ASUS ROG Strix B450 F Gaming II For AMD AM4 CPU The Most Popular Motherboard On Amazon

[@mikesunboxing]

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[@santiagoferrari1973]

There is only one feature that makes this motherboard sale. 6 pcie slots. This motherboard is 100% bought for mining. Gamers, get out of the way.

[@jyuriemhisia2220]

@@santiagoferrari1973 i try to multi gpu and i got no display i try all, but nothing happen, u have idea?

[@cdtluna]

@@jyuriemhisia2220 try this video: it worked using my Atlon 3000g...I am using 6 3070s with no issues. 16GB Ram...I am running Nicehash OS...no ssd or nvme needed....

[@Simplicitywins]

@@cdtluna Try what video? I'm having the same problem - it seems that most people have the same problem when trying to mine with this board.

[@aashishrulz]

@@santiagoferrari1973 can you share how did u enable all pcie's, I am trying to enable 6 nvidia card, but this wont lent me do it. any help is much appreciated.

[@jamesmiscellaneous]

The points made here about the Audio around the 16 minute mark... The onboard audio is often an underrated feature. This board has a great audio setup for the reasons Mike explains. Getting AEC and noise canceling setup without mucking around with extra software is just a great thing. Also big thanks to Mike for letting me know Discord has an often unnoticed noise suppression feature built in that I never noticed. You can only see it when you have voice activated. I have ALC1220 and lots of new B550 boards have lesser onboard audio solutions. Penny pinching? I probably wouldn't go B450 but for a cost effective build for a friend or non enthusiast, this would be on my shortlist of probably 3 B450 boards. And I COMPLETELY agree about the aesthetics. The purply pink line going through the other versions was vomit inducing.

[@mikesunboxing]

sound is an often overlooked part of the component selection process, most people are looking for overclocking or fancy lighting, but audio is very important and sometimes expensive to replace or upgrade

[@nerd5371]

2:40 hi i'm from future and yes in 2023 amd still releasing am4 chip and it's the good one!! 5500x3d in the house, so yeah bios flash is good

[@GrandisArcanum]

you earned yourself a new subscriber. Though I'll still be waiting on my new GPU while utilizing my old one (for obvious reasons) your videos really helped to break down this board (which I have) and explored the intricate details that many reviewers/unboxers gloss over (like which USB port you need to use when flashing BIOS). Means a lot to first time/"it's-been-a-while" builders. Cheers.

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks and welcome to the channel, hope you enjoy the content and become an active member in the community, any questions we are here for you

[@longlost2518]

Thanks for this comment and thank you OP for this video. My buddy just gave me this board and I'm about to flash bios. I'll make sure to use the right usb

[@Glass-Eye25]

I just bought this with additional SATA cables. I guess I can use the extra ones for the future haha.

[@mikesunboxing]

They are always handy to have around :-)

[@jacobbucayan6072]

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[@mikesunboxing]

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[@zwerker]

I have the Mark I of this board, am really pleased with it. Recently upgraded to 4x8 3600 MHz RAM (overkill, I know), and am running a Ryzen 5 3600 @4GHz.

[@mikesunboxing]

sounds like a great setup

[@zwerker]

Update: just picked up a used MK II for 50€. But will I have the energy to take my machine apart and upgrade, or will I flip the board for a slight profit? (leaning toward the upgrade)

[@mikesunboxing]

@Zwerker Decisions, decisions

[@classythrifter3633]

@@zwerker Im just building up the smae MK II version of your setup and pretty pumped about it. Plus you flipped something for a profit! I like your style.

[@zwerker]

@@classythrifter3633 I went with the upgrade. Used the Mk I to upgrade my oldest son's machine (he also got an R5 3600 and 32 gigs of RAM). Built and sold a computer based off of his old mATX board and Ryzen 5 1600af. Everybody wins!

[@TheeSpade]

I found you after getting the board. Great review brother thanks 😊

[@mikesunboxing]

Welcome aboard!

[@uglybob7505]

Looking forward to the build that this goes into. Thanks for sharing Mike and Kath :-)

[@mikesunboxing]

Us too! Although i would like a 5000 series processor to test with it but as you know they are like unicorn horns right now

[@patricklebel1141]

@@mikesunboxing there is a 5600x on aliexpress for about 485$ cad. Still overpriced, but I don't have to pay taxes so the difference at the end is not that much..

