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ASUS TUF B450 PLUS II Motherboard Review

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Details

BrandASUS
CPU SocketSocket AM4
RAM Memory TechnologyDDR4
Compatible ProcessorsAMD 1st Gerenration Ryzen
Chipset TypeAMD B450
PlatformWindows 10
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Description of ASUS TUF B450 PLUS II Motherboard

AMD AM4 Socket: Compatible to Ryzen 5000, 3rd/2nd/1st Gen AMD Ryzen CPUs. Robust Power Design: DrMOS power stages with high-quality alloy chokes and durable capacitors to provide reliable power for the last AMD high-count-core CPUs. Optimized Thermal Solution: Fanless VRM and PCH heatsink, multiple hybrid fan headers and fan speed management with Fan Xpert 2 utility. Gaming Connectivity: Supports HDMI 2.0b (4K@60HZ) and DisplayPort 1.2 output, featuring dual M.2 slots (NVMe SSD), front panel USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A connector, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port. Industry-leading Gaming Audio & AI Noise Canceling Microphone Technology: codec with DTS Sound Unbound draws you deeper into the action. Communicate clearly with ASUS AI Noise Cancelling Mic technology. Gaming Look and Feel: 1x RGB header onboard with ASUS exclusive Armoury Crate utility. DIY Friendly: With BIOS Flashback and ASUS exclusive UEFI BIOS, 256Mb BIOS Flash ROM. Please ensure your BIOS is up to date if installing a compatible Ryzen 5000 series CPU. Visit ASUS site search by motherboard model name, click on “Support” tab, Drivers and Tools, then BIOS & Firmware to download the latest BIOS.

Reviews

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

The best thing I've ever used, a great item for everyone!

When choosing, I made aspects of the form factor, I needed ATX, 4 slots for RAM, 2 slots m2 and good power, all this in order to feel the 4000 series from Ryzen in the future Assembly from the following components: Asus TUF Gaming B550-Plus, Ryzen 5 3600, 2x8Gb Corsair Vengeance CMK16GX4M2B3200C16, Deepcool Gammaxx GT TGA cooler and all this in a case from Deepcool Matrexx 55. I made all my conclusions based on the transition from the 1155 platform from Asus P8Z77-V LX, which faithfully served…

Pros
  • 1) Design. Gray-black tones, with a slight backlight, and even with a black cap, computer connoisseurs, not only in terms of price and quality, but also in design, will appreciate it with dignity. 2) Joint production of components with other vendors under the abbreviation TGA (TUF Gaming Alliance), the overall assembly in the same style, it's very cool. 3) A rich set of connectors, in short, all the devices that I previously had - everything is connected directly to the mat. fee. 2x connectors for +12v and 1x +5v lighting, and in addition, all this is synchronized via Aura Sync; 4x connectors for 4-pin fans; 2x connectors under m.2, well, finally, in the future, the system can be assembled quiet and fast, without sata disks. 4) The presence of LED status indication (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device), you can see what is being polled, what has stalled, etc. 5) The textolite in the hands did not feel with some kind of “wow, how durable” effect, but after installing it in the case, when connecting the RAM or powering the mat. board, I didn’t have any problems or fear, “what the hell is caved in”
Cons
  • 1) Of the shortcomings, perhaps, I would like to note a very close distance between the cooler tower (a tower with a 120mm fan was used) and the video card (MSI GTX 1660 Super was used). Although the PCIe slot is reinforced, in a metal base, but as soon as I installed the video card in place and latched, only then I realized that if I want to carry out preventive maintenance of the video card, then I simply can’t get it without hemorrhoids. 2) No support for 2022 series Ryzen

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent quality, absolutely not expected for such a price.

Under Hong Kong 5 3600 everything started up without problems. 2x8 G. Skill Trident Z rgb sticks on Hynix d-die wound up on xmp 3600MHz 16-19-19-39 without question with one click. So we continued on and on calmly. I didn’t drive above 4000 MHz, I got stable performance at 18-21-21-42 with a voltage of 1.37v. As a result, I decided to roll back a little, I got absolutely stable 3800 MHz with native timings of 16-19-19-39 and a voltage of 1.36v, I stopped there. In general, the board is…

Pros
  • Board layout. Lots of necessary connectors. Everything is thought out. Collected - launched everything without dancing with tambourines.
Cons
  • The price tag is biting, there is x570 at this price.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Feel free to buy, for such a price, the quality is simply amazing.

