ROG Strix Neo motherboards kick your AMD gaming PC into high gear

The PC building community runs the gamut from professional overclockers to entry-level gamers to power users making use of every port and expansion slot. These builders have a wide range of needs, so they gravitate to a wide range of motherboards. ROG Strix boards cater to the gamers of the world who want more, giving them high-performance designs ready to game hard and look good in the process. To meet the needs of today’s gamers, we’re releasing four new ROG Strix Neo motherboards: the ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo, the ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo, the ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi7 Neo, and the ROG Strix B850-A Gaming WiFi 7 Neo. 

Designed for a supremely easy PC building experience  

If there’s one common theme for the ROG Strix Neo motherboards, it’s a set of features that make it easier than ever to build and optimize your PC.  

Your screwdriver will see a lot less work than you might expect. Traditional M.2 slot designs required fiddly little screws that were too easy to lose in the bottom of your chassis, but we’ve largely done away with all that. M.2 Q-Latch secures your drive without the need for a screw, while M.2 Q-Slide makes it easy to install drives of different lengths. We've even adjusted our heatsink designs for tool-free installation. Press the M.2 Q-Release and the heatsink will pop free. It latches back in place just as easily.  

Removing your graphics card is easy and intuitive, as well. A physical PCIe Slot Q-Release button releases any card you’ve installed in the primary PCIe expansion slot, giving you a clear go-ahead for when it’s safe to remove your card from the slot.  

For ROG Strix Neo motherboards, we’ve also taken the opportunity to optimize their PCIe lanes to fit the needs of today’s mainstream gamers. With the ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo, for instance, you’ll be able to achieve the full bandwidth of the PCIe 5.0 x16 slot with two PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSDs and three PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSDs installed. That’s made possible by sharing the bandwidth between the second M.2 slot and the USB4 ports. 

Far from fading into obscurity, the venerable USB 2.0 header is seeing a bit of a resurgence. These headers are getting used for far more than just connecting ports on older PC cases. They’re driving displays on AIO CPU liquid coolers, connecting fan controllers, and playing a supporting role with WiFi/Bluetooth add-in cards. To save you from the additional expense of an internal USB hub, we’re now offering three USB 2.0 headers on ROG Strix Neo motherboards, an increase from the two that was common in last-gen options. 

Stress-free optimization and setup  

When it comes time to optimize your new PC, you'll appreciate the refreshed EZ Mode interface in our award-winning UEFI. The new EZ Mode adopts familiar, modern design language, and it puts easy-to-read monitoring information and commonly used functions front-and-center.  All told, EZ Mode is now a one-stop interface for the UEFI functions used by the majority of our users. For easy first-time setup, we’ve also included Essential Mode. On this page, users will be able to view key system information and access the most commonly used overclocking functions, all without digging through menus that often require more expertise. The Advanced Mode remains for when you need more granular control over your system.  

Here’s another upgrade that will be appreciated by newcomers and veterans alike: we’re doubling the ROM capacity of the latest ASUS AM5 motherboards from 32MB to 64MB. The extra storage space not only gives us the ability to provide out-of-the-box support for the latest AMD CPUs, but it also allows us to include pre-installed WiFi drivers for a more streamlined experience as you install your operating system.  

Future BIOS updates might require us to allocate more of this space for CPU support, limiting our ability to store the WiFi driver on-board. But we’ll include the driver as long as space permits. 

Access to our new cable-free AIO CPU liquid cooler design  

Gamers love the quiet, effective cooling of an AIO CPU liquid cooler, but the process of tidying up the necessary cables and wires isn’t nearly as popular. We’ve been working on a new design that uses contact points on the pump housing and motherboard to transmit power and control signals, rendering those pesky, very visible wires unnecessary.  

To make this system work, you’ll need a compatible motherboard and AIO CPU liquid cooler. Right now, the brand-new ROG Strix LC IV series AIO CPU liquid coolers are your ticket to the show — click here to learn more. In terms of motherboards, you’ll need an option with the ASUS-exclusive AIO Q-Connector. It’s available on the new ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo and ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo motherboards, as well as the ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial and ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero.  

Power to the power users  

As much time as we’ve put into making the new ROG Strix Neo motherboards friendly for PC building newcomers, we made sure not to neglect our seasoned veterans. Enthusiast-grade upgrades allow these motherboards to nip at the heels of our top-shelf Crosshair models.  

