GIGABYTE GA-AX370-GAMING K5 rev. 1.0 AMD motherboard

AM4 X370 ATX board for Ryzen builds

This motherboard uses the AMD X370 chipset and an AM4 socket on a standard ATX layout. It supports Ryzen 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 series processors including G-series APUs. Four 288-pin slots accept DDR4 up to 3200 MT/s when overclocked, with a 64 GB maximum. Integrated HDMI 1.4 output drives a display at up to 4096 x 2160 at 24 Hz when a compatible APU is installed.

Suits multi-GPU or storage-heavy systems.

The board provides one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot and a second x16 slot wired at x4 plus three x1 slots, all on PCIe 2.0, giving flexibility for a graphics card plus capture or networking add-in cards. Eight SATA 6 Gb/s ports and two SATA Express connectors support large drive arrays with RAID 0, 1 and 10. A single M.2 socket 3 M-key accepts 2242, 2260, 2280 or 22110 SATA and PCIe x4 or x2 SSDs. Builders needing Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or a smaller form factor should look elsewhere.

Needs ATX case, CPU cooler and matched memory

An ATX chassis with standard mounting holes is required. The AM4 socket works with coolers rated for that mounting pattern. Populate the four DDR4 slots in matched pairs for dual-channel operation; speeds above 2667 MT/s depend on the specific CPU and memory kit. The Intel GbE LAN chip provides 1 Gbps wired networking. Realtek ALC1220 audio delivers 7.1-channel output for speakers or headphones.