X870 Gaming X WIFI7 AMD AM5 LGA 1718 Motherboard, ATX, DDR5, 3X M.2, PCIe 5.0, USB4, WIFI7, 2.5GbE LAN, EZ-Latch, 5-Year Warranty

What stands out the most is its robust 16-phase VRM, which keeps temperatures under control even under heavy loads. The inclusion of dual 40Gbps USB4 and Gen5 NVMe SSD support makes this a great long-term investment. Additionally, the EZ-Latch system for both the GPU and M.2 drives is a high-quality touch that makes building so much easier. Rock-solid stability...

It was time for an upgrade from my 2015 build. I went with this board because of all of the great features at a reasonable price. I've been running it now for a month or so and so far, so good. I love that it has a power switch on the motherboard. The only small complaint I have is that the USB plug is mounted sideways which can make it difficult to plug the cable into but that's a very small issue. Other than that, setup and configuration was a breeze. No complains whatsoever.

I watched a utube review which compared boot times from cold into Windows and for AM5, Gigabyte had the fastest boot times --- 25 seconds or so, versus up to a minute or more by competitors. Gigabyte also tunes your memory EXPO settings more aggressively than other companies resulting in higher performance in most benchmarks and games. It's not even 5%, but it's free. Temperatures for Gigabyte motherboards also tends to be lower than most other companies. Gigabyte was the first company to add extra copper between mb layers and the others now do it too. Cooling for NVME drives is aided by a huge 3"x 4" heatsink (or 2x3, I'm high) with room for 3 sticks. Thermal pads are stuck on already for you. It is a nice looking board that comes in ICE (white) if you want that style build, they do look great but are work to maintain dirt free! Does not include stand offs (should come with your case), or even screws (ditto) just a couple cables for SATA drives, WIFI 7 antenna, and some other stuff I forget. If you buy a case that still separates the leads for front panel power. led, hdd led, and reset into tiny little itsy bitsy little hard to handle little pieces of plastic instead of one 5x2 rectangle (as all mb's use the same configuration by now), you will be happy to know that this Gaming X includes a plastic socket that you can plug in the leads FIRST and then just plug that to the left side of the front panel socket. That piece of plastic alone should be enough to distinguish this mb from the competition as really, they are pretty much all the same in terms of actual performance that price should be a driving force in your decision. You can save maybe $40-50 getting a cheaper model without losing any performance such as you'd notice, except some features like USB 4 and and wifi 7, but you can spend hundreds more and see even less improvement.

I was genuinely surprised by how easy it was to install and set up this motherboard. The process was incredibly smooth, allowing for a hassle-free build. I paired it with a Ryzen 7 CPU, 32GB of DDR5 DRAM, and a PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSD, and the results are nothing short of lightning-fast performance. This setup offers incredible value for the price paid, delivering top-tier speed without breaking the bank. I'm also really looking forward to utilizing the USB4 connectivity for future peripherals.

doa.after installing all upgraded components for am5,the only thing that worked was the ram stick lights.was past amazon return window.Was busy to get system setup,timeline issue.went local,and bought msi mothboard,will loaded up flawlessly.stuck with this board.I've had asus msi,and gigabyte motherboards.msi has a flawless record..owned 4msi,4asus,2gigabyte motherboards and over 30yrs dyi experience.

Like New does mean it's fully functional. Quality is spotty as with the inspection. Most of the time it's visual inspection. It may follow up if the board power on and that's it. Upon opening the m2 cover, one of the m2 locking mechanism is broken. It came with 3 and only 2 are fully function. It's not a fully function board. Amazon may not have open the m2 cover to inspect it and now the slot capacity is reduced. Broken mean it's not Like New as described. It was updated to the latest Bios once I got it, however the Bios reset every time you enter it. Another hiccup to the board.

I probably should give it 5 stars.. It's not the dealers fault any issues. Packaging was perfect, it works great, etc. works well with my 9950x / 5070ti oc / 64gb 6000mt/s RAM. I just probably should have gone with the version above it to get a few more USB ports.

so far so good, haven't had any issues that i could attribute to the board itself. One thing i will note that isnt apparent when you buy this motherboard is that if you use all 3 ssd slots the speed of the bottom 2 will be cut in half due to the way the lanes are setup, that being said you are unlikely to notice this, I only noticed it because I reading the manual while traveling. But yeah, great board quality, it has a clean look, the performance is there and I really love the Bios design.

Good mobo. Wish it has fan input near the rear case fan. Had to get a wire extender to the bottom fan connectors. Other than that it’s a great mobo, the nvme heaksink don’t need a screw driver to be removed and can be unlatched. Worked out of the box with no issues.

I haven't been able to get past BIOS and now I can't even get to it. I've built many gaming pcs and never had that many problems. First the DRAM light was always red. I managed the use Q-Flash the update the BIOS. That works and got my to the BIOS, there I could see everything was detected, meaning CPU, 2 sticks of RAM and 2 SSDs. Then when I restarted to try and install windows, nothing, more more bios. I tried every version of BIOS, every combination of RAM possible, reseated CPU 3 times. Searched online for hours. I just think something is bad with the board. It can't be my RAM because I tried with a friend's kit. Now I just removed the cpu and I can see a burn mark so the motherboard might have damaged it. I don't know how this happened since the CPU was seated correctly and the cooler was working. Gigabyte is of no help, it's been more than 4 days and no answer on their e-support website. STAY AWAY folks!