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Review on ๐ŸŽฎ ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming: AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX Gaming Motherboard with PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS Flashback, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header, and Aura Sync by Kazuki Vong

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Delivery defective, but I give it a second chance.

I have no doubt this is a good board but I think it's fair to let any potential buyer know that the refills were defective on arrival. The motherboard is stuck in a boot loop, which means the qled lights keep changing between amber/red/white until I manually turn off the power. But it started randomly, maybe 1/10th of the try, and I was able to successfully install Windows, update BIOS, drivers and other software for all components. But even after that, the shutdown and restart went back into the boot loop. Tested with a stock GPU and PSU from another working build, still no normal boot. Asus tech support worked with me and found that the motherboard was defective. Revain refunded and I'll buy the same model again. Like I said, I think this will be a solid motherboard if it works. I'm just unlucky to get a defective motherboard from the factory. I have an Asus Prime x570 in a different build and it runs the system just fine. Will post an honest review of the next one I get. Update: The 2nd mobo came and installed and worked as expected. The PC booted and had to reinstall the operating system and all drivers and software, but after that it worked as it should. Excellent mobile device, a large number of fan connectors to meet the needs of most users, it is nice to have an A-RGB connector, solid build. Would buy it again for another PC. Accidental defective products happen to all manufacturers, this is how the company treats unhappy customers who receive them and my experience with Asus and Revain has earned them loyal customers.

Pros
  • Optimized thermal solution: Fanless VRM and chipset heatsinks with ASUS Stack Cool 3plus design keep your system running reliably even under heavy loads by increasing the passive cooling capacity of critical onboard components.
Cons
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