ASUS - TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) (Socket AM4) AMD X570 ATX DDR5 Wi-Fi 6E Motherboard - Black

As a mom who’s more familiar with baking cookies than building PCs, diving into the world of gaming motherboards was like stepping onto Mars. But here I am, reviewing the ASUS - TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) Motherboard, and let me tell you, it’s been a wild ride! Journey of Discovery: I didn’t know a motherboard from a cutting board before this. My gaming-obsessed teen begged for an upgrade, and the ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus caught my eye (mostly because it looked cool and had “TUF” in the name - that has to mean something, right?). Why I Like It: 1. LED Lighting: It’s like a disco inside the PC! Who knew computers could be so… flashy? 2. Wi-Fi Capabilities: As someone whose tech expertise peaked with the VCR, I appreciate anything that reduces the number of cables. 3. USB-C Gen2: I’m told this is important and future-proof. I’ll take their word for it! The Best Buy Lifesaver: Thank goodness for the Best Buy care plan and the Geek Squad. I handed over this intimidating piece of tech and my child’s precious PC to them at 7 PM on a Saturday (who knew they worked so late?). By 1 PM the next day, not only was this motherboard installed, but so was the ‘4070’ and some other gizmos (processor, I think?). Expert Tip for Fellow Moms: If you’re like me and think overclocking is about possibly getting a speeding ticket, let the pros handle it. The Geek Squad turned my lack of knowledge into a non-issue, and now my teen thinks I’m the coolest mom in the neighborhood. Conclusion: The ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus motherboard is apparently a big deal in the gaming world, and my teen’s over-the-moon reaction confirms it. I may not understand all the specs, but I do know that it’s made my home a happier (and more tech-savvy) place.

This is a great motherboard with a lot of protection features. However, I feel that even though they stripped some features of this motherboard like temp sensors, no flashback button, and on board usb-c header. I feel that for what you pay is not a bad thing at all. So for Pro: Nice looking motherboard with very good VRMs and a lot of protections. Ran the AMD Ryzen 3700X pretty well and is worth it, if you are not planning to overclock. It is able to run 3700X, 3800X, 3900X, and 3950 base on VRMs power capacity. Cons: No bios flashback to recover you must remove the battery and hope it clears your issues. No USB-C header on the motherboard for a case that may have a front USB-C port. The motherboard release some pretty high heats from it so you need a very airflow case. System kept my fans pretty high and they went up and down a lot with the speed, even on silent mode. Weird bios behavior Froze at 90% bios flash, before flash and after laggy, and choppy mouse pointer. My thoughts: Overall is a nice starter build motherboard with the ability to run a 3700X/3800X/3900X, and 3950X. For the price you can't beat it.

Good motherboard for the price! You can get better for a little more! but if on a budget this is a great start! There is no USB c support directly on the board. If you need this will need to go to the Pro series for $50 more or put in a card for this. though this will remove built in wifi.. So far it has worked well and have had no issues! keep in mind the two M2 slots are different versions!!! the one is the current generation, the other is the prior gen! nice part is this lets you save a few $$ on the secondary drive and go larger! I went 1TB for main drive and 2 TB for my secondary! I used Samsung EVO drives with no issues! I am running 64 GB of ram using the corsair RGB Vengence ram with no issues at all. I also went with the 5900x processor which has run perfectly with no issues! Also running a 3080 EVGA RTX card with no issues! I have not attempted to try the bluetooth or the wifi. I generally prefer wired devices.