[@mikesunboxing]

@@patricklebel1141 there was a 5600x listed today on amazon US for around $300 but if bought in the uk it was about £230 but sold out very quickly

[@patricklebel1141]

@@mikesunboxing I don't know if you know about datalover's youtube channel, but they follow stock in real time for video card and cpu with an alarm. There is a channel for canada retailler and EU. I sometime let it run in the background as there is an alarm when there is a drop. But I never been ableto catch one for the 6800 or 3070 in Canada. (edit)I was looking at datalife engine and mixed datalover with datalife in my first post ..

[@mikesunboxing]

@@patricklebel1141 very interesting, i'll take a look

[@mattscomp]

I have been using the original version of this board since 2020 as a work PC and it's been perfect. Nice to see they added ARGB on the version 2. I ended up buying some Corsair fans plus the controller to get my lighting all sorted. Plus a Prism cooler. Kind of got schooled on RGB lighting but that's just how things are :-)

[@mikesunboxing]

still one of the most popular boards on the platform

[@vassnandor4296]

I was watching the comments and i was amased. I cant believe that u can answer everyone. Good job

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks, we try and reply to all the comments we can

[@vassnandor4296]

@@mikesunboxing btw i just got this motherboard with a ryzen 5 3600 and its way better than my old i5 7400. Ty for the reply and review

[@mikesunboxing]

@@vassnandor4296 No problem, thank you for watching :-)

[@vBDKv]

I've been using this board for 3 years now, it's still rock solid. This is a newer revision obviously, as the back has stuff mine doesn't have.

[@mikesunboxing]

yes a very nice board to use

[@syypher6951]

where is the U31G2_C1 located at i can't find it please help

[@vBDKv]

@@syypher6951 On mine it's right below the main 24pin motherboard connector. Check the manual for usb3.

[@syypher6951]

@@vBDKv weird,, i was stressing out cuz i couldn't find it

[@christianfalla6439]

Hello! Can I ask, cause my SSD can't be detected in the M.2_2 slot, the one with the heat sink cover. But when I use the slot 1, it's detected. Any help?

[@irampage3043]

This video saved me from buying a b550 to support my 5600x, I'm glad I saw this video before I made a mistake and replace this beautiful motherboard. Earned a sub!

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad we could help and welcome to the Channel :-)

[@saadextras6836]

Does this b450 work on the 5600x?

[@saadextras6836]

Or do you need to bios flash back

[@crazyxbeast]

@@saadextras6836 you’ll have to bios flash it to the latest bios so it supports the 5600X

[@xianlaw]

I saw this video before and I only found a B450F one of my stores in my place, I went there to buy it but the store is closed. Then I didn't want to comeback on the next day so i just proceeded to another computer store I know. And to my surprised, the B450-F II mobo is there! The store was closing but they were so kind for me to have the last transaction of the day. I really love your review so much about this that's why i went out on that day to buy one hahahahah

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it was helpful and you managed to get one :-)

[@dasvinker4024]

I bought this board just now. I currently am using a B450 A Pro from MSI and that doesn't have NEARLY as much things as I need compared to this. Thanks for the video!

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks for watching

[@preddy2940]

great video m8 i have got the older version paid 130.00 for it a while ago and still going strong

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks for watching, Preddy :-)

[@Ja2016]

"Is it still worth buying B450 in 2021?" Me on a320: ._.

[@Al3ksandrOrlov]

A320s are pretty decent with anything up to a R5 3600

[@Ja2016]

@@Al3ksandrOrlov Well a ryzen 5 3600 is what ive got lol

[@mikesunboxing]

A320 gets the job done, but if you are wanting a little overclock then b450 or higher is a must

[@rexe3139]

I literally just bought this board to upgrade from my A320m s2h. It’s worlds better especially using a 3700x on the a320 was sketchy.

[@SaucerStealing]

I got my a320m k and I'm planning ti upgrade to this one. Is it worth it even tho i ain't gonna overclock?

[@rbeng1095]

Got this motherboard recently it really good

[@mikesunboxing]

i am very happy with it to

[@rbeng1095]

@@mikesunboxing and great review also

[@mikesunboxing]

@@rbeng1095 thanks appreciate the comment

[@pomkrelli5453]

Can you control argb from UEFI or just turn off & on? I'm on Linux build so i don't have software to control.

[@rbeng1095]

@@pomkrelli5453 tbh i do not know sorry

[@BlackapinoTheTechGuy]

*I bought the B-450 F 4 yrs ago as my First PC Build. Love the Board and hasn't failed me YET. Of Course I need to switch the RAM speed from 2133 too 3200 but other than that it's a SOLID MOB*

[@luis_503de2]

Can i use a ryzen 7 5800x

[@Llun]

A great motherboard and with a new BIOS (5102) from days ago...

