Is this using 12 phase native and 70a power stages? Saying it has only 12 phases is like saying a v10 400BHP is better than a v8 600hp because it has more cylinders.
@Meaker10 is right. You can't judge the quality of a VRM purely on the phase count. That's especially true with the disingenuous way mobo makers are referring to their "phases". A well designed VRM with high quality components but fewer phases can (and often is) objectively better than a VRM that's been designed primarily so that the marketing department can put a high phase count in the feature list.
Do your homework. This is one of two boards (the other being the extreme) with so called real phases (no doublers, no twin design), It should actually be better than a 14 phase with doublers.
This guy is obviously trolling, as no ISP currently offers 10 Gb Internet service. 10 GbE is only for within network communication (at the moment). This guy probably doesn't even need 10 GbE and is only looking for PCMR attention.
Well, actually yes you can get 10gb internet access but even if that wasn't the case there certainly are uses for 10gb ethernet at home. I will most likely be building a ryzen 3000 system and would really like a board with 1gb + 10gb, although 1gb + 5gb would be ok.
Obviously people are interested in 10GbE for internal LAN (not ISP speed). You seem way off on your assumptions. I don't expect 10 GbE on a mid range gaming board, but I'm sure as heck interested in the feature. It's taking way too long for 10 GbE devices to become the standard on home devices. I think it will take widespread adoption on mainboards before things like 10GbE switches and NASs become affordable in the home consumer space.
You'll have to wait until next generation when one of the bullet point features will be a fanless chipset which will be better than a chipset with active cooling that is currently being touted as better than a fanless chipset.
Also, good to see gaping beak/flexing bicep bird is still around on Gigabyte products. I need a healthy dose of, "WTF am I looking at?!" when I see computer component mascots.
Buildzoid did a VRM & PCB analysis of that board and it's looking very good as they are not using phase doubling shenanigans. It's gonna be the board in my next build for sure!
ATX MBs can fit 7x PCI(e) slots. Why are all these x570s only giving us 3 or 4? I know they are using some of that space for M.2 drives, but a PCIe 1x slot is quite workable and on plenty of x370 and x470 MBs. I'm just plain disappointed in the expansion options. I love the various PCI(e) cards you can add onto one of these MBs.
Lack of PCIe lanes in consumer grade CPUs and market demand. What would you need seven expansion slots for. Hell even SLI is all but dead. Four expansion slots is plenty most users will use exactly one.
If you want 7 full speed PCIe 16 lanes you likely want a workstation board. No not some leet gamer board pretending to be a workstation board but a real workstation board.
@npz got it correct. As for what you'd use them for, I have a GPU, an audio card, an adapter for older PATA drives (which comes in *really* handy,) a modem card (yeah, I'm on the old DSL,) and I'm hoping to get a working TV converter card for older tape recorded content. That's 5. So yes, I really do want 7x PCIe slots of various sizes.
