ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero

rusTORK · Oct 24, 2024

quadraticus said:
Am I correct in concluding that I would be better off with the X870E-E if I need to use the second PCI-E slot for an x4 10GBE card?

Correct! But ASUS also want to scam buyers here - second slot is... wait for it... PCIe Gen 4.0!

While X670 (same board) - Two slots PCIe Gen 5.0 and one PCIe Gen 4.0.

quadraticus · Oct 24, 2024

second slot is... wait for it... PCIe Gen 4.0!

That's fine for my use case. It's not like I'm trying to run two GPUs.

Anyway, it just seems weird that the far more expensive board lacks the dedicated GPU lanes.

boomheadshot8 · Nov 6, 2024

I dont know they put 2 RJ45 2,5G and 5G, just one 5G or 10G is enought
Also not many people have more than 1G, because in us or canada it cost a lot, unlike some europeean countries have cheap broadband up to 8Gbits

BorisDG · Mar 14, 2025

@Combatus - Hello! I'm looking into this motherboard for my next build with 9950X3D. The question is this:

I still want to use my Xonar Essence STX sound card. Will this prevent the main PCI-E 5.0 slot from running at x16 or I will be fine?

rusTORK · Mar 14, 2025

BorisDG said:
I still want to use my Xonar Essence STX sound card. Will this prevent the main PCI-E 5.0 slot from running at x16 or I will be fine?

Yes. It will switch to x8 mode.

BorisDG · Mar 14, 2025

Oh that sucks. Well, probably I gonna wait for ROG CROSSHAIR X870E Extreme, which it seems is coming soon.

rusTORK · Mar 14, 2025

BorisDG said:
Well, probably I gonna wait for ROG CROSSHAIR X870E Extreme

Or take a look on older X670E Hero. It's have PCIe x1 slot.

BorisDG · Mar 14, 2025

I'd wait for the top tier Extreme. It should come next 1-2 months.

I waited, so it's not an issue 1-2 more months.

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Memory	4x8GB Team Group Xtreem DDR4-4133 (3800@1900 15-15-15-15-30-45_T1 (55), V1.48)
Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming
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Display(s)	Philips Brilliance 239CQH (IPS, 1080p, 60Hz)
Case	Open Stand
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Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE (1000Hz, with CHERRY MX Speed switches)
Software	Microsoft WIndows 11 Pro 24H2

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Motherboard	ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme Encore X299G \| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark S (White)
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black \| Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk (White)
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Power Supply	Enermax Revolution 1250W 85+ \| Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W (White)
Mouse	Razer Basilisk Ultimate, Razer Naga Trinity \| Razer Mamba 16000
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Chroma V2 (Orange switch) \| Razer Ornata Chroma
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64bit

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