[@vicentesalinas8259]

Thanks to this video I understood the B450 more in depth and was ok with not having pcie 4. I ordered the ASUS ROG Strix B450 F Gaming II along with a 5600G cpu. Leaving me room to add a gpu later when prices calm down.

[@mikesunboxing]

hope you like the setup when you build it

[@TitasPetkevicius]

Does your sata5/6 work with m2 slot disk inserted?

[@al3nmicl]

Lucked up and got this for $60 at my local Microcenter. Open box of course, but an absolute steal

[@LONGTRANGBILL]

Good morning everyone. Thank you again for an exciting and informative video of the hardware we want to know about.

[@mikesunboxing]

Our pleasure!

[@Llun]

Just bought one and I am going to pair it with an AMD Ryzen 5 5600. B550 are so pricey now and I got this one way cheaper. Great video by the way.

[@mikesunboxing]

Very nice!

[@BS-Reviewz]

This answered all my questions. Thanks, man.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it was helpful :-)

[@chrisliddiard725]

@12:38 I don't understand why this reviewer would say SLI is dead in the water. I was hoping to find out if this board would run two graphics card, eg 2 x GTX 1080 in SLI mode. Instead the notion of having two cards is simply dismissed by the reviewer. So my next question is which budget AM4 boards would support the funcationality i am after?

[@mikesunboxing]

Sli is dead and buried with little or no support in video editing and most games developed in the last few years. It only works to some extent in some benchmark programs. For almost all regular pc users sli is not possible and needs a lot of modifications with no guarantee of stability or utilisation

[@zekeabad]

in my country this is abt 80-95 dollars on avg and im planning to buy this and i think i will be happy with it :)

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think most B450 motherboards are compatible with ANY AM4 cpu, right?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes almost every single processor if they have the new max version of the bios chip (256Mbit rather than the older 128Mbit)

[@fimbles1015]

Very detailed review. Thank you so much :)

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SumedhaManabaranaKandy]

Amazing.. I was watching two of your videos last night.. and this is what I was looking for... Mike, thank you so much...👌💥

[@mikesunboxing]

Great timing! Thank you for watching Sumedha MM :-)

[@SumedhaManabaranaKandy]

@@mikesunboxing Brilliant!

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

I plan on using an m2. and 3 SSDs on this board with a 1070 GPU and a 5700G CPU. Should I stick the m.2 on the top slot of the board?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes that would be best i think

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

@@mikesunboxing see that "i think" at the end makes me nervous lol

[@mikesunboxing]

@@OfficialRedTeamReview Top slot is the fastest

[@OneBadHistorian]

brilliant videos mike! gave me some good insights

[@AraceaeFanatics]

I'm building a budget gaming PC for my son, so this board is perfect. We're starting with an R5 3600 and he can upgrade when he's ready with his own money. A nice upgrade from my v1.

[@mikesunboxing]

this is not a budget board :-) but an excellent place to start

[@AraceaeFanatics]

@@mikesunboxing it's budget enough. I was just going to give him my v1.

[@Hus891]

Hi Mike would you possibly in the future make a tutorial on how to transfer all files & windows from an old mechanical hard drive to an ssd

[@---ex7bz]

Macrium reflect is the best best software for that

[@---ex7bz]

Mikes already made one kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3eyqneqf5p5q7s

[@mikesunboxing]

yes check out the macrium reflect videos i have done should show you all you need to know

[@makiwa]

Yes, I've used Macrium to Clone my old 8 y/o Seagate 1TB onto a 1TB M.2 NVME. Worked a treat! But I decluttered the C Drive first by transferring it over to my Seagate 1TB D Drive to just leave the bare essentials to Clone....

[@mikesunboxing]

@@makiwa Good tip, Wild Bill!

[@xtoji666]

Just bought mine today! :D

[@mikesunboxing]

awesome! hope you like it

[@zeljkoklepac3180]

Just upgraded to rog Strix b450 gaming ii MBO.. more options and better BIOS then last MBO used

[@HomnixHD]

I would love for someone to help me build a pc around this motherboard to make sure i dont have any bottlenecks, ive never built a pc before and want to get into streaming and video editing

[@mikesunboxing]

This is maybe easier to advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/gaeeDPw

[@HomnixHD]

@@mikesunboxing just noticed the reply i got it all figured out and just need a gpu😭 my first one was faulty so i need another

[@mikesunboxing]

@@HomnixHD Glad you've figured it all out :-) Good luck with getting a graphics card too

[@matthewday7565]

This is undercut by the cheapest B550 (but that one does not have a great amount of VRM heatsinking), also snapping at it's heels is the B450 Aorus Pro (with ARGB, but not 5000 ready and NO FLASHBACK). So this board does win on the "ready for anything" front, but is up against fierce competition

[@mikesunboxing]

very true. a very competitive board. Not for everyone but covers a lot of bases

[@MobileDecay]

I understood about 40% of what you said. 😊

[@fernandodreyfus7601]

Just got this board. Nice all around, only issue is that if I want to use my M.2 drive, I lose 2 of the sata ports, as they seem to share lanes. I'll get a secondary sata PCI adapter in order to be able to run my M.2, but feels like with 2 M.2 slots, there should be a way of running 7 or 8 drives, not just a max of 6 at the time. There might be a setting in the BIOS I may be missing, but so far this is my issue. Thanks for the good review.