If this has the dual bios--this might be the ticket for me! I don't care about RGB--turn it off when I can...! Christmas time is great--but I only need a tree once a year, thanks...;)
USB 3 point what? G1, G2? On Aorus Master's web page it's written: 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2*/Gen 1 Type-A ports (red), 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red), etc ,etc. We don't even know for sure what speeds these "USB 3" ports have. Which one is which and what the heck is going on? :)
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Hardware Hound - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
I signed up to comment on this. Might be the best looking Aorus design I've seen to date. That's a gorgeous board!Now if they can really fix that RGB Fusion, it would be perfect. =/
quantumshadow44 - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
No 10GbE, 12 phase VRM vs 14 as on other boards. Looks like fail, sorry.jordanclock - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
Have any use cases for 10GbE on a gaming motherboard?Nephtys - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
That doesn't make the Aorus Master a fail. Get the Aorus Xtreme if you want 14 phases & 10GbE but it'll be much more expensive...Meaker10 - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
Is this using 12 phase native and 70a power stages? Saying it has only 12 phases is like saying a v10 400BHP is better than a v8 600hp because it has more cylinders.quantumshadow44 - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
more phases are better anyway. Do your homework pal.rhysiam - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
@Meaker10 is right. You can't judge the quality of a VRM purely on the phase count. That's especially true with the disingenuous way mobo makers are referring to their "phases". A well designed VRM with high quality components but fewer phases can (and often is) objectively better than a VRM that's been designed primarily so that the marketing department can put a high phase count in the feature list.Spectre731 - Friday, June 14, 2019 - link
Do your homework. This is one of two boards (the other being the extreme) with so called real phases (no doublers, no twin design), It should actually be better than a 14 phase with doublers.Xathanael - Saturday, June 15, 2019 - link
This guy is obviously trolling, as no ISP currently offers 10 Gb Internet service. 10 GbE is only for within network communication (at the moment). This guy probably doesn't even need 10 GbE and is only looking for PCMR attention.extide - Sunday, June 16, 2019 - link
Well, actually yes you can get 10gb internet access but even if that wasn't the case there certainly are uses for 10gb ethernet at home. I will most likely be building a ryzen 3000 system and would really like a board with 1gb + 10gb, although 1gb + 5gb would be ok.Hixbot - Monday, June 17, 2019 - link
Obviously people are interested in 10GbE for internal LAN (not ISP speed). You seem way off on your assumptions. I don't expect 10 GbE on a mid range gaming board, but I'm sure as heck interested in the feature. It's taking way too long for 10 GbE devices to become the standard on home devices. I think it will take widespread adoption on mainboards before things like 10GbE switches and NASs become affordable in the home consumer space.r3loaded - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
Is it fanless?PeachNCream - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
You'll have to wait until next generation when one of the bullet point features will be a fanless chipset which will be better than a chipset with active cooling that is currently being touted as better than a fanless chipset.Also, good to see gaping beak/flexing bicep bird is still around on Gigabyte products. I need a healthy dose of, "WTF am I looking at?!" when I see computer component mascots.
svan1971 - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
Agreed that Hawk beak thing has to go.gavbon - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
Only model so far to be fanless is the X570 Aorus XtremeNephtys - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
Buildzoid did a VRM & PCB analysis of that board and it's looking very good as they are not using phase doubling shenanigans. It's gonna be the board in my next build for sure!ballsystemlord - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
ATX MBs can fit 7x PCI(e) slots. Why are all these x570s only giving us 3 or 4? I know they are using some of that space for M.2 drives, but a PCIe 1x slot is quite workable and on plenty of x370 and x470 MBs.I'm just plain disappointed in the expansion options. I love the various PCI(e) cards you can add onto one of these MBs.
TheUnhandledException - Thursday, June 13, 2019 - link
Lack of PCIe lanes in consumer grade CPUs and market demand. What would you need seven expansion slots for. Hell even SLI is all but dead. Four expansion slots is plenty most users will use exactly one.If you want 7 full speed PCIe 16 lanes you likely want a workstation board. No not some leet gamer board pretending to be a workstation board but a real workstation board.
ballsystemlord - Friday, June 14, 2019 - link
@npz got it correct. As for what you'd use them for, I have a GPU, an audio card, an adapter for older PATA drives (which comes in *really* handy,) a modem card (yeah, I'm on the old DSL,) and I'm hoping to get a working TV converter card for older tape recorded content.That's 5. So yes, I really do want 7x PCIe slots of various sizes.
WaltC - Saturday, June 15, 2019 - link
If this has the dual bios--this might be the ticket for me! I don't care about RGB--turn it off when I can...! Christmas time is great--but I only need a tree once a year, thanks...;)WaltC - Saturday, June 15, 2019 - link
Appears the master also has dual bios support--so it's likely the Master for me.Gastec - Saturday, June 22, 2019 - link
USB 3 point what? G1, G2? On Aorus Master's web page it's written: 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2*/Gen 1 Type-A ports (red), 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red), etc ,etc. We don't even know for sure what speeds these "USB 3" ports have. Which one is which and what the heck is going on? :)