BEST AMD B450M Motherboard in 2022 ASRock B450M Steel Legend

[@mikesunboxing]

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[@uglybob7505]

No doubting its a good looking board. Ive had no experience with an ASRock mobo yet but jusging by your review you have a special place in your heart for this board. I think that the B450 and AM4 specs still have a long way to go before they are hung out to dry, putting a build around this board would still be a great gaming machine. Thanks Mike and Kath 🙂

[@mikesunboxing]

i think a lot of it is the pricing that asrock had back in the day, decent boards with decent prices and pretty stable as well.

[@StevoHDA]

its not without its issues, autoclock default out of box and asrock is pretty much asus and even back then they were pumping too much voltage, so you had to manual set. some bios versions were worse than others in-between especially for memory capability. once you find the good bios's tho, its been a great board all around, I just wish it had a front header for usb-c like i assumed when I bought my case

[@markberry8182]

This is my son's first mobo. I bought it after watching mike's review 2 years ago. It's lasted really well with the r5 2600/1070. Still has a few miles left in it. Tbh I don't think it would be worth changing the mobo. Even 2nd hand these still sell for a good price. Another great video Mike 👍

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks Mark, and yes it is a solid board and was the peak of B450 i think for the mainstream

[@Senrab46]

Recall Steel Legend was one of Asrocks better motherboards. Looks smart but well kitted out too. Look forward to seeing your build video. To be honest i would rather watch reviews of affordable components than all the reviews of elite cpu & mbs being announced at the moment. They just seem outlandishly expensive and unreachable for normal users imo and cant b bothered to watch! Thanks for reviewing Mike and Kath👍Great channel as always 🎥🍻

[@mikesunboxing]

i agree, the new stuff is seeming to be designed to price the PC lover out of the market.

[@WilliamAPBodie]

That's why i like Asrock. alot for a low price & still stable. Mike's Review is Worthy of a Support comment. Like & a share 🙂

[@mikesunboxing]

yes still rocking and much better value than the AM5 nonsense

[@flu_ent2090]

Been using this one for a while now, I love it! No issues at all (touch wood). I think I’ll be using this board for the foreseeable future no doubt until I decide to upgrade to a new AMD CPU.

[@zwerker]

Yeah! That was my first AM4 board, bought it back in january 2020 - ran a 2600x on it. One of my sons uses it now with a 5600x.

[@mikesunboxing]

great little board

[@evilemil]

Can the b450m run Ryzen 7 5800X3D

[@zwerker]

@Veezo Uptown Ran really fine with a 2600x, a 3600 and finally with a a 5600. I actually sold it a couple of weeks ago, though.

[@PaulBakewell]

Great video thanks Mike. Talking of Steel legends, I was throwing a ball with my dog when Superman came around and threw it. I know, sounds pretty far fetched.

[@mikesunboxing]

Oh no!

[@skellyy1]

Proud owner of a B450 Tomahawk, just updated bios and installed a Ryzen 5600 happy days 🙂

[@mikesunboxing]

Very nice!

[@musek5048]

this board has been the best value component i've purchased so far. I bought it for my wife's rig in 2020 for just 85 bucks on newegg, its been through a couple cpu changes and handles a 3600 at 4.2 just fine! no issues running all memory slots either at 3200 cl16 (should have gone with 3600 but oh well). the only downside has been the rgb polychrome software which has a reputation for being a buggy mess which i can definitely confirm. but once you get a setting you like locked in the effects and on board lights look great paired with some arctic P14 argb fans!

[@mikesunboxing]

totally agree

[@Carstuff111]

A few months ago (as of December 2023) a friend of mine bought one of these motherboards brand new on my recommendation to run my old AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and Nvidia GTX 1070 in when I sold them to him. I have good news for folks, the latest BIOS is fully compatible with AMD Ryzen 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000G, 5000 and 5000G CPUs. He got lucky and from the factory the latest BIOS was flashed on it, so the 1600X is working perfectly out of the box. And, thanks to this video it is good to know that the upgrade to the Ryzen 9 3900X he just got for Christmas is very much a worthwhile, and drop in, upgrade! I personally upgraded to an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X on my Gigabyte B450M motherboard I bought for the 1600X originally. Just be aware that if you are looking to upgrade to a 3000 or 5000 series CPU, you are still stuck at PCI-E generation 3, so if you are jumping straight into building a ground up Ryzen 3000 or 5000 series machine from the start, buy a better/newer chipset that supported them out of the box to get the full access to the newer generations of PCI-E.

