Verdiktas: The Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master is currently listed online for $500
- Excellent tool-free features
- Attractive design
- EFI design tweaks are welcome improvements
- Additional thermal pads for single-sides M.2 SSDs
- PCB-side HDMI port for case screens
- 10 Type-A USB ports
- Top M.2 heatsink requires decent airflow to function well
- X870 chipsets comparatively close and with small heatsink
- Chipset heatsink hides M.2 and fan port labels
- Only two fan headers in top half of PCB
- BIOS not as modern as competition
- No backplate