CES 2017 was the staging ground for the AMD Ryzen processor and numerous Socket AM4 motherboards. Here are three such motherboards that are perfect homes for the AMD Ryzen processor.
ASRock X370 AM4 Motherboard
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ASRock’s new AM4 motherboards supports AMD’s Ryzen processors. This motherboard has an integrated HDMI 2.0 port along with 7.1 channel audio. The board also supports two USB 3.1 (1 Type-A, 1 Type-C) and 10 USB 3.0 ports. Storage connectivity comes in the form of eight SATA 3 and two M.2 SSD ports, while power delivery comes via the 16+2 phase power design.
MSI AM4 X370 Motherboard
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The MSI AM4 X370 (B350 Tomahawk) motherboard is an excellent gaming board. This motherboard provides 4 DDR4 DIMM slots along with two PCIe 3.0 x16, two PCIe 3.0 x1 and two PCI slots and a single M.2 slot as well. This is a perfect motherboard it you are looking to build the ultimate AMD system.
GIGABYTE AX370 AM4 Motherboard
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The Gigabyte AX370-Gaming K3 motherboard is built in the ATX form-factor. Its AM4 socket supports both Ryzen “Summit Ridge” CPUs and 7th generation A-series “Bristol Ridge” APUs. The board gets its power from 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS power connectors. A 7-phase VRM is used to condition the power for use by the CPU. The AM4 socket is wired to four DDR4 DIMM slots. Expansion slots include one PCI-Express 3.0 x16, a second gen 3.0 x16 slot that’s electrical x4, and three other gen 3.0 x1 slots. Storage connectivity appears to include at least eight SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and one 32 Gb/s M.2 slot. 8-channel HD audio, gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.1 (including type-C) ports, appear to make for the rest of the connectivity.
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