[@Wellibob68]

Heard good things about this classic. A bios flashback is pretty Important with AMD4 boards.

[@mikesunboxing]

Indeed it is!

[@potatopoweredchannel3081]

I agree! Because I have one n it's been great. Loving it. Thanks for the video. Cheers 👍

[@mikesunboxing]

Right on!

[@Carstuff111]

Also would like to say that for the past 6 months or so, my Gigabyte B450M motherboard has been running great with my G.Skill 3600MHz CL16 RAM running at its full speed of 3600MHz and CL16 along side my Ryzen 5 5600X. I have had my Gigabyte board since 2019 and back then, I could only run my RAM at 3200MHz with the Ryzen 1600X because that was all its poor memory controller could do. I am guessing that either through the latest BIOS and/or hardware lottery so far my machine runs flawless at my RAM's full speed. If I can remember to, I could update folks on the RAM speeds I can get my friend's machine to run at with the 3900X vs the 1600X which still limits his RAM to 3200MHz as well.

[@Carstuff111]

I hope you do not mind, but I now have my friend's computer upgraded from the Ryzen 5 1600X to an AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, and here is a quick update on it: The 3600MHz RAM he bought is still being limited to 3200MHz like it was with the Ryzen 5 1600X. However, that said, the upgraded beast runs beautifully. The GTX 1070 is an obvious bottle neck now, however, at 1920x1080 he can play Forza Horizon 5 with all the settings on high and gets 90-100 FPS. With Cyberpunk 2077, patch 2.1 he has been running on mostly medium settings with FSR 2.1 set to Quality, on the 1600X there was some noticeable hitching as I think the CPU was stalling a bit but the game played at pretty much 60 FPS. With the 3900X, the hitching is gone and the game runs flawless. He can play God of War: Ragnarok with the settings all nearly maxed out, solid 60 FPS. And since the GPU is the bottle neck, the CPU itself runs about 65-90 watts on average vs the 110-115 watts of the 4GHz all core overclocked 1600X because it was maxed out in most games along with the GPU. Once he finds a better graphics card (currently has his eye on a RTX 3070) we may also upgrade his water cooler as well because his current one can JUST barely keep the CPU under 80C when hit with a 100% all core work load. That said, it never did thermal throttle in the 1 hour stress test to make sure everything would hold up and it never peaked above 80C at any time.

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks for the info and update

[@josephbenedict-jr]

I have one of these as a backup board. Contemplating on putting it in my rig instead of the B550 board (MSI) that I currently run. (My opinions only).. but I feel B550 is still buggy as hell, even though AMD claims BIOS updates have resolved past issues.

[@elcoracer]

I have this board running r7 2700x runs great cpu doesn't go above 48 Celsius no issues

[@GamerWillNeverStopToPlay]

I have b450m pro vdh max if switch to this steel legend will be good upgrade 🤔

[@mikesunboxing]

not really more of a sideways move

[@Djare915]

B450m mortar is awesome budget board!Stacked w features.

[@krishnaprasath]

Great I'm going to buy a Asrock B450M motherboard as a test and backup motherboard, the B450 is really a sweet spot AMD chipset, it has support from Athlon series all the way up to Ryzen 5000 series...

[@mikesunboxing]

Good choice!

[@luckyman1324]

also have fond mems of this board if it hadent faild after a few yrs of work probs still be in use now

[@PapaMav]

That's what keeps me away from AssRock and Gigatrash MOBOs.

[@M4ketech]

Just ordered one of these. Pretty cheap from store and this board still gets BIOS updates so.

[@sonarfreq]

What would be the fastest/best available processor that this board would fully support now then? Reason I ask is I have one in my current build with a Ryzen 5 2600 and after 3 years I'd like to upgrade just the processor as like you I am very happy keeping this board! Any advice gratefully received thanks!

[@mikesunboxing]

depends what you are doing with it, for gaming the 5800x3d but for rendering and all core loads that might be too much for the VRM and throttle

[@sonarfreq]

@@mikesunboxing Much appreciated thank you! To be honest I use my PC for both gaming and 3d rendering... in that instance what CPU/processor would you recommend?

