GIGABYTE is one of the bigger names in the PC hardware space and at Computex 2019 it shows. Quite frankly, when it comes to motherboards they appear to have brought their A-game showing off a huge line of 7 new AMD X570 motherboards power delivery systems ranging from 8 all the way up to 16-phases in form factors from mini-ITX to E-ATX. Let’s dig in!
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus XTREME
The Aorus Xtreme is their top of the line motherboard packing 10-Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6 (802.11AX), and a MASSIVE 16-Phase power design without any doublers. It is made by International Rectifier using their very successful IR PowIRstage VRMs. One of the things I like quite a bit is the fact that they have on most of their boards go with a properly finned heatsink for more efficiency and unlike all the other boards Gigabyte showed it comes without a fan on the chipset. Thankfully this isn’t because it’s a cut in budget but is due to the massive heatsink which Gigabyte says will be able to dissipate the heat. It also has all of its connectors at 90 degrees which is something you would need to keep in mind if you plan on picking one up.
- E-ATX
- 3 M.2 PCIe 4.0
- 6 SATA 3.0 Ports
- 5 USB 3.1 Type-A 1 USB 3.1 Type-C
- 4 USB 2.0
- WiFi 802.11AX
- Aquantia 10GbE
- 3 PCIe 4.0 slots
- Realtek ALC 1220 7.1 Surround
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Master
The AORUS Master is the slightly cut down version of the AORUS Xtreme, in a ATX form factor, stepping down from the E-ATX size of the Xtreme and and cutting down two of the power phases with a still impressive 14 phase design (12 going to Vcore) though this one has a less substantial heatsink and a fan on the board.
- ATX
- 3 M.2 PCIe 4.0
- 6 SATA 3.0 Ports
- 3 USB 3.1 Type-A 1 USB 3.1 Type-C
- 4 USB 2.0
- WiFi 802.11AX
- Dragon RTL8125A 2.5GbE
- 3 PCIe 4.0 slots
- Realtek ALC 1220 7.1 Surround
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Ultra
Stepping a bit further down we have the Aorus Ultra which cuts some more of the features and uses a doubler for the VRM, this is still a nice board but not in the ultra-high end point anymore.
- ATX
- 3 M.2 PCIe 4.0
- 6 SATA 3.0 Ports
- 2 USB 3.1 Type-A 1 USB 3.1 Type-C
- 3 USB 3.0
- 4 USB 2.0
- WiFi 802.11AX
- 3 PCIe 4.0 slots
- Realtek ALC 1220 7.1 Surround
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Pro
The Aorus Pro is pretty similar and still has some rather nice features. The big change seems to be a lack of a 3rd PCIe M.2 slot.
- ATX
- 2 M.2 PCIe 4.0
- 6 SATA 3.0 Ports
- 2 USB 3.1 Type-A 1 USB 3.1 Type-C
- 3 USB 3.0
- 4 USB 2.0
- WiFi 802.11AX
- 3 PCIe 4.0 slots
- Realtek ALC 1220 7.1 Surround
GIGABYTE X570 I Aorus Pro ITX
The ITX board features something rather cool, and not something you’ll see often on ITX motherboards, a 2nd M.2 drive slot in the rear of the board. It still manages a 6 phase VRM and will likely be used in many a high end ITX build. I know I want to try it out.
- ITX
- 2 M.2 PCIe 4.0
- 4 SATA 3.0 Ports
- 1 USB 3.1 Type-A 1 USB 3.1 Type-C
- 4 USB 3.0
- Dual HDMI 1.4 Displayport
- WiFi 802.11AX
- Realtek ALC 1220 7.1 Surround
GIGABYTE X570 Gaming X
Finally we have the GIGABYTE X570 Gaming X which will be coming in at the bottom end of the line up, and is still an 8+2 Phase design so we may even be able to get away with a 12 core overclocked on it though time will tell. This is definitely a great option for those looking to pick up a 6-8 core CPU though and it has a very slick “Gamery” design.
- ATX
- 2 M.2 PCIe 4.0
- 6 SATA 3.0 Ports
- 4 USB 3.0
- 2 USB 2.0
- 2 PCIe 4.0 slots
- Realtek ALC 887
Though pricing has not been announced Steve from Gamers Nexus has listed rough prices that may be changed which top out at around $600 for the Aorus Xtreme and the Gaming X bottoms out $170 with the Aorus Pro ITX coming in at $220. For the full video check here
