ASRock X570 Aqua, AMD X570 motherboard - Socket AM4

PCIe 4.0 is backwards compatible and can be used with all previous generations of expansion cards. Each PCIe 4.0 lane has twice the data transfer rate compared to PCIe 3.0, so an NVMe SSD connected via four PCIe 4.0 lanes can achieve a theoretical read / write speed of up to 7.8 GB / s. Each motherboard with the X570 chipset is also suitable for all other AMD CPU series for the socket AM4.

Attention: The following PCIe lane specifications, M.2 slot connectivity and PCIe slot connectivity refers to the combination of the X570 chipset with a third generation Ryzen CPU (Ryzen 3000 / Zen 2 / Matisse) !

The features of the ASRock X570 Aqua Mainboards at a glance:
– Limited to 999 pieces enthusiasts motherboard with large water cooling block
– Extensive RGB LED lighting on the various coolers
– A total of 3 RGB LED headers for connecting z. B. RGB strips
– DDR4 memory up to 3,200 MHz, using RAM-OC up to 5,200 MHz
– 1x M.2 slot with x4 PCIe 4.0 connection directly to the CPU
– 1 additional M.2 slot with PCIe 4.0 x4 connection via the chipset
– 3x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots for high-end graphics cards
– USB on I / O panel: 6x USB 3.0 Type A / 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB 3.1 Type C)
– Internal USB ports: 2x USB 2.0 / 4x USB 3.0 / 1x USB 3.1 Type C
– A total of 5x 4-pin PWM headers for fans and pumps

The ASRock X570 Aqua in detail:
The ASRock X570 Aqua is an X570 motherboard in the E-ATX format and is aimed at absolute enthusiasts. A combination of aluminum heatsinks and waterblock covers much of the motherboard, including chipset, voltage transformers, and processor. The board has extensive RGB LED lighting on the chipset cooler and the cover on the I / O panel. The lighting can be controlled by the manufacturers Polychrome RGB software. Additional RGB LED components can be connected and controlled via two 4-pin RGB headers (12V) and a 3-pin digitally addressable RGB header (5V), as long as they are compatible with the motherboards RGB software.

For graphics cards, two PCIe 4.0 slots are available in x16 format, which are directly connected to the Ryzen 3000 processor via a total of 16 PCIe 4.0 lanes. Another PCIe x16 slot is connected to the chipset via 4 lanes (PCIe 4.0 at Ryzen 3000, PCIe 3.0 for all predecessor generations). For plug-in and expansion cards there are also three PCIe 2.0 x1 slots available.

Faster connections thanks to PCI-Express 4.0
The Ryzen 3000 CPUs provide four PCIe 4.0 lanes for direct connection to NVMe SSDs. This X570 motherboard uses these four lanes to connect a single M.2 slot to NVMe SSDs. In addition to another M.2 slot with x4 connection, four SATA 6G ports are also provided via the X570 chipset. That the ASRock X570 Aqua comes on a total of eight SATA 6G ports, it owes the dedicated ASMEDIA ASM1061 controller.

On the I / O panel, the ASRock X570 Aqua offers two Thunderbolt 3 connectors. Thunderbolt 3 achieves maximum speeds of 40 Gbps per port and is suitable for connecting external graphics cards and PCIe NVMe SSDs. In addition, six Type A USB 3.0 connectors are provided on the motherboards I / O panel.

Furthermore, this strictly limited X570 motherboard features such as a WLAN / BT module, a 10 Gigabit LAN port, dual LAN ports with two network chips (Intel I211AT, AQUANTIA AQC107), on-board sound (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), enhanced PCIe slots and numerous internal headers. Bo (a) rd also features OC features, an optimized power supply, backlit power and reset buttons, a clear CMOS button, a BIOS flashback button on the I / O panel, and OC support. RAM kits with clock speeds up to 5,200 MHz.

Technical details:
– format
– E-ATX (305 x 267 mm)
– chipset
– AMD X570
– Base:
– AM4 (for Pinnacle Ridge / Summit Ridge / Bristol Ridge / Raven Ridge / Matisse / Picasso)
– R.A.M:
– 4x DDR4 (up to 3,200 MHz, 5,200 MHz in OC)
– Dual-Channel
– Max. 128 GB (max 32 GB per module)
– Slots (with a Ryzen CPU of the 3000 series):
– 1x PCIe 4.0 x16
– 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (electric x8)
– 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (electric x4)
– Multi-GPU configurations: 3-way AMD CrossFire / 2-way NVIDIA SLI
– Multi-GPU configurations: Quad GPU CrossFire / Quad GPU NVIDIA SLI
– 3x PCIe 2.0 x1
Internal connections:
– 4x SATA 6G (RAID 0, 1, 10)
– 4x SATA 6G (ASMedia ASM1061)
– 1x M.2 (M-Key, PCIe 4.0 x4 with max 64 Gbps, horizontal, sizes 2260 to 22110)
– 1x M.2 (M-Key, PCIe 4.0 x4 with max 64 Gbps and SATA 6G, horizontal, sizes 2260 to 2280)
– 4x USB 3.0 (two headers)
– 2x USB 2.0 (one header)
– 1x USB 3.1 type C (a header)
– 1x front panel audio connector
– 1x front panel connectors
– 1x power button (with LED)
– 1x reset button (with LED)
– 1x Clear CMOS button
– 1x Dr. Debug (with LED)
– 1x DisplayPort input (internal)
Fan header:
– 1x CPU fan (4-pin)
– 1x WaKü pump / CPU fan (4-pin)
– 3x enclosure fan / WaKü pump (4-pin)
RGB header:
– 2x 4-pin RGB header (12V)
– 1x 3-pin RGB header (digital, 5V)
External connections:
– 2x Thunderbolt 3 (max 40 Gbit / s)
– 6x USB 3.0 (Type A, max 5 Gbps)
– 1x PS / 2
– 1x HDMI (output)
– 1x DisplayPort (input)
– 1x RJ-45 (10 Gbps LAN, AQUANTIA AQC107)
– 1x RJ-45 (1 Gbit / s LAN, Intel I211AT)
– 2x WLAN antenna (Intel WLAN 802.11ax & BT 5.0)
– 5x audio (ALC1220, 7.1 sound)
– 1x Optical S / PDIF Out
– 1x BIOS flashback button
Power supply:
– 1x 24 pin ATX12V
– 1x 8-pin EPS12V
– 1x 4-pin ATX12V
Delivery:
– 1x ASRock X570 Aqua-Mainboard (E-ATX)
– 1x short instruction
– 1x CD with drivers and utilities
– 4x SATA data cable
– 1x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card
– 1x ASRock WLAN antenna
– 1x Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable (90 degrees angled)
– 1x thermal grease
– 8x thermal pads
– 2x screws for MOS and PCH
– 2x screws for the CPU socket
– 2x screws for the M.2 heatsinks
– 2x screws for the M.2 slots
– 2 x spacers for the M.2 slots