ASUS ROG reveals two new Zen 3 Ready motherboards – The Dark Hero and Strix XE Gaming

ASUS’ Republic of Gamers division has revealed two new AM4 motherboards, both of which boast out of the box compatibility with AMD’s upcoming Zen 3 processors. 

Both of these motherboards feature refined X570 and B550 designs, offering users additional features like onboard Wi-Fi 6, 2.5Gb ethernet PCIe 4.0 support and enhanced power circuitry. 

Meet the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero and the ASUS ROG Strix B550-XE Gaming, ROG’s Zen 3 ready motherboards. Based on this reveal, it is likely that AMD will not be announcing new 600-series chipsets for their Zen 3 launch, a fact which makes a lot of sense given the fact that AMD’s Zen 3 designs will likely be the last to be released on AM4-series motherboards. 
 

At this time, details on both of these motherboards are scare, but we know a lot about the ROG Strix B550-XE Gaming Wi-Fi. This board boasts strong VRM circuitry with 14-2 power stages, support for up to six M.2 slots (2 on the board and 4 more with an included add-on card), Wi-Fi 6 support, 2.5Gb Ethernet, a built-in I/O shield, BIOS Flashback functions, a QR code reader and USB 3.2 Gen 2 connectivity. 

More details about ASUS’ ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero and the ASUS ROG Strix B550-XE Gaming will become available soon. Later today, at 5 PM, AMD plans to reveal their Zen 3 processor lineup. This event will be streamed and can be watched here. 

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