With the X570 platforms unique features, both the power requirements as well as the pricing have gone up considerably. Up until now, and AMD system used to be cheaper to build but with the X570 platform that advantage is longer present. This very board costs `27,499 which would have otherwise cost around 20K had a similar feature set been provided on the X470 platform. That being said, the ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming is a well-rounded board that’s designed to make the most of AMD’s new platform.