ASRock X570S PG RIPTIDE AM4 AMD Motherboard, 2.5Gb LAN, Dual NVME, USB-C (Front / Back) $195 Delivered @ BPC

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scrimshaw on 07/10/2022 - 18:13 bpctech.com.au (517 clicks)
Last edited 07/10/2022 - 18:24 by 1 other user

Currently on special, costs roughly $249 ~ $270 from other stores.

Has a few stand-out features that for $195, seems good value:

• Comes with an attachable GPU bracket to prevent GPU sag — you screw this onto your motherboard tray to provide support for heavier GPU's and it's hidden from view.
• Uses the X570s chipset, without a whiny tiny chipset fan.
• Bios flashback feature - Flash your BIOS without a CPU installed. Dedicated Flashback button on the rear IO.
• Dedicated CMOS clear button. Easy to read multi-colour diagnostic LED's for easy troubleshooting
• Front USB-C header for cases that support USB-C, and dedicated USB-C (Gen 3.2) port at the back of the case
• Killer-based 2.5 GbE LAN controller
• Extra M.2 Key-E slot so you can add your own own M.2 2230 Wi-Fi and BT modules. There are two holes out the back for you to stick on your Wifi antennas.
• Rudimentary built in RGB controller, you can pick some preset RGB effects in the BIOS for your fans without having to run bloatware on your operating system.
• Thunderbolt 4 AIC header. You will need to own a TB AIC card to use it however

Some downsides

• Using 2 NVME PCIE SSD's in the system will disable 2 of it's 6 sata ports.
• You need to install Killer LAN drivers in order to use 2.5 gigabit lan feature.
• The VRM is not high end, just kind of mediocre. Advertised as 10-phase VRM, but it is technically a 4 + 2-phase VRM. Don't bring this board to your CPU overclocking competition.

This motherboard supported my Ryzen 9 5900x out of the box without any BIOS update required. It may require one for 5800X3D.

You can watch a run-down by Wendel on his Level1Techs channel to get an idea of features. 16 minute watch time.

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  BennyHe2018 on 07/10/2022 - 19:01

  +2

  This B550 has stronger VRM?

  https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/174689921817

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  netsurfer on 07/10/2022 - 20:08

  +4

  Have this motherboard as well. Some additional information.

  Thunderbolt 4:

  • It is not easy to get the AsRock Thunderbolt 4 AIC and it has somewhat weird specs. The power delivery isn't really reaching the Thunderbolt 4 specs (but probably not important). Its alt-mode specs does fulfil one of the requirements to be Thunderbolt 4, but would have liked 8K support.
  • Despite this board supports Thunderbolt, I found it doesn't run floating power mode properly (default option). This affects putting the PC to sleep (it could wake up immediately). The only way around it is to use force power mode. You will need to change a jumper on the AsRock Thunderbolt 4 AIC card. Don't get other Thunderbolt AIC (as most of them don't let have a jumper on the card to let you switch the mode).
  • If you use Thunderbolt 3 or 4 enclosure with SSD in it, Windows can default to fast remove mode. In that mode, the sequential write speed drops a lot.

  Killer 2.5Gbps NIC:

  • Even though Intel bought the company, this particular 'Killer' NIC actually uses a Realtek based NIC. However, as scrimshaw pointed out, you do need to install the driver manually to use it (rather Windows 10 has it installed and ready to go).
  • If you use Killer NIC app, it affects the DPC Latency. That's why in Anandtech's review, its DPC Latency is on the high side. If you don't use the app, the DPC Latency improves.

  PCIe Bifurcation (limited / not confirmed):

  • The BIOS appears to allow PCIe bifurcation on the x16 slot. However, I have not tested it. "Technically", it is possible to run the x16 slot in 4 by x4 mode to add 4 additional PCIe gen 4 x4 SSDs with those 4 all going through CPU lanes. I have yet to test it.
  • The down side is you will have to run the GPU through chipset's x4 slot. While the board supports x8 x4 x4, but there is no PCIe board that has a CPU & 2 m.2 PCIe gen 4 slots on the same card. So, if you go down that path, Thunderbolt 4 support is gone because that x4 slot has to be used for the GPU.
  • Essentially, not the best form of PCIe bifurcation.

  m.2 Wifi slot:

  • It does work. The advantage is that you can use your own card (so you could get one that supports WiFi 6E). The down side is you need to ensure you get the antenna cables as well. It's not fun to install because connecting the antenna cables to the m.2 Wifi card isn't that easy (the connectors are tiny).

  It's not a board you would choose for overclocking, but it has some unusual features not seen on cost effective X570 boards. However, to use those features, they are not exactly plug and play. BIOS is okay, not that great.

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    netsurfer on 07/10/2022 - 23:07

    A typo correction in PCIe Bifurcation section:

    there is no PCIe board that has a CPU GPU & 2 m.2 PCIe gen 4 slots

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  melbournebloke on 07/10/2022 - 20:17

  +3

  i really hope itx boards can go down to this price point as well.

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  01011010 on 07/10/2022 - 21:24

  +1

  same price at scorptec as well https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/motherboards/amd-socket-…

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  SakifX9 on 08/10/2022 - 01:13

  Hope the b550 version of this goes down in price

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  DreadEmperor on 12/10/2022 - 08:50

  Got this board a month ago- Supported my 5800X3D out of the box.