Started up without problems with Ryzen 3600x and two sticks of G. SKILL 3200 MHz memory. In general, after replacing the motherboard, the system felt a little more productive, there were fewer drawdowns in games. Also on the old mat. The board had pickups from the video card to the sound card: it was enough to load the video card with something, for example, start any game, as extra sounds immediately appeared in the headphones. With this mat. there are no such problems. In general, the board…

Pros
  • - Fresh chipset with support for all current technologies; - Support out of the box 3000 series processors; - Convenient bios with a bunch of settings; - Looks and feels like a quality product in the hands, there is no feeling of fragility; - Enough connectors for connecting fans and the availability of software to configure them in windows; - Headroom for the future on the CPU: it will be possible to upgrade at least 5000 series ryzen without any problems; - PCI-E 4. Not useful at the moment, but for the future it's nice to be able to use the current standard; - There is no fan on the board, which is installed on boards based on the X570 chipset and which can be quite noisy. At the same time, nothing overheats; - Sufficient distances from the CPU socket to the RAM and video card, everything fit without any problems (although when installing 4 slats of RAM at once, there may be difficulties); - There is a connector for an internal WI-FI adapter, maybe someday it will come in handy.
Cons
  • - Expensive; - There is not enough distance from the socket to the RAM connectors, when using a large tower and high memory sticks, problems may arise.

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Not everything is so bad, but there are disadvantages.

Drowned for ASUS, but overpaid for TUF, Asrock on 450 chipset would be the best choice 2 times cheaper. I do not recommend.

Pros
  • 1. High-quality VRM (I use for 3900). 2. BIOS ate without processor.
Cons
  • 1. Price. 2. The software does not see the latest ates, you have to download it manually. Software for fast charging smartphone does not work. 3. Noise reduction features - marketing, the same features are in Windows and Steam. The function is difficult to use due to the need to manually select the noise reduction device. 4. No sensor on VRM. 5. It is impossible to stop all coolers for silent operation. 6. There is no connector for USB TYPE-C output to the front panel (I did not pay attention when buying, you will have to buy an additional PCI device to connect TYPE-C on the front panel) 7. AUROS backlight functions / connectors are not needed, I would not want to pay for them.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I am one hundred percent satisfied with the purchase, I recommend this product to everyone.

Got pros: Many connectors for backlighting, both addressable and conventional. There is a socket for a temperature sensor. No Type C connector. A good feeder, covered with heavy radiators. There is a small radiator on the chipset and it heats up below 60 degrees (before that, asus x370 f gaming had numbers of about 63 on hot days and 61.62 at a house temperature of 23.24) There are several m2 connectors. One of them is covered with a radiator (aluminum plate), which can be rearranged. Its cons:

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A wonderful product, its nice to use.

Comments: An excellent board in its price segment (From boards based on the B550 chipset), for those who do not need SLI and many PCI 4.0 chipset lines. I was also pleased with the presence of a heatsink on the M2 slot, which can be installed in both places to choose from (lower slot M2 32Gbit, upper 64 Gbit).

Pros
  • -Price (Compared to competitors) - Convenient BIOS -Good VRM which should withstand 8-12 nuclear stones -Built-in sound and lan controllers -Plenty of USB ports
Cons
  • Cons: The only thing I didn't like was that the HyperX Fury RGB HX432C16FB3AK2/16 memory doesn't work with XMP 3200 MHz, the profile is applied, tests in Windows pass, there are no crashes, but when I reboot the system, the BIOS gives a memory error and I have to reset the BIOS , this is not observed on XMP 3000 MHz. I ated the BIOS to the latest version (1004) and this was not fixed, but for some reason the support for this memory for this board is not declared on the ASUS website, it may be added in future versions.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good product for me, no problems at all.

Great modern motherboard. Worth your money. I took it under ryzen 7 3700x, and this board is more than enough in stock, because. it will pull even r9 39xx. For RGB lovers, there is support for aura synk. Headset as a gift. Left a good impression after the purchase.

Pros
  • There was a choice between AORUS Elite and ASUS TUF-Plus. The balance has shifted towards ASUS as there are 6 sata connectors, when Gigabytes have 4 of them. 1. Excellent motherboard based on B550 chipset. 2. Convenient BIOS interface. 3. Aura synch. 4. Good cooling, including heatsink for one m.2. 5. VRM that will support 39xx without problems. 6. Groundwork for a future ate 7. 6 sata ports
Cons
  • No disadvantages

Revainrating 5 out of 5

An ideal product for any type of consumer.

Excellent modern board with everything you need on board. Suitable for overclocking, and you can easily make a Christmas tree out of the system unit. Products from ASUS pleased once again, I am satisfied with the purchase.

Pros
  • Convenient location of ports for connecting all kinds of equipment, incl. backlight (the backlight itself can be turned off in the BIOS and adjusted through a utility that installs itself when the OS starts). The wires can be hidden behind the motherboard heatsinks, which adds to the aesthetics. Good batteries and cooling system. Convenient bios.
Cons
  • In the upper slot, the SSD m.2 plays, it was screwed with complete bolts from the motherboard.