[@fabian0298]

@@sonarfreq Ryzen 7 5700x OR Ryzen 7 5800x OR Ryzen 5800x3d I recommend you upgrade to Ryzen 7 5700x because it has low tdp only 65 so the board must be able to handle this cpu with no problem :)

[@giuseppedicarlo1659]

Happy to have this mb , easier to update than my ex mb (aorus x470 ultra gaming)

[@PapaMav]

Bad Joke Friday: Who were the greenest Presidents in US history? The bushes.

[@mikesunboxing]

haha

[@min_nari]

im interested in b450 board but since my last board (z97 extreme4) is already from asrock and im not quite like its bios, i decided to place an order of a second hand msi b450 tomahawk instead (thanks to your video ofc)

[@mikesunboxing]

Good choice decent solid board

[@plackpearl3580]

Thanks mike ❤ . Great value Pls sir im little confused . would you recomend me the atx B450 steel legend or the B550M pro 4 .now mid 2023 . !? Btw the B450 is cheaper by just a 15 $ here . . Thank you

[@mikesunboxing]

b550 all the way for the PCie gen4

[@plackpearl3580]

@@mikesunboxing Thanks for reply ♥️

[@michaelthompson9798]

AsRock smashed the aesthetics on this “Steel Series” motherboard. AsRocks VRMs and sometimes sub-tier QC are what stops me from buying their boards 😖😢. They were a great budget brand alternative in their launch day and gave customers some real choice against higher priced big brands …. We know them 😜. This board is fine for up to a low end R5 like 5600 (nom-X CPUs) or low end R7 like the 5700 ( not the 5800x or X3D) cpu at stock settings …… your limited mainly to a 65watt cpu not the 95-125+watt CPUs. For most home users and general gamers this board is fine …. But for those who like tinkering or higher end R7 or R9 CPUs….. I’d avoid this like the plague. I’m surprised the 3900x didn’t explode 😱🤯….. what were the 3900x cpu and vrm temps etc for testing, benchmarks etc like after 15+mins of use?

[@mikesunboxing]

it handed the CPU very well and only with the stock cooler and open case so no direct airflow, mid 70s on the CPU

[@DatDude01]

Need some help real quick: my wife got me this board a few years ago and I am now getting around to having enough money to use it in a build. I got the WD Black SN770 m.2 PCIe 4.0 x4. How much performance will i lose from this ssd if I stick to this board? And which would be better to replace in a budget build? Cpu: R5 5600 Gpu: rx 6600xt

[@mikesunboxing]

with those parts you really need a B550 board the whole system is PCie 4 and the board is PCie 3 - for MATX board look at the b550m mortar or B550 pro vdh wifi

[@DatDude01]

@Mike's unboxing, reviews and how to Thank you for the recommendations. Appreciate it.

[@patricklebel1141]

Yeah, compared to the b550m steel legend, the m.2 port is between the cpu and the pcie slot. on the b550-m, the m.2 port is under the pcie slot. this config prevent the use of big air cooler like the noctua nh-d15 and put the video card closer to the air cooler too. So, if pcie gen 4 is not something important, better go with the b450. I have the b550m version coupled with a 3950x. While running perfectly stable, this one particularity will make it the next system I would sell if I upgrade with am5.

[@mikesunboxing]

they are good boards, i still have not been able to get a b550 version at a sensible price, but hopefully one day!

[@rikkidas4417]

Hello Mike. Does this board supports resizable bar feature with amd 5000 series processor after bios update?

[@mikesunboxing]

that is a good question, i am pretty confident it does now

[@vans610]

Would you prefer the Aorus elite b450 over this Asrock b450m?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes but the aorus elite B450 is ATX this is a MATX board

[@alamashrafi3957]

Mike it's 2024 now. Should I get Asus Tuf Gaming b450m pro II or this??? although I'll be using Rx6600 gpu+ Ryzen 5600

[@mikesunboxing]

don't get a b450 for those parts, it really makes sense to go with b550

[@alamashrafi3957]

@@mikesunboxing well for now, the only b550 i can afford is Gigabyte B550M DS3H (and also ASRock b550m HDV). Don't you think asus b450m will be better than this in terms of features, Looks, vrms etc? Although price of both is almost same, maybe Gigabyte B550M DS3H is even a little bit cheaper than the Asus b450m one. I'm not planning on getting nvme ssds very soon by the way..!

