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It has no version or date on the pages read. ASRock's own product page answers agents with an empty page.","cpu_socket":"Section 1.2: Supports AMD Socket AM5 Ryzen 9000, 8000 and 7000 Series Processors.","supported_cpu_series":"Section 1.2: AM5 Ryzen 9000, 8000 and 7000 Series. The manual refers to ASRock's CPU support list, which was not read. Read on 2026-10-15.","motherboard_form_factor":"Section 1.1 and 1.2: ATX Form Factor.","pcb_layers":"Section 1.2, Platform: 8 Layer PCB. No copper weight is given.","back_connect_design":"The layout in section 1.3 shows the usual front-side power, fan and USB connectors. The board is not a back-connect design.","cpu_power_connectors":"Connector list: 1 x 24 pin ATX power and 2 x 8 pin 12V power connectors, both Hi-Density. Tom's Hardware writes each as 4+4.","supplemental_pcie_power":"The connector list has no extra slot power connector. The manual never states that one is absent.","ram_max_gb":"Section 1.2: Max. capacity of system memory: 256GB.","ram_max_speed_mts":"Section 1.2: DDR5 ECC/non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 8000+(OC). The manual names no CPU family or module setup.","ram_ecc":"Section 1.2 says DDR5 ECC/non-ECC un-buffered memory. It does not say whether ECC is active with each CPU. Same reading as the ASRock X870E Nova WiFi product.","expansion_slots":"PCIE1 and PCIE2 are PCIe 5.0 x16 slots from the CPU that run x16 or x8/x8. The block diagram in section 1.5 shows PCIE2 as x0/x8, so its most lanes are 8. PCIE3 is a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot from the chipset at x4, and runs x2 when M2_4 is occupied. PCIE1 runs Gen5x16 with Ryzen 9000 and 7000, Gen4x8 with Ryzen 8000 (Phoenix 1) and Gen4x4 with Ryzen 8000 (Phoenix 2). The vertical Key E socket for the Wi-Fi module is not listed.","m2_slots":"Section 1.2, Storage, and the block diagram. M2_1 and M2_2 are Key M type 2280 PCIe Gen5x4 from the CPU. 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The page 'Removing a Graphics Card from PCIE1 Slot' shows the EZ Release latch that frees the graphics card.","in_the_box":"Section 1.1 package contents, without the board. The manual marks every accessory as optional. Tom's Hardware and HWBusters list the same items."}},{"url":"https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/X870%20Taichi%20Creator/index.asp","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manufacturer_url"],"notes":{"manufacturer_url":"ASRock's product page from the picked list. It returned an empty page to agents, so it could not be read. The link is stored as given."}},{"url":"https://www.funkykit.com/reviews/motherboards/asrock-x870-taichi-creator-motherboard-review/3/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["dimensions_mm","vrm_layout","vrm_vcore_power_stages","vrm_vcore_stage_rating_a","pcb_layers"],"notes":{"dimensions_mm":"The review's specification page copies ASRock's list: ATX Form Factor 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm.","vrm_layout":"Copy of ASRock's list: 18+2+1 Power Phase, 80A SPS for Vcore+SOC. The review text repeats 18+2+1 for VCore, SOC and MISC.","vrm_vcore_power_stages":"18 Vcore stages in the 18+2+1 layout. Tom's Hardware counts 18 x 80A stages for Vcore.","vrm_vcore_stage_rating_a":"80A SPS for Vcore+SOC in ASRock's specification as copied by Funky Kit. Tom's Hardware reads 80A MPS2425 stages.","pcb_layers":"ASRock's specification as copied by Funky Kit lists an 8 Layer PCB."}},{"url":"https://www.funkykit.com/reviews/motherboards/asrock-x870-taichi-creator-motherboard-review/2/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["preinstalled_io_shield","tool_free_features"],"notes":{"preinstalled_io_shield":"Copy of ASRock's feature text: Flexible Integrated I/O Shield, adjustable when installing. Same reading as the ASRock X870E Nova WiFi product.","tool_free_features":"Copy of ASRock's feature text: Graphics Card EZ Release, M.2 Heatsink Toolless Design and an M.2 SSD toolless design. The manual shows the same."}},{"url":"https://www.funkykit.com/news/asrock-announces-exciting-new-amd-x870-and-x870e-motherboards-to-liven-up-the-market/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["segment","series"],"notes":{"segment":"Funky Kit's copy of ASRock's press release of 18 July 2025 is headed Born to Create and says the board is packed with every bit of the features a content creator needs. The name carries Creator.","series":"The same release calls it the newest member of the Taichi family."