ASRock X870E Taichi OCF Review – Overclocking AM5 Makes No Sense

Описание: Today Leo takes a detailed look at the ASRock X870E Taichi OCF, an overclocking-focused motherboard designed for AMD’s AM5 platform.

The OCF (Overclocking Formula) branding brings a stripped-back layout, physical OC controls, dual BIOS support, and a heavy emphasis on manual tuning. On paper, it is aimed squarely at enthusiasts and test-bench users. In practice, modern AM5 processors - particularly X3D CPUs - behave very differently to older platforms when it comes to overclocking.

In this review, we compare the Taichi OCF to the regular X870E Taichi, examine ASRock’s own overclocking guidance, explore BIOS behaviour, and test how the board behaves when pushing memory speeds and base clock adjustments. We also look at layout changes, connectivity, platform features, and how usable the board is for real-world enthusiasts.

Testing is carried out using Ryzen 7000 and 9000 series processors, DDR5 memory, PCIe Gen 5 storage, and a high-end graphics card, with results compared directly against the standard X870E Taichi where relevant.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:19 The Taichi vs Taichi OCF
02:48 Putting the board into context
03:55 Reputation and platform concerns
04:27 ASRock’s claims and overclocking guidance
06:40 BIOS and software behaviour
09:46 Full board tour
12:55 Test system overview
13:21 Performance results
14:05 Closing thoughts

Test system
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Memory: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal Neo DDR5-8000
CPU Cooler: Phanteks Glacier One 360MPH
Graphics card: MSI GeForce 4090 Ventus 3X 24GB
Power supply: Seasonic Focus GX-1000
SSD: 1TB Crucial T700 M.2 NVMe
OS: Windows 11

Pros:
The hardware seems bullet proof
Good looks and smart styling
Excellent set of micro buttons and a debug display
Manual switch to select BIOS A or B

Cons:
There are concerns about ASRock motherboards damaging Ryzen CPUs
The hardware overclocking buttons don’t seem to work!
We cannot find this motherboard on sale

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