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah that is a limitation, but for most users they might use one or two sata maybe three. It is a rare case that we see anyone fully using all the SATA ports

[@KoksuV3]

Thx for this video

[@mikesunboxing]

My pleasure!

[@skystalker7700]

Excellent unboxing and feature review, Mike! Can’t wait to see you put this in a system. This board does really appear to do it all - if I understand correctly, it is compatible with all AM4 based CPU’s and APU’s? Amazing. The fact it doesn’t have PCI v4 is unfortunate, but this is a more budget offering... I do have to say, these days, I only use boards with onboard WIFI for budget and compatibility reasons. I could make an exception with this board, however...

[@mikesunboxing]

yes it does look like a great board with fantastic compatibility, being able to buy this board and have the guarantee that any chip can be bought and used without PCIE or memory issues is so cool. The Wifi thing is something we have discussed before and it still is something that gets mused over here at MUB central 😎 Our walls are brick and cement with plaster board and plaster so wifi signals need to be very good to get a constant signal, and any distance kills it off badly unless you are lucky enough to have a mesh system, so for us here in the UK and lots of Europe Wifi is a real pain so not having it is not a problem. I think for the US and Asia areas wifi is much more widespread in PC use and most of the questions regarding Wifi and Bluetooth do seems to be from those areas in general. I would have liked to have seen a wifi version produced though, it would have made a lot of sense

[@jamesbeard8855]

I've got a Ryzen 7 1800 and just bought this board as an upgrade to my current Higo board that came with the PC. I love the fact that there is a designated bios usb slot and a flashback button lol. My current boards bios died and won't boot. So yea, time for the upgrade.

[@mikesunboxing]

this is a great board and compatible with so many processors. hope you like it

[@Andrew-on5zy]

Great motherboard, I got this for $119 Canadian on amazon so saved myself roughly ~$60 by getting this for my r5 5600x over the b550, since my ssd is pcie3. super happy i was abole to allocate the extraa money toward better system memory instead

[@mikesunboxing]

sounds like you got a great deal there andrew, nice one

[@ThePhatNerdProject]

Heyy I just got this motherboard today and hve the exact same cpu as you, did you have to upgrade the motherboard itself? Or was yours up to date already?

[@Andrew-on5zy]

@@ThePhatNerdProject hey! everything was good to go right out of the box, the b450f gaming 2 is meant to pair with 5 series ryzen, ONLY THING I did have to change was factory ram speed in BIOS - i got 3200mhz ram and it was default at 2133mhz

[@Andrew-on5zy]

@@ThePhatNerdProject Also, it's been roughly a year with my PC and I can say I made a KILLER GOOD purchase decision, its nasty good for what I paid

[@MadClowdz]

"Why buy B450 at this time?" Well, great question! Was upgrading my home server from FM2+ to AM4, fried my Asus Prime B450M at 1:30am, this was the only board I found that had same day shipping for under $200. Bit of overkill for a headless home server, but it runs my Ryzen 3400G just fine. I like the board, has a nice quality feel to it, plenty of connectors, etc and PCI slots for my 8 SATA expansion card.

[@mikesunboxing]

Good choice! if it needs to be stable for a server i would choose this for a B450

[@zeljkoklepac3180]

Pair it ryzen 5 5600X + 32 Gb of Ram+ 750w Psu and Lets say 8 Gb GPU = runs all games and programs no problem = i have it and i tested it . works like perfect

[@WolfmanFoxtrot]

Hi Mike I have a question. I bought this board and was a little confused it didn't include the ROG Thank You Card, is it possible that it could've been a used one or one of the first B450f gaming II?

[@mikesunboxing]

it is possible or just a packing error from the factory?

[@WolfmanFoxtrot]

@@mikesunboxing That's exactly what I was thinking, could be a packing error

[@amyramsey9100]

love this board have had problems with newer boards but not this one.

