Asus Rog B650E-I Overview, VRM Testing, Cooler Compatibility

[@L91]

Sorry, no talking in this one, I'm ill. Full cooler compatibility can be found linked in video description. Feel free to ask any questions in comments. Thanks everyone.

[@lianyu5223]

Thanks for the review! Especially the last part of compatibility list of all the coolers. thats so important for all itx builders. Do you mind if u can have a test of rog x670e itx board? curious about if L12S ghost edition would fit or not.

[@ST-gp8in]

Thank you for including a cooler compatibility section, much appreciated

[@Kizzster]

Thank you been waiting on a review on this board

[@zentet6583]

Thankyou for this boss L91!

[@Ren-bj4xm]

The CPU Cooler compatibility help me greatly, thx

[@mineturte]

the only English review on youtube!

[@esk99l32]

No sound yet very informative in the shortest amount of time. Wish more people does it this way. One question is whether the L12S can be mounted with the heat pipe ends facing the PCIe slot? Does the height of the rear heatsink get in the way?

[@L91]

Thank you. Sorry, my voice isn't feeling it today. The rear IO shroud is too tall for the L12S to me mounted 2nd orientation. You can find cooler orientations linked in written review in the video description. The video would have been rather long if I were to show every LP cooler tested.

[@esk99l32]

@@L91 Well it was the first time I saw such a nice list of coolers tested for a motherboard. Nice job and thanks for the info.

[@gergelykiss1142]

Which of the following air cooler would be the best for a 7700x ? -idcooling is55 Thermalright axp120 Noctua l12-ge Big shrunken 3 I have a lian li q58 case.

[@zounds13]

This is very interesting because Noctua says the NH-L12S will NOT fit with that motherboard. But it looks like that's what you've got installed at the end of the video. Did you have any problems? Do all the pipes clear the VRM heatsink? It's hard to tell from the top view.

[@L91]

One of the heatpipes makes contact with the corner tip of the plastic I/O shroud by about a hair. Didn't leave any marks, though. Noctua is just being cautious.

[@zounds13]

@@L91 thanks!

[@UnrealBench]

Since you have done so many tests with the B650e-i, do you happen to know how many watts are output via the USB C interface? thx

[@МилицайПолицаевич-к2э]

Why power supply 600W ? 7600X TDP is 105W (7700 65W). I try to calculate all power for this system and apologize that 300W is enough.

[@L91]

Because it's very quiet, reliable, and platinum rated.

[@МилицайПолицаевич-к2э]

@@L91 I ask because think about bundle based on Ryzen 7600/7700 for now with possible upgrade to 7950X later. So i dont know what PSU and cooling choose. I need minimum size case but apologize that i needed water one cooling system for TDP 230W+ and PSU 300+Watts according to upgrade in futere, right ?

[@sqvrltastic1814]

any non low profile coolers that can fit?

[@fabutrash]

I just ordered this board but am worried now. Reading there's lots of coil whine and no native LAN or Wifi drivers during windows install, so you need a USB ethernet adapter during the install.

[@L91]

You can use mobile data connection via USB to install drivers during Windows installation. This is how I did it. Yes, coil whine seems hit & miss and to varying degrees, though I don't hear much about it these days.

[@fabutrash]

@L91 oh that's interesting, so I can plug my Android phone in and it will be detected as Ethernet if hotspot is enabled? Edit: Found it under USB tethering. Life saver. Thank you!

[@AndyU96]

Not much point testing the VRM temps with a 7600X

[@ozzracer]

I couldnt see you installed ram with the cooler.I am confused because Noctua says the nh-l12s doesnt fit to asus b650e-i?

[@L91]

One of the heatpipes touches the corner tip of plastic I/O shroud by hair. Noctua is just being cautious and playing it safe officially as they should. It does fit, though, and doesn't leave any marks on the shroud.

[@ozzracer]

@@L91 thanks for the reply is this is the only orientation that fits ?

[@L91]

@@ozzracer correct

[@ozzracer]

@@L91 tysm

[@nahuel7244]

Hi, Great videos man, short , clear, and full of relevant information. Now the question: i have tried to find the ram clearance for the models of Thermaltake axp 100, specifically AXP-100-Full Copper. Have you tested this model? and if you did what are the ram clearance for them?. Thanks,

[@L91]

Unfortunately, I haven't sorry

[@dimagayduk]

Can you tell more about VRM fan? They works allways or only when CPU on hard load? And can i controll motherboard fan curve in bios? I build a silence PC, so it`s very important for me. Thanks.

