Gigabyte’s X870 Aorus Stealth lands in the sweet spot for rear-connect AM5 boards, pairing a clean all-black design with good performance and a well-rounded set of features for $299.99 Rear-connect = clean appearance Dual PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 Stealthy all-black aesthetic Most reasonably priced and good looking BTF/rear-connect Requires compatible BTF/rear-connect case Why you can trust Tom's Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. Gigabyte's X870 Aorus Stealth, as its name implies, features only the required connectivity on the front (think PCIe, RAM, and storage), while the rest of the connections, like ATX and EPS power, fan, RGB, and other expansion headers, have all moved to the back of the board, yielding a clean, wire-free aesthetic on the front side, moving all the unsightly cables to the rear where they can are easily hidden.…