Review on 🎮 B450 Gaming-ITX/AC: Unleash Gaming Power with ASRock Mini-ITX Motherboard by Dan Toliver

I bought this based on the YouTuber ETA Prime ITX build with the Goodisory A01 red computer case. Unfortunately, the case wasn't available when I assembled this PC, but with a few tweaks, assembly went smoothly. The Mini-ITX form factor was a very attractive idea. I wanted something to replicate and play my Steam games in my living room (via Launch Box/Big Box). The motherboard had the latest BIOS when I booted it up with an AMD 3200G processor so thankfully no additional chip/BIOS update was required and everything worked fine. The case I was working with is actually a bit shorter than the Goodisory A01 and required a low profile CPU fan, which increases the build cost (I also bought two 40mm fans to push air to the side of the case blow). I recommend you to overclock the AMD 3200G as soon as possible because it will perform better for games like Street Fighter 5 and newer games. This board gave me no problems with overclocking. The included software disk is pretty junk, you're better off just installing Windows 10 from a flash drive and just updating your GPU drivers via AMD's website. I love this little board, it's a bit pricey but that's the price you pay for a feature packed form factor. In terms of overall performance this is very surprising for an APU, I'm running 1080p out of the box and getting decent bezels. Speed with everything I throw at it, usually medium to high settings. Most emulators work very well. Mostly problems only when running certain PS2 emulation games. I know it might not be good enough for a hardcore audience, but overall I'm very happy with it. Running everything through the Big Box is pretty nice too. The entire assembly costs around $500, but the A01 case is cheaper because you can install a standard CPU cooler and don't have to buy a low-profile cooler. My Build: CPU/GPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 4-Core Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics Mobo: ASRock Mini-ITX Motherboard (B450 Gaming-ITX/AC) Hard Drive: Crucial MX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA M.2 Type 2280SS Internal SSD – CT1000MX500SSD4RAM: T-Force T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4 Kit 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3200MHz (PC4 25600) Case: Morex 557 Universal Mini-ITX Case, fanless, CompactCPU Fan: Noctua NH-L9a AM4, 37mm Premium Low Profile CPU -Cooler for AMD AM4 (Brown) Pico PSU: RGEEK 24 Pin DC ATX PSU 12V DC Input Peak Power Switch 150W DC-DC ATX Pico PSU Mini ITX PC PSU: SHNITPWR 12V 10A 120 W DC Power Adapter 100V 240V 12V AC DC Converter