ASRock X370 Killer SLI/ac Motherboard Review

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ASRock blends Taichi style with Fatal1ty performance in its attempt to take the value win. Can the X370 Killer SLI/ac beat our previous winners? And has AMD finally delivered us the memory stability we've been screaming for?

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[azizisalmane]

Nice Review, I just wanted to ask you a question, I have the same motherboard, but when i OC my RAM to 2933mhz (which is the max frenquency where windows won't crash) the boot time is like WAY LONGER, (i'm talking about the pre-splash boot, not the windows one), it usually takes like 6 seconds or 7 tops for it to show the asrock logo when on 2134mhz, but once i go up to 2933, the boot time goes up to like 17 seconds. then when it gets to windows it boots up normally within 4 seconds. Have you ever encountered this problem when testing ?! (I also updated the bios but in vain)

 

[TheTerk]

Yes, this is likely due to "Advanced Training" options within the UEFI (sorry if that's not the specific name in the menus.) This feature enables the BIOS to do some stability testing on the interface to confirm that it is reliable within the training routine. Each loop of the training can take a few seconds, so your memory interface likely took a few tries to get reliable results.

I'd run a memstress test on your platform to confirm 2933 is stable.

 

[azizisalmane]

Thank you So much for your fast answer, well then i guess i'll have to do the memstress test to see if it's stable !! thank you so much again you were a great help

 

[lightofhonor]

2933 is also where I have topped out on the same board. :-/ Trident-Z 3200 16GBx2.

 

[Wingback18]

i have the same board, no complaints . i believe is an awsome price to performance , the black white silver colors mix well with the case and the msi gaming x graphics card .
the R5 1600X Oc well to 3.9 Ghz at 1.3975 V . the ram doesnt go pass 2933 Mhz , maybe one day Ill get those 3200Mhz , or when i get the other two modules .
the rgb is a nice , no too flashie or too much

i do have one question , why asrock put two usb headers on the board. whats the purpose of two ! can someone help me understand that desicion .
ps , two more pwm fan headers would have been perfect !

 

[g-unit1111]

Asrock's X370 offerings are very solid. I have the Taichi and love it. I almost went with this board, but the extra M2 port on the Taichi made it worth it.

 

[Malik 722]

it's not just the asrock who would put two usb headers on the board many motherboard manufactures put two usb headers on their boards aswell.you can use them to connect additional usb ports to the board and can also connect many other devices.

 

[Glock24]

The images still don't display using Firefox on Android

 

[Wingback18]

@MALIK 722 thanks for the answer, I been thinking . most cases only support thre usb headers , I wonder what else

in the future I would like to one of them m.2 drives

 

[Malik 722]

you see now these days all kinds of devices come equipped with usb interface or connectors and due to that increased connectivity the number of usb ports available on casings and on motherboards is not enough so that is why you see multiple usb headers on boards so that you can increase the number of ports internally and many board manufactures also give extra usb port bay with their expensive boards.

 

[MadOver]

Actually pretty good budget 370 motherboard. Either this or the Asus -A