ASUS X870 MAX Gaming WiFi7 Motherboard

ASUS Introduces X870 MAX Gaming WiFi7 Motherboard

ASUS has unveiled the X870 MAX Gaming WiFi7 motherboard, featuring Socket AM5. This motherboard is available in two color variants - the default black version, and the white X870 MAX Gaming WiFi7 W, which comes with a white PCB and white/silver heatsinks. Positioned below the TUF Gaming X870 Plus, this motherboard is separate from ASUS's Prime series and aims to attract gaming PC builders away from competitors like GIGABYTE Gaming X and MSI Gaming Plus series.

The X870 MAX Gaming is built in the ATX form-factor and is powered by a combination of 24-pin ATX and two 8-pin EPS connectors. It boasts a 12+2+1 phase CPU VRM with 80 A-rated power stages.

The Socket AM5 is connected to four DDR5 DIMM slots, a PCI-Express 5.0 x16 slot, and one M.2 Gen 5 x4 NVMe slot. Another CPU-attached NVMe interface is available as M.2 Gen 4 x4, while the third M.2 slot is Gen 4 x4 and wired to the X870 FCH. The board also includes four SATA 6 Gbps ports. In addition to the main Gen 5 x16 PEG slot, there are three other physical x16 slots - two Gen 4 x1 and one Gen 3 x1. Display options include HDMI and DisplayPort, connected to two 40 Gbps USB4 type-C ports. Other USB ports include 10 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2, three 5 Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 1, and four USB 2.0 ports. There is also a 20 Gbps USB-C header and two additional 5 Gbps ports through a standard header.

Networking features of the ASUS X870 MAX Gaming WiFi7 include Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 5.4 WLAN module, likely sourced from MediaTek, and a 2.5 GbE interface powered by a Realtek controller. The onboard audio solution utilizes a Realtek ALC892 HD audio CODEC. These motherboards are expected to be competitively priced, starting at just over $200.