ASUS AM4 TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) ATX Motherboard with PCIe 4.0, Dual M.2, 12+2 with Dr. MOS Power Stage, HDMI, DP, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Aura Sync RGB Lighting

Cons: I hope there is somewhere information on Asus web site about bellow Win 10 installation issue.

Overall Review: I was unable to install Win 10 to NVME or SSD drive, at the end of process was getting error: BUGCODE_NDIS-DRIVER. To save you headache here is little help: To solve it, you should disable LAN controller, Wi-Fi controller, and Bluetooth controller. To do it go in to UEFI in ADVANCED MODE (F7) Chose ADVANCED ONBOARAD DEVICE CONFIGURATION Realtek LAN controller OFF Wi-Fi controller OFF Bluetooth controller DISABELED. Once this was done, I installed and booted to Win 10 without problems. Later I enabled above controllers. Internet connection was not working initially, Realtek LAN driver was missing. Downloaded Realtek LAN driver and installed it, then everything was working fine. I hope this may help.

Pros: Works as expected once the BSOD issues were fixed.

Cons: It took me two full days of frustration to figure out that disabling Bluetooth and WiFi in BIOS would stop Windows from cashing constantly.

Overall Review: I've been building my own systems for about 10 years. I decided to switch from Intel to AMD for the multi-core/hyperthreading capabilities. This was the most challenging build I've ever done. Previously I did my research, ordered my parts, put them together, and everything just worked. This time when I installed Windows it wouldn't run for more than 5-10 minutes without crashing, typically with a BSOD. I tried various hardware and BIOS settings for the RAM, video card, and hard drive. I tried updating Windows and installing different versions, sometimes Windows would BSOD during an update or even BSOD during the initial installation. I was just about to return this motherboard because it appeared to be defective but by sheer luck I disabled WiFi and Bluetooth in the BIOS and suddenly everything just worked. I've been using the system for two days now with no crashing what-so-ever. I'll state this clearly for anyone who may have a similar issue, disabling Wi-Fi Controller and Bluetooth Controller in the BIOS fixed my BSOD issue. I'm not sure if the issue was caused by one or both of those settings, but since I don't need either of them and my system is working now I haven't been interested in changing either of them back to test it.

Pros: Screaming fast with a 3900x Ryzen 12 core. Mine came with the latest BIOS already. Threw in the GSkill Trident 32GB 3600 kit with it.

Cons: Windows 10 O/s is incompatible with WIFI out of the box. Causes BSOD on install and boot. Needs different driver before you enable it again in BIOS.

Overall Review: I did read the reviews. The person who mentioned the Blue Screen of Death is caused by the networking adapter is telling the truth. It mentioned the NDIS driver which is a network driver. Its the Intel WIFI adapter specifically which requires you to disable the WIFI option in BIOS. Install windows 10 and then go to the motherboard's website for the WIFI driver and install it and then enable it again in BIOS to use it. The driver that comes with the latest Windows 10 install is bad in 1909 build. Which is the latest build since this review. The driver on the ASUS website will replace bad driver with a working one that does not cause a BSOD. Found out the ram I got was running at 2400 which indeed I have bought the 3600 one. Found out its not called XMP in bios but DOCP setting that reads and puts in the XMP profile so it works at 3600 speed. Which that really boosted the performance. I will redo the review for this board if any issues arise. I just hope the onboard audio does not fail like it did on me like it did with an ASUS 990FX R2.0 board which I read was common. Also to those thinking about using the onboard HDMI or Display ports. Those are not usable unless you install a processor with a part number that has a G at the end of it which means it has graphics built into the processor. This is not only for ASUS board this applies to other mother boards with HDMI and display ports. For example AMD Ryzen 3 2200G or the AMD Ryzen 5 2400G will make the HDMI Display port work. I would personally rather have more powerful processor than putting up with integrated graphics and use a real video card for your display needs.

Pros: - Like the RGB options, even though I'll probably look at the lights for 5 mins, and then never again - like the fan headers - plenty to go around - like the BIOS configuration and customization options - like FanXpert 4 software - like that it supports 1st through 3rd Gen Ryzen, and 1st through 2nd Gen Ryzen's with graphics - The board has a setting, DOCP - enabling this allows you to use the XMP profile on the QVL memory to achieve memory OC timings easily without having to manually set everything. This wasn't intuitive in the instructions anywhere, so maybe it's common sense for most everyone else. This being my first AMD build since Athlon X2, it wasn't to me.

Cons: - don't care for the new tiny fan the x570 requires on the southbridge, but everyone has that, so not ASUS' fault necessarily, so not deducting eggs for that. I had one on an old Nvidia E* branded board back when SLI was a brand new thing. When the fan went out - GRIND CITY - hated that I had to replace that fan every year or so. Hopefully these fans are better now.

