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troublemaker 
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chainsaw
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if you want 3200mhz this is not the mobo for you. as parsec says the x370 killer sli is very similar but take a look and you will see the killer sli can do 3200 way more often. in fact only a handful of people have gotten 3200 on the K4. Agesa is not the be all end all for ram. example. one user pulled his CPU and ram out a K4 and put in a Gaming X with same agesa version and was able to get 3200mhz. The arguments that the cpu's memory controller is the culprit does not hold water.
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ASRock Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 P3.40
AMD RYZEN 7 1700 @ 4Ghz 1.39v Noctua NH-D15 "blocks top 1x pci-e" 16GB GSkill Ripjaw V F4-3200C16D-16GVRB @ 2933 14-15-15-15 T1 1.365v GTX 1080 x2 Sli |
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parsec
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The X370 Gaming K4 has received every UEFI/BIOS update that every other ASRock AM4 board has.
It has the 3.00 update for the AMD AGESA 1.0.0.6a microcode. It now has the 3.10 update to support the iGPU for the AMD Bristol Ridge processors. This update was released on the same day as three other ASRock AM4 boards. It is our understanding that the production of the Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 was stopped because some of the components used by this board are no longer available, or available at a price that allows this board to be sold at its intended price point. Also, this board is very similar to the X370 Killer SLI, but has a few more features. Both boards are being sold for the same price in the USA. The marketplace determines which models are popular, and if certain models don't sell as well, they may be no longer offered for sale. But that does not mean they will not be supported. Regarding memory compatibility, we know that is the biggest issue with Ryzen since its release. The memory controller in Ryzen processors, and the AGESA microcode, are the main determining factors for memory compatibility. If the memory chips used in a model of memory are not perfectly compatible with both of these things, nothing can be done to change that. It is impossible for us here to predict what is possible for memory speed with every model of DDR4 memory. The best source of that information is AMD. AMD has now published their own memory support list for Ryzen, you can find here: https://www.amd.com/system/files/2017-06/am4-motherboard-memory-support-list-en_0.pdf |
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Xaltar
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In other words, if another ASRock board gets a BIOS update that adds support for RAM then so will the K4. Edited by Xaltar - 16 Aug 2017 at 7:35pm |
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Xaltar
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EOL is referencing manufacture only, not support. Your board will be supported the same as any other AM4 board from ASRock.
As far as I know, the board ended production because of a component supply issue. Something that was used on the board was no longer available and had to be replaced with a different component. In a case like this a design change is often required, if that change is significant enough to effect the UEFI then a new board name is preferable to a "Rev 2.0" label. I can't count the number of times I have seen people brick boards because they tried to flash a "Rev 2.0" BIOS onto a Rev 1 board. Fortunately UEFI updates today by and large prevent flashing an incorrect version. So, short answers: 1. You will receive full support for your board. 2. There is no design flaw or fault with the board. 3. Compatibility will remain the same as with other AM4 boards I hope that helps.
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Yestarday I found out that my board became EOL before 2 month!! Why is that?? I asked support why EOL, is everything OK with the board, they told me this (some generic answer):
Dear Sir, It is OK with X370 Gaming K4. What about future updates?? Will Asrock offer refund for this?? This is a complete disaster, I bought this board and it is already out of production!!! Edited by troublemaker - 16 Aug 2017 at 6:05pm |
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