The X570 AORUS MASTER
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egarding memory support, initially I had some issues
getting both the Infinity Fabric and DRAM clock to be in
synch. That is 1,900MHz respectively. That was with the
earlier BIOS though. As it is right now, this is fairly simple
(as it should be on all motherboards) and shouldn’t pose any
problems. I’m aware that there are others who may have
trouble with very high-speed DRAM kits. In this instance, all
I can say is check the QVL rather and this will hold true for
most motherboards. The days of assuming that any one
particular set should work on every board of the same
chipset and socket are gone, especially with DDR4 3600+
kits. Yes, overclocking boards depending on memory trace
layout and signal tuning are more
tolerant, but to save yourself a potential
headache, always check the QVL.
This actually brings me to the AORUS
MASTER’s UEFI where overlcockers
and enthusiasts alike will spend some
time. GIGABYTE has finally given
their UEFI some much needed
attention. It is by all accounts the
best GIGABYTE has ever had.
As stated in the web review of
the motherboard, the UEFI has
received the HD treatment which
helps make it easier on the eye
and modernizes it to some degree.
Not everything though has been
upgraded. There remains quite a
few legacy parts which are low
res and some of the legacy quirks
remain in the UEFI.
...In just sheer build
quality, the AORUS
MASTER is quite
incredible...
For instance, FCLK controls are not in the Tweaker tab as
you might expect. You have to navigate your way to the AMD
CBS menu and then another menu within to find this. Odd to
only have it there and not represented with other
overclocking setting as well.
Loadline settings have also been upgraded or changed if
you will. We now have a graphical representation of what
each level of loadline calibration means for vCore. That said,
the available options are still far too many, with nine in total
and some remain synonymous with each other for example
AUTO, Standard and Normal. Outside of that one can
appreciate the advances here no matter how small. Overall,
it’s a much better place to be than say a few generations
ago.