Review Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero Review: Attractive, with lots of M.2 and 5GB Ethernet

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One more minor edit, the ProArt X870 Creator WIFI ($479.99) should be the X870E. Mine is sitting here in the box yet waiting for the 9800X3D. The reason why I bought this model over the others is that it actually has a 10G Ethernet port built-in already.
 
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jackoblacko said:
Typo on the title, the 5Gb (gigabit) ethernet, not 5GB (gigabyte)!
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Yes, this. I checked the article and every reference correctly used the lowercase "b". So, it's really just an issue with the title.

BTW, I'm glad to see the enthusiast tier already moving beyond 2.5 Gigabits/s. Adoption of 2.5 seemed to start sometime around 2018, but then stalled out during the pandemic, probably due to supply chain issues. I have it on pretty good authority that ethernet chips were one of the hardest-hit components. I'm not sure if that was entirely an issue of demand, or maybe due in large part to the actions of scalpers.
 
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I currently have the 670e version. How do the sound card outputs work on this one. e.g. On my current board I have a number, 5 I think, of the older 3mm style sound outputs that I plug into a Klipsch 5.1 computer speaker system I've had forever. How does this work now? I see it has 2 analog and a spdif output. How are others utilizing this? How would I get it to work with my current speaker in other words?
 
rbolender said:
I currently have the 670e version. How do the sound card outputs work on this one. e.g. On my current board I have a number, 5 I think, of the older 3mm style sound outputs that I plug into a Klipsch 5.1 computer speaker system I've had forever. How does this work now? I see it has 2 analog and a spdif output. How are others utilizing this? How would I get it to work with my current speaker in other words?
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On the manufacturer's tech specs page, for this product, they say:

* A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1 Surround Sound audio output.

** The LINE OUT port on the rear panel does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio, make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis or use a USB interface audio device.

Source: https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-crosshair/rog-crosshair-x870e-hero/spec/
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I'd suggest downloading and reading the owners manual from their web site, for more details:

rog.asus.com

ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO | ROG Crosshair | Gaming motherboards｜ROG - Republic of Gamers｜ROG USA

The ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi elevates builds with 18 power stages, DDR5 slots and extensive PCIe 5.0 connectivity. It features five M.2 SSD slots with heat
rog.asus.com rog.asus.com

If you don't have a chassis with HD Audio front panel connectors or don't want to plug your speakers in there, I wonder if someone makes an I/O bracket that you can mount in the rear of a case. I haven't read much, but I think that's what this poster is asking about:

Possibly relevant?
 
bit_user said:
On the manufacturer's tech specs page, for this product, they say:
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* A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1 Surround Sound audio output.​
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** The LINE OUT port on the rear panel does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio, make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis or use a USB interface audio device.​
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I'd suggest downloading and reading the owners manual from their web site, for more details:
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rog.asus.com

ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO | ROG Crosshair | Gaming motherboards｜ROG - Republic of Gamers｜ROG USA

The ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi elevates builds with 18 power stages, DDR5 slots and extensive PCIe 5.0 connectivity. It features five M.2 SSD slots with heat
rog.asus.com rog.asus.com
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If you don't have a chassis with HD Audio front panel connectors or don't want to plug your speakers in there, I wonder if someone makes an I/O bracket that you can mount in the rear of a case. I haven't read much, but I think that's what this poster is asking about:
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Possibly relevant?
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Hello, I appreciate your response. I have a set of Klipsch 5.1 speakers that used to hook up to the 3 audio ports on the back of my older motherboard. As I remember the green 3.5mm port was for left/right, the orange for rear left right and the black for the center channel. I really only use the front speakers now but my question was more how to use older computer speakers that have the 3.5mm analog female ports using a 3.5mm cable that used to plug into the back of the computer. I'm guessing there may be a DAC option, which I'm willing to buy, but seem hard pressed to find the perfect solution. I'm guessing that I could use either the coax or spdif to plug into a DAC but would need one that has a 3.5mm analog out. Does that make sense? I guess I'm wondering what solution others are using outside of buying an audio receiver that will accept the new digital outputs or an HDMI.
 
roboiii said:
I really only use the front speakers now but my question was more how to use older computer speakers that have the 3.5mm analog female ports using a 3.5mm cable that used to plug into the back of the computer.
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If you only want to use the front speakers, then you can go ahead and use the line out port, in the rear of the board.

I'm assuming your speakers have a separate power connection? They will need to be externally powered, since a line-out port won't deliver enough current to drive them by itself.
 
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