I'm looking to upgrade to the x570 chipset but the only Mini-ITX board I can find is the gigabyte one. Does anyone know when the Asus version will be released?
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-Strix-X570-I-Gaming/
Is there any news on release dates for x570 mini itx motherboards such as asrock, asus, and other brands that had already been showcased? Im starting to get impatient and might just go with Intel. I know Gigabyte already has one out but what about other manufacturers?
Asus itx will release within a month via Newegg Studios & Asus timestamp - 1:54:45
Gigabyte's mini itx is actually supposed to be better than (on paper) than asus and asrock at the moment due to the fact that they have more "phases." On top of that, asus just literally got around to updating their mobos to support ryzen 3000 when they had months to do it: https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/cb26yf/no_asus_motherboards_officially_support_the_r9/
Idk why but to me that's a bit of a red flag compared to other mobo manufacturers
Edit: another shitpost on asus posted on AMD reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/cbp1ay/buildzoid_rambles_about_all_the_asus_x570/
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There are only three available mini-ITX X570 motherboards on the market:
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ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX TB3
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Gigabyte X570-I Aorus Pro WiFi
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ASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming
The ASRock stands out from the crowd immediately by offering Thunderbolt 3, a rare feature for AMD platforms, and the port for the upcoming USB4 standard. Because all of these boards feature only one PCIe port, the ASRock is the only X570 mini-ITX board that will be fully compatible with future USB products and current Thunderbolt products without giving up the PCIe port and foregoing a discrete GPU.
All three boards have onboard WiFi 6 802.11ax, BT5, and Intel Gigabit LAN, which are cutting-edge connectivity specs. All three boards also have active cooling -- small fans that sit above the chipset -- because X570 uses about double the power of X470 and thus gets much hotter.
For overclocking, the boards all feature slightly different power delivery: ASUS uses an 8+2 config, Gigabyte has 8-phase delivery with high quality (IR) MOSFETs, and ASRock features a "hefty looking" 10-phase delivery. Honestly, these three boards should all fair roughly the same in overclocking; not stellar compared to premium ATX and eATX boards, but definitely top-tier for the ITX form factor.
So, the main differentiator here just comes down to ports and slots. ASRock's board has only one M.2 slot, while both others sport two. The ASRock also has a strange I/O configuration: it has only 3 USB-A ports (2x USB 3.1, 1x USB 3.1g2), one regular USB-C port (USB 3.1g2), and, of course, the Thunderbolt 3 port for which the board is named. The Aorus board has a slightly healthier helping of USB-A's at five (4x USB 3.1g1, 1x USB 3.1g2) and a USB 3.1g2 Type-C port too (edit: thanks to u/SyAchmed for correcting me here). The ASUS board's seven USB-A ports (3x 3.2g2, 4x 3.2g1) and single 3.2g2 USB-C port finally give us a glimpse at full-featured ATX motherboard I/O standards.
If you start buying into ASUS' SupremeBS (ahem, SupremeFX) and other marketing BS that cover every mobo manufacturer's website, then we could go on for ages, but at the end of the day these boards are all pretty damn similar, but have just enough individual features to separate them out.
The only fully released and priced board is the $220 Gigabyte Aorus. The Strix is expected to cost more than the Aorus, and the ASRock should match or beat the Aorus in price. edit: the ASRock motherboard is actually $240, making the Aorus the cheapest.
ASRock's motherboard is also set apart by its unexpected use of Intel's LGA1151 cooler mounting instead of AM4... this can be a pro or a con depending on your situation, but I just find it a bit bizarre.
Which motherboard would you pick? ASUS for the sparkly LED's, ASRock for TB3, or Gigabyte for the sexy finish and quality MOSFETs? I can't decide myself
edit: I think I’ve settled on the ASRock — I’m betting on that TB3 port, don’t mind the lack of USB’s, and I’m pretty sure Noctua coolers prefer LGA to AM4.