Overall Review: I've been an ASUS customer (not fanboy) since 1994 with my first ASUS 486 motherboard. Had both IDE and SCSI on the board. Pretty cool. Even handled upgrading my 486 DX2-66 to 486 DX4-100 mod chip. With rare exceptions, their products are just about top notch. I've used other brands like M*, G*, E*, and I* boards. They are good too, but when it comes to best features, best quality, best driver support, fan controls, fan headers, ASUS has always delivered. I was intending to buy an X570 to pair with a 3400G Zen +, or 3000 series Zen 2, and for future support/expansion/changes in processors, I decided to go with the X570 instead of an x470. Be aware, as you may already be so informed as I was not, 2200G, 2400G, 3400G, etc - are NOT Zen 2 or really 3rd gen Ryzen processors. The 2x00G is considered a Ryzen 1st gen with graphics, and the 3x00G processor is considered a 2nd gen Ryzen with graphics. I kept looking for 3rd Gen Ryzen with graphics which does not exist yet. Once I figured that out, setting up the mobo, memory, etc became much easier... As far as any changes I would make to the board, not sure that this change could be made, but I don't care for the RAID software. It looks like they are using a Marvel RAID in the x570 which I had previously using in an add-on card. What I hate about it is that to install the Raid software (in Windows anyways) requires installing Apache for you to use the RAID software (like a local website). At least with Intel onboard RAID solutions, you don't need a Website/Apache install to make it work (don't like leaving extra ports open). I know I can mitigate the ports/apache concern, I just hate having to deal with that for an out of the box solution. I'm NOT deducting eggs for that though. Would I buy it again? Yeah, I would. It's still a great board. My setup I am building to replace a light use i7-4770K, 16GB RAM, GTX 470, with just this board, Ryzen 5 3400G, and 16GB of 3200 memory (Ryzen's like fast memory). For easy memory overclocking, enable DOCP and then select the memory XMP config in the BIOS (if using OC memory that has XMP). I didn't know what DOCP was on an AMD board, no real instructions suggesting I use that, and I found it through trial and error. Not taking eggs off for that either.

Pros: A gazillion features in the UEFI(BIOS) Worked right off the bat with my new Ryzen 9 3900X Supports PCIE 4.0 which will help the next time I upgrade my GPU Supports PCIE 3.0 for current generation cards Multiple PCIE slots for SLI/Crossfire of video cards Allowed my 3200mhz GSkill TridentZ ram to not only to reach 3200mhz, but go beyond it. (currently stable at 3266mhz) Board runs cool, temps never going above 55c WiFi works amazing and gives me 800+mbps up/down connection to my AP which is across my house

Cons: I had some issue gaming right out of the box. I would get massive stuttering and 25% or greater frame loss. I discovered a setting in the BIOS called Precision Boost Overdrive that pushes about 5 different areas of the motherboard including CPU past their intended voltage limits. After disabling this feature everything ran like a dream. I didn't deduct an egg in my review because this is a feature I overlooked during install and was easily disabled.

Overall Review: I bought this along with a Ryzen 9 3900X and a Corsair H75 AIO cooler. CPU peaks around ~60c under full load, motherboard peaking around ~55c. I have it paired with GSkill TridentZ 3200mhz RAM which I run at 3266mhz without issue and a GTX 1080ti Hybrid. All around its an amazing board when paired with the right components. Highly recommend this to anyone that doesn't want to spend a small fortune on Intel products.

Pros: - Only my second build but still quick and easy to set up. - Great price to specs ratio; As of writing this, you'll be hard-pressed to find another mobo this new with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and this much porting for the same price or less. - Minimal RGB that's easy to turn off permanently from BIOS, could be a con for some but I'm not really into the look. - Inaudible chipset fan at default settings - IO shield worked fine for my case (Enthoo Pro), no padding necessary as described in another review

Cons: - Can confirm that big GPUs totally obscure the chipset fan as others have stated. This doesn't really seem to be an issue for now, though. - Mouse moves really slowly in the already not-great BIOS, almost as though the system is under strain, which is something I've never seen in my 20+ years of being a PC user. Very weird. - Some mildly lacking sections of the manual in combination with a few bits of text on the mobo itself that are intentionally off-center from their respective ports due to how close those ports are to the edge of the board had me doubting my connections a few times, specifically for the fans and case USB and LED power, though this is assuredly due to my inexperience with the build process. I still got it to post on the very first try but thought I should mention it regardless for other beginners.

Overall Review: I have a feeling I would be less satisfied with this board were I intent on fiddling with the BIOS, overclocking, and that sorta thing, but I'm quite content as it is. Solid board for a solid price. Again, I got it to post on my first try while being far from the most experienced. I'm running a Ryzen 5 3600 with 32GB DDR4 3200 (2x16) RAM and a MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Super with zero issue as far as I can tell. If you're feeling lazy about installing the latest offerings of BIOS and drivers and opt to use ASUS's Armory Crate software to accomplish this, make sure you uncheck the extras under the "Utility" tab unless you for some reason actually WANT to use Turbo LAN, AI Suite 3, Google Chrome, Norton Security, and WinRAR. Glad I was paying attention because I don't want any of those; Do yourself a favor and just use Firefox, Malwarebytes, and 7zip instead of those last three.

Pros: Sleek looking board Worked great for a few hours after an initial CMOS clear wifi

Cons: White VGA LED, wont post

Overall Review: When i initially built the system i got stuck on the white VGA LED, after some testing and reseating all components i decided to clear the CMOS and got a boot. I managed to get windows installed and tinkered around moving some old files onto new SSD's. I started to update windows and had to restart my system. It hasnt booted since it forever stuck on the White LED, 1 long beep and 3 short beeps. I've tried countless times to get a post but no luck. I tried with a different GPU 1060 6GB and 2070 Super, tried two different RAM kits in 1-4 slots in all combinations possible. Tried a ryzen 5 3600 and a ryzen 5 1600x. Tried HDMI/DP. tired both PCIe slots. tried different combinations of M2's drives in either slot, or singular HDD or none. All other components i bought are working just fine in my old X370 board after some BIOS updates the only thing i cant get to work is this board. I would have a hard recommending this board. maybe i just got unlucky, but with all the posts around i see about this board i dont think thats that the case.