Asus ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING
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One of the top 2018 Asus motherboards for AMD processors with AM4 socket. Belongs to the famous gaming series Asus ROG - Republic Of Gamers, positioned as a product of the highest price category, aimed at overclocking enthusiasts and gamers who want to increase performance using overclocking. It features a reinforced 10-phase processor power subsystem, the presence of advanced overclocking settings, a memorable design with LED backlighting, as well as rich equipment with ports for connecting drives and peripherals.
The Asus Strix X470-F Gaming motherboard is fully compatible with 1st and 2nd generation AMD Ryzen 3/5/7 (Pro) processors, 7th generation A-series APUs, and Athlon X4 AM4 models. It allows you to create high-performance multi-GPU gaming configurations based on AMD 3-Way CrossFireX and NVIDIA 2-Way SLI technologies. Equipped with four slots for installing DDR4-2133/2400/2666/2933 MHz RAM modules with a total capacity of up to 64 GB (for AMD Ryzen). It has two M.2 ports for connecting high-speed NVMe SSDs and six SATA3 connectors. There is a built-in high-speed Intel I211-AT network controller and an 8-channel Realtek S1220 audio codec, additionally equipped with high-quality operational amplifiers for headphones.
extreme gaming
And although motherboards based on the flagship AMD X470 chipset have completely filled the market, finding a truly uncompromising gaming board for this platform is quite difficult. One of the successful attempts to fit into the flagship segment is the Asus ROG Strix X470-F GAMING.
Built-in SupremeFX sound system
In its arsenal you will find almost everything that a user needs for comfortable operation of a modern high-level gaming system. Namely, two M.2 interfaces with a cooling radiator, a pair of high-speed USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports, one USB-C, an excellent SupremeFX sound system, an Intel network controller with traffic prioritization, several LED strip connectors and reinforced slots for installing video cards.
Memory overclocking up to 3466 MHz
In terms of overclocking, we have a reinforced 10-phase processor power subsystem, a wide range of settings for overclocking, including overclocking the memory to 3466 MHz. Well, the Asus ROG Strix X470-F GAMING looks very nice. Although, the designer decorations of the motherboard are already the tenth thing.
Support for almost all AMD processors on AM4
Interestingly, ASUS uses a 256-Mbit BIOS chip in this board, so not only Ryzen family processors, but also AMD A-series and AMD Athlon chips for Socket AM4 are friends with it. Although, such an opportunity would be much more needed in inexpensive "motherboards" for assembling low-cost computers. However, these questions are not for Asus. And from the minuses, one can only single out the high cost of the board in comparison with other competitors based on the X470 chip. But this price is justified by excellent overclocking capabilities and reliable components of the board.
