ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme AM5 E-ATX Motherboard

The no-compromise AM5 flagship, with the price to match

Quick Specs

• AMD X870E chipset on socket AM5 for Ryzen 7000, 8000 and 9000 Series
• Four DDR5 DIMM slots tuned for extreme EXPO memory frequencies
• E-ATX form factor with full armour, OLED display and onboard controls
• PCIe 5.0 graphics and multiple PCIe 5.0 M.2 sockets
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 5 Gigabit Ethernet and Wi-Fi 7

Built for people chasing the last percent

The Crosshair X870E Extreme is the top of the AM5 stack, and it behaves like it. Power delivery is enormously overbuilt, the memory topology is tuned for the highest EXPO kits you can source locally, and the board gives you the tools serious overclockers actually use — onboard power and reset, Safe Boot and ReTry buttons, voltage read points, an OLED that tells you what failed instead of leaving you guessing. Networking runs to 10GbE plus 5GbE plus Wi-Fi 7, and storage provisioning is generous enough for a full PCIe 5.0 NVMe array alongside the GPU.

Almost nobody needs this board

Be blunt with yourself: in games, a Ryzen 9 9950X3D on a R6,000 B850 board performs within a couple of percent of the same chip here. The Extreme earns its money only if you are pushing memory subtimings, running sub-ambient cooling, or genuinely need 10GbE plus a stacked NVMe array plus multiple expansion cards. E-ATX also rules out a lot of mid-tower cases in the South African market, and you will need a large PSU with the correct connectors. If you want ROG features at a sane price, the Crosshair X870E Hero or a ROG Strix board is the smarter purchase.

FEATURES:

• Flagship-grade VRM with teamed power stages and heatpipe-linked heatsinks
• Onboard OLED display, Q-Code diagnostics and hardware overclocking controls
• Multiple PCIe 5.0 M.2 sockets, including tool-free heatsink mounting
• 10GbE plus 5GbE wired networking alongside Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth
• ROG SupremeFX audio with ESS DAC and premium capacitors

SPECIFICATIONS:

• Model: ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme
• Chipset: AMD X870E
• Socket: AMD AM5
• Form Factor: E-ATX
• Memory: 4 x DDR5 DIMM slots, dual channel, up to 192GB, very high AMD EXPO frequencies supported
• Expansion Slots: PCIe 5.0 x16 primary graphics slot plus additional PCIe 5.0 and PCIe 4.0 expansion
• Storage: Multiple M.2 NVMe sockets including PCIe 5.0, plus SATA 6Gb/s ports
• Networking: 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 5 Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth
• Audio: ROG SupremeFX high-definition audio with ESS DAC and headphone amplifier
• Rear I/O Highlights: USB4 Type-C, HDMI, BIOS FlashBack and Clear CMOS buttons, dual LAN, Wi-Fi antenna mounts
• USB: USB4 Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Gen 1 Type-A rear ports plus front-panel Type-C headers
• Warranty: 3 Year

WHAT'S IN THE BOX:

• ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme motherboard
• SATA 6Gb/s cables
• ROG Wi-Fi antenna
• M.2 Q-Latch package, mounting screws and thermal pads
• ROG accessories, cable ties, user manual and driver documentation

Why ASUS?

ROG boards are where ASUS puts its best power delivery engineering and its most mature overclocking BIOS, and the Crosshair line is the reference point most AM5 records are set on. Every ASUS motherboard from AZonline is genuine stock carrying a 3 Year warranty.