It starts with beefed-up memory support. We’ve enhanced the memory compatibility and overclocking potential of these boards with a series of manufacturing optimizations. You’ll enjoy better compatibility with premium kits and a more stable experience when you test the waters of a higher overclock. The ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo and ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo kick things up even further with NitroPath DRAM Technology, which reworks the layout of the traditional DRAM slot to improve signal quality, increasing DRAM overclocking performance by up to 400 MT/s depending on factors like memory speed, module, and system configuration. 

We’re also expanding support for Asynchronous Clock. Previously limited to owners of our higher-tier ROG Crosshair models, this feature allows you to isolate your CPU’s base clock (BCLK) from the clock signals controlling other components like memory and the Infinity Fabric, potentially allowing you to raise BCLK higher than you could otherwise. 

Many people today are running large-language models on their own PC hardware, but it’s easy to oversaturate your VRAM in this scenario. ASUS-exclusive AI Cache Boost stands in the gap. Available with the combination of an ASUS AM5 motherboard and an AMD Ryzen 9000 Series Granite Ridge CPU, AI Cache engages a wide variety of optimizations that mitigate the performance hit that comes with oversaturating your graphics card’s VRAM, giving you a better experience when you’re running an LLM that doesn’t fit in GPU memory. This tech has allowed us to boost chatbot performance by up to 15.12% in testing scenarios. Click here to read more.  

Ready to push the boundaries: the ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo  

The highest-end motherboard in the ROG Strix Neo lineup is the ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo. Stealing many of the performance-enhancing features of the top-shelf ROG Crosshair models, if not all their luxuries, the ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo beckons to gamers with a penchant for testing the limits of their hardware.  

This board’s power solution stands tall with an 18(110A)+2(110A)+2 power architecture. Having more power stages dedicated to Vcore lessens the workload carried by each individual power stage, leading to greater stability, lower operating temperatures, and better longevity. The board is built to perform with an eight-layer design with two-ounce copper planes, which allows for steadier performance under pressure. When it comes to overclocking, you never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough, so this board makes it easy to recover from an overly-aggressive overclock. The embedded Q-CODE display helps keep you informed during troubleshooting, and the CLR CMOS button on the rear I/O panel lets you quickly restore UEFI settings to factory defaults.  

To support your desire for a large and fast gaming library, we’ve optimized the PCIe lane configuration of the ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo so that you can install more M.2 SSDs without limiting the bandwidth afforded to your graphics card. 

The ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo has an enviable connectivity selection. For networking, you’ll be able to pick between high-speed WiFi 7 or a 5G Ethernet port. We’ve kicked up the USB selection, too. We’ve bumped up the header count compared to the last-gen mode so that you can hook up two USB 20Gbps Type-C ports and four USB 5Gbps Type-A ports. (If your chassis doesn’t offer that many front-panel ports, may we suggest one that does?) A rear-panel USB Type-C Port with 30W Power Delivery allows for convenient recharging of devices like your smartphone. With eleven total USB ports on the rear panel, you might find it hard to run out of places to plug everything in. 

Three USB 2.0 headers make sure that you won’t have to scramble to hook up fun tech like fan controllers and AIO CPU liquid coolers with built-in displays, not that you’ll need to stretch a wire to use the new ROG Strix LC IV Series AIO CPU liquid coolers with our new cable-free AIO Q-Connector. 

Many PC builders today are opting for PC cases that put their internal hardware on full display through multiple tempered glass side panels, making the aesthetics of your motherboard more important than ever. The ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo features Polymo Lighting on the I/O shroud. This multidimensional lighting module provides dynamic RGB illumination for the ROG logo. It’s customizable through ASUS Aura Sync, and it stands out to perfection against the black and metallic hues that predominate across the surfaces of the motherboard.  

ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo
CPU Socket	AM5
Chipset	X870E
Form Factor	ATX
PCB	8 layers, 2 oz.
Power Architecture	18(110A)+2(110A)+2
Memory	4 x DIMM, max. 256GB, DDR5  NitroPath DRAM Technology
Display Output	2 x USB4 ports support USB Type-C™ display output  1 x HDMI
PCIe	1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 (@x16)  1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (@x4)
M.2	2 x PCIe 5.0  3 x PCIe 4.0
Networking	1 x 5Gb Ethernet
Wireless	WiFi 7  Bluetooth 5.4
Rear I/O	2 x USB4 40Gbps Type-C™  11 x USB 10Gbps (9 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C +1 x USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD Fast-charge)
Front I/O	2 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)  2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports  3 x USB 2.0 headers
Aura	3 x Addressable Gen2 headers
Cooling	8 x fan headers AIO Q-Connector
ASUS Q-Design	WiFi Q-Antenna PCIe Q-Release M.2 Q-Latch, M.2 Q-Release, Q-Slide Q-LED, Q-Code

 

Frosty aesthetics for your white gaming PC: the ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo  

ROG Strix “-A” motherboards have long offered an alternative aesthetic for builders wanting an attention-grabbing shift away from normal. With its white and silver accents, white PCB, and customizable lightshow on the I/O shroud, the ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo fits that description to perfection.  

Dig a little deeper, though, and you’ll see that this motherboard is more than just a pretty face. In many ways, this board is an unmistakable upgrade over the existing ROG Strix X870-A Gaming WiFi.  

As with our other Neo motherboards, the ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo offers enhanced memory support. High overclocks are possible in no small part to the inclusion of NitroPath DRAM technology. You’ll have more performance-tuning options in BIOS, as well, with Asynchronous Clock joining the likes of Dynamic OC Switcher and Core Flex.  

PC games are asking for more drive space than ever. The ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo feeds your need for a spacious, speedy game library with two PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots and two PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots. To make sure that you can put your legacy SATA drives to work, as well, we’ve beefed up the board’s SATA 6Gb/s port count to four. 

On the networking side, the ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo gets a flat-out upgrade over the last-gen model with a 5G Ethernet port, WiFi 7, and Bluetooth 5.4. The rear-panel USB selection is similar, featuring two USB4 ports (2 x USB Type-C ports), six USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A, 1 x USB Type-C® with up to 30W Power Delivery), and  four USB 5Gbps Type-A ports, but we’ve beefed up the internal USB header selection. You’ll be able to drive a USB 20Gbps Type-C port, a USB 5Gbps Type-C port, and four USB 5Gbps ports on the front-panel of your case, and you’ll have versatile options for building your dream rig through the six USB 2.0 ports. 

ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo
CPU Socket	AM5
Chipset	X870E
Form Factor	ATX
PCB	8 layers, 2 oz.
Power Architecture	16(90A)+2(90A)+2
Memory	4 x DIMM, max. 256GB, DDR5  NitroPath DRAM Technology
Display Output	2 x USB4 ports support USB Type-C™ display output  1 x HDMI
PCIe	1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 (@x16)  1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (@x4)
M.2	2 x PCIe 5.0  2 x PCIe 4.0
Networking	1 x 5Gb Ethernet
Wireless	WiFi 7 Bluetooth 5.4
Rear I/O	2 x USB4 40Gbps Type-C™   6 x USB 10Gbps (5 x Type-A and 1 x USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD)  4 x USB 5Gbps (4 x Type-A)
Front I/O	1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)  1 x USB 5Gbps port (supports USB Type-C®)  2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports  3 x USB 2.0 headers
Aura	3 x Addressable Gen2 headers
Cooling	8 x fan headers AIO Q-Connector
ASUS Q-Design	WiFi Q-Antenna PCIe Q-Release M.2 Q-Latch, M.2 Q-Release, Q-Slide Q-LED

 

Stunning value for your gaming build: The ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi7 Neo and ROG Strix B850-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo  

PC builders have long trusted AMD B-Series motherboards for their mainstream rigs. Though they’re not the most powerful and feature-rich options available for AMD Ryzen CPUs, B-Series boards boast unbeatable bang for your buck, especially if you’re building a gaming PC.  

The new ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi7 Neo and ROG Strix B850-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo are excellent options for anyone assembling an AMD gaming PC, but we think they’ll be especially attractive for folks building their first rig. They’re designed with a streamlined build process in mind, offer an attractive balance of performance and value, and they’re draped in a modern aesthetic that you’ll want to show off.  

M.2 installation is dead simple thanks to tool-free M.2 Q-Latch and M.2 Q-Release. Compared to previous Strix B-series boards, these motherboards offer more M.2 slots with integrated M.2 Q-Release heatsinks, ensuring that you can install more drives without breaking out the screwdriver. A physical PCIe Slot Q-Release button streamlines the process of removing your graphics card for maintenance or an upgrade.  

