To the left of the DIMM slots is the usual spot for the AM4 socket. Next to these slots is the 24-pin ATX power connection for the motherboard and the single USB-C port for the front panel, if your PC case supports this (see our best PC cases guide for some that do!). Working down the side and you'll be met with four DDR4 DIMM slots, allowing for a capacity of 128GB of RAM at up to 4400MHz (populate slots A2 and B2 first, by the way). To complete the top portion of the motherboard are three fan headers for CPU and AIO coolers, as well as the first of three available RGB headers. Only the single 8-pin is required with the additional 4-pin connection reserved for extreme overclocking. Starting from the top-left and working our way across the main PCB, first up is the 8+4-pin ATX connections for supplying power to the CPU. Though if you plan on using the best in terms of storage, it's recommended to go with two M.2 SSDs over SATA connections. Inside the box with the motherboard itself is a manual, the necessary ASUS Wi-Fi components, and some cables to get you started with a PC build. The printed circuit board (PCB) is black, as we've come to know (and appreciate) from motherboard manufacturers. (Of course after this "fix" your whole system is probably louder than the chipset fan was in the first place) On their own website they call their design "Cooling innovation" and claim that their fans are "custom low-noise fans" Would have expected better after spending 300 bucks.With AMD X570, ASUS added plenty of ports, headers, and connections for top-tier hardware. The only way to fix this problem is to increase the gpu, cpu and case fan speeds to such a degree that the chipset temperatures rest at below 60° and the fan at 3000 rpm. So anytime except right after startup the motherboard emits a high pitched whine (very audible at 4000 rpm, loud and annoying at 5000+ rpm).
Under medium to heavy loads the Temperature rises to 68° and the fan speeds to 5000+ rpm. The chipset fan on the other hand, located right under the m.2 slot, is horrible: Under light loads (Browsing the internet etc.) the chipset temperature reads 64☌ and the fan responds by ramping up to 4000 rpm.
The VRM fan is fine, running at 1200 RPM for any kind of workload and barely audible. Now the bad: This motherboard, as many x570 boards, contains active cooling for the VRM and the chipset. Im currently using this board with a 3900x in an Ncase M1 and im generally very content with this board: good build quality, excellent IO (7 Type A Usb ports, 2 m.2 slots) and good connectivity.
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