When you combine the STRIX branding with a popular and top chipset, it should give a recipe for success, right Well sure, theoretically and on paper this would be true, but if that was the case, things wouldnt need to be reviewed based on performance and facts, would they That being said, today well be feasting our eyes on a board for the red team (AMD) in the shape of the STRIX X370-F Gaming ATX AM4 motherboard from ASUS Republic of Gamers.

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TPU Auto Tuning, TurboV, GPU Boost Fan Xpert 4 featuring Fan Auto Tuning function and multiple thermistors Gamers Guardian ESD Guards on LAN, Audio, KBMS and USB3.02.0 ports DRAM Overcurrent Protection Stainless Steel Back IO Highly Durable Components DIGI VRM SafeSlot ASUS EPU EPU AURA Aura Lighting Control ASUS Exclusive Features AI Suite 3 Ai Charger ASUS EZ DIY ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ASUS Q-Design ASUS Q-Shield ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, Boot Device LED) ASUS Q-Slot ASUS Q-DIMM Gaming Aesthetics 3D printing friendly AURA-RGB Lighting DigiVRM.

Theres plenty going on within the PCB, with the board having 3 x PCIe x16 slots with the top being directly fed by the CPU itself and sitting encased in metallic SafeSlot Armor; these are complemented by a total of 3 x PCIe x1 slots for additional expansion cards such as dedicated sound cards, network adapters, and even RAID controllers.

Up to NVIDIA Two-way SLI and AMD 3-way CrossFireX multi-graphics configurations.

For networking purposes, ASUS has gone with a simple, but effective Intel I211-AT Gigabit network controller.

The main question, however, all comes down to performance and how does this good looking, well-priced motherboard actually do Time to find out.

ASUS being the top-selling motherboard vendor currently and having such a wide variety of models, its likely you have considered purchasing one or youre already a member of the ROG army.

If you havent already bought one and youre looking at building a new Ryzen system or simply upgrading from an older chipset, youre probably wondering if the STRIX X370-F is a worthwhile purchase or not Lets take a look shall we.

All throughout our bench suite, the performance showed no abnormalities and back in the previous testing, we did have issues setting XMP on our 3000MHz kit thanks to memory compatibility issues.

The AGESA wave of BIOS updates fixed this issue across all of our Ryzen boards that weve tested.

Even the PCB layout is decent and a nice array of fan headers, USB front panel headers, and expansion slots are present on this particular model.

Theres a lot of different models throughout the STRIX range, but the F is the premium gaming model which bridges between the top end STRIX boards and lower placed MAXIMUS boards; if that even makes sense to you.

This pricing represents great value for money and the STRIX X370-F is a board that truly encapsulates the effort ASUS put into their researchdesign, their marketing, their focus and of course, the quality of the components used.

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