The ASRock B550 Taichi Razer Edition AMD AM4 DDR4 motherboard offers an excellent basic configuration with an unique addressable RGB lighting that can be integrated and extensively customized with Razer compatible products, but the other features are also excellent, which combined with great OC results and attractive design provides the base for a high-end AMD system.
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The ASRock B560 Steel Legend motherboard arrived at our office recently, and we thought it would be a good idea if we did a quick unboxing, and a brief look at this motherboard. The ASRock B560 Steel Legend features Intel’s latest mainstream chipset, the B560 and is suitable for the latest Intel 11th Gen (Rocket Lake), as well as the previous 10th Gen (Comet Lake) processors, both of which uses the LGA 1200 socket.
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ASRock’s Phantom Gaming brand has quickly been expanding the last couple of years and has also been moving towards a more high-end offering. With the recent launch of AMD’s Zen3 based Ryzen 5000 series processors, ASRock has taken the opportunity to revamp its lineup and add a new flagship, the X570 PG Velocita. Featuring a massive 14-phase VRM The PG Velocita can handle almost every Ryzen processor up to the monster Ryzen 9 5950X with ease.
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W480 is a fantastic chipset platform for consumers that want access to features commonly found on HEDT systems. ECC memory support is one of the biggest parts of the ASRock Creator, as is the wide range of compatibility with CPUs from the Core and Xeon Families, and one better ASRock says the W480 Creator will support upcoming 11th Generation processors and is PCIe 4.0 ready!
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The ASRock X570 Taichi Razer Edition is a great-looking motherboard with a sharp and modern aesthetic. The collaboration with Razer feels like a natural progression for the strides ASRock has taken in bringing their motherboard RGB implementations to the forefront of the industry in the last two years. The ASRock X570 Taichi Razer Edition has vibrant lighting with great diffusion, and effects that are properly harnessed by the Razer Synapse software.
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ASROCK launched the new “Z590 Steel Legend WiFi 6E” motherboard. Compared with the previous generation Z490, the motherboard VRM power supply design has been upgraded to a 14-phase 50A Dr.MOS configuration, which is sufficient to cope with the high frequency and high load use of the 10th and 11th generation Intel CPUs. , Supports the latest PCIe Gen 4 transmission interface, 2.5G LAN network module, and especially uses the latest 802.11ax WiFi 6E wireless module, which supports the highest 6GHz frequency band, and the WiFi connection speed can be further improved.
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The end of January has come, and the first Intel Z590 based motherboard are now available at retail. Newegg has 8 models currently listed based on my search. Few models are in stock, with some are set for release later next week. Prices range from $194.99 at the bottom head to a hefty $499.99 at the high end. Head on over if you’re looking to pick up one of these models:
ASRock Z590 Steel Legend ($194.99)
ASRock Z590 Steel Legend WiFi 6E ($211.99)
ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING (379.99)
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO ($499.99)
ASUS PRIME Z590-A ($279.99)
ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING ($329.99)
ASUS TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS WIFI ($259.99)
GIGABYTE Z590I AORUS ULTRA ($289.99)
When removing the ASRock Z590 Steel Legend WiFi 6E for the box, we’re greeted by a black PCB with grey and white patterns stenciled on its entirety. The heatsinks and shrouds are all grey/silver, providing a stark contrast against the dark board. I’m personally not a fan of all the patterns, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That said, the Steel Legend will fit into most build themes without issue.
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ASRock looks to effectively tread a middle ground with the X570 PG Velocita. There’s plenty of good at the mooted £240 price point, including a 14-phase supply, 2.5G Ethernet and WiFi, above average cooling, a fast, intuitive BIOS, and performance about as good as X570 gets.
That’s not to say it’s perfect. We’d like a third M.2 slot, especially if using the Thunderbolt connector, 20Gbps USB certainly wouldn’t go amiss, and we’d prefer ASRock to tone down the aesthetics some. Then there’s competition such as the MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi, which offers ostensibly the same level of features for £40 less. Choices, choices.
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The Razer Edition of the X570 Taichi is quite an improvement in terms of added features over the original, which was a great motherboard as well. To squeeze the even more performance out of the system, an even beefier VRM is installed with 16 phases, we’ve got an improved audio system, 2.5 Gigabit LAN, WiFi 6 via the Killer AX1650x, Razer Chroma integration and more!
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