Okay, let’s dive into the ASRock craziness. So, I was wandering the floor at Computex, and ASRock’s booth was buzzing. It might’ve been the lights. Or maybe just me feeling woozy—who knows. But the X870E Taichi OCF was the star, hands down.
Okay, what’s the deal with these motherboards? The Taichi OCF line—folks are absolutely nuts about them. Like, devoted fans. These have been Intel-exclusive until now (don’t ask me why), but bingo—AM5 has entered the chat.
First thing that hit me: the 25-Phase design, which sounds almost sci-fi. Plus, 110A SPS power stages because, why not? The CPU gets juice from dual 8-pin connectors—a bit excessive, but whatever makes it tick, right? The DDR5 DIMM slots? Only two of ‘em, but they’re like Superman slots—can handle 128 GB and speeds over 9000 MT/s. Zoom, zoom.
The I/O stuff… sort of like a Christmas list of slots and ports. Seriously, it’s like a shopping spree. PCIe 5.0 x16, PCIe 4.0 x4—it’s all there—mixing old and new like a trendy thrift store but for motherboards. USBs galore, too. Five GbE LAN, and WiFi 7—I mean, will we ever catch up with this tech sprint?
And the look? Gold and black—classic Taichi OCF glam. Those tweaking buttons sitting next to the slots—you know, for the brave bunch who think they can tame this beast.
Oh, almost forgot! There’s the X870 Taichi Creator, perfect for the artsy techies. It’s jam-packed with stuff you’d expect in a high-tech toolkit—21 Phase 80A SPS design, loads of DDR5 DIMM slots. Tons of USB ports—like they’re breeding or something. Connectivity’s off the charts, too, with futuristic-sounding 10 GbE+5GbE LAN and WiFi 7, obviously.
Now, for the X870 NOVA WIFI, which is supposed to be more budget-friendly. I was like, “Could this get any more affordable?” Priced to lure in the mainstream folks—the features are solid, not crazy flashy, but it’ll do just fine.
There’s also a cheeky little number: the A620AI WIFI. It’s small, so kind of cute? Entry-level Mini-ITX but feels beefy with its 11-phase 80A VRM setup. Will need more info later, but it’s priced around a hundred bucks. Not bad, right?
And that’s it. ASRock has certainly thrown a party at Computex. My brain’s still buzzing just thinking about it all.
