ASRock Phantom Gaming X870E Nova WiFi Socket AM5 AMD Ryzen X870 DDR5 DIMMs 8200 MHz 256 GB ATX Motherboard USB4

I was very skeptical about this motherboard, the last time I had purchased an ASRock motherboard was over 5yrs ago & it only lasted one year. I was very surprised when I received the package, and opened the box, it was literally so beautiful, I seriously paused for a moment to just appreciate the beauty. The motherboard is put together very well, I couldn't believe it's an 8-layer PCB, has a metal back plate, and all of the PCIe lanes correctly setup for the lower price that it is verses the competition. I do understand that there have been issues with previous versions of the bios mostly with PBO settings. My motherboard came with bios 3.20, and I promptly updated to 3.25, now there is another bios version available, however I believe this is for upcoming new CPUs & I haven't yet updated my bios to the latest. I also do not use PBO, I set a multiplier & set the CPU core voltage & SoC voltage & it's been stable. I am using a 9800 X3D, set all 8 cores to 5.4 GHz, set CPU core voltage to 1.24v (it actually goes lower on its own), & SoC voltage to 1.24v (it also goes lower on its own). While I don't dismiss there could be an issue with this motherboard & it killing CPUs, I do think it is mostly due to users just plugging in the CPU and just allowing it to run at system defaults, which has shown will do in the CPU based on how good the cooling it has. The only issue I had with the motherboard is that it has to have a thumb drive formatted as Fat32, which means you need a smaller size drive to get this done. Once I got found a smaller size drive, it updated quickly and all is well. The only other downside for me is that the bios looks likes & feels like something from early 2000s, so this is also why that you are stuck to using a Fat32 formatted drive, so if ASRock wants to truly fix something, this would be a huge plus if they could fix their bios & be able to use larger size drives for updates. One last issue I had is the memory list, I have 3 different memory kits & only one is on it, however, its rock solid on the EXPO I profile, so I just mention this as a warning to make sure to look at the qualified memory list, & also this is the first time I've seen a M.2 drive support list, again make sure to go over this list to make sure you don't have compatibility issues later. Overall, I would recommend this motherboard & has been completely stable since the start & I will come back and change the review should something happen. Speaking seriously, I am about to give up on AMD due to mostly memory compatibility issues, I still have Intel systems working today & are older systems & they were stable from day one & didn't have to jump through all these hoops to just get it working, I truly hope AMD can get this sorted out soon, because at this moment I have no hope, because we are like 3yrs or more into the platform & memory issues still exist. ASRock needs to seriously work on their own software for their products. The software they have made to control the system fans, while works, it doesn't work well & also their software for the lighting control works, it's just very clumsy & strange to use. It would be great if they could get their software put together better. My Computer build: Windows 11 Pro CORSAIR 7000D AIRFLOW Full-Tower ATX PC White Case ASRock X870E NOVA WIFI AMD X870E ATX Motherboard bios v3.25 AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D overclocked to 5.4ghz all cores 1.24 volts G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000MT/s Model F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR Samsung 980 Pro M.2 2280 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe (boot drive) Crucial P3 Plus M.2 2280 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe (game drive) Western Digital SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe (backup drive) be quiet! Silent Loop 3 420mm CPU AIO Liquid Cooler with 6 Phanteks D30-140mm fans setup in a push/pull in front of case 3 Phanteks D30 140mm set as exhaust on top of case 1 Phanteks D30 140mm reverse blade fan as rear intake fan ASRock Phantom Gaming PG-1600G 1600W 80 PLUS GOLD & Cybenetics PLATINUM Full Modular Power Supply ATX3.1 & PCIe5.1 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card Logitech Z906 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System THX certified CORSAIR K70 RGB PRO Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard-Cherry MX RGB Red Linear Switches Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro SE Qi Wireless Charging Certified ASUS ROG Scabbard II Extended Gaming Mouse Pad Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus 32-bit 384 kHz PCI-e Interface Sound Card Samsung S90C 55” QD-OLED TV 4k UHD HDR 144hz Free sync Premium Pro (main monitor) LG OLED42C2PUA 4K evo OLED TV (2022) – (second monitor)

