Like with most new hardware generations, the flashy high-end products get launched first, and then their vanguard designs are trimmed down into the mainstream and lower-budget parts. With the new AM5 socket from AMD, which launched with its Ryzen 7000 desktop processors, ASRock went big, literally, making its X670E Taichi ($499.99) an Extended ATX (E-ATX) whopper of a motherboard with a big price to match. The Carrara version of the Taichi, with its special white marble styling, might be the flagship ASRock AM5 board of the moment, but the two share the same hardware.The New AM5 and 600-Series Chipset AMD's new AM5 socket, with the help of its counterpart X670 and B650 chipsets, brings a host of changes and new features over AM4. For a more detailed breakdown, you can read our coverage piece here. The short version is as follows. The physical changes are the most obvious ones. AM5 moves from the pin grid array (PGA) chips to a land grid array (LGA). This moves the CPU connection p...
ASRock's X670E Taichi jams in about everything you'd want from an AMD AM5 motherboard for years to come. Just be sure that this big E-ATX board fits in your case—and your budget.
Dual PCIe 5.0 card slots; Four PCIe M.2 slots; Two USB4 (Type-C); Active cooling on both VRM and primary M.2 drive; BIOS Flashback
Pricier than you'd like it; E-ATX form factor limits case compatibility; No quick-detach mounts for M.2 drives