ASRock Unveils X870E Taichi OCF with 25 110A VRM Design; X870 Taichi Creator & Nova Released

Oh wow, so ASRock is just going full throttle at Computex with these new boards. They’re diving into the AMD AM5 with this slick X870E Taichi OCF. Seriously, if you’re into overclocking, you know the Taichi OCF series is like, a big deal. ASRock’s been an Intel-only club though, until now. And these specs? Nuts.

Okay, let’s break this down. The X870E Taichi OCF is strutting with a 25-phase design. Don’t ask me why, but 25 just feels like a lot. Then there’s the 110A SPS power. What does SPS even mean again? Anyway, it’s got this dual 8-pin connector action happening. And RAM? Oh man, there are two DDR5 slots — up to 128 GB and speeds hitting like 9000 MT/s. It’s like, is this a motherboard or a spaceship?

—Okay pause. I had to google what ‘M.2’ even is because, honestly, it sounds like a secret agent name or something. But this board’s loaded with them — Gen5x4 and Gen4x4 something-or-other. Tons of storage action. USB stuff, like a bazillion ports. Well, not literally. A couple of USB4 Type-C and a mix of others. There’s also 5 GbE LAN and WIFI7? I mean, what, were they holding out Wi-Fi 6 and then just skipped to 7? Sneaky.

So this board looks pretty dope with the gold-and-black thing going on. You can practically hear it saying “overclock me,” right?

Next, we stumble into the X870 Taichi Creator. Apparently, it’s for the artsy-fartsy crowd. More phases! 21, to be precise, with DDR5 slots supporting up to 256 GB. Three M.2 slots doing their thing, and like, 15 USB ports. Yep, 15. Why? Who knows. There’s fancy network stuff too, and multiple PCIe slots. It’s almost overwhelming, tbh.

Now, the X870 NOVA WIFI? It feels like ASRock’s version of a budget superhero. Same great features, but easier on the wallet. They say it’s $250-$300, but I mean, prices change like the weather.

And then, at the bottom of this motherboard bonanza, there’s the A620AI WIFI. Total entry-level, but that’s cool, right? It’s small — Mini-ITX or something — but it’s got an 11-phase VRM layout, and again, DDR5 slots going speedy-fast at 8200+ MT/s. All hooked up by an 8-pin connector, which sounds intense. Network stuff, audio, a PCIe 4.0 x16 slot… and get this, around $100. We’ll have to keep an ear out for more details, I guess.

Anyway, ASRock’s really throwing everything at the wall here to see what sticks, and honestly, it looks like it’s all gonna stick.