ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI review

The ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI is an ATX board on AMD's X870E chipset. It uses the AM5 socket and supports Ryzen 7000, 8000 and 9000 desktop CPUs. That means it accepts any of those three CPU generations.

It carries ASUS's ROG Strix branding. The sections below cover its storage, USB and networking.

The board has five M.2 slots. Three are PCIe 5.0 NVMe and two are PCIe 4.0. All five have heatsinks. For anyone planning a multi-drive setup, that is a lot of fast storage without needing add-in cards.

There is a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot for the graphics card. Memory is DDR5 across four DIMM slots, with a maximum of 192GB. AMD EXPO profiles are supported, and the board lists speeds up to 8000+ MT/s. That top figure is an overclock rating, so buyers should treat it as a ceiling rather than a default.

With four DIMM slots and a 192GB limit, it suits workstation-style builds with a lot of RAM as well as gaming rigs.

The rear panel has two USB4 Type-C ports. On the board itself, two front USB 20Gbps Type-C connectors are provided, and one of them supports Quick Charge 4+ at up to 60W.

Wireless is Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), supplied with the ASUS Q-Antenna. Wired networking is Realtek 5Gb Ethernet. That is faster than 2.5GbE, but it falls short of 10GbE, so anyone with a 10GbE network will find the port limiting.

Owners repeatedly single out the ports and connectivity as a strength. The spec sheet lists USB4 on the rear panel, 20Gbps front connectors and Wi-Fi 7, which lines up with that feedback.

The VRM is an 18+2+2 design with power stages rated up to 110A each. Power comes in through dual 8-pin ProCool II connectors. With that many stages and that current rating, the board is built for heavy power draw.

Owners describe the VRM and power delivery as strong. That matches the hardware: a high stage count and two 8-pin inputs point to a board aimed at heavy sustained loads rather than light use.

The BIOS has an Easy Mode and an Advanced Mode. Newer builders can stay in the simple view, while those who tune memory and CPU settings can use the full set of options. Owners describe the BIOS as stable and easy to use.

There is a BIOS FlashBack button, and the BIOS can also be updated through EZ-Flash. Having both routes gives buyers a choice of how to update.

ASUS gives the board a 3-year warranty.

This board makes sense for someone building around a top-end Ryzen chip who wants several PCIe 5.0 drives, USB4 and Wi-Fi 7 on one board. The VRM rating and owner feedback on power delivery support that use. The BIOS tools make updating and setup straightforward.

It is less suited to anyone who needs 10GbE on the board, since the Ethernet port is 5Gb. It also makes less sense for a small build, as this is a full-size ATX board with a feature set that only pays off if the extra M.2 slots and fast USB ports will be used.