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ASUS Prime X570-P/CSM AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard $231.20 + $15 Shipping ($0 with Plus) @ Computer Alliance eBay

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The cheapest price I've observed for this board, some past discussions on a previous deal by going here

After watching an hour-long video by Buildzoid on GamersNexus (at double speed) and a few videos at Hardware Unboxed the conclusion was that if you're going to buy a cheap AMD x570 motherboard then the best pick was the ASUS X570-P, as it had a decent VRM setup that remained cooler than it's more expensive competitors from Gigabyte and MSI.

That said it is a budget board and is what I'd consider to be fairly minimal on cool features. There's no high end audio chipset, it lacks a debug LCD screen, no BIOS flashback button (meaning you'll need a CPU installed to flash BIOSes), no built in power / CMOS reset switches and no fancy RGB lighting (you'll still get 2 RGB headers with Aura Sync compat) but it'll get the job done in most scenarios.

Specs
8+4 DrMOS power stages (similar to the ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO)
4 x DDR4 Memory slots up to 4400MHz

1 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot
1 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4,
3 x PCIe 4.0 x1,
2 x M.2 SATA/PCIe 4.0/3.0 Slots,
6 x SATA 6Gbps,

Rear Ports and USB:
HDMI 1.4, Gigabit LAN, 4 x USB 3.2 (Gen2) Type-A (via back panel), 6 x USB 3.2 (Gen1) Type-A (2 via back panel, 4 via internal header),
5 x USB 2.0 (2 via back panel, 3 via internal header)

7.1 Channel High Definition Audio

Original Coupon Deal

You can also claim a free pair of pillow cases using the ASUS promo deal here

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closed Comments

  • +1

    Great budget board but without the BIOS flashback button and CMOS reset will be a deal breaker for myself personally. Overclocking will become a pain.

    • +4

      Gigabyte Gaming X should have BIOS flashback feature that this board lacks.. CMOS clear is done through shorting the jumpers like good old days.

      Also tip: you can actually wire up the case reset switch directly to the CMOS clear jumper (only if the board uses 2 pins). Most people don't need a reset switch nowadays and if you're OC'ing it's handier to have CMOS clear button right on the front panel of the case.

      • Yeah that is actually a very good idea.
        Funny thing a friend has the Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming Wifi 7 and a recent update bricked the main BIOS, it was pretty easy to restore with the backup available. So yeah definitely a key feature.

  • Does anyone have recommendations for a case for this? Something quiet and minimal ideally.

    • Personally I'm a fan of the coolermaster Silencio cases. They find a nice balance of price and noise for me, and the range has expanded a bit recently.

      The reviews can be a bit middling, but normally it's people complaining about the case not excelling in any one area. I've used the 500 (i think) as my server for a good 5-10 years and it's great.

      The only real area for improvement for my model was the fans. The stock ones weren't cutting edge quiet. I stuck in some quiet Noctuas and it shaved a few db.

      The other thing would be CPU fan. If you're going quiet, use either a Gammaxx cooler for a low power CPU or if you're on a budget. Or use a Noctua D15 if you want a basically passively cooled CPU.

      GPU - without massive cost, get a AIB card with a good cooler, and tweak the fan profiles if you're really after quiet. When you're thrashing a GPU, it's going to be loud.

  • The missing features you refer to are really focussed on fairly extreme overclockers (light overclockers shouldn't be pushing the envelope too much to lock the motherboard/bios!) or extreme case makers (some RGB light strips will do the job for most people).

    The only future-proofing issue I have for this is the lack of USB C ports at the back, but easily fixed with a case with a USB C port or two.

    • +1

      Don't you need a USB-C front header on your motherboard for that which are even more rare?

  • What exactly does 8+4 DrMOS power stages mean?

    • It describes the power delivery hardware on the motherboard. If you plan to overclock a 3900x on this thing, it's something you would want to know about and do some research to pick the right board (hint, this isn't that great of a x570 board for extreme overclocking, but it's still way better than most b450/x470 boards and even some of the other x570s).

      If you plan to basically plug-n-play a processor instead, then all you need to know is that this board can handle any of the current Ryzen 3000 cpus without any issue at all.

  • +1

    MATX…sulk..sulk

    • -2

      the ATX board is also on sale, if you bothered to look.

      • -1

        Whoosh…!

        • -2

          sorry your comment was exceedingly vague, I wasn't certain if you wanted MATX or you thought this was only MATX - maybe you should try communicating with more than 1 syllable words to actually impart details. Or stick to flinging poop.

          • -1

            @gizmomelb: I’ll try to be clearer next time

  • -2

    thanks for the head sup on the discount, like a lot of other people I'm upgrading my system to AMD and saying goodbye to $1300 (effectively $1600 though, nice work Computer Allianace to see prices had NOT been jacked up like most other stores do when they have discount codes on ebay).

    • -1

      nice.. email confirmation the parcel is on it's way.

      estimated delivery is Friday 4th October.

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