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Review on ASRock B450M PRO4 AM4 AMD Promontory B450 Motherboard: Enhanced Performance with SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.1, HDMI, Micro ATX by Jack Ford

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good budget board

Bought this board on a budget of $500. It was amazing and I have no regrets, especially for the low price. But with the release of all new processors, that purchase takes its course. I started with a Ryzen 5 2600 and have been trading ever since. I bought this board because it wasn't fancy. No RGB, no oddly placed heatsinks to give the illusion that they're actually cooling anything. The whole board, I would like to get a board with built-in WiFi. I had to buy an additional WLAN adapter first. Keep that in mind as it costs $15 which might put you closer to the Fatal1ty B450 with WIFI enabled. Here are the main features: AMD AM4 supports DDR4 3200+ (overclockable) 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x1 AMD Quad CrossFireX graphics output: HDMI, DVI-D, D-Sub 7.1ch HD audio (Realtek ALC892 codec) ELNA Audio Caps 4 SATA3, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4), 1 M.2 (SATA3) 2 USB 3.1 Gen2 (rear Type-A+C), 6 USB 3.1 Gen1 (2 front, 4 rear) , Realtek Gigabit LAN. Crate. First, I checked the support list often to make sure I wasn't running into any problems. Noting that just about anything you put in or on this MBD will be accepted by the B450 (at least for me) and at least allow release to the point where you can update the BIOS after installation. Unsurprisingly, the latest BIOS update (P4.20) supported the Ryzen 9 3900XT. Speaking of BIOS options, don't expect anything fancy here. It's simple and clear. Though many options are washed out, it's still very easy to navigate. Something beginners, novices and professionals will appreciate. But obviously this leaves some options on the track. Keep in mind that this is a budget board and is to be expected. If you are looking for a great board under $75 I recommend the ASRock B450M Pro4. You can't go wrong!

Pros
  • RAM 4x DDR4-3200+(OC)/2933/2667/2400/2133 DIMM slots Dual-Channel ECC Non-ECC Unbuffered Maximum capacity 64 GB (AMD Ryzen (Pinnacle Ridge) series processors)
Cons
  • Writes later