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah good solid board

[@mariodelrio2387]

11:00 is any of those gen 4? That would be great. Also i have a Redon 5500xt 8gb mech with a R3 3100 *(i would like to get the 5600x sometime bht this mpbo seems so good, idknwhich to choose)*

[@mikesunboxing]

b450 didn't have gen 4 support i think

[@kruzies]

if i were to BUY this bored, would i be able to use a ryzen 5600x as my processor without any problems ?! PLEASE LET ME KNOW

[@mikesunboxing]

yes just look for the ready for 5000 series sticker on the box and it will work out of the box otherwise a bios flash will be needed

[@yoloman5358]

Really nice review!! Helped a lot! Thank you

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@martinrakovicky1189]

I am late to the party..but I just compared two boards..and this B450F II version is just renamed B450 E gaming with flashbackbutton, different pcb colour but without included wifi module :) They just repurposed the older E variant - same VRMs and same layout..but still..great board..I own B450 E

[@healerwr5458]

i got this board for £80 and i am really happy with it

[@mikesunboxing]

my LAN just died on it so mine is going back sadly

[@michaelcraig7766]

I got one of these boards for my Ryzen 3700X DAW PC. No practical use for overclocking (or a powerful gpu for that matter.) I got this board for the sturdier VRM setup and RAM speeds (I was using a B350-plus and that topped out at 3200mhz) As well as Aura Sync. Nice to have your PC dancing along with you while you're mixing a stupid amount of samples and VSTs 😜

[@mikesunboxing]

yes a nice board

[@jamesmiscellaneous]

I said it last time you showed this board... It's good!

[@mikesunboxing]

yep it does tick a lot of boxes for most pc builders

[@RyMusicReal]

What does a solid red light mean on the motherboard? Nothing is showing up on my monitor either.

[@mikesunboxing]

might need a bios update if it is a new cpu

[@johnkildea2796]

So far love the board. Using 1050ti which ill upgrade later and Ryzen 5 3500. Runs smooth

[@mikesunboxing]

glad to hear it

[@fredgibbons2329]

Will this work with my ryzen 5 3600?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes it will

[@JohnySilverhand]

Thanks for the video. Will this work for AMD Ryzen™ 3 3100? and will this support future ryzen processors?

[@mikesunboxing]

Yes it will, although the newer CPUs may be on a different socket such as AM5 but there should still be another round of AM4 before that happens

[@Simplicitywins]

Now, if only I could get this board to work for mining with 2 or more GPUs working at the same time. As far as I can tell thus far, I'm going to need a different MB. Everyone has the same problem with this board, insofar as mining is concerned. Good video, Mike. Thank you!

[@mikesunboxing]

Totally agree this board is bad for mining

[@Simplicitywins]

@@mikesunboxing Lesson learned. :-)

[@User-jv9vg]

Thanks for the video! I was wondering if this motherboard is good I could have got b550 but im not about the spend 300 euros on some motherboard that has PCIE Gen 4.

[@mikesunboxing]

No problem 👍

[@shyste8442]

I'm planning to build a 5600G with this MOBO will it support the 5600G out of the box? Or I need to use that Bios flashback? Thank you!

[@rio_7723]

I really liked how detailed your review is! Just a question quick question would my Ryzen 3 3300x work good on it?

[@mikesunboxing]

Yes, definitely and thanks for the kind words

[@BuckyKat9999]

Great review Mike, and they sure look good, and great for the price if you have a slightly older GPU. I'm tempted to get a B550 or X570 board to go with my MSI Suprim 3070 (rocking the MSI gaming Pro x470 right now, had it for a few years and never let me down) but don't know if the leap just for the gen 4 PCIE lanes is worth it?

[@mikesunboxing]

PCIE gen 4 make very little difference at the moment, unless you are watching the benchmarks like a hawk

[@BuckyKat9999]

@@mikesunboxing Thought as much, ill save my pennies. thanks Mike!

[@mikesunboxing]

@@BuckyKat9999 no problem 😀

[@mikesnowleopard]

I replaced my a320 board with this same model, but to my surprise, there's no display on 1st boot and noticed that my rgb crucial ram is not lighting up as well. tried hdmi and another gpu, its the same issue. its a good thing that this b450 board has bios flashback. i followed the guide posted on this channel and flash to the original bios that supports r5 2600, then everything worked well after that.

[@mikesunboxing]

glad to hear you got it working in the end

[@blindshot709]

Nice , I just ordered a 3700x and waiting on this board to come in three days , Iv never done a bios flash back as this is my first build ! Was it hard or take long?

