New AMD Chipset coming soon - X570S (Passive X570)

GregI · 7 Apr 2021 at 16:43

https://hexus.net/tech/news/mainboard/147654-gigabyte-amd-x570s-chipset-motherboards-spotted/

MLID confirms the S means Silent and will be passively cooled options for all motherboards.

"The "S" in "X570S" simply stands for "silent" just so everyone knows. This is a new more efficient X570 chipset, not some preparation for a "Zen 3+."

random_matt · 7 Apr 2021 at 17:39

Not a new chipset really is it? Same one, but more efficient.

Steampunk · 7 Apr 2021 at 20:30

Good. Tiny chipset fans were a backwards step.

KompuKare · 7 Apr 2021 at 21:10

random_matt said:
Not a new chipset really is it? Same one, but more efficient.

The question surely how did they manage to make it more efficient?
Maybe they sent from GF's 14nm to GF's 12nm+ like the Zen to Zen+ difference.
The X570 chipset was rumoured to be the same 14nm IO die from Epyc.

The IO die for the EPYC Rome processors is built on Global Foundries' 14nm process, however the consumer processor IO dies (which are smaller and contain fewer features) are built on the Global Foundries 12nm process.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/14525/amd-zen-2-microarchitecture-analysis-ryzen-3000-and-epyc-rome
So maybe they have now swapped over to using IO dies from Ryzen?
Also of interest now that Intel have finally joined the PCIe 4.0 club, is whether Z590 is more efficient. In other words, is PCIe 4.0 just power hungry, or was AMD's first 4.0 chipset rushed?

Razor Time · 8 Apr 2021 at 00:14

My Crosshair Dark Hero is passively cooled, maybe they have just uprated the heatsinks?

jaybee · 8 Apr 2021 at 00:52

I refused to buy x570 just because of the backwards step with chipset fans. I went with the slight compromise of b550 and haven't regretted it.

SpudMaster · 8 Apr 2021 at 02:46

My x570 Tomahawk might aswell be passively cooled. Fan only comes on for 2-3 seconds when pc boots up.

tres_kun · 8 Apr 2021 at 17:33

I can watercool the chipset if it gets me more pci express connectivity

OverDrive · 9 Apr 2021 at 13:42

A move back to passive cooling for the chipset is great. Saying that, the only time I ever hear my chipset fan is during the brief test on POST.

LePhuronn · 10 Apr 2021 at 02:57

I sincerely hope the refreshed boards bring passive cooling to the chipset, if only to stop everybody crying about inconsequential tripe as a tiny fan that never spins up.

Joxeon · 10 Apr 2021 at 07:55

At this time X570 is a largely pointless chipset anyway with just a couple of extra perks over B550 which 99% of the people buying the boards will never use.

~>Dg<~ · 10 Apr 2021 at 13:00

LePhuronn said:
I sincerely hope the refreshed boards bring passive cooling to the chipset, if only to stop everybody crying about inconsequential tripe as a tiny fan that never spins up.

its so inconsequential that they made it happen. what does that tell you ? its a real thing and stopped many buying the boards. so they made it reality . great move tbh.

LePhuronn · 10 Apr 2021 at 14:24

Can you reformulate your sentence so it makes sense please, Dg.

StephenJ · 17 Apr 2021 at 00:06

I think a lot of people bought the b550 because it was passive cooled, so a passive x570 may well sell better

M1k3H · 17 Apr 2021 at 10:08

my X570 chipset is passively cooled*, so not sure what the issue is.

*as in the fan doesn't come on, apart from 2 seconds during boot.

Sounds like more engineering/manufacturing costs added to produce something that wasn't needed. Guess who's paying for it?

The Asgard · 18 Apr 2021 at 20:15

M1k3H said:
my X570 chipset is passively cooled*, so not sure what the issue is.

*as in the fan doesn't come on, apart from 2 seconds during boot.

Sounds like more engineering/manufacturing costs added to produce something that wasn't needed. Guess who's paying for it?

Ditto, my fan never comes on.

bcfc0703 · 28 Apr 2021 at 09:40

I've got a Crosshair Formula VIII and to be fair I never hear the chipset fan come on.

StephenJ · 28 Apr 2021 at 11:04

Will be interesting to see what the changes are with any new boards or if it is only a passive heat sink change

EsaT · 28 Apr 2021 at 16:09

If motherboards had been designed by engineers instead of marketroids, X570 could be easily cooled passively most of the time.

ninjag · 3 May 2021 at 18:11

My x570 has the chipset fan set to silent mode in BIOS. It never gets anywhere near the temperature required to turn the fan on, but I suppose it's a handy backup.