ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING

[Feesh]

Was going to buy the MSI x570 Tomahawk but just seen this board for the same price...

Anyone got it and would recommend?

 

[Slinky69]

No built-in WiFi, if that's important to you.

 

[Feesh]

No I'm wired in

 

[DoneADougalOnSofa]

I have the X470 version, and it's a really solid board.

I appreciate that's not a great help, but thought I'd mention it anyway

 

[Feesh]

Appreciate the input!

 

[mickyflinn]

Review .

https://www.linuxlookup.com/review/asus_rog_strix_x570_f_gaming_motherboard_review

 

[Feesh]

Spotted that before and had a read. Looks solid for £203.

Will get it ordered

 

[ebilcake]

Don't, I have one and I regret buying it.

Constantly having to reset cmos when tweaking, you even have to reset cmos for bios updates. It's not a switch either, it's the retro pins you have to bridge with a screwdriver.

The chipset fan is also audible when the system is idle, due to crappy design from Asus where the graphics card almost completely blocks the airflow.

Go with somebody else, Gigabyte maybe.

 

[pc-guy]

You can get that board for £149 right now! Just google it! And there is £25 cash back from ASUS

 

[Feesh]

Assuming you mean the B550 version? Nearly gave me a heart attack. My x570 arrived in the post today!

 

[pc-guy]

You are right. Haha B550 indeed.

just remembered seeing strix f being £150. Not checked the chipset.

 

[mickyflinn]

You can get that board for £149 right now! Just google it! And there is £25 cash back from ASUS

I think Asus cashback has finished.

https://promotion.asus.com/en/uk/gamingweek

 

[pc-guy]

I think Asus cashback has finished.

https://promotion.asus.com/en/uk/gamingweek

It’s been extended to end of the year. I have just recently signed up.

https://rate-my-gear.sales-promotions.com/

 

[mickyflinn]

It’s been extended to end of the year. I have just recently signed up.

https://rate-my-gear.sales-promotions.com/

Very intresting thanks.

 

[Feesh]

Just finished a build with this board. Would recommend!

Great looking board with just enough RGB. Nice layout and feature set. Home to a Ryzen 5 3600 atm but will be upgrading when Zen3 lands.

 

[Rom]

I was about to post the same thread!
Torn between the X570 Tomahawk, and the X570 Strix F.

I was all but decided last night in the Tomahawk, but have seen the Dragon led software is garbage. Aura sync seems to be better, plays nicer with others.

I prefer the look of the Strix slightly. But after seeing the Tomahawk being touted as the best for price, amazing VRMs, I just dont know!

 

[Slinky69]

I was about to post the same thread!
Torn between the X570 Tomahawk, and the X570 Strix F.

I was all but decided last night in the Tomahawk, but have seen the Dragon led software is garbage. Aura sync seems to be better, plays nicer with others.

I prefer the look of the Strix slightly. But after seeing the Tomahawk being touted as the best for price, amazing VRMs, I just dont know!

What CPU are you going to use in it?

 

[2StepSteve]

I was about to post the same thread!
Torn between the X570 Tomahawk, and the X570 Strix F.

I was all but decided last night in the Tomahawk, but have seen the Dragon led software is garbage. Aura sync seems to be better, plays nicer with others.

I prefer the look of the Strix slightly. But after seeing the Tomahawk being touted as the best for price, amazing VRMs, I just dont know!

I'm also looking at the options. The X570 Thomahawk chipset fan is in a much better position compared to Strix chipset fan, which is right next to the GPU. I'd want that chipset to be as cool as possible in the hopes the fan won't often need to kick in and it be passively cooled. Thomahawk also looks like it has a beefier chipset heatsink, also to help this.

 

[Rom]

Ill be running 5900X, with a 3080 FTW Ultra, so triple slot I think, big regardless.

Seeing the stuff about the chipset fan on the Strix is steering me back to the Tomahawk. Although i dont have, nor care for a super quiet pc. I dont want it being hotter, and effecting things.