ASRock X870E Taichi White Motherboard Review: A Taichi washed in white, now with 10 GbE
- ID
- 15575
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 19 Aug 2026, 7:15 PM
- Fetched
- 19 Aug 2026, 8:37 PM
- Provider
- Tom's Hardware
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/asrock-x870e-taichi-white-motherboard-review
- Source URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/feeds/all
Summary
- Score
- 2.0
- Created
- 19 Aug 2026, 8:38 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developers
What happened
ASRock's X870E Taichi White motherboard is a white-colored refresh of the original Taichi, now adding 10 GbE networking and retaining active VRM cooling. Tom's Hardware notes it looks good but is priced high enough to put off some buyers.
Why it matters
This is a consumer PC hardware review with no direct relevance to AI/ML, developer tooling, startups, or Malaysian tech. Builders running local AI workloads on AMD AM5 platforms might note the 10 GbE addition for fast NAS access, but there is no actionable takeaway for the core audience.
Discussion angle
Only worth a brief mention if someone is assembling a local AI inference rig on AM5 and wants 10 GbE out of the box; otherwise skip.