Review on 💻 Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO-P Motherboard: AMD Ryzen 5000 Compatible, Micro ATX, M.2 Thermal Guard, HDMI, DVI, USB 3.2 Gen 2, DDR4 by Andrew Grant

I wanted to make a mATX build as ITX type builds seem very expensive these days. My Build: Chassis: Cooler Master Masterbox NR400 with ODDM Mainboard: Gigabyte B550M Aorus Pro -PMemory - Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4-28800)CPU - Ryzen 5 5600xGPU - XFX Radeon RX 570 RS XXX Edition 1286MHz , 8gb GDDR5SSD - WD_Black SN750 1TB NVMePSU - Cooler Master Watt 750 Watt [Silencio] [Semi Modular] ODD - LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter, Black [WH14NS40] Case Fan - upHere, 5 pcs. - 120mm 5V 3-pin ARGB case fan [PF1207-5] CPU cooler - Vetroo V5 CPU air cooler with 5 heatsinks 120mm tubes with addressable RGB lighting Optional: CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO Light Enhancement Kit I bought this board because I wanted lots of USB ports and a built in rear I/O shield and the Pro-P version was cheaper than the regular Pro version (the difference is that the Pro- P has a 2.5G Ethernet port instead of a Gigabit Ethernet port). The only downside, which I haven't thought of and haven't tested with other boards (since this turned out to be the only one with a decent array of USB ports) is that the PCI x1 connector closes when you a 2-slot GPU because I was planning on using my wireless PCI adapter until I configured my PC for a wired connection, so I couldn't. Gigabyte's ARGB control software isn't great, to be honest, but it gets the job done well enough I suppose. I use it to control case fans and CPU RGB fans. The case fans [front, top, rear] connect to the controller that came with the fans and connect to one of the case fan's ARGB headers. The CPU fans are controlled by the CPU fan ARGB header. My RAM is managed by Corsair iCUE software. I filled the two empty RAM slots with the appropriate Corsair Lighting Enhancement Kit so that there are no gaps in the RGB ness. I used the "User Test" and here is the link to the current build test: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/42620896 Games: Gunboat (56%) Desktop: UFO (105%) Workstation: Yacht (53%) ) Test of old PC working now with i5-2500 and now with Nvidia GTX 550 TI: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/42622201Game: Log (11%)Desktop: Battlecruiser (67 %) Workplace: Tree trunk (10%) I am very satisfied with the overall performance. If GPU prices go down I might look at a 3060 or 3050 if they're available when I'm ready. I usually stay around $300, but since I want to go from 2x24" 1080p 60Hz to 32"-34" UW 1440p 120-144Hz, I'm sure I'll need more power to get decent results. I can now most of it plays the games I throw at it on High/Ultra.The old rig will probably only play mainstream games like Minecraft or Roblox at decent FPS.It handled newer games pretty well considering when it hit the RX570 Just in case I have the BIOS recovery feature to update the BIOS should I need it for my 5600x as I didn't have an older AM4 processor to add if the BIOS wasn't updated (another major reason why i chose this board) power supply and board, connecting to a power source, then on a separate computer, downloading the bios update file, unzipping and renaming the t file as needed, I then put it on connected to the appropriate USB port. Port and pressed the BIOS Flashback button. It started blinking and when it stopped it was done.