Gamescom gives us a good look at some upcoming hardware before it launches. One of them is for a motherboard that hasn't been released yet, such as X870 Released It's not here yet, although the Ryzen 9000 series is. But still, der8auer gives us an interesting look at what ASUS is bringing to its new AM5 motherboard lineup, especially at the high end, as it upgrades the ease of use on them.
Starting with the Graphic card latch, where you would normally have to slide your finger or a long object to try and squish it down to release your GPU so you could pull it out. While ASUS added a button on the side of its motherboards, you could press down and accomplish the same thing by using a pulley to lower the latch. But in this new Crosshair X870E demo, it dispenses with any buttons or pushes as the PCIe Q-Release Slim requires you to simply pull the card from the IO end for it to pop out freely, making it infinitely easier to remove from your rig. But it's probably not the best option if you're transporting or shipping your Gaming PC somewhere.
Other companies are also implementing some of these features. Videocardz ReportsMSI, ASRock, Gigabyte and Biostar also showed some features of the Ez version. Although all of them are based on using a button instead of omitting it, which makes ASUS the most innovative and stands out, as it has already previously presented the button version. But the photos from the competition hall show a unique range of solutions that are interesting in their own way (probably trying to omit any current patents for this feature).
ASUS motherboard that removes the GPU without a latch, Source der8auer
Remove GPU without pressing any button, Source der8auer
Using the latch to remove the NVVMe cover, Source der8auer
Screwless NVMe slot, Source der8auer
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M.2 installation is also becoming easier
In the video, der8auer also gives us a look at the M.2 slot, where you install your NVMe Solid State DriveWhile having to screw in the SSD is a thing of the past for most high-end motherboards, there are still other improvements that are headed to the slot anyway. Like the ASUS X870E allows you to remove the cooler now without the need to screw either in, with just a latch holding it back, just like your PCIe slot, but in this case you have to pull it back. It also goes to show how robust these have to be to keep those NVMe PCIe Gen 5 Cold.
Beneath the heatsink, ASUS has also ditched the twisty plastic holding the storage in place and opted for a slider that can be placed in the right spot. This also eliminates the need to move a standoff around depending on the size of your NVMe. Again, this makes it easier to install and saves you time by not having to hunt around for screws and standoffs in your motherboard case.
Check out der8auer's video on the new motherboards