If you are here you are probably like me, asking “is it true that it costs this much and it has that much in SSD that doesn’t split the GPU?” Yes. This is true. But what I will say is this: Bad reviews have many strange issues. Motherboard swaps are no walk in the park. Keep this in mind when you read bad reviews because they likely did not build it correctly. Also, every part in a computer has different compatibilities, there’s always a chance that someone bought it before checking, procrastinated to build it (which is a massive task) and then passed the return window so they were stuck with a motherboard that they can’t use and out of a chunk of change. With this being said, CHECK YOUR CPU COMPATIBILITY FOR THIS MOTHERBOARD. If you want an up-to-date BIOs then the “auto update” is always going to disappoint. This goes for any motherboard. Always install the app so it automatically updates the drivers and BIOs. After it boots up and works it says the CPU temp which is awesome. Is someone reads it as the code you expect then it likely won’t be showing that code (mine says 49, it would be bricked if the temp were an error). When you first turn it on you might wonder “why the hell is there no WiFi?” Well, there’s no WiFI driver installed. You need to go to the ASRock website to install it for this specific model. Hardwire it to a router or mesh network and your problem is solved. Personally, I found the setup to be straightforward except for the WiFi driver. It has 5 SSD slots which is insane, it is really good for AI workloads because unlike other name brands (that I cannot say as that would be illegal), it doesn’t split the GPU. Press down the button and push it towards the inside (the long side) to unclip. You’ll thank me later. There is absolutely no way in hell to know how to use the “easy clip” GPU heatsink cover on the primary SSD. The color scheme is really cool, having purple throughout it looks really nice. It is durable but not waterproof. The taste is not good, it tastes like batteries. Overall, I am very satisfied with the purchase other than it tasting like batteries and it not being waterproof.

I had an MSI x870 (non E) that was only a week old but was dropping out nvme's randomly. So I started looking around for a board that had its USB4 ports on dedicated pcie lanes to cpu, and was able to not sacrifice anything major if I stick 4 or 5 nvme's in. Most of the x870/x870E boards will need to sacrifice something, ie if you use m2_4 maybe your USB4 will be cut to half speed, or if you use X your main pcie 5.0 x16 slot turns into an x8. This board doesn't really have any limitations that way. It does sacrifice some things like a second nvme slot directly connected to CPU, and if you populate the 5th nvme slot one of the pcie slots will off but 99% of people wouldnt ever use the x1 pcie slot anyways. The board is overbuilt, it has a near full backplate coverage making it very rigid and durable. The EZ latch system does work, and works better that I have has with the tilt out style on asus boards. If you do plan on dual booting or using all your nvme slots for lots of transfers please do keep in mind everything southbound of the CPU, ie m2 slots 2 ,3, 4, 5 your sata ports, most USB ports not on the IO backplate will share pcie 4.0 x4 bandwidth. This is not usually a problem but something to keep in mind. If you think your going to make a large raid array with 4 nvme drives you wont see the speed actualized. This x4 bus is piped to two chipset controllers which is how this board and most X870E boards get all the various IO. With that said this is definitely the best price to performance board with the most amount of things you can install. I currently run 4 x 4TB drives, 1 x 4TB pcie gen 5 nvme in the cpu nvme slot, and 3 x 4TB nvme on the chipset side. Dual booting off the gen 5 slot, gaming and other data southbound and I see or notice no negative performance. Everything on the chipset stays cool, this is in a be quiet 501 pure base with pretty mild fan speeds going. The board fits my Dark Rock Elite cooler without issue. The main cpu gen 5 nvme slot cooler is pretty lightweight, aluminum and could probably be replaced for better gen 5 heat dissipation by a thermalright cooler or something else especially if you are water cooling the cpu have room for a tall nvme tower cooler. With ASRock there is a lot of internet noise about x3d chip death because of gamersnexus and other outlets. I don't think anyone has a real answer as all the data out there is bro-science at best. People are buying enthusiast cpus and boards and smoking them, ASRock has patched out many issues on the boards this year. I am running 3.40 firmware, I set my SoC voltage to 1.10v (below the recommended 1.2) and I disable PBO limits (so just using default limits) with an overall -50mv undervolt and CO -25/-20 on a 9950x3d and all my voltages are pretty low and 100% stable. Overall I am very happy.

For the 7+ months it worked, it worked fine. No problems, everything worked as it should have, even the RAM worked at the right speed. Easy to set up and connect everything, plenty of USB ports. Then a few days ago it decided to fry my CPU. Nothing changed in the system, nothing new added, wasn't even running anything, it was just idling while I was doing something else, and decided to fry my 9800x3D. Now I have to deal with AMD customer support (surprisingly easy) and ASRock customer support (not surprisingly easy). I honestly don't even want a new board, I just want my money back.

It seems every MB I considered had it’s detractors and I carefully considered the reviews I found on Amazon and Newegg and I read many. There seemed to be a consensus that the ASRock Phantom Gaming X870E Nova had the best bang for the buck feature wise. My experience with it is that it was relatively easy to work with, it’s well laid out, seems to be very robustly built with a sturdy back plate and has a robust power stage. The instruction manual has a lot to be desired, I’ve seen far better in the past and it took me a bit of time to figure out where everything is in the BIOS but with time and patience I figured it out. Remember to go to the ASRock website and download the Software/BIOS Setup Guide in addition to the User Manual. Remember to configure the BIOS to use the Integrated Graphics Controller from the MB prior to installing the GPU which requires the proper drivers being installed first which you download from the GPU vendor. Also ASRock can install the necessary drivers for the MB in the BIOS, Boot into the BIOS, and a notification will pop up in the lower right corner of your screen saying, "Do you want to one-step-install the latest drivers simply from ASRock Auto Driver Installer?" Select YES and it will do it as long as you have a network connection. After I installed Windows 11, the MB kept failing to boot because my BIOS was not set to by default to enable Security Device Support, the computer would go into a rapid cycle where it could try to open Windows and then reboot because it didn’t see “Security Device Support enabled”. So hit F2 go into the BIOS, click on “Advanced” scroll down to Trusted Computing and Enable it and it will boot! After this it has been smooth sailing ever since. It boots very quickly, is rock solid, it’s in use hours a day – no issues. I would certainly buy this again now that I know a bit more about it. I hope this helped those of you struggling with the decision and may your next build be GREAT!!