[@mikesnowleopard]

@@blindshot709 i just followed kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKmoZIKBa7mtj8U

[@mikesunboxing]

@@blindshot709 Feel free to join our Discord chat if you need any help discord.gg/gaeeDPw

[@PaulBakewell]

I think if I were to go over to the dark side (ATX) from m-ITX MBs, maybe this could be one! But then again what do I know? Great Video, thanks Mike

[@mikesunboxing]

Paul stick to ITX, ATX and MATX just throw too many options into the mix, at least with ITX the options are more limited and the choices therefore a little easier to make

[@MarshallRawR]

I bought it because it's a solid board for the price. I don't need PCIe 4 when I'm using an RX 580. Hell even with a new RX or RTX PCIe 3 will be plenty. Trust me, moving from an FX 8350, I'm happy with it.

[@mikesunboxing]

yes that will be a good upgrade! Fx8350 is good but it is showing it's age a bit now

[@MarshallRawR]

@@mikesunboxing Yeah, I feel like it's that shared FPU or whatever that limits the FX 8350 but I don't know for sure. I never had my FX 8350 reach "100%" usage yet I was clearly CPU bottlenecked when reaching 65 to 80% CPU usage. It was also running on a ASUS M5A97 R2.0 which def was sweating with this CPU. Tbh, I'm glad I went with ASUS again because that board held on for years without an issue, and then ended with an FX 8350 which people don't recommend due to the board's weak 4+2 VRM. Ran great! So I hope the quality hasn't changed, so far so good.

[@anisyairi4443]

I never planned to buy this mobo..i actually though i buy older version..just realized its ver.2 when its arrived and i worried about my ryzen 5 3600 wont be supported..turn out it supported out of the box..its a decent mobo..worth every zenny..really recommend this..i also make my build vid on my channel

[@mikesunboxing]

that cpu will be fine out of the box no worries

[@anisyairi4443]

@@mikesunboxing ya ..work out freat

[@anisyairi4443]

Great*

[@Tkohr78]

When you flash your bios, and anything goes wrong, and your board is not booting, put in the usb stick with bios, push the flashback button, and you can rescue your board, so yes, any board needs a flashback button, but sadly not any board has one, you dont need the flashback button for regular bios updates, only for rescue.

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks for the info

[@fracturedlife1393]

Looks sweet enough for price. When the 5000 series came out peeps were selling their bundled mobos so picked up the B550-F on ebay for 105 (shhh also £15 delivery whacked on top lol but for 120 happy days). Allowed me to needlessly add a 980 pro lol.

[@mikesunboxing]

Very nice! the b550-f is a great looking board

[@-notDeku-]

Should i buy the asus b450 f gaming or the b450 f gaming ii ? Both cost 99€

[@mikesunboxing]

i would get the newer one without a doubt

[@-notDeku-]

@@mikesunboxing you mean the b450 f gaming ii right?

[@mikesunboxing]

@@-notDeku- Yes that's right

[@robertjohnibo2192]

Hi got stumbled on your channel but no regrets, i'm planning on buying this board with ryzen 5 5600g, does the 3200mhz ram freq enough for dual-channel or what is the sweet spot? kinda newbie on building a gaming pc, and what is the perfect psu for my build?

[@mikesunboxing]

that will be fine really the sweet spot is somewhere around 3600, but most won't notice the difference between 3200 and 3600

[@robertjohnibo2192]

@@mikesunboxing thank you so much for responding

[@mikesunboxing]

@@robertjohnibo2192 No problem :-)

[@martinmavroforakiss6024]

Please help someone, I bought this motherboard literally last night and I want to use the bottom m.2 port with the heatsink in it but when I plug in my m.2 ssd it doesn't appear in the bios :(

[@mikesunboxing]

is the bios set to uefi or csm? and does the processor you are using support the amount of PCIe lanes needed

[@cyberkruznik]

I have ryzen 5 3600 + asus prime csm b450 and just upgrade from gigabyte 1660 super gaming oc to 3070 aorus master, i don want to expend too much in other cpu (ryzen 5 5600x and b550 motherboard) so would you recommend this motherboard for me or should i get a b550?

[@netvendry]

Hi Mike, very cool video, the mother board works fine with a Ryzen 7 3700X?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes no problem at all

[@TheJorry999]

Hi! I am planning on getting this board with a ryzen 5 3600. Just wanted to ask if this will board will be good for overclocking? And what does the F stand for?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes ti will be fine - not sure what the f stands for sorry

[@TheJorry999]

@@mikesunboxing thank you very much!

[@mikesunboxing]

@@TheJorry999 No problem :-)

[@daveward4358]

Bios update needed for Wn 11 probably, my b550 needs it. but not worth the risk?

