M.2 heatsink: Ultra-efficient heatsink reduces M.2 SSD temperature for unthrottled transfer speeds and enhanced reliability Next-gen connectivity: Supreme flexibility with PCIe 4.0, dual M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports and front-panel header

Premium Japanese-made audio capacitors: Provide warm, natural and immersive sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity Enhanced power solution: 12+2 DrMOS power stages, ProCool connectors, alloy chokes and durable capacitors for stable power delivery Industry-leading cooling options: Comprehensive controls for fans and dual pump headers, via Fan Xpert 4 or the acclaimed UEFI Turbo App: system performance tuning, network priority, and audio scene configuration for selected applications. In the graphics department, no card on the market has saturated even PCIe 3.0 yet, at least in the x16 configuration. The largest immediate benefit is with high-speed storage. NVMe drives in RAID configurations can and will take advantage of the extra bandwidth to push never before seen sequential read and write speeds. With your average game, even the switch from SATA to NVMe can be hard to notice, let alone to an even faster and more expensive RAID array. This is more relevant for content creation and media production, where high-speed storage can save significant time and therefore money, which is further bolstered by the near-HEDT core counts on the high-end Ryzen 3000 CPUs. Of course, graphics cards will eventually catch up as well, so for the discerning gamer who only upgrades every three to five years, the new standard could prove a good investment.

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Way Optimization tuning key perfectly consolidates TPU Insight, EPU Guidance, DIGI+ VRM, Fan Expert 4, and Turbo App Audio Shielding: Ensures precision analog/digital separation and greatly reduced multi-lateral interference

Integrated Graphics in the 2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Processors VGA output support :Dedicated audio PCB layers: Separate layers for left and right channels to guard the quality of the sensitive audio signals ASUS Corporate Stable Model (CSM): A commercial program offers up to 36-month product lifecycle and 6-month EOL notice for product transitions ASUS Control Center Express: A centralized server-grade management software for asset management, software deployment and monitoring and mobile control Integrated Graphics in the 2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics Processors VGA output support : Next-gen connectivity: Supreme flexibility with PCIe Gen 4 support, dual M.2 support, USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports and front-panel header

system performance tuning, network priority, and audio scene configuration for selected applications. Fan Xpert 4 featuring Fan Auto Tuning function and multiple thermistors selection for optimized system cooling control The wait is finally over. After CES, Computex, and finally E3, it seemed as though the hype for the new AMD Ryzen lineup had overwhelmed the whole industry. Now, it is finally time to see what lies beneath that hype. Was Ryzen 3000 worth the wait and is the new X570 chipset worth the cost?