Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master Preview

Up Close – In Detail

At the top left we find the two 8pin 12V CPU power inputs, in braced sockets too. Just mind your fingers on the edge of that heatsink.

Moving along to the top right there are two CPU fan headers as well as two pump headers which can double up as system fans should you so desire. Between them and the onboard power and reset buttons are the addressable and regular RGB LED headers which form the basis for the Gigabyte Fusion lighting ecosystem.

If that wasn’t enough fan headers for you then there are another three just below the 24pin ATX connector, one of which can also double up as a pump header should you have the worlds beefiest watercooling setup.

Six SATA ports sit between the USB 3.2 Type-A header and, new for the X570S, Thunderbolt Type-C front panel header. You can just see the Type-C USB header at the top of this photo too, as well as a closer look at that weird logo on the heatsink. It looks like it’s opened the Ark of the Covenant.

Moving to the bottom edge we have the standard Gigabyte front panel connectors, easily accessible CMOS battery, another USB 3.2 Type-A connector and yet more fan headers including another pump option.

Two USB 2.0 front panel headers, two more connectors for the Gigabyte Fusion lighting at the USB front panel audio connector finish off the edges of this revised Aorus Master.

Never one to let a bit of PCB go spare, another RGB LED strip header is available just beneath the side heatsink. Tweezers at the ready.

Around the back we have all the connectivity and feature options one could hope to squeeze on to a panel. With CMOS control buttons above the Intel 6E 802.11ax 2T2R with Bluetooth 5.0 antenna headers. Below that are ALL the USB types, primarily in Type-A USB 3.2 format, but there is also a Type-C for all your modern devices. The LAN is the now familiar Intel 2.5G offering seen on nearly every recent motherboard release.