ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero Motherboard Review

Installation

During our installation, we used an open frame chassis, a Cooler Master MasterLquid PL240 Flux AIO and a Thermaltake GF3 1000W PSU. Thanks to the motherboard’s ATX form factor, it fitted nicely with no issues whatsoever. Surprisingly, there was plenty of room in and around the CPU socket.

The M.2 Q-Latch and PCIE slot Q-Release button really helped during the installation … no more fumbling around with tiny M.2 screws, and squeezing my fingers to release the graphics card.

BIOS

I do like the BIOS on the ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero. It’s easy to navigate and use. The 1st page you’ll see the default “Easy Mode” where you can monitor all the system status on this page. You can go to the “Advanced Mode” by pressing F7. By doing so, you’ll then see all the other options available for tweaking your processor, memory and more. Voltages for memory and processor can also be adjusted here.

NOTE: Apparrently, there have been loads of Reddit posts about memory compatibility issues with EXPO certified memory kits. And sadly this is TRUE. During our tests, we used a pair of  Patriot Viper Gaming Venom RGB DDR5-6200 (2 x 16GB kit). Although they are fully XMP/EXPO certified, I was NOT able to boot the system up at the specified speeds. Instead I was ONLY able to boot them up in single channel mode!

For memory compatibility and QVL (qualified vendors list), I recommend you check ASUS’s QVL page here.

You can enable the EXPO (EXtended Profiles for Overclocking) memory and AMD’s “Re-size BAR support” (Base Address Register) … both can potentially give you an extra performance boost.

The advanced tab allows users to configure settings for CPU, chipset, storage and NVMe, LEDs, as well as onboard devices such as LAN, audio, and Bluetooth. For overclockers, the BIOS allows CPU and memory overclocking, and you can also set the CPU frequency and voltages too.

For memory compatibility and QVL (qualified vendors list), I recommend you check Asus’s QVL page here.