ASRock X570 PG Velocita Motherboard Review

[Dan_D]

Introduction



ASRock describes its Velocita as: “Packed with uncompromised performance as well as relentless appearance.” Velocita is a new entry in the Phantom Gaming series.



The “Velocita” appears to be a performance-oriented nameplate within the Phantom Gaming line. It’s a nameplate I hadn’t seen before. Looking at ASRock’s site, the closest analogy I could come up with is that the X570 PG Velocita is something akin to an ASUS ROG STRIX-E if I had to make a direct price/market position comparison.



Being perfectly honest, uncompromised performance usually means expensive. The fact...

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[Burticus]

Nice and thorough review Dan!

I like Asrock. I don't if I $250 like them though. I tend to stick to the $100-150 range, but I don't OC much anymore (outside of PBO)

 

[LazyGamer]

Nice and thorough review Dan!

I like Asrock. I don't if I $250 like them though. I tend to stick to the $100-150 range, but I don't OC much anymore (outside of PBO)

I've paid quite a bit more for ASRock boards, but we're talking 10Gbit etc that adds quickly to the BOM.

But other than the edges that are usually just a tad rougher than say ASUS boards, I've had pretty good luck with them.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Thanks, @Dan_D for the great review. The price isn't too bad for an x570 board. Some launched at $499+, so at $264 this actually brings some decent offerings for those not looking into extreme overclocking.

 

[Dogsofjune]

I was skittish of ASRock stuff in the beginning, but after owning a couple, I don't mind them.

I still prefer Gigabyte stuff personally.

Nice to see ASRock is keeping the options open for us diy fellas. Good review

 

[noko]

Looks like a solid board for the money. Did ASRock discontinued the X570 Taichi which was at $299?

 

[Dan_D]

I was skittish of ASRock stuff in the beginning, but after owning a couple, I don't mind them.

I still prefer Gigabyte stuff personally.

Nice to see ASRock is keeping the options open for us diy fellas. Good review

ASRock is still hit and miss in my experience.

Looks like a solid board for the money. Did ASRock discontinued the X570 Taichi which was at $299?

I don't think so.