GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Xtreme Wifi DDR4 AMD Motherboard

The Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme WiFi is an E-ATX flagship motherboard built around the AMD X570 chipset and the AM4 socket, designed to extract the full capability of 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen processors while retaining backward compatibility with 2nd Generation Ryzen and Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics CPUs. At the heart of the power delivery sits a Direct 16-Phase Infineon Digital VRM solution using 70 A power stages, paired with dual 8-pin ATX 12 V connectors. This configuration is complemented by the Thermal Reactive Armor design—a Fins-Array heatsink with direct-touch heatpipe and NanoCarbon baseplate—to keep both VRMs and the X570 chipset thermally stable under sustained workloads. Storage enthusiasts will appreciate the three M.2 Socket 3 (M key) connectors, each covered by an individual thermal guard. With a 3rd Gen Ryzen CPU installed, all three slots support PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe drives as well as SATA. Six SATA 6 Gb/s ports round out the storage options, with RAID 0, 1, and 10 support. Networking is a standout area: an Aquantia multi-speed controller delivers 10 Gbit, 5 Gbit, 2.5 Gbit, 1 Gbit, and 100 Mbit on the primary LAN port, while a dedicated Intel Gigabit LAN phy handles a secondary connection. Wireless connectivity is handled by an Intel Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) module supporting 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz dual-band operation with the 160 MHz channel width for up to 2.4 Gbps theoretical throughput, alongside Bluetooth 5.0, through two AORUS SMA antenna connectors. The onboard audio solution pairs a Realtek ALC1220-VB codec with an ESS SABRE9218 DAC chip, delivering 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel High Definition Audio with S/PDIF optical output. TXC oscillator and WIMA audio capacitors are included to reduce jitter and maintain signal integrity. Memory support spans four DDR4 DIMM slots accommodating up to 128 GB (32 GB per slot) in dual-channel configuration. On 3rd Gen Ryzen, XMP profiles and overclocked speeds up to DDR4-4400 are supported; ECC unbuffered DIMMs are compatible with AMD Ryzen PRO-series CPUs only. Expansion slots include two CPU-direct PCIe 4.0 x16 physical slots (running at x16 and x8 with 3rd Gen Ryzen) plus one chipset PCIe 4.0 x4 slot, with support for NVIDIA SLI and AMD CrossFire multi-GPU configurations. The rear I/O panel provides a USB Type-C port (USB 3.2 Gen 2), five USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, four USB 2.0 ports, dual RJ-45 jacks, optical S/PDIF out, and five audio jacks. DualBIOS with Q-Flash Plus enables BIOS recovery without a CPU or memory installed. Verified Specifications: - Socket: AMD AM4 | Chipset: AMD X570 - Form Factor: E-ATX, 30.5 cm x 27.0 cm - Memory: 4x DDR4 DIMM, up to 128 GB, DDR4-2133 to DDR4-4400 (O.C. with 3rd Gen Ryzen), dual-channel, XMP - VRM: Direct 16-Phase Infineon Digital, 70 A power stages - Storage: 3x M.2 PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 (with thermal guards), 6x SATA 6 Gb/s, RAID 0/1/10 - PCIe Slots: 2x PCIe 4.0 x16 (CPU), 1x PCIe 4.0 x4 (chipset) - LAN: 1x Aquantia 10GbE + 1x Intel 1GbE - Wireless: Intel Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax, 2T2R, 2.4/5 GHz, up to 2.4 Gbps; Bluetooth 5.0 - Audio: Realtek ALC1220-VB + ESS SABRE9218 DAC, 7.1-channel, S/PDIF out - USB (rear): 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, 5x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, 4x USB 2.0 - BIOS: Dual AMI UEFI, DualBIOS, Q-Flash Plus - Warranty: 3 Years