Asus’ new AMD Ryzen motherboard reportedly costs more than three Steam Decks

Asus is reportedly working on a super high-end motherboard for AMD Ryzen CPUs with an extremely high price tag. According to the latest rumors, based on European retailer listings, the price of the new Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme motherboard could be as high as €1,313 (around $1,422), putting it at around twice the price of AMD’s current top-end Ryzen 9950X3D gaming CPU - that could buy you three Steam Decks, and you'd still have some change.

In terms of features, the Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme would have to be the absolute best gaming motherboard you can buy in order to justify that price, and even then it would still be bordering on ridiculous for a component that will be obsolete in a few years. This leak follows the release of the MSI X870E Godlike, which launched at $1,100, showing that there’s potentially a huge upper limit to what some gamers are willing to pay for the ultimate motherboard.