Asus amd x470 motherboard layout shown

Images have appeared, showing the distribution of components on the new Asus AMD X470 motherboards, hinting at the arrival of at least three different models for the new Ryzen 2000 processors.

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The images that have appeared show the distribution of the components, in a similar way to the images that we usually find in the manuals of the motherboards. It can be said that Asus will use the same design for two motherboards, the ROG Strix X470-F Gaming, and Prime X470-PRO. These two units have all the headers and ports in the same location, the differences are probably in the colors in which they are presented to the user, and some exclusive software-level features for the Strix X470-F model.

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The third model shown is the TUF X470-PLUS Gaming, a motherboard that would be one notch below the previous two, to offer a more economical solution to users. This model uses a Realtek network controller, replacing the Intel controller used in the previous two models. You can also see that one of the three PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots is missing.

The specifications of these motherboards, suggest that the AMD Ryzen 2000 processors, could be compatible with RAM memories at higher speeds than the first generation, DDR4 3466 frequencies are cited, it will be necessary to see if at the time they can really be achieved or not. The memory controller has been one of the elements modified in these new processors.

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