ASUS AM4 TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX Motherboard with PCIe 4.0, Dual M.2, 12+2 with Dr. MOS Power Stage

The good. This board has a lot of nice features like lots of SATA ports decent WIFI antenna PCIE 4.0 Bluetooth and a decent VRM. The BIOS can be updated very easily and the layout is good. If you plan on leaving everything alone and not overclocking it is an ok board. The bad, base and boost clocks sit slightly lower than where they should be and there is nothing you can do about it, that’s why this board usually scores lower in tests. ASUS removed a lot of standard overclocking controls like bclk adjustment, bclk sits at 99.8, spread spectrum, digi+ memory control. The BIOS is not very good if your planning on Overclocking and want to get the most out of your CPU and Ram don’t buy this board, there are better options.

I’ve had this product for 5 months and so far installation of all computer parts has been easy. My PC build was up and running same day, and all of the RGB controls are seamless. Really enjoying this mobo.

Long story short, this was my fourth motherboard in a string of three others (other brands and models but all x570s) that were DOA. I have this up and running for over a week and it is performing as it should. It is the only one of the group that is WiFi capable which is a feature I do not need/use. Irony, right?

It has the features I was looking for, but it would have been better if it had two 3-pin addressable headers for RGB devices. The second NVMe slot comes with a heat spreader/sink but since my drives already have their own, I had to leave it off the build. Not a big deal.

I use air cooling so the thoughtful headers for AIO type cooling are nice to have if I ever decide to make the switch.

Compared to the other three fails (2 MSI and 1 other ASUS) this is a solid performer and handles my Ryzen 7 5800X with 32 Gigs of Corsair Vengeance RAM with no problems. The BIOS is easy enough to navigate and allowed me to set things as I wanted them. I am not an overclocker.

It does have a small RGB light on the back of the board which makes for a subtle display inside my all white case. I have not yet explored if that can be turned off. It does stay on with the PC off. I have to switch the power supply off to have these lights off. But again, I have not explored other options, such as in the BIOS, to have them turn off when the PC shuts off. It is no big deal for me, but perhaps it might be for you. I am just happy to have a board that actually works!

It is the heart of my new gaming rig. I went with a MSI RX6700XT and paired it all with a nice LG 32″ 165Hz 2K monitor and I never knew how great my games looked until this setup was operational. I upgraded from a 10+ year-old rig running a FX6100 and a 1050Ti — I know, a museum piece. I love the new speed and power this board affords me. I am a happy gamer. I hope you are as well!

I wanted to upgrade to Ryzen 5th gen, so I decided to look for a new Mobo. Previously running a Strix B450, I wanted something for a bit better overclocking, and I found this Mobo that had been returned for damage. For $120, I figured it was worth it. Damage was minimal to packaging and the board was untouched. I’ve included pictures of the damage, and you can see its rather insignificant. Mobo works perfectly, I got a great deal on a board that someone else rejected and I couldn’t be happier. I’d highly recommend buying returned items for significant savings. Currently paired with a R5 2600, 32GB Corsair vengeance rbg pro, 2tb Samsung 970 Evo and founders RTX 3070ti. I hope this helps.

Even though I was unsure about buying used…. I’m glad i chose this seller to buy from! It was packed and shipped perfectly for safety. The board was in better than I was expecting. And it arrived 3 days before the estimated delivery date, which made me even happier I chose this seller!

I would definitely buy from the seller again!

Oh! And to add the icing on the cake… They threw in a jump drive as a free added gift!! Was an unexpected pleasant surprise!

Very nice MB, installed easily into our casing, but when we proceeded to bolt in the CPU and cooler assembly we found the bolts too short to engage with the MB screw holes. Only then did we realise the removable backing plate on the MB at the CPU location had dropped off, so we had to remove the MB again and reposition the backing plate and then the CPU assembly bolts engaged nicely with the mount holes.
This was our own fault for not reading the instructions before screwing the MB into place first time. So be aware that the backplate (which is a good idea as it spreads the attach point loads) can fall off during installation. Better to attach the CPU before installing the MB.