Revainrating 2 out of 5

I don't recommend buying this product, there's nothing to praise here.

Yes, the price of boards for the B550 bites, but in the end I chose this one, because the price corresponds to the dollar one. Many others are overpriced in. Let me tell you about the cons: - The sound card on the Realtek drivers did not detect the headphones. That is, to connect headphones, you need to turn on the computer directly with them (! ). It helped to demolish firewood from Realtek and let Windows install some itself - you can connect headphones with them on a live computer. The sound

Pros
  • - well made - looks good - many ports for FAN and RGB
Cons
  • audio map - more details below stability decently warms up

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The perfect purchase for me, exactly what I was looking for!

Pros below: everything started without dancing with a tambourine. RAM (Kingston HX432S16RV3K2 / 16) calmly wound up at 3200 according to the XMP profile. bios easy to ate Some cons: more nitpick: when you start the motherboard for a second, the coolers spin up to the maximum and start making noise.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A very high-quality product, I take it not for the first time.

Excellent cutting-edge motherboard. Very worth the cost. I put it under a Ryzen 7 3700X and there's enough of room on this board for the rest of my needs. As strong as r9 39xx, it will pull much harder. Aura Sync is supported for those who like RGB. As a present, a headset. Ultimately, it made a positive impression following the sale.

Pros
  • AORUS Elite and ASUS TUF-Plus were the two options available. Because ASUS has six sata connectors and Gigabytes only has four, the scales have tipped in ASUS' favor. First, the B550 chipset is the foundation of a fantastic motherboard. 2 Simple and straightforward BIOS setup. Thirdly, synchronizing with one's aura. Excellent cooling with a built-in heatsink for a single meter. 5. A VRM that can reliably support the frequency of 39xx. Six Sata ports, a solid foundation for the future, and a six-foot ate
Cons
  • Absolutely no drawbacks

Revainrating 5 out of 5

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

Recommendations: If you do not require support for multiple PCI 4.0 chipset lines or SLI, this is a great choice for a motherboard in its price range (from boards based on the B550 chipset). The existence of a heatsink on the M2 slot, which can be fitted in either location depending on your preference, was another thing that made me happy (lower slot M2 32Gbit, upper 64 Gbit).

Pros
  • -Price (Compared to competitors) (Compared to competitors) - User-friendly BIOS - Strong VRM that ought to be able to survive 8–12 nuclear stones -Integrated sound and local area network controllers -An abundance of USB ports
Cons
  • Cons: The only thing about the HyperX Fury RGB HX432C16FB3AK2/16 memory that I didn't like was that it doesn't work with XMP 3200 MHz. The profile is applied, tests in Windows pass, and there are no crashes; however, when I reboot the system, the BIOS gives a memory error, and I have to reset the BIOS. This is not observed on XMP 3000 MHz. I updated the BIOS to the most recent version (1004) and this issue was not resolved; nevertheless, for some reason, support for this RAM for this board is not declared on the ASUS website; it is possible that support will be included in later versions of the BIOS.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great value for the money, definitely recommended!

This cutting-edge vessel has all the conveniences of home and more. Easily transformed into a holiday tree, and capable of being overclocked. As usual, ASUS has delivered excellent products, and I couldn't be happier with my latest acquisition.

Pros
  • The port layout is well thought out, allowing for the easy attachment of a wide variety of devices, including those with built-in lighting systems (the backlight itself can be turned off in the BIOS and adjusted through a utility that installs itself when the OS starts). It's more aesthetically pleasing when the cables are concealed below the motherboard heatsinks. Strong cooling and battery capacity. Easy-to-read biographies.
Cons
  • The SSD m.2 is installed on the motherboard's upper M.2 slot and is secured with full-length screws.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The quality is top notch, be sure to try it.

The benefits have been covered extensively elsewhere, so I'll stick on the drawbacks. - It was at 3 M that I went. Two ports are available, but one of them is PCI-E 1.0 only, and the other is too small to accommodate a standard-length solid-state drive (SSD). Greatest Disappointment Authentic audio technology. Why is it subpar in comparison to my 15-year-old, analog Sound Blaster Audigy 4? Why is it so hard to do the same, or anything close? The commercial specifies the type of cutting-edge…

Pros
  • Battery cooling, full-board, multiple 4-pin connectors for coolers, and a thermocouple pin; the rest has been covered in detail elsewhere.
Cons
  • Without a thermocouple, Realteck sound, and "3 ports M.2,"

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Beyond praise! The product definitely deserves your attention.

