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Review on ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (WiFi 6) AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ๐ŸŽฎ ATX Gaming Motherboard | PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS Flashback, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header, Aura Sync by Robert Ogrodnik

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Great quality but maybe a bit overpriced for the B550.

ASUS B-550 F Gaming (WiFi) I will not add what you have already read in the description but what you may not notice until it is in your hands. Bios updated box to run 3rd gen Ryzen. Everything is easily accessible. The power supply is designed to support 8+4 pins, especially if you want to overclock. Remember I'm against it. But it will work fine if you only have an 8 pin power supply. Just make sure you have enough power for what you're running. 600W is sufficient for most settings. Comes with an I/O port shield and has plenty of onboard I/O ports as well as a USB flash BIOS port for updating the BIOS without the graphics card and monitor, which may come in handy. The front I/O ports are located on the bottom right like most motherboards. It features 2 addressable RGB connectors, one on the top and one on the bottom, for really easy wiring. The logo in the upper left corner of the MOBO lights up in RGB. Lots of fanports, which is always a good thing. Asus Crate software is nice and handy to update all your drivers in one place. Bluetooth works great. WiFi, maybe it's my distance from the router. I'd have to play with it more to see if it's the antenna or my router's location, but I can't get past 40 m/s if I have much more. I think most people will use a wired connection, but then again, you won't buy the WiFi version. All in all, this is a solid motherboard. Definitely recommended for anyone who wants to build a computer. The only negative is the price, for the b550 it's in the same price range as the x570. So depending on the price, x570 could be a good option.

Pros
  • Delivery was very fast
Cons
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