The Asrock X670E Taichi has a ton of features and offers some of the best performance out there sets among X670E motherboards.
It’ll be cheaper than most other boards with similar features. However, if you look past its odd quirks, there’s tons of value in this one.
Asrock X670E Taichi
It’s not a cheap motherboard, but it offers lots of performance for its price. Its feature set includes things usually seen on more expensive boards.
The board has a slick, futuristic look, and offers some impressive specifications. Let’s take a closer look at them.
Pros
- Lots of features for both gamers (and game developers) and for video creators.
- Great performance, four M.2 SSDs, USB 4, overclocked features
- One of the best-designed X570 motherboards
Cons
- BIOS update a must: Early BIOS was not always reliable
- M.2 SSDs and 10Gbit Ethernet networking would be nice.
- It’s hard to get rid of stickers stuck on the side of RAM slots.
Specs
With its X570 motherboards, ASRock has made some significant improvements compared to previous generations. You’ll get more PCIe slots, USB, and SATA connections, but they’re all DDR5.
It supports AMD‘s new Ryzen 7 line with a completely reworked socket, too. Yes, there are no longer any pin connections on the CPU like in previous generations.
The Asrock X670E Taichi has outstanding DDR5, but the sticker over the memory slots is questionable.
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Note: There is a small “sticky” residue left behind after removing the stickers from the memory modules.
Hopefully, this will change with future revisions.
- E-ATX form factor
- Support for Ryzen 7 processors
- 24+2+1 Phase Power Design
- DDR5 RAM, dual channel up to 4 DIMMs 128GB
- 2x PCIe Gen 5.0 16x slot
- 4x onboard M.2 slots, (1x PCIe Gen 5, 3x PCIe Gen 4)
- HDMI output
- 10 USB ports on the back, including 2x USB4
- “Killer” Wi-Fi 6E
- “Killer” 2.5GbE LAN
- Multiple RGB headers
- 8 SATA 6Gb/s ports
- 8 PWM fan headers
- BIOS Flashback and Clear CMOS buttons
- The power button, reset button and debug
- Audio: ALC4082 Codec
- MSRP $499
Features
Super-Fast 40Gb/s USB 4
You’ll usually get two of them—that’d be typical for motherboards to cost $699 or more.
SATA Ports
With eight SATA ports, four onboard NVMe slots and an M.2 slot, workstations have everything they could want for storage needs.
Wifi and LAN
Only 10-gigabit ethernet (10gigE) is missing in the new revision of the specification.
- Power button? Yep.
- Reset button? Here too.
- How about a debug screen? Check.
These are great for overclocking enthusiasts but also come in handy when troubleshooting and setting up builds. They’re also available in an enthusiast edition.
Slots
You’ll get plenty of space for a beefy graphics card plus a PCIe card. There are two PCIe 16x slots, which are more than enough for any gaming PC.
With four NVMe slots, some workstation users may be limited by having just two PCI Express (PCIe) slots, but that‘s the trend in modern motherboard designs. One blazing Gen 5 NVMe slot is a great add-on.
Audio
With its built-in Realtek ALC4092 codec, the Taichi has enough power to handle most music files without any additional hardware. It even supports SPDIF out so you can connect an external USB DAC if you want to get better sound quality.
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Design
It is one of our most creative motherboard designs.
Gears
It has a sleek, modern look with its gold “gearing” design and silver accents. These gold elements carry through on the sides of the PCIe slot and work their way up to the I/0 shield.
I/O Shroud
The I/O shield has its own charms, but starting at the back, it looks just as good from the front as it does from the side.
A combination of blue and gold makes for an excellent color scheme. It works well with the “gearing up” motif.
Backplates
A backplate is a hallmark of premium motherboards and is found on the Taichi motherboard. It provides a tactile feel when holding the board in the hand.
Front
For RGB fans, there’s nothing flashy about the design, but the Taichi logo lights up nicely on the lower PCI Express area, and there’s some tasteful backlightin’ going on, too.
It’s a beautiful motherboard that appeals to both gamers and video producers.
Performance
VRM Phase Design
With a VRM design of 24+2 phases, plus one layer of power distribution circuitry, even the mighty Ryzen 7 7900X will be able to handle this PSU.
PCB
Asrock has included a server-grade low-power circuit board for its Taichi motherboard, which is essential: It handles both PCIe Gen 5 16 x slots and an NVMe SSD slot. On top of that, it supports AMD’s Ryzen 9 7950X!
Heat Sink Fan
That Gen 5 NVME slot can also be cooled using the included M.2 heatsink fan, which is a nice feature for these SSDs.
DDR5
If you can get rid of that stubborn sticker, you’ll see some of the best memory speeds we’ve ever seen from DDR5. You’ll be able to go up to 6GHz by choosing one click of “expo” profiles in your BIOS.
BIOS
Asrock has had several BIOS updates so far, and hopefully, the longer-than-normal boot times continue to improve.
The sticker has some estimated time estimates for clearing the CMOS battery, with a worst-case scenario of 4 sticks (32 GB) taking up to 400 seconds (7 min).
If you’re using an RTX 40 series GPU by Nvidia, you should get the latest BIOS update for it as well, because it includes some new features related to these GPUs.
Software
Asrock also provides various pieces of hardware within Windows: PolychromeRGB for lighting, Nahimic 3 for sound, AppShop for updates, and AsRock motherboard utility for other functions
Compared to the Asus Armor Crate, Asrock‘s software is less well-integrated and could use some polishing.
Conclusion
The ASRock X670E Taichi has some of the best features you’ll see for under $500. It includes USB 4, plenty of M.2 PCIe expansion slots, and a premium look and feels.
Overall, the Taichi motherboard is one of the best value motherboards you can get for an AMD FX processor. Gamers and video editors alike will appreciate its features and performance.
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