Doubts about X670E STEEL LEGEND

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   With AMD boards I generally test the shipped BIOS version before doing any updates.
If that does all I need it to then I leave it be. Updating can often cause more
issues than it solves, bad flashes not withstanding. 

Unless I am misunderstanding the specs of your speakers, it seems they use their
own discrete audio device though USB C, in which case they shouldn't suffer any
issues from HDMI audio transport. I can't be 100% certain however.

As for the TV, the majority of issues I seem to be finding tend to point toward
firmware issues on the devices themselves (TVs). I always prefer using DP over
HDMI, it's more reliable and has a more defined standard. 

You shouldn't have issues with the ASRock board but even with every angle covered
in your research there is always that small chance something won't play nice.
This is true of every manufacturer however. The audio issues seem to be platform
specific rather than manufacturer specific from what I can tell. 

Honestly, your current setup with a decent GPU upgrade and possibly a 5800x3d/5950x3d etc
will bring you up to near enough the same performance as an AM5 upgrade. Then
I would wait for AMD's 8000 series which is right around the corner now. That
should iron out many of the current teething issues being a more mature platform. 
Then you can just swap in the upgrade components when the time comes.

There will always be some risk of bugs etc with any upgrade these days, usually
they can be resolved but sometimes they can be persistent until AGESA updates
fix them properly. 

Any X670E Steel Legend users please chime in with your experiences here. I don't
own the board so I can only go off what I see around the web. I can say that 
typically issues you find will be the exception, people will always make a fuss
over an issue but not many people will bother saying anything if they have no
problems. Unless you see a disproportionately large number of complaints vs
competing boards, usually it isn't worth worrying about.

Good luck with the upgrade and feel free to drop any further questions here. 

 Calling all X670E Steel Legend users, please chime in here with your experiences

Edited by Xaltar - 21 Feb 2024 at 5:07pm