ASUS showcases a Trio of X670E AM5 motherboards - ROG Hero, ROG Strix, and TUF Gaming

[WYP]

DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 on AM5.



Read more about ASUS' X670E Strix, Hero and TUF Gaming motherboards.

 

[robbiec]

I think I'm going to be disappointed by the Asus Crosshair X670E because it is missing one little feature, a TPM port. I can see it on the Strix, but not the Crosshair or the TUF which is weird.

 

[AlienALX]

I think I'm going to be disappointed by the Asus Crosshair X670E because it is missing one little feature, a TPM port. I can see it on the Strix, but not the Crosshair or the TUF which is weird.

I don't understand why any modern board would have the socket when it should be built into the board.

From what I remember TPM sockets were on boards ages ago when it was rumoured. From there it was put into the board.

 

[robbiec]

I don't understand why any modern board would have the socket when it should be built into the board.

From what I remember TPM sockets were on boards ages ago when it was rumoured. From there it was put into the board.

It gives me a bit of flexibility in upgrading my current Windows install from X570 to X670 as I can just take the TPM module from old to new. Now you could argue that TPM is built into the CPU, that won't help if you're going from an 5xxx Ryzen to a 7xxx Ryzen. Until I see a board in person or Asus publish the specs, I think my only method of keeping my current Windows (encrypted) install is to go from Crosshair VIII to X670 Strix which is a step down in my eyes or a full format / reinstall.

 

[Dicehunter]

It gives me a bit of flexibility in upgrading my current Windows install from X570 to X670 as I can just take the TPM module from old to new. Now you could argue that TPM is built into the CPU, that won't help if you're going from an 5xxx Ryzen to a 7xxx Ryzen. Until I see a board in person or Asus publish the specs, I think my only method of keeping my current Windows (encrypted) install is to go from Crosshair VIII to X670 Strix which is a step down in my eyes or a full format / reinstall.

You can format and reinstall Windows 11 in less than 10 minutes, Spend maybe 2-3 hours setting up all the settings, Various programs etc... much less of a headache than migrating your Windows install between platforms which will likely cause various issues.

 

[AlienALX]

Yeah gotta say Win 11 is incredibly quick to get installed and set up tbh.

 

[robbiec]

You can format and reinstall Windows 11 in less than 10 minutes, Spend maybe 2-3 hours setting up all the settings, Various programs etc... much less of a headache than migrating your Windows install between platforms which will likely cause various issues.

It'd take me 3-4 hours just to find the various programs that I have - I even have some stuff that doesn't reside in the Windows Store or Steam - shock! Horror!

Top of my head:
Office 365 x 3 (Office, Viso, Project)
Sapien Powershell Studio
Python emvironmemt
VMware Workstation

Daemon Tools
Paragon Software
Jagged Online
Adobe Creative Cloud for Lightroom & Photoshop

Frontier
DCS
VR stuff
Tidal
Steam
Epic
Ubisoft
GoG

Then I'm messing with Grub and keeping Gentoo happy - replacing a working Windows Install is not a 2-3hr job, Reminds me of the mid 90s Windows v OS/2 - you could install Win95 in under an hour but you'd be doing it again in 6 months verses OS/2 taking a month to install but running for ever more - some things never change.