GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Xtreme: 16-Phase Flagship with Passively Cooled Chipset
by Gavin Bonshor on May 30, 2019 5:00 PM EST
At Computex 2019, GIGABYTE revealed various motherboard models design on AMD's X570 chipset. Its flagship, the X570 Aorus Xtreme focuses on high-end performance and is targeted at enthusiasts with a 16-phase power delivery, triple PCIe 4.0 M.2, Wi-Fi 6, and an uprated onboard solution.
The GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Xtreme takes a different approach to the rest of its X570 SKU list in that it's focused primarily on offering a comprehensive power delivery for users looking to overclock the latest Ryzen 3000 series processors. Across the majority of the boards we get Aorus themed armor where each of the three PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots heatsinks is embedded into the design. The chipset heatsink onboard the X570 Aorus Xtreme is also one of the only models so far that relies on passive cooling; we know that the X570 chipset will run warmer than the previous X470 chipset due to a higher power draw. On the rear panel cover is an Aorus Falcon design, with multiple areas with RGB LEDs that users can customize with the Aorus RGB Fusion software.
There are three full-length PCIe 4.0 slots with no PCIe 4.0 x1 slots featured on this model. One of the aspects GIGABYTE has focused on other than the impressive 16-phase power delivery is the onboard audio solution. Adding to the implementation of a Realtek ALC1220 HD audio codec is an ESS Sabre 9218 DAC, with WIMA audio capacitors. The board has a dedicated power and reset switch located at the top right of the PCB, and also features a right angled 24-pin 12 V ATX motherboard power input; the CPU uses two 8-pin 12 V CPU power inputs.
It is no secret that motherboard vendors are focusing heavily on its models ahead of the launch of X570. The GIGABYTE X570 Aorus is an example of just that with a high-end feature set and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity as well as Bluetooth 5. It also has a single 10 GbE port (edit: corrected).
The GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Xtreme will be available at launch, with an MSRP of $600.
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sonny73n - Friday, May 31, 2019 - link
The ESS Sabre DAC is nice but it depends on the board maker to implement it correctly and I don’t think Gigabyte can. This DAC costs $20 max. $600 for an AMD motherboard is insane, let alone made by Gigabyte. I wouldn’t pay $150.martinbrice - Friday, May 31, 2019 - link
10Gbe + passively cooled chipset....wish it was from Asus, but it's the only board that checks the boxes I wanted checked.Oxford Guy - Friday, May 31, 2019 - link
It's nice to see innovation return to similar board heatsinks from 2002 or 2004 or whatever.Yay for innovation.
(Of course a lot of those were copper.)
WaltC - Saturday, June 15, 2019 - link
$600 has probably priced me out--since I want to buy an R3k & a 5700XT, too. *&^%^%&! I was hoping this mboard might ring the bell @ ~$450--I could just squeeze it in. The 10GB Ethernet will also do 5, 2.5, and 1Gb. Probably have to look at the Master, then @ $350--seems like a much better buy. Also at prices by ASUS & MSI--of which I can find none, as of today.WaltC - Saturday, June 15, 2019 - link
Nah--forgot, this is EATX. Also, the Master ATX appears to offer dual-bios support, too---so that looks like the choice at this point.