[@MarkUs00]

Hi!, I hope you notice this, I'm planning to buy this motherboard and I'm confused with the M.2 spec description. does both M.2 slot supports both NVME and Non-NVME type of SSDs or just one of them? I appreciate it.

[@mikesunboxing]

top slot is NVME bottom is NVME or SATA

[@MarkUs00]

@@mikesunboxing Thank you so much!

[@mikesunboxing]

@@MarkUs00 No problem 🙂

[@jerichoacdal8661]

@@mikesunboxing does this mean that if i plug in a samsung evo 970 plus on the bottom part which is for sata, it will still work? i really need a reply asap. Thank you so much!

[@mikesunboxing]

@@jerichoacdal8661 no it won't work and physically wont fit

[@brachyboy1874]

If you have some time to answer this id love some advice. I have this board and love it, but i have one issue with it, the lower PCIE slot for the gpu. It makes finding a decent case a pain. Im planning to upgrade from an msi gtx970 soon and im trying to find a case that wont too heavily restrict the airflow to the gpu as thier coolers get bigger. If you have any case recommendations id love to know, thank you

[@mikesunboxing]

look at the gamemax spark, that has a vertical airflow setup and works pretty well. even in a negative airflow setup the case works well

[@brachyboy1874]

@@mikesunboxing i saw your video on it and it looks very interesting, though i am unable to get that case in my country without paying more for shipping than the case itself is worth. would you say the inwin a3 would be comparable to this?

[@LeesGameRoom]

Hey man great video. I git the ATX version of the b450, ryzen 5 4500 with pinnacle 3200 16gb x4 and sata ssd. I have no display!!! Any ideas will be greatly appreciated

[@mikesunboxing]

very likely it needs a bios update

[@willyam396]

which one good compare to this Asus TUF Gaming B450M-PRO II?

[@mikesunboxing]

that is pretty similar but no ARGB

[@willyam396]

@@mikesunboxing ok thnx mike, nice video btw

[@mikesunboxing]

@@willyam396 Thanks 🙂

[@protapbarman2532]

im going with 5600g. what should i buy asrock b450m steel leg.. or asus tuf a520m plus?

[@mikesunboxing]

either will be fine the 5600g is PCIe gen3 so both are okay

[@Oxy30631]

How'll be performance of this motherboard with 5700x?

[@mikesunboxing]

not bad for PCIe gen3 boards, but almost all B550 boards will be better overall

[@Education-vb7db]

Whats the difference between asrock b450 and this b450m

[@mikesunboxing]

the M model is micro atx the other is ATX

[@Education-vb7db]

@@mikesunboxing and in short which is better in both

[@jamesmiscellaneous]

The pink one shoulda been called the Steel Piglet 🐷

[@mikesunboxing]

haha yeah weird to have a pink mobo quite original

[@PapaMav]

@James Miscellaneous-I don't know James, whatdya think of this?

[@jamesmiscellaneous]

@@PapaMav I've seen pink video cards so hell, pink everything!

[@PapaMav]

@@jamesmiscellaneous I was looking for your opinion on AssRock Mobos, bruh.

[@jamesmiscellaneous]

@@PapaMav I think they are fine. My brother had a horrendous experience with his and they are not my first or second choice. Their support page didn't make a requirement for a BIOS update clear and my brother bricked his board by mistake. He dumped them for MSI. So ASRock is not high on my list for mainboards or video cards. They'd be looked at for only ultra-budget low priority builds from me.

[@diobrando19]

Hello! I'm planning to build a new PC and I am wondering if the Ryzen 3 4100 will be supported by this motherboard? Kinda worried I might have issues when I put the CPU in. Thanks!

[@mikesunboxing]

should do but might need a bios update

[@diobrando19]

@@mikesunboxing okies thank you. On the box it says on the sticker "AMD Ryzen 5000 Desktop Ready". Does it mean its already updated to support the Ryzen 3 4100?

[@uglybob7505]

!!!CRAP JOKE FRIDAY !!! The other day I tried archery blindfolded. You don't know what you're missing!

