The Box and Packaging
Inside the box, you’ll find the instructional manual, software setup guide, postcard, drivers disc, 2-way SLI bridge, wifi antenna and base, 2 packs of SATA data cables, 4 x M.2 screws for you SSDs, and a screw driver.
The X570 Phantom Gaming X Motherboard
Everything about the ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming X motherboard speaks quality, from the all the components used to the unique design of the board.
Like all ASRock motherboards in the Phantom Gaming series, the X570 Gaming X comes in a nice gun-metal grey design, and features an I/O hood, full coverage heat-sink for M.2 SSDs, and large heatsinks (with heatpipes) for your mosfets/VRMs.
A Closer Look
Just look at the photos below. There are a ton of features including 8 x SATA ports, 3 x PCIE 4.0 x16 slots, 2 x PCIE 4.0 x1 slots, 3 x Ultra M.2 slots for SSDs (covered my a full coverage heatsink with active fan). Also, notice the onboard power-on and reset buttons, along with the diagnostic LEDs as well as the 4-pin RGB headers.
For connectivity, the I/O panel includes a a BIOS Flashback button, dual antenna mounts for youre Wi-Fi 6, PS/2 keyboard and mouse port, 6 x USB 3.1, clear CMOS buttom, HDMI, 2 x USB 3.2 (both Type-A and Type-C Thunderbolt 3). There’s also the Realtek 2.5GB/s ethernet, and one Intel gigabit LAN, and finally, there’s the usual array of connectors for 7.1 HD audio.