[@L91]

It's always on and not controllable in BIOS. I can't hear mine at ldle or high CPU loads like Cinebench R23. Others have had mixed experience in the regard. Mine is noticeable in gaming and has very weird behaviour, I'm still looking into this. Its seems to be mixed bag with these boards as some have reported no issues.

[@bemindful924]

Can you replace the VRM fan with the Noctua 40mm/60mm fan? Im worried about coilwhine and I reckon the Noctua will cool the VRM even better. Not sure how big the stock ASUS fan is though.

[@L91]

I've not looked into this, so I can't help you there

[@bemindful924]

@@L91 Cool. Thanks for the reply, mate!

[@samwongty]

Thank you so much! i am planning to use this Mobo too, with IS-55 and using Fractal Ridge. Wanna to know the orientation of the heatsink. I notice you write the (Y) after IS-55, but I am not sure (Y) meaning. If the heatsink will over the RAM, what is the RAM clearance and any suggestion for the RAM can fit it?

[@L91]

Y meaning Yes. The IS-55 only fits in one orientation, going over the RAM. 33mm Max RAM height, so TeamGroup Vulcan DDR5 or Gskill Flare X5 or Ripjaws S5. I'd highly recommend the AXP120-X67 for use in Fractal Ridge as it's a much more powerful cooler.

[@severouspearous2757]

hi in march i should get my T1 sandwitch, i was thinking of building a mini pc with one of the ryzen 3d 7000, they should be out. I was thinking of getting an x670e-i so as to have a good start in case of the life of the Am5 chipset I will be able to install the future better ryzen xD, I had a 6950XT which occupies 3 slots, do you think an is-55 could be enough to keep cool a 7700x?

[@MegaMan0429]

The noctua NH-L12S (15MM fan) can be placed under the fins, correct? I want to install these two in a SSUPD Meshilicious.

[@L91]

Correct, but it is extremely tight fit

[@MegaMan0429]

@@L91 Thank you. Could you also tell me the RAM clearance with the fan being under the fins, with the same motherboard of course?

[@L91]

@@MegaMan0429 33mm, so likes of Gskill Ripjaws S5 or Flare X5. TeamGroup Vulcan DDR5 or T-CREATE Expert DDR5

[@MegaMan0429]

@@L91 Thanks! One more thing, if I were to get the Ripjaws S5 or TeamGroup, can I enable EXPO on them? If not, I would have to manually OC them, correct?

[@L91]

@Arpon Talukder no, these boards support XMP. I think Gskill Flare X5 have EXPO versions. I've never used or looked into EXPO or looked into it imo

[@justcryptor3vs360]

A 7900x is too much for this board?? Nzxt kraken z53 will fit??

[@L91]

7900X will work. Can't say for sure about the z53, but it's very likely since EK AIOs fit

[@RobertOortwijn]

How is the fan noise on this motherboard? Can you hear it as it's a small fan on the VRM?

[@L91]

I've never noticed it, so no

[@jethrokabigting587]

Have you tried AK620 or Noctua NH D15 on this board? does it fit?

[@DaneMurdock]

How does the type C DP alt mode work? Does it just recognize a display, or do you have to configure it to be a DP port? Also are the chipset fans controllable in the bios?

[@L91]

Chipset fan isn't controllable, but isn't noticeable either. The DP alt mode only works for integrated graphics

[@DaneMurdock]

@@L91 Thanks for the reply. If the chipset fan isn't controllable then I am probably going to go with something else. I recently got rid of an Asus x670-i and the chipset fan ran consistently between 6k and 8k RPM. Maybe this mobo's fan doesn't run so high, but I definitely want to have a fan controller if I can. Also, I want that DP mode specifically for integrated graphics to use my drawing tablet through a single usb-C cable. But the lack of fan controller might override this for me.

[@L91]

@Dana M you can't hear the chipset fan, so why does it matter if its controllable

[@DaneMurdock]

@@L91 I don't want to have a fan in any system that I have no control over. If not for noise then for preventing wear and tear over time.

[@DaneMurdock]

Is it just the one fan on the left side or does it have two? The x670-i had two, one under the m.2 riser and one along the usb i/o. Thanks again for the replies.

[@ynigo8923]

Does the axp90-x47 fit in any b650-itx motherboard?

[@L91]

Probably, any particular one in mind

[@ynigo8923]

@@L91 thank you

[@duckne55]

Any idea what is the boot time for this for a cold boot?

[@L91]

Boot times in general a pretty slow

[@peterkazmir]

How loud is the VRM fan?

[@L91]

Not noticable

[@Pillokun]

wait up to 6400mt/s, okey the budget asus b660i board I had did 6600mt/s with 12100f without any issues at all. Amd need to work on that or they could release the x3d noooooow :D