Asus: AMD entry level Zen motherboard pictured

[AlTech]

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[2FA]

2 hours ago, Energycore said:

I care less about VGA/DVI (people who buy low-end motherboards are more likely to still have one such monitor)

 

And more about the stupid serial port I'm pretty sure serial port printers are extinct

Not really, we use them for KVM switches at work.

[Energycore]

5 minutes ago, DeadEyePsycho said:

Not really, we use them for KVM switches at work.

I'll consider myself rekt.

[SCHISCHKA]

im guessing serial is for communicating directly with the board as its prob a prototype

[cj09beira]

3 hours ago, Energycore said:

I care less about VGA/DVI (people who buy low-end motherboards are more likely to still have one such monitor)

 

And more about the stupid serial port I'm pretty sure serial port printers are extinct

i have two :-P . i just dont have a way to use them, with this it would work :-)

[N3v3r3nding_N3wb]

1 hour ago, DELTAprime said:

I really want to see some examples of high end Ryzen boards because if they look like this entry level board then I'll go with Kaby Lake just for the visuals of my build.

Are you referring to color?  If so, they will obviously make better/more colors the higher end you get.  Why would it be different than Intel's boards?

[RexinOridle]

I hope the cooler mounting mechanism is the same. I don't wanna buy new water block.

[Space Reptile]

16 minutes ago, RexinOridle said:

I hope the cooler mounting mechanism is the same. I don't wanna buy new water block.

its not quite 

what it looks like tho is that the latch system is still the same and most likely still compatible , just the backplate/latch base is new 

 

edit:

from what i have seen all the systems out there and the leaked/show off board all ran w/ the standard amd stock cooker and thus 

shows that the standard latch will be compatible ,

but those who have there own thing and replace the stock system will not fit and need updated plates 

[Phate.exe]

3 hours ago, ionbasa said:

A lot of industrial equipment still uses serial control too.  

Industrial environments, especially pharmaceutical manufacturing, are like a time machine for otherwise long-obsolete tech.

 

Windows XP, RS232 and RS485 serial comms, iomega zip drives, and ancient PLC's.

[That Norwegian Guy]

So Zen will launch between the 10th and 20th of February then.

 

Memo taken.

[RexinOridle]

13 minutes ago, Space Reptile said:

its not quite 

what it looks like tho is that the latch system is still the same and most likely still compatible , just the backplate/latch base is new 

 

edit:

from what i have seen all the systems out there and the leaked/show off board all ran w/ the standard amd stock cooker and thus 

shows that the standard latch will be compatible ,

but those who have there own thing and replace the stock system will not fit and need updated plates 

 It's one of those: "Oh shit, it's too late" moment for me then.

[Cream pie filled car]

Heh AMD A320. When can we expect the AMD A380?

[DELTAprime]

2 hours ago, N3v3r3nding_N3wb said:

Are you referring to color?  If so, they will obviously make better/more colors the higher end you get.  Why would it be different than Intel's boards?

So far ever Ryzen board we have seen looks like it's from 10 years ago not a single shrouds or cool looking heatsinks to be seen.

[Cyborgsmith]

6 hours ago, SamStrecker said:

Why does it have VGA, DVI, and serial connectors on it?

Proly b/c they still make legacy technology, serial communication is still a must have for many industry items. 

[Space Reptile]

5 minutes ago, DELTAprime said:

So far ever Ryzen board we have seen looks like it's from 10 years ago not a single shrouds or cool looking heatsinks to be seen.

thats just asus

[Cyborgsmith]

12 minutes ago, DELTAprime said:

So far ever Ryzen board we have seen looks like it's from 10 years ago not a single shrouds or cool looking heatsinks to be seen.

Isnt budget oriented the whole thing with going AMD? I'd personally rather pay less b/c there isnt a "bling" or "gaming" tax on the product. 

[JefferyD90]

6 hours ago, NumLock21 said:

Another AMD socket AM4 motherboard has made its way on to the web. This one is from Asus and the model is the Asus A320M-C. A320 is, AMD's entry level chipset for Zen and it does not support overclocking. From the board itself we can see, there is a physical x16 and dual x1, as well as a legacy PCI. Some mysterious header in front of the 24 pin, IMO a LPT port? Back i/o, some USBs both 2.0 and 3.0. Dedicated PS/2 for both keyboard and mouse. Audio jacks, gigabit lan, video outputs, and a serial or COM port. Next to the HDMI is a empty spot with some solder points. My guess, USB type C for some models. And they're still using the same black/gold color scheme for their low cost boards.

 

 

http://www.xfastest.com/thread-181559-1-1.html

 

 

 

The "mysterious" header is the front panel stuff.

[DELTAprime]

9 minutes ago, Space Reptile said:

thats just asus

We have seen other Ryzen boards over the months, not just Asus, all super low end BS.

2 minutes ago, Cyborgsmith said:

Isnt budget oriented the whole thing with going AMD? I'd personally rather pay less b/c there isnt a "bling" or "gaming" tax on the product. 

And I'd rather have something that looks cool as well as performing great. If AMD isn't going to offer that I won't be buying.

[Space Reptile]

Just now, DELTAprime said:

And I'd rather have something that looks cool as well as performing great. If AMD isn't going to offer that I won't be buying.

i fail to see the problem , this and many of the other boards "leaked" so far are entry level boards , budget oriented 

and may i remind you that high end board will be flashy 

[Mooshi]

5 hours ago, ionbasa said:

 

And let's not forget POS (Point of Sales) terminals are basically entry level PCs running *nix. Most barcode scanners are still using serial. Along with thermal printers (receipts), scales (grocery checkout), and the led matrix display that shows the price/item:

 

 

It's not as niche as you may think. Low end boards are used everywhere outside of normal 'home' use.  We just don't get to see them that often because they're out of plain view.

This is pretty silly considering the hype that AMD has generated with Zen beating Intel aaaaaaand it's a grocery scanner. 

[captain cactus]

I see an NVMe port and an mATX form factor. I'm not planning on an overclock either.

 

I'll take one.

[Dabombinable]

why did they even bother adding that tiny heatsink to that section of the VRM if they don't intend to cover the other section?

 

Edit: Despite that however, and that its got far fewer features than my old entry level P5K VM, I'd be interested for the PCI slot alone (I have a digital DV tuner card that was exspensive to buy, and is bloody expensive to replace)

[RagnarokDel]

8 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Jokes on you I am having my RX 480 shipped

what model?

[captain cactus]

43 minutes ago, Dabombinable said:

why did they even bother adding that tiny heatsink to that section of the VRM if they don't intend to cover the other section?

 

Edit: Despite that however, and that its got far fewer features than my old entry level P5K VM, I'd be interested for the PCI slot alone (I have a digital DV tuner card that was exspensive to buy, and is bloody expensive to replace)

I can see holes just above the BIOS battery and just left of the other VRM heatsink that aren't for mounting the motherboard to the case, so I assume that this is a pre-production model and one of the heatsinks isn't installed yet.

[Space Reptile]

heh , gave it a quick google and i can already order the board and an a12-9800 for 199€ 

 

https://www.csl-computer.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=13001

https://www.csl-computer.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=13030 

 

neat , guessing that the cpu us about 149€ , the board will then come in at 49€ 

not bad at all