this is the best motherboard I have had, did mis, Asus and gigabyte. B650 and 850 this works awesome' my 7200 memory worked first time, set was easy. paired with a 98003d and RX 9700. WOULD RECAMEND super stable.

Very good motherboard with minor issues in 3 months of running it. Pro: - stable and fast - supports latest and greatest - support helped with the setup - when board refused to boot they suggested correct way to clear CMOS, which differs from the way it described in the manuals: you need to hit clear button 5 times in succession, not once. - indicator of problems and CPU temperature on the motherboard. - BIOS can be updated without CPUs - You can install 5(!) M-2 drives if you want. - relatively inexpensive Cons: - Uses WiFi chip that occasionally stops working unless you completely power down the PC. This happens more often in Linux, but can happen in Windows as well. Happened once for me in 3 months. - One of the SATA ports went bad for me after 1 month of use, the other though works fine. Other considerations: 1. Refused to power up with 2x64GB memory until I cleared the CMOS 2. Refused to boot with 9950x3d until I updated the BIOS, which you should do anyway as older BIOS can burn the x3d processor. 3. After a month of use, one of the SATA ports went bad, switching to another fixed the problem. Other that that works stable and fast.

If you are running an AMD CPU this board is great. They have had some issues with the X3D CPU's burning up but there's a new BIOS that was just released to put that problem to bed. I'm running an Ryzen 9 7950X on mine without any trouble. It does use 170 TPD and will run up to 95 degrees Celsius but I discovered that is normal for that chip. Most would throttle back but this one is designed to do that as every core runs at 5.1 mhz at the same time The big plus is you can put as many as 5 M.2 drives in it without cutting the GPU slot to 8X it remains running at 16 X. It will completely shut down the second PCIE slot. If you need that second slot just don't fill up all of the M.2 drive slots. The first M.2 slot can run the 5th generation of SSD and the first PCIE slot can run a 5th generation GPU once they start coming out. That helps to make this board future proof. It has more than enough USB ports running at different speeds including two USB C ports. It has several choices for sound including a digital output port. I don't use that, instead I have a sound card in a PCIE 1.2 slot which many boards never include anymore. It also has a 5GB ethernet port. It's easy to get set up, every connector is marked as to what it is used for. I haven't had any overheating problems and it can rum up to 256 GB of DDR 5 memory at speeds all the way up to 8000 but most don't need that kind of speed, even for gaming. It also has digital display on the board that shows any error codes. If you like lots of RGB it has plenty of options. The BIOS is functional but many say it's the boards only downfall. With the speeds this board defaults to the only thing you need to do in the BIOS is set the RAM speeds setting it to EXPO to get your RAM running at the speed it's meant to run at, set the boot order, and adjust fan speeds to keep it cool.

The delivery by local seller was fast Was skeptical on Asrock X870E when I saw print on the box mobo was produce in Vietnam - Hooked up with a 9800x3D cooled by Lianli GA2 Performance on Rad 7900XTX in Lianli 011D EVO case - No need to do BIOS update and booting up on Win 11x64 without a hitch. - XPG DDR5 2x16 was boosted to 6000 with PBO enable No compatibility issue so far. Did some gaming for few hours, no stutter or hang up. Will update later after tweaking and getting some milage out of the combo Good Buy if you can get the stock

Excelente tarjeta madre, su rendimiento es muy bueno, feliz con mi compra. 👍👍

Placa mãe robusta, pesada, muitas entradas M.2, muitas USB pra quem precisa, BIOS fácil de mexer e com as configurações mais básicas a poucos cliques, BIOS Flashback deixa muito prático as atualizações precisando apenas de pendrive e fonte!

少し高いけれど迷ったらこれを買えば問題なし。 1. 色々工夫が行き渡っているでCPUの性能を完全に引き出してくれます。 2. 組み立てをミスってもエラーコードを確認すればだいたい原因がわかるため無駄な苦労が少なくて済む。→メモリーの認識エラーを2度ほど起こしてしまいましたがすぐ解決できました。 3. m.2スロットが非常に多く、今まで使ってたNVMeを流用した上で新しく高性能なNVMeを導入できました。

A placa é linda e muito boa, tive uns problemas inicialmente com a bios, até achei que estava com defeito, mas foi só dar clear cmos que funcionou perfeitamente.