💻 GIGABYTE B550I AORUS PRO AX Gaming Motherboard - AM4 AMD/B550/Mini-ITX/Dual M.2/SATA 6Gb/s/USB 3.2 Gen 1/WiFi 6/2.5 GbE LAN/PCIe 4.0/Realtek ALC1220-Vb/DisplayPort 1.4/2xHDMI 2.0B/RGB Fusion 2.0/DDR4 Review

I bought this motherboard to use with an AMD 5950X. I tried to use the Q-Flash button but couldn't load the BIOS file. I was able to boot into the BIOS and update it that way. I read another review about problems using the XMP profile, but I used it with no problems. One problem I've encountered has to do with the built-in Bluetooth. The Bluetooth hardware will randomly disappear and the only way to get it back is to turn off the computer and unplug the AC adapter for a minute, then plug it…

If you don't plan on ever opening the BIOS, don't worry about this board! After specifically selecting RAM based on compatibility listed on Gigabyte's website, I tried changing the speed from the automatically selected 2100 to the nominal 3200. This single change caused the board to stop working. That in and of itself is all, that's what clears the CMOS, isn't it? On this board, the only available jumpers on the board do NOT work! AGAIN THE CMOS JUMPER WILL NOT RESET THE CMOS SETTINGS. Okay…

The board looks well made with a nice backplate but has some issues. Sometimes Windows loses the bluetooth adapter and thinks the bluetooth adapter does not exist. It is considered disabled in Device Manager. The solution is to perform a deep power cycle by unplugging the computer, waiting a little, and plugging it back in. This problem seems to be very widespread based on the Reddit posts of other users having the same problem. I also don't use Bluetooth on my PC, so it doesn't affect me much.

I received the installation on a Hydra Mini chassis build. I'm using a Ryzen 3600 with Scythe Big Shuriken 3, GTX 1080 Founders, G.SKILL Trident Z Neo F4-3600C16D-32GTZN, Samsung 790 EVO PLUS, Samsung 970 EVO and a Corsair SF600 PSU. Everything went well. Obviously I don't need a C front panel on the Hydra Mini, so this worked great for me. I updated to the UEFI F2a update before even attempting to install Windows. When I enabled decoding over 4g in UEFI, I lost everything related to the…

Update March 2021: My Asus Rog Strix b550-i has had the disappearance of Bluetooth in Windows 10 only once since I bought a mobile phone. It hasn't happened again and I don't have any problems with USB connections or the internet (I use my computer for work/play for 8-10 hours every day). For now, I recommend the Asus Rog Strix b550-i. Gigabyte B550I Aorus Pro AX - Gigabyte is a good phone on paper, but disappointing and full of problems in normal use. Update February 2021: The Bluetooth…

The Gigabyte B550I Aorus Pro AX is one of the most affordable B550 ITX motherboards on the market at the time of this review , and yet it's extremely packed with the latest features that enthusiasts have come to expect from an ITX motherboard. Pros: My personal reasons for choosing this motherboard, or the B550 board in general, are the better/faster Ryzen 5000 series support, as well as things like PCIe 4.0, USB 3.2, and 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet. This board also has the very handy Q-Flash feature…