ASRock X570 Steel Legend
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Full size ATX overclocker motherboard based on 2019 flagship AMD X570 chipset. The manufacturer is positioned as a product of the upper part of the middle price category, designed to create high-performance gaming and overclocking systems. Equipped with AMD AM4 processor socket and supports 4/6/8/12/16-core Ryzen 2000/3000 CPUs (Matisse/Picasso/Pinnacle Ridge), as well as 4/6/8-core Ryzen 4000 APUs with Renoir core (for Ryzen 4000 and later support may require a UEFI BIOS firmware update).
The bright exterior design of the ASRock X570 Steel Legend motherboard and ASRock Polychrome Sync RGB LED lighting will appeal to modders. The board is equipped with a reliable 10-phase digital power subsystem with additional aluminium heatsinks for successful operation of processors in moderate overclocking mode. Allows you to install up to 128 GB of DDR4 RAM (up to 4666 MHz), which is more than enough for 4K gaming and resource-intensive professional applications. Supports two NVMe SSDs, with one M.2 slot equipped with a heatsink.
steel legend
ASRock X570 Steel Legend is one of the most affordable motherboards based on the AMD X570 chipset. Naturally, taking into account the fact that all motherboards based on this chipset are not cheap. Supports, as they say, Ryzen 2000 and 3000-series processors out of the box, with the exception of the recently announced ultra-low-cost Athlon 3000G. But it is unlikely that at least someone will decide to buy a $200 motherboard for a $50 processor.
Magnificent Ten
The ASRock X570 Steel Legend power subsystem is ten-phase, with large cooling radiators: eight phases for CPU cores, two more for the memory controller and an optionally integrated graphics accelerator. Video output is offered via HDMI 2.0 and Display Port 1.2. But of course, it's much cooler to install a discrete graphics card with the latest PCI-E 4.0 bus (or even better two in a CrossFireX bundle). The same interface is used for two M.2 connectors with NVMe SSD support up to 64 Gbps.
music sounding
ASRock X570 Steel Legend supports RAM modules up to 4666+ MHz. However in order to achieve such a frequency, one must be very lucky with a specific instance of the processor and memory modules. The sound subsystem is called Purity Sound 4 and is built on the Realtek ALC1220 audio codec, Texas Instruments NE5532 Premium amplifier and Japanese Nichicon Fine Gold capacitors.
The World Wide Web
Access to the Internet in ASRock X570 Steel Legend is implemented through a gigabit Ethernet controller Intel I211AT. There is also an M.2 Key E connector for a Wi-Fi adapter, but you will have to buy it separately. But the slightly more expensive motherboard ASRock X570 Taichi is equipped by default with a wireless Internet adapter, and the most advanced standard is 802.11ax (2.4 Gbps). And this is not the only advantage of the Taichi model. On the contrary, we recommend that those who like to save money take a closer look at the ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4, which has only the basic functionality of the X570 chipset.
