You need a board that handles the full stack: dual 5 GbE for your uplink and NAS, USB4 for external storage or a dock, PCIe 5.0 M.2 so your fastest NVMe actually runs at speed, and enough USB headers that the front panel isn't an afterthought. One board. No add-on cards.
The Gigabyte X870E AERO X3D Wood is built for that. The X870E chipset carries the extra lanes. Two Realtek 5 GbE LAN chips handle wired traffic at full speed. USB4 over Type-C (CPU + ASMedia controller) gives you a single-cable connection to an external GPU, dock, or high-speed SSD enclosure. Wi-Fi 7 via MediaTek MT7927 keeps wireless current.
Expansion: one PCIe x16 slot (PCIEX16) and one PCIe x16 slot running at x8 (PCIEX8), both CPU-integrated, plus a chipset PCIe x16 slot running at x4. Storage: two CPU M.2 connectors (2580/2280 and 22110/2280) and two chipset M.2 connectors (22110/2280, PCIe 4.0 x4/x2), plus four SATA 6 Gb/s ports.
USB coverage is generous: two USB4 Type-C rear, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A rear, two USB Type-C with 3.2 Gen 2x2 support (one rear, one internal header), four USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A rear, three USB 3.2 Gen 1 rear, plus internal headers for front-panel and peripheral use.
Four DDR5 DIMM slots, up to 256 GB (64 GB per stick). On-board HDMI. Realtek ALC1220 audio. Windows 11 64-bit. ATX, 30.5 cm × 24.4 cm. Supports Ryzen 7000, 8000, and 9000 series.
In stock. Ships from Australia
| 0 | AMD Ryzen 7000 Series |
| 1 | AMD Ryzen 8000 Series |
| 2 | AMD Ryzen 9000 Series |
| cpu_pcie_x16 | 1 |
| cpu_pcie_x16_at_x8 | 1 |
| chipset_pcie_x16_at_x4 | 1 |
| cpu | M2A_CPU (2580/2280), M2B_CPU (22110/2280) |
| chipset | M2C_SB (22110/2280, PCIe 4.0 x4/x2), M2D_SB (22110/2280, PCIe 4.0 x4/x2) |
| usb4_type_c | 2 |
| usb_3_2_gen2_type_a | 4 |
| usb_type_c_gen2x2 | 1 |
| usb_3_2_gen1 | 3 |
| brand | Gigabyte |
| model | X870E AERO X3D Wood |
| chipset | AMD X870E |
| socket | AMD AM5 |
| memory_type | DDR5 |
| memory_slots | 4 |
| max_memory_gb | 256 |
| max_single_dimm_gb | 64 |
| lan | 2× Realtek 5 GbE |
| wireless | WiFi 7 (MediaTek MT7927) |
| usb4 | 1 |
| sata_ports | 4 |
| hdmi | 1 |
| audio_codec | Realtek ALC1220 |
| form_factor | ATX |
| dimensions_cm | 30.5 × 24.4 |
| operating_system | Windows 11 64-bit |
| finish | Wood |