ASUSProArt X870E-CREATOR WiFi AMD AM5 X870E ATX Motherboard PCIe® 5.0 x16 Slots with Full Support for Next-gen GPUs, 16+2+2 Power Stages, DDR5, Dual USB4®, 10 Gb & 2.5 Gb LAN, WiFi 7, Four M.2 Slots

TL/DR : Pretty board , let PC sit overnight in failed POST mode after enabling EXPO to let BIOS learn RAM timing.If you're looking at this board , you've probably learned all the quirks about the X870E chipset and PCIe5 lanes bifurcation / sharing with NVME slots , so I won't rehash that.My main reason(s) for the review are twofold:1) The build quality is awesome , the materials and aesthetics are (subjectively) topnotch. I'm not an RGB-vomit fan , but the murdered out black look is so... dead. So, it's nice to have a minimalistic look with a trace of elegance. Building on it was straightforward. I had no fitment issues with a 2280 form factor NVME in the M 2_1 slot (w/ heatsink) interfering with an ASUS TUF gaming RTX4080. It all fit and worked well inside a Lian - Li Lancool II Mesh using the ProArt AIO360 radiator mounted to the front of the case. Everything snapped in easily & securely. there was never a "hmm, is that right ? " No it was all pretty much a breeze.2) The Ram LED POST fail coming on after enabling EXPO. This freaked me out. If I then cleared CMOS , reboot , then it would POST. However after reading up this is SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. I then went into BIOS , enabled EXPO for my (4x16 GB) 6000 CL30 RipJaws ram profile , and let it sit in the failed state. I woke up the next morning to a windows boot screen. The BIOS had to do some internal clock checks that took a fair bit of time, but it eventually POSTed and has been solid since.So , that's my piece , enjoy !

Most people think this motherboard is on the more expensive side, but when you get the Dual Ethernet of 10Gb & 2.5Gb without having to buy add-on cards, it's well worth it. It has so many I/O ports and the PCIe 5.0 allow future expansion. Most items sold today are PCIe Gen 4, and until the PCIe Gen5 products become available and at an affordable price, this is a great investment. Yes, I know there are other Motherboards for Gamers and Overclockers, but for Casual Gaming and Content Creators, this is the cream of the crop in my personal opinion.

Please Read First:I went ahead and made an "official" review below, but if you're looking for solutions to power settings with this board, this is the section to read.If you have issues with the 2.5gbit network port randomly turning off, you can add these settings to GRUB to fix the issue.Commands:optional [copy/paste]nano /etc/default/grublook for the line that is similar to this:GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"add these two rules:pcie_port_pm=off pcie_aspm.policy=performancethe finished line should look like this:GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet pcie_port_pm=off pcie_aspm.policy=performance"This should fix your issue with the 2.5gbit port turning off. I have not had problems with the 10gbit port yet, but I have seen some complaints about it on Reddit.(I'm just a Linux guy)Initial Impressions:● Packaging and included accessories- Great as usual with ASUS boards. This board had a lot of accessories, nothing too out of the ordinary.● Build quality and physical design- Great build quality, and the board design is clean and without RGB, which I wanted for my server.Key Specifications and Features:● RAM support and maximum capacity- I used server RAM for this motherboard. Well, half server and half standard. The RAM I used was the NEMIX RAM 128GB (4X32GB) DDR5 5600MHZ PC5-44800 2Rx8 1.1V 288-PIN ECC Unbuffered UDIMM KIT. They sell this on Amazon. I just copied the listing title.● Storage options (M.2, SATA ports)- I saw limited SATA ports (I think two), but I am unsure. I currently have the new M.2 from Samsung that is gen 4 and 5 running on one slot and another 2 NVMEs. All is running well. (Total of 3)● Important features (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RGB, etc.)- No RGB (That's a plus for me)I don't use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, but I did notice that when I turned Wi-Fi off in the bios, it killed my 2.5gbit ethernet port. This was annoying but not too big of an issue.Installation Experience:● How easy/difficult the installation process was- The installation of Proxmox was easy. I did update the bios to the latest firmware because my ethernet port died, thinking that would fix it, but it didn't. The update was unnecessary as it did nothing for me.- The board runs Linux well, and GPU passthrough worked well without issues. I have a dGPU 4060 TI.● BIOS interface and user-friendliness- Same old, same old with ASUS. Nothing specialPerformance:● Stability during regular use- I haven't noticed any stability issues.● Overclocking capabilities (if applicable)- It's ASUS. They offer fancy AI overclocking. (I wouldn't recommend it but to each their own)● Temperature management- I use Linux, not great. Windows would be fine.● Boot times and system responsiveness- Boot times are pretty good. I haven't noticed anything different from other modern boards.Value Proposition:● Price compared to similar motherboards- This is a tough one. I got this board because I needed both ethernet ports, and my case is a 3U with a dGPU, which takes up all my PCIE slots. If you can just slot in a normal ethernet expansion card, do that instead before buying this motherboard.● Whether the features justify the cost- No.● Any missing features that buyers should know about- Nothing I have noticed but you can find more info about it on Reddit. I know I saw minor changes, but nothing crazy.Conclusion:● Overall recommendation- I do recommend this motherboard for a server that is tight on space. I run OpenWRT on my server, which requires a WAN and LAN port. I couldn't fix a ethernet expansion card so I was required to get this board. If you have a 4U case and want to run a server. Get a cheaper motherboard.● Who this motherboard is best suited for- Uh, servers, power users, or YouTubers.

I have used ASUS for almost two decades at this point but this is the third product this year that was either DOA or had issues needing RMA. The quality control is nonexistent these days and the support is even worse.For the actual issue here is that one of the memory slots is bad. A2 works with any stick that I try but B2 is dead causing an infinite post. I tried all the tricks in the book (cmos clearing, manual downclocks, different sicks, bios updates, you name it.) nothing worked. At first I thought that it might be a bios issue but even after fighting to get the newest revision on there still nothing. I will note that all parts are coming from a working system and everything is on the QVL so it is simply a product failure. If you read online you will find a number of other post like this with bad ram slots. What really sucks for me is that I trusted ASUS so I drained my custom loop and rebuilt it without doing testing, so now I have to drain the whole thing again and debate if I will RMA this or go with Gigabyte.

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