Which X670E motherboard to pair with a 7800X3D ?

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I was looking at purchasing an Asus STRIX X670E-E motherboard this afternoon ( to pair with a 7800X3D, 32GB RAM and 4090 FE ), but got "cold feet" after reading about the ethernet issues with the Intel 1225-V chipset ( which is used in the majority, if not all, their AM5 boards ). Is this an ongoing issue ? I'm not interested in any B650 mobos as they simply don't have enough connectivity / storage options for my needs.

As an alternative, the MSI X670E carbon Wifi looks tempting, but sounds like it is incrediby slooow to boot - but that would be preferable to non-functioning ethernet. Anyone have any experience with this mobo ? I have no particular brand loyalty ; current mobo is an Asus ( AM4 platform ) and I've used both MSI and Gigabyte in the past without any problems.

Is the quality control for AM5 mobos as bad as social media purports, or is it blown out of proportion ?
 
I can't advise on which X670E motherboard to go for. But I was a bit confused by your "I'm not interested in any B650 mobos as they simply don't have enough connectivity / storage options for my needs." comment... I have a Asus B650E-E board and it basically looks to have exactly the same connectivity/storage options.

Also I haven't had a single issue with Intel 1225-V chipset on my board.
 
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I was looking at purchasing an Asus STRIX X670E-E motherboard this afternoon ( to pair with a 7800X3D, 32GB RAM and 4090 FE ), but got "cold feet" after reading about the ethernet issues with the Intel 1225-V chipset ( which is used in the majority, if not all, their AM5 boards ). Is this an ongoing issue ? I'm not interested in any B650 mobos as they simply don't have enough connectivity / storage options for my needs.

As an alternative, the MSI X670E carbon Wifi looks tempting, but sounds like it is incrediby slooow to boot - but that would be preferable to non-functioning ethernet. Anyone have any experience with this mobo ? I have no particular brand loyalty ; current mobo is an Asus ( AM4 platform ) and I've used both MSI and Gigabyte in the past without any problems.

Is the quality control for AM5 mobos as bad as social media purports, or is it blown out of proportion ?
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Am5 boards are fine for quality control, they aren't any less than an intel. The nature of producing a motherboard requires many steps and quality assurance steps during production. Companies like Asus etc don't think ah it's an and board we're just not gonna bother with it, they aren't used to things working right anyway.

There was an issue with bios voltages but has all been sorted for about a year now.

Other than that seems fine.

Can't recommend you an x670 board as I don't believe they offer enough over a lesser board to warrant the huge price tags, but just choose one that's got all the gear you want for as little money as you want. There isn't one any better than another.

Slow boot times should only be for the first few starts, latest bios updates should have this nailed down and saves the memory timing info so as it doesnt need to do it every time
 
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Have you thought about the Asus ProArt X670E Creator WiFi, not such a dissimilar cost but has dual USB4 ports and an a Aquantia 10Gb/e NiC on board as well. Might not have the gamer aesthetic but it’s what I have gone for on my new PC.
 
It all depends on what you want to spend, I built my system well over a year ago now. I went with the Asus x670e Crosshair Hero as I wanted the best of the best I could afford. I've never had any issues with it, it's been rock solid but in hindsight I could have gone with a cheaper board and been just as happy, but it had the features I wanted.
 
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Thanks all for the advice. In the end I went with a MSI MPG X670E Carbon Wifi. Several of the Asus boards matched my needs on paper, but I just didn't want to take a risk with the Intel 1225-V NIC.
 
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