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/asrock-x870-taichi-creator-review-a-taichi-for-creatives","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["vrm_controller","wifi_module","rgb_lighting","warranty_years","measured_vrm_temp_c","measured_power_idle_w","measured_power_cpu_stress_w"],"notes":{"vrm_controller":"Page 1: power goes to a Monolithic Power Systems MPS2512 controller, then to 80A MPS2425 stages. Written MPS MPS2512 like the MPS MPS2412 on other products. ASRock does not name it and no other review names the controller. Single review.","wifi_module":"Page 1 spec table: Realtek 8922AE Wi-Fi 7, 160MHz, MLO, BT 5.4. Stored as Realtek RTL8922AE. ASRock does not name the module and no other source was found. Single review.","rgb_lighting":"Page 1: if you want RGB lighting you have to attach to one of the board's headers, as none are integrated.","warranty_years":"Page 1 spec table: Warranty 3 Years. The table copies ASRock's website for this US review. ASRock's own page could not be read.","measured_vrm_temp_c":"Page 3: VRM temperatures peaked around 52 degrees Celsius on the reviewer's sensors and 56 degrees on the internal sensor. The 52 is stored. Ryzen 9 9900X, Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420, AIDA64 stress test of 30 minutes with all threads at stock, HWiNFO64. The CPU package power and the room temperature are not stated.","measured_power_idle_w":"Page 3 chart: AIDA64 Stability Test, Idle 79 W. Whole PC without monitor, read at the wall with a Kill-A-Watt meter. Ryzen 9 9900X, Asus TUF RTX 4080, EVGA Supernova 850W P6. The text says almost 80 W.","measured_power_cpu_stress_w":"Page 3: peak 249 W in AIDA64's System Stability Test with CPU, FPU and cache stress. Whole PC without monitor, read at the wall with a Kill-A-Watt meter. The graphics card is not loaded. Same Ryzen 9 9900X test system."}},{"url":"https://hwbusters.com/mainboards/asrock-x870-taichi-creator-mainboard-review/2/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"The Hardware Busters review of 2025-11-06 covers a retail board. It says the second PCIe 5.0 slot is x8. Japan sales started 2025-10-03."}},{"url":"https://www.gdm.or.jp/pressrelease/2025/0926/605842","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Hermitage Akihabara report of 2025-09-26 on the CFD Sales launch in Japan. It gives the sale date 2025-10-03 and an expected price of 64,800 yen with tax. This is the first retail date found. Family sales elsewhere may have started in the same month."}},{"url":"https://tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/asrock-launches-new-amd-motherboards-at-computex-2025","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["announce_date"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Tom's Hardware article of 23 May 2025: ASRock unveiled the Taichi Creator at Computex 2025. The month is stored. ASRock's lineup press release is dated 18 July 2025."}},{"url":"https://shop.mnetworks.dk/asrock-x870-taichi-creator-bundkort/cat-p/c/p1006294598","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","model_numbers"],"notes":{"gtins":"mnetworks.dk lists EAN 4711581492066.","model_numbers":"mnetworks.dk lists Varenr. 90-MXBTE0-A0UAYZ. The maker's model name X870 Taichi Creator is from the manual."}},{"url":"https://www.geeknetic.es/comparador-precios/placa-base-asrock-x870-taichi-creator-amd-x870-am5-ddr5-atx-wifi-7-10gbe-rgb/comprar/","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","model_numbers"],"notes":{"gtins":"Geeknetic's price comparison lists EAN 4711581492066.","model_numbers":"Geeknetic lists MPN 90-MXBTE0-A0UAYZ, the same as mnetworks.dk."}},{"url":"https://www.maxmybuild.com/motherboards/asrock-x870-taichi-creator","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["status"],"notes":{"status":"Lists the board in stock at Amazon and Newegg at $319.99 on 2026-10-14."}},{"url":"https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/chipsets/am5.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["cpu_overclocking"],"notes":{"cpu_overclocking":"AMD's chipset page calls AM5 X870 boards fully overclockable for Ryzen 9000, 8000 and 7000. 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