[@mikesunboxing]

if you want to use windows 11 you can change the settings in the BIOS yourself

[@darynlowe7002]

I'm hoping it will work out of the box with my Rift S as I'm currently getting USB disconnects on my Gigabyte Auros Elite board. Very much similar spec board so may be a waste of money but I'm running out of hair to pull out.

[@mikesunboxing]

welcome to my world

[@patricklebel1141]

Having sold my MSI x570-a PRO and 3700x, I started looking to build another one with a Ryzen 5600x. I'm looking into b450 or b550. Or maybe an A520 because they are pretty complete for casual build, if you don't overclock. It will house a Radeon RX560 because.... I already have some ddr4 3200 memory and I bought a nice Snowman dual tower yesterday because there was a rebate on it and cost me about 36$cad. Still not decided about atx or matx.. Nice review, have a good day!

[@mikesunboxing]

are you any closer to picking a board yet? in my mind there are way too many choices now and it actually is difficult to select a board as the next day someone will review something else which is the latest and greatest! information overload

[@patricklebel1141]

@@mikesunboxing that's the last thing I will buy, because of what you said, and the fact that this is the parts that is the most successible to be doa, in my experience. And it is easier to deal with the seller than the manufacturer so I make sure to start it in the return window.

[@TomsManShed]

Nice review Mike...I got one of the v1 boards last year for a build I did for my grandson's 1st gaming PC it was £103.15 from CCL so pretty much the exact same price as this so the price is good for this v2 version. At the time Asus were doing a £25 cashback offer .....I eventually got it but they took AGES (4 months) after all sorts of excuses...good board though

[@mikesunboxing]

yes cashback and rebates in the UK do seem to be more problematic than the ones offered in the US for some reason

[@hikaru5857]

I have the same motherboard Asus ROG Strix B450 F gaming 2, and planning to upgrade from Ryzen 5 3500 to Ryzen 9 5900x. I'm little worried about the bios update as well as the anti-rollback thing. I am also concerned about the throttling issues if I use the PC on full load throughout the day.

[@mikesunboxing]

do you have the option to get a new board? B450 was never designed to run these modern multicore CPUs

[@hikaru5857]

@@mikesunboxing if I upgrade to 7000 series then i will have to upgrade my aio ram mb cpu and here old parts are really hard to sell and my requirement is 12core 😥

[@royelleray3834]

I think I'd go for an aourus b550 ,but nice board for the features if you need it.

[@mikesunboxing]

the aorus b550 range are pretty decent and if they come down to this price level i would certainly be recommending them

[@Tucky2012]

So your telling me my newb ass bought myself a decent board 😁 I went with a mixture of value for money and features.. glad you like it mike

[@mikesunboxing]

Seems like like a good choice 👍

[@Tucky2012]

@@mikesunboxing I paired up with an R5 3600x and an RX5500XT.. The cpu was a defo.. The gpu was the only one I seen for sale in months 😂 including Nvidia gps's so snapped it up, or I could still be sat here with a box of bits!

[@mikesunboxing]

@@Tucky2012 Yes, GPU shortages are holding up a lot of builds :-(

[@sythe9756]

would you recommend this over the msi b450 mortar max 2? these are the two boards im deciding about

[@mikesunboxing]

yes this and the mortar is matx against atx

[@sythe9756]

@@mikesunboxing ah my bad, i meant the tomahawk max 2

[@trafalgard.waterlaw8313]

Is 5600g supported by b450 f gaming II? Planning to build my pc this year. Thanks...

[@mikesunboxing]

yes with a bios update

[@makiwa]

The issues I would have with this board is it only has one USB2 Socket and a lot of Lighting Modules require a USB2 Socket, even the Prism only works properly with USB. I think 2 should be the minimum. Also as far as I saw only 1 USB3, so lacking a USBC Socket you can't use an Adaptor in a USB3 Socket if your Case has a Front USBC Socket - which a lot do have now. It's a shame as it has some really good features but seriously lacking in others. Also only a single ARGB Socket is poor. But a nice Review Mike! Just not something I would consider because of those lacking features. I bought the MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS Motherboard ATX and am very happy. Strangely hard to get now!? Thanks. ps. I wonder how many people have bought it and then realised is just doesn't cut it and returned it. Those numbers would be nice to see......

[@mikesunboxing]

yes there is a definite lack of USB options here sadly

[@PatrickSwayzeOnDbol]

I have AsRock B450 Steel Legend. It's a bit of a mash up of different parts. Thinking of just going for a ROG and Corsair (or Chromax Noctua) build.

