AMD's new chips.

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  • -Fran-
    Somewhat related rant: I don't like this new fad of covering the motherboard with plastic/aluminium. I can understand covering sensitive elements or components, but things that need cooling like the chipsets, I'd rather see a proper cooler there instead and not something* that looks like a plastic cap for looks. That being said, in specific to this board, I think it's not the worst offender (looking at you NZXT*) and the only real thing I don't like is how unnecessarily tall they're making the back panel thingy.

    Also, the VRM cooling does look beefy, so that's a good sign for how this board can perform, I guess?

    Regards.
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  • TCA_ChinChin
    -Fran- said:
    I don't like this new fad of covering the motherboard with plastic/aluminium. I can understand covering sensitive elements or components, but things that need cooling like the chipsets, I'd rather see a proper cooler there instead and not something* that looks like a plastic cap for looks. That being said, in specific to this board, I think it's not the worst offender (looking at you NZXT*) and the only real thing I don't like is how unnecessarily tall they're making the back panel thingy.

    Can't agree with you enough. IMO a decently designed anodized aluminum fin array or heatsink would look better than 90% of the plasticky stuff they have already. It is understandable for some components or specific board sizes/types but I'm guessing they don't do it for cost reasons.
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  • 8086
    I agree and I'm also sad to see a reduction in the number of PCI-e slots. I would much rather use a riser board on an x8 or x16 slot for M.2 and free up mobo space for more pci-e slots so I can use upgraded components like a better NIC, Sound Card, Capture card, raid, etc. A high end board with quality caps, vrm, high quality PCB, etc and a minimalist approach to onboard stuff (NIC and the latest USB is appreciated) would be right up my ally.
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  • HideOut
    less than a month away? Its over 5 weeks, but hey. close enough
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