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ASRock B450M STEEL LEGEND: AM4 Socket, AMD Promontory B450, DDR4, CrossFireX Support, M.2, SATA3, USB3.1, A&GbE - MicroATX Motherboard Review

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Revainrating 4 out of 5  
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Details

BrandASRock
CPU SocketSocket AM4
RAM Memory TechnologyDDR4
Chipset TypeAMD B450
Memory Speed2400 MHz
PlatformWindows 10
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Description of ASRock B450M STEEL LEGEND: AM4 Socket, AMD Promontory B450, DDR4, CrossFireX Support, M.2, SATA3, USB3.1, A&GbE - MicroATX Motherboard

Chipset: AMD Promontory B450. Slots: 3x PCI-Express 3.0 x16 Slots (one runs at x8, one runs at x4), 3x PCI Express 2. 0 x16 Slots (run at x4), 1x PCI Express 2. 0 x1 Slot. Multi-graphics: Supports AMD Quad Crossfire and Crossfire Technology. OS - Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit. Audio: Realtek ALC892 7. 1-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC with content protection.

Reviews

Global ratings 9
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The board appears to be of good quality upon first inspection. I had never done this before, but with just a little bit of hand movement, I was able to adjust the memory frequency to 3200 MHz according to the completed profile. This was something I had never been able to do before. However, the "fintiflyushek" software causes agitation. Despite the fact that I will keep on battling him. And there, perhaps I'll give M.2 a shot, and then I'll write a review on it. Some pros: PCI-E x1 over PCI-E…

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The best I ever used, recommend it to everybody.

This pregnant woman was actually carrying twins. 1) The RAM did not initialize in dual-channel mode using HMP, and without it, the maximum frequency it could sustain was 3200 MHz (RAM drain 3000 MHz). 2) Software-generated highlights of individual shoals. 16GB of Termaltake 3200MHz DDR4 RAM, with a Ryzen 5 2600 processor. Solutions: RAM must be installed exclusively in slots A2 and B2 for normal startup and drive operation. In scenario A1, function B1 will malfunction. As soon as I inserted it…

Pros
  • Design. Power system radiators. Colorful, variable, backlighting, or RGB.
Cons
  • I aged while I worked out the problems' solutions.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The quality is at the highest level, be sure to try it.

I chose the motherboard for ating at the lowest prices, not the top, but there is overclocking and will last a long time. R5 3500x took 4.4GHz at 1244mV (maybe more than 4.5 at 1350, but not yet critical), A-Data XPG GAMMIX D20 [AX4U32022G16A-DCBK20] 16 GB RAM was able to run on the XMP profile at 3533 MHz instead stock 3200 without increasing timings and voltage over XMP.

Pros
  • A decent motherboard among inexpensive ones (the same asrok on b550 is already twice as expensive). Main advantages: - 6 power phases, stable voltage during overclocking; - good cooling of power circuits; - decent overclocking potential for simple motherboards (not top, but also inexpensive); - excellent price/quality ratio; - when you turn on FastBoot, the initialization of the bios user part is completely disabled, which speeds up the boot, but almost all manufacturers have it (there is a small drawback, see below)
Cons
  • - When you turn on FastBoot, you can get into the BIOS settings only with the help of a special utility from the manufacturer's website. - Someone may be annoyed by the backlight, but it is not visible from my system unit.

I was very happy with this board, especially at this price. Pros: Looks good Works good Uefi is ok to overclock just about anything. lots of USB 3 Decent Audio Cons: Hmmmmmmmm. Well, first off, "polychrome" software sucks, but if you're smart you'll eventually get it working. But for me I finally synced all aRGB fans, ram, board, etc., then the board's LEDs and everything synced to it wouldn't turn on the very next day. After a halfway competent conversation with asrock, it seems, that the RGB…

Pros
  • Fits many people
Cons
  • No paint required

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Worked out of the box with a Ryzen 3000

Can't speak for every board but the one I ordered direct from Revain in early August worked out of the box with a Ryzen 3000. There was a sticker for it says on the outside. The board itself is one of the best B450s and isn't mentioned often because it came out later. The only issue would be that the VRM cooling would be decent, not great. If you're using this board with an 8-core CPU and for overclocking, you *might* need either a CPU cooler with a fan (like the Ryzen Wraith models) or a top…

Pros
  • Fingers crossed
Cons
  • Crumpled packaging

Revainrating 1 out of 5

This is an amazing motherboard

the thing is an absolute beauty. RGB lights are incredibly bright and beautiful. and this mob's overclocking skills are just insane! I don't know if I'm the only one who won the silicon lottery, but I was able to overclock my Ryzen 1600 to 4.2GHz with just 1.25V! I don't see any benefit in increasing as it just increases the volts exponentially. Temperatures are great on this motherboard as the heatsinks are huge! The only thing I have against its keyboard is that the I/O shield refused to go…

Pros
  • Absolutely amazing!
Cons
  • Exorbitant piggy bank price

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Pretty good with a few caveats.

Edit: Bios settings are not saved properly, probably need updating. The UI does not display correctly on a 4k screen. Also, based on the power phase design, I'm assuming the step voltage for RAM is a pretty measly 0.05V spikes. I usually go higher with more phases, so I probably should have expected that in this case. . But without a doubt a disadvantage. Nice matte board with everything you need. Bought to plug in 2600x, works great with no issues. Supports 3200Mhz Ballistix Sport, haven't…

Pros
  • Certified
Cons
  • Negative result present

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Multifunction Board - Computer and Accessories

After 8 years I'm finally upgrading from my AMD FX-8320/ASRock 990FX Professional Fatal1ty. Current Specs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600Team T-Force Delta DDR4 3200 RGBSabrent 512GB Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2Generic Radeon 7450Corsair RMx White Series™ RM750x 750W 80PLUS® GolddarkFlash DLM21 White Love this motherboard. Out of the box, it supports the Ryzen 5 3600, which ships with BIOS 2.90. Setup was extremely easy with the generic Radeon. It has 2 M.2 slots, but the slot closest to the SATA slots uses a SATA 3

Pros
  • Great for me
Cons
  • Something is wrong

This is my first Asrock product and the color "impressed me". The BIOS is so easy to navigate and use, the mouse moves smoothly through all the tabs/screens, just superb. I was worried it would be problematic when paired with a Ryzen 5 3600 (because it's a B450 mb), no easypezy got into the bios straight away and was able to format nvme as a bootdisk.etcetc etc. It's nice, USB C on a budget motherboard, and there are 5 USB 3.x ports too! Excellent value for money for a very durable and reliable

Pros
  • Excellent overall performance
Cons
  • I have doubts