I upgrade from a Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master in order to upgrade my Ryzen 5 5600x to a 7800x3d. The setup was pretty straight forward and I feel that the white color helps make labels clearer to read. There were some issues that faced after completing my build. I'll add fixes I found here in case anyone has a similar experience. 1. WiFi and LAN don't appear to be pre installed. They expect you to download this beforehand and put it into a flashdrive so that you can install it later. 2. QFlash is great but the manual (which doesn't come with it so dl on your phone or another pc) isnt straight forward on this. I found a recent YT vid from 2024 that showed me how to do it properly. 3. CMOS reset should work by pressing both pins with a metal object. I tried this and it did nothing for resetting my BIOS to default. Same with removing the CMOS battery for 30 minutes. 6. After I enable EXPO 1, my system didnt post. This ended up being because my two memory sticks weren't placed in the correct arrangement, the manual helped with figuring out how it should go. 7. The heat plate that covers the M.2 slots are great because they're tool less, but can be difficult to put back on because you have to hook the top and bottom into a small space by where the M.2 inserts are. 8. QFlash is great! But it does take a little over 6 minutes to complete. 9. The BIOS descriptions are extremely minimal. I often feel like they expect it to be tribal knowledge that you should get from YouTubers if you want to know what they are. 10. If you install your GPU then your boot M.2 in the slot below it, you may run into a frozen aorus logo loading screen. I had to put mine in the last slot at the bottom to get it to boot properly. Pros: • Comes with its own WiFi module with wifi7. I heard it's faster than the LAN capabilities. • The white color looks great! • QFlash has saved my life a few times, if I could name a child after it, I would to showy appreciation. • The manual was great and pretty well written given the broad amount of details it had to cover. • It has lights which help to indicate what may be causing problems. Check the manual to get a better understanding of what they mean. • Very roomie ports as I had an easier time connecting stuff then I did with my last few builds. • X3D turbo, I don't know if it's good or not yet, but it's at least there 😂 • Great clearing between the CPU and RAM making it easier to install and upgrade. • No tools needed for NVME and CPU inserts. Cons: • GPU was a bit difficult to properly seat. • M.2 didn't work in first slot like I would expect. Random legendary Reddit user told me how to fix this issue. • Seating NVME plate was a more difficult than it should be given that it's tool less. • website FAQs section was pretty much useless and they lacked proper laymens terms as to what each downloadable does. Some are straight forward but not all if you're not someone who's used to them. • the ice and non-ice versions are completely different, so make sure you get drivers and BIOS updates for the right one. All in all, it is a great MB with some cool features and plenty of room for upgrades. I picked this over the higher tier boards because I felt I wouldn't have been the type of user who would have taken advantage of the extra features. If your looking for a great upgrade white board to dip you into AM5 with an X3D chip then this is a fantastic option. Just note that while it's not difficult to setup, it's also not 100% plug-n-play for the less experienced builders.
