ASUS presents the ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial and the renewal of AM5 NEO motherboards
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial, the new flagship for AMD AM5
The ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial It is the new flagship of the brand for the socket AM5based on chipset X870E. This model incorporates a 5 inch LCD screen for monitoring and customization, and uses a power supply system 28 phases (24+2+2). In connectivity, it has PCI Express 5.0 and two 10 Gbps Ethernet ports.
To cool the SSD, use the vertical heatsink 3D VC. In addition, recover technology Q-FAN through the ROG Memory Q-FAN (POGO connector for RAM fans) and includes the AIO Q-Connector to connect liquid cooling without cables. The plate is accompanied by the card ROG Hyper M.2 (PCIe 5.0) and ROG Q-DIMM.2 (PCIe 4.0 in RAM slot).
It does not lack the new 64 MB BIOS with support for upcoming AMD releases and a renewed and improved design, more visual and functional. In addition, this BIOS already includes integrated WiFi 7 drivers, so Windows can be installed directly with a wireless connection.
TOSUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero
On the other hand, the ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero It is also located in the highest range, although one step below the Glacial.
This model has a system of 24 phases (20+2+2) under the chipset X870E. Like the Glacial model, it includes the heatsink 3D VC M.2 for the main slot and port AIO Q-Connector. Both models include a 64 MB BIOS that incorporates the drivers Wi-Fi 7 as standard, allowing internet connection after installing the operating system without prior downloads.
Offers connectivity Wi-Fi 7dual Ethernet (5 Gbps and 10 Gbps), USB4 40Gbps and USB-C 3.2 gen 2×2.
The ROG Strix, TUF Gaming and ProArt ranges are renewed with the new ASUS NEO
The series NEO renews the ranges ROG Strix, TUF Gaming and ProArt for chipsets X870E, X870 and B850with launch scheduled for February 2026.
These boards improve memory overclocking through a new routing architecture and a asynchronous clock which isolates the speed of the CPU from that of the rest of the components.
They support a port PCIe 5.0 x16 working alongside five M.2 ports without reducing the speed of the main bus. Like the high range, they include the 64 MB BIOS with a renewed visual interface, similar to Armory Cratewhich facilitates monitoring and adjustment of ventilation curves.
The renewed models are the following:
- ROG STRIX X870E-E Gaming WIFI7 NEO
- ROG STRIX X870E-A Gaming WIFI7 NEO
- ROG STRIX B850-F Gaming WIFI7 NEO
- ROG STRIX B850-A Gaming WIFI7 NEO
- ProArt B850-CREATOR WIFI NEO
- TUF GAMING X870-PRO WIFI7 W NEO
- TUF GAMING B850-PRO WIFI7 W NEO
