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Review on ๐ŸŽฎ ASUS ROG Strix B550-E Gaming AMD AM4 3rd Generation Ryzen ATX Gaming Motherboard with PCIe 4.0, NVIDIA SLI, WiFi 6, 2.5Gb LAN, 14+2 Power Stages, and USB 3.2 Type-C by Greg Simms

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Really good motherboard but with a few bugs and the bios needs to be adjusted to the CPU voltage.

One thing I want to point out about this motherboard is that ASUS needs to stop setting the CPU voltage to "Auto" in the BIOS, and the same goes for other motherboard manufacturers. Pros: + Lots of features including magnetic Wi-Fi-Fi 6 antenna + Works out of the box with Ryzen 9 3900X + 2 M.2 slots with covers and mounting screws included + Good lighting design with LED strip support + Attractive and I/ O circuit with no separate backplane, a nice bonus right there. Cons: - The Ryzen 9 3900X works, but the motherboard gave it 1.4 volts and temperatures averaged at least 43-66C when idling with be quiet! Dark Rock 4 Pro, according to HWMonitor in the screenshot. The secure PCI-E slot latch breaks easily and can damage your GPU if you're not extra careful. Although you have 2 M.2 slots, using either slot will disable SATA ports 5 and 6. In general, although it's a more expensive thing, you have to study the bios a bit in terms of CPU voltage instead of setting it to automatic. And getting a GPU without cracking the secure slot is PITA, which is a significant downside since you have to remove the GPU multiple times during setup and troubleshooting. At this point I wouldn't recommend this board until ASUS fixes the issue.

Pros
  • Industry-leading gaming audio and artificial noise-cancelling microphone technology: High-quality audio from the SupremeFX S1220A codec with DTS Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III takes you deeper into the action. Communicate loud and clear with ASUS AI Noise Canceling Mic technology.
Cons
  • Big and chunky