[@mikesunboxing]

for an easy life and save money the MSI eco system is by far the best for easy sync rgb etc, but with signalRGB the others can potentially work

[@harryhidalgo6517]

should i go for this mobo rather than asrock b550m pro 4? Im planning to buy my first pc with r5 5600x where i live, asrock is more expensive

[@mikesunboxing]

avoid b450 unless there is no other option

[@achtzen]

I recently got this board. Where should I put my m.2 SSD the on the center top or the one on the lower part that has heatsink?

[@mikesunboxing]

depends what drive you got really but i would aim for the top slot

[@sarvjeetyadav8674]

Hey Mike first of all nice review and I would like to get some information as I am going to build a PC in which I need a motherboard at around 115 pounds please try to recommend with Wi-Fi I hate choosed m s i b 450 tomahawk but it has no ARGB headers then I went for Gigabyte aorus b450 PRO Wi-Fi but it is the worst Mobo with very bad temps and vrm and even it crashes most of times and now I am wandering around MSI b450 gaming Pro carbon AC and Asus Rog strix b450 f gaming II Please recommend any good Mobo around 115 pounds And please tell how are the temps and vrm of Rog strix b450 f gaming II and how would it be

[@sarvjeetyadav8674]

@Ruben Schilling r5 3600

[@mikesunboxing]

i would consider the msi B550 gaming wifi, the price is often reduced to about that level

[@shred2bits459]

Does this motherboard supports ryzen 5 1600? I currently have a b350 motherboard, and I'm planning to get this motherboard and keeping my 1600, I want to later upgrade to a r5 5600 or a 5700 processor.

[@arvintaheri4910]

Is it good for a ryzen 5 2600? And great video

[@mikesunboxing]

yes it is really good for that

[@FramesPerGames]

Support Ryzen 5 5600x ??

[@mikesunboxing]

yes with the appropriate bios

[@FramesPerGames]

@@mikesunboxing I have another doubt!!!! is this support GTX 1000 series cards ???

[@mikesunboxing]

@@FramesPerGames yes it will

[@reau_]

Hey Mike I want to pair this mother board with ryzen 5 4650g. Does it will support

[@mikesunboxing]

yes it will

[@reau_]

@@mikesunboxing thanks Mike

[@mikesunboxing]

@@reau_ No problem :-)

[@apollokidd8273]

Any CPU to recomend for this board in 2022?? I was thinking about the 5 3600 but i think it's too old now

[@mikesunboxing]

that is fine just be aware that you are not going to get any of the pcie gen4 benefits from this board. but a 3600 or 3700 would be fine on it

[@thebeardedstud6759]

Great review! Will this work with the ryzen 7 3800x?

[@mikesunboxing]

Yes 100% and thanks for watching

[@PCuser0137]

on most, if not all, motherboards you can use the PCIe x16 sized slots for any PCIe device, even 1x

[@mikesunboxing]

yes that is very true, PCIe is quite flexible in options

[@waldo1359]

Mike, thanks for the video, could you make a video on installing a m.2 because on the Asus motherboard they have rubber for the m.2 but I don't know how you would use it. It's kind of upsetting that there's only one usb port in the motherboard

[@mikesunboxing]

the rubber is to either support a drive or to put in between the m.2 when no drive is installed to prevent the heatsink rattling

[@waldo1359]

@@mikesunboxing so it's not really needed?

[@mikesunboxing]

@@waldo1359 doesn't seem so from what i can tell

[@waldo1359]

@@mikesunboxing oh okay, thanks Mike

[@Papicodone]

Sadly didn’t know this until right now can’t use my AIO :/ but I ordered a splitter but now I have to wait.

[@grento9654]

Would you recommend this over the B450 aorus pro MB? And Software wise what's better Aura or RGB fusion. Stability for context. I'm still torn between these 2 boards

[@mikesunboxing]

get this one

[@grento9654]

might be out of stock before I could buy one, but I'll see. Any particular points and problems with the aorus board that I should I avoid? If it comes to it.

[@mikesunboxing]

gigabyte boards seem to be a slightly higher failure rate from what i can tell from my relatively small community, and i myself had had a few that caused issues. For us it seems the MSI boards are actually quite good for longevity and just working

[@grento9654]

Noted. Even if it means purchasing a tray type CPU to pay ROG tax

[@ikharl328]

For the nvme slots.. can you use either one?! Do you have to use the top slot for nvme if u only have 1 nvme

[@mikesunboxing]

you can use either slot, the top one runs from the CPU and the lower one runs through the chipset, so the top one in theory will have slight less latency as it is directly communicating with the processor

[@itsyoboi8682]

Would you say this is better than a Tomohawk Max? Planning on upgrading soon and I can't decide on which to get

[@mikesunboxing]

yes most definitely