7 3700X purchased; everything is in working order. The manual was mostly useless as it is only required for the front panel connection; the rest is obvious. I put everything together. But alas, only the pins were detailed. The computer won't start when I switch it on. On is the memory debug diode. On the internet, some speculate that there might be a CPU, RAM, or mother issue. And I recently acquired a third die for 8 for myself. Prior to my experimentation with memory reorganization, 2 by 4…

Pros
  • honorable mother
Cons
  • Second RAM slot not functioning

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Best thing I have ever used, highly recommended!

Purchased for use with Ryzen 7 PRO 3700. The assembly process is really simple and straightforward; however, it is a shame that Asus has discontinued including a block in the kit that can be used to connect the leads on the case panel. Everything kicked off promptly and without any issues whatsoever, with HyperX RAM operating at 3733 MHz with no questions asked, top-level stability, and low temperatures. UEFI with a plethora of configurable options. In general, Asus has maintained a high level…

Pros
  • Reliability of components, arrangement of the board in terms of distances between slots and connectors, power phases, an abundance of USB and fan connectors, two M.2 slots, one of which has a heatsink, Aura Sync, which is a minor feature but good nonetheless.
Cons
  • On the sound card that was built right into the computer, the microphone that was located on the front panel did not work. I connected a variety of them, including headsets as well as microphones by themselves; the software determined their connection; nonetheless, there was no sound coming from the input. I tested it with both branded drivers and the ones that come standard with Windows 10, but the outcome was still nil. But, because I was not satisfied with the quality that the integrated sound system produced, I decided to purchase a discrete sound system, and the microphone performed admirably with it. The software that comes with Armory Crate is quite simple. It stubbornly refuses to work without any ates, even though it claims in the "ate center" that there are none, and then it cusses out the absence of certain services. In overall, there is a great deal of room for improvement.

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Terrible quality, disappointed with the purchase.

When this mother handed me a PC ate, I had no idea it would lead to such an epic adventure. At first, I was unable to use a packaged cooler with it since the connectors did not line up properly. After that, the video card stopped working because it was located further inside the casing than I had first thought, necessitating the search for a thinner screw. Attempting to upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 10 fails because of a BIOS-level issue. The icing on the cake is the fact that despite the…

Pros
  • Performance
Cons
  • Enough

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The purchase brought only positive emotions.

Where was the PS/2 port placed? My favorite, most practical keyboard is no longer available. They no longer provide them with as much comfort. I was unable to purchase a replacement, and the required keys do not operate through the adaptor (which is exclusive to this store). Asus is not included. The new cropped keyboard is something I'm getting used to. a bad idea. a bad power circuit cooling. a typical load of 60 degrees. Well, I'm not sure. And that too while using a big radiator. In…

Pros
  • - The number of supported processor models and CPU power. - The nvme drive has a radiator; - the bios is clear and allows for changing it from a flash drive; - the sound quality is excellent; - the disk. a useful CD that includes software - psi-e 4.0 for the most recent red cards I enjoy. The nvme drive's speed is also transmitted through this bus. - backlight control and backlighting. - Three USB ports are adequate. encourage 3.2 USB
Cons
  • - There is only one radiator for m2, there is no PS/2 connector, and food chains are heated. - Sata drives function in an odd way. Sata 1 plus Sata 2 only sees the second. Normal Sata 1 and 3 or 2 and 4.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great value for money, one of the best offers.

Although there are other manufacturers who produce nice boards, I decided to go with Asus. Before that, there was also an Asus board; it did its job without causing any problems and received no complaints. Because of this very reason, the bolts were not thrown. Prior to that, there was mATX, in which there were less bolts; but, here in ATX, in which there are no bolts at all, I was required to scrape the bottom of the barrel. Other than that, it's a great board; I installed it, tweaked the BIOS

Pros
  • 1. A reliable power supply with 8+2 radiators made of aluminum. 2. A PCI slot that's been beefed up specifically for video cards. 3. three slots for M2 cards One PCI 4.0 originating from the processor, one PCI 3.0 originating from the chipset, and one M.2 E-key originating from the Wi-Fi module. 4. Convenient and understandable bios.
Cons
  • In the kit, there was not a single bolt that could be used to secure the board to the casing.

Revainrating 3 out of 5

It's not quite what I expected, overall it's ok.

This motherboard was bought to go with a Ryzen 9 5900X and an Asus tufgaming RX6700 XT. The Internet is only used for nursing simulations and video games. On the very first day after purchase, the bios failed; the customer took the device to the warranty service, who diagnosed the problem and rectified it. Two weeks later, the same thing happened again with a second crash. I tried turning on my computer two days ago, during the holidays, and all that happens is that the dram led lights up. I…

Pros
  • price, crossfire compatibility, 4GB RAM, and 2 GPUs all come at a reasonable price.
Cons
  • Assurance of High-Quality Output