As more and more people are moving on from their outdated wireless routers to next-gen WiFi 7 units, high-speed networking is more important than ever. Previous Strix B-series boards typically offered 2.5G Ethernet ports, but the ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi7 Neo and ROG Strix B850-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo get you in the action with 5G Ethernet ports. If running an Ethernet cable isn’t practical for your gaming setup, don’t fret — WiFi 7 support means that you can use the latest high-speed, low-latency standard to get in the game.  

Compared to their predecessors, these boards offered next-level USB connectivity, too. They have two additional USB 5Gbps Type-A ports on the rear panel, allow for four USB 5Gbps Type-A ports on your front panel rather than two, and they give you a header for setting up a high-speed USB 20Gbps Type-C port on your front panel, as well, putting lightning-quick connections to external storage right at your fingertips. Between the internal headers and the rear-panel selection, you’ll potentially have 23 total USB ports in your rig.  

ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi7 Neo
CPU Socket	AM5
Chipset	B850
Form Factor	ATX
PCB	8 layers, 1 oz.
Power Architecture	16(80A)+2(80A)+2
Memory	4 x DIMM, max. 256GB, DDR5
Display Output	1 x HDMI
PCIe	1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 (@x16)  1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (@x4)
M.2	2 x PCIe 5.0  2 x PCIe 4.0
Networking	1 x 5Gb Ethernet
Wireless	WiFi 7 Bluetooth 5.4
Rear I/O	4 x USB 10Gbps (2 x Type-A and 2 x USB Type-C™)  6 x USB 5Gbps (5 x Type-A and 1 x USB Type-C™)  2 x USB 2.0
Front I/O	1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)  2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports  3 x USB 2.0 headers
Aura	3 x Addressable Gen2 headers
Cooling	7 x fan headers
ASUS Q-Design	WiFi Q-Antenna PCIe Q-Release M.2 Q-Latch, M.2 Q-Release, Q-Slide Q-LED

 

Your decision between these two boards might come down to style. The ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi7 Neo is draped in classic black, while the ROG Strix B850-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo is draped in white and silver. 

With either choice, you’ll get a gaming-first aesthetic that’ll look great in a build with wide-open tempered glass side panels. Armored elements cover most of the lower half of the board, delivering great cooling while tucking some of the more prosaic elements of the motherboard out of sight. Beefy VRM heatsinks stand tall around the CPU socket, keeping the power solution cool and looking good in the process. RGB LED elements on the I/O shroud let you coordinate the look of your motherboard with the rest of your build, and diagonal lines slashing across the motherboard tie it all together.  

ROG Strix B850-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo
CPU Socket	AM5
Chipset	B850
Form Factor	ATX
PCB	8 layers, 1 oz.
Power Architecture	14(80A)+2(80A)+2
Memory	4 x DIMM, max. 256GB, DDR5
Display Output	1 x HDMI
PCIe	1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 (@x16)  1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (@x4)
M.2	1 x PCIe 5.0  3 x PCIe 4.0
Networking	1 x 5Gb Ethernet
Wireless	WiFi 7 Bluetooth 5.4
Rear I/O	4 x USB 10Gbps (2 x Type-A and 2 x USB Type-C™)  6 x USB 5Gbps (6 x Type-A)  2 x USB 2.0
Front I/O	1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)  2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports  3 x USB 2.0 headers
Aura	3 x Addressable Gen2 headers
Cooling	7 x fan headers
ASUS Q-Design	WiFi Q-Antenna PCIe Q-Release M.2 Q-Latch, M.2 Q-Release, Q-Slide Q-LED

 

Take a look at all the latest ASUS AM5 motherboards   

The ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo, ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo, ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi7, and ROG Strix B850-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo give gamers exceptional options for their new AMD-powered gaming rigs, but they’re far from the only new options on the table from ASUS.  We have new flagship gaming motherboards from ROG Crosshair built for those who dare to have it all. New options from TUF Gaming drill down on incredible value — and they’re draped in luscious white hues, too. We’re also adding a new entry to the ProArt series, giving you an AMD B-Series motherboard with multi-GPU support.  

There’s a lot to cover with the new ASUS AM5 motherboard lineup: enhanced memory support, a new wire-free technology for hooking up an AIO CPU liquid cooler, big changes to the UEFI BIOS, bold new visual designs, innovative new ways to streamline your building process, and much more. Click here to learn more about the entire series.