[@mikesunboxing]

haha well we are missing you bob! happy travels mate

[@uglybob7505]

@@mikesunboxing I'll be back soon enough raising hell, getting drunk and getting drunk more !!!

[@mikesunboxing]

@@uglybob7505 hope so

[@mistermastermind528]

My mom's PC has the ATX version of this board and while it really looks good, I just hate the fact that it is ATX. I don't hate the form-factor per se. I just think a mATX motherboard would have been better for her use case. The ATX one is underutilized in her system.

[@EagleGaming-sf5wx]

Which should i but GIGABYTE B450 AORUS ELITE OR ASROCK B450M STEEL LEGEND

[@mikesunboxing]

depends what else you are planning to pair with it

[@EagleGaming-sf5wx]

@@mikesunboxing I'm going to pair it with ryzen 5 3600 and little bit overclocking while keeping durability, price and performance in mind which is best to buy?

[@DECM.]

hey man! do you know any other b450m with an ARGB header like this one?

[@mikesunboxing]

gigabyte aorus b450m

[@SurfyStories]

Whats the difference between b450 steel legend and b450M steel legend ? The M model is 20 dollars cheaper.

[@mikesunboxing]

the m model is micro atx and has less slots

[@ifanbenmedz]

I have it paired with RX 6600 and R5 5600G, it was good, the rgb is trash, thankfully i dont use it. but for the budget price theres no competition in the price range

[@mikesunboxing]

yes i agree, hard to beat it for features, but the RGB software is awful

[@123GEZZY]

Mike will this work with the Ryzen 5 5600x?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes it will with a bios update

[@koltongrandy6236]

Amazing board i use it. I just cant figure out how to download the software

[@mikesunboxing]

This is maybe easier to fix or at least 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/XtBTGQ6BDu Agree to the rules by clicking the emoji and you will get access to the rest of the Discord channels

[@koltongrandy6236]

@@mikesunboxing ty

[@musek5048]

you talking about the rgb software?

[@koltongrandy6236]

@@musek5048 yes

[@nuzulamru]

hey bro, can i use this motherboard for r7 5700x? im planning to upgrade my processor without upgrading to b550 motherboard thanks in advance

[@mikesunboxing]

you can but might not get the full value out of it

[@nuzulamru]

@@mikesunboxing thanks

[@kolfewfds4691]

Can you put a rtx 3060 in the b450m steel legends?

[@mikesunboxing]

you can do but it will only run at pcie gen 3 X 8

[@kolfewfds4691]

@@mikesunboxing so for example if i decide to get this motherboard and get the rtx 3060, will it dramatically drop frames while gaming or effect gaming quality?

[@Raikas]

I'm still using this mobo, want to upgrade my cpu from a 3300x to a 5800x3d, can this thing run it? thanks

[@mikesunboxing]

yes with a bios update it will

[@Raikas]

@@mikesunboxing Alright thanks alot!

[@jubairsajib9723]

I have 2 m.2 NVMe SSD .Then What should I do if i have another HDD? As they mentioned if I use both m.2 slots as m.2 NVMe SSD. then Sata 3 & 4 will be disabled.

[@mikesunboxing]

use sata 1 or 2

[@jubairsajib9723]

@@mikesunboxing I have 2 m.2 ssd. 1. Inland TN450 1TB 3D TLC NAND PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe M.2 2280. 2. HP EX900 M.2 250GB PCIe Gen 3 ×4 NVMe. Both will work together on this motherboard?

[@jubairsajib9723]

@@mikesunboxing gen 4 ssd will not give me the full potential but will it at least support ?

[@OlettaLiano]

Hi, Mike. I have to say I'm not a fan of any small form factor boards. So, that's a deal breaker for me.

[@mikesunboxing]

understandable, MATX and ITX aren't always the most practical choice

[@roweeee]

Do you still need to update bios when pairing it with ryzen 5 5600g ?

[@mikesunboxing]

Most likely unless it has a 5000 series ready sticker on it

[@benjamindomugho5680]

Is it compatible to pair with Ryzen 5 5600x or 5600g?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes after a bios update

[@arfianwismiga5912]

Can i use ryzen 7 5800x3d with this board just fine? I'm currently use ryzen 5 2600 and i dont want to upgrade my motherboard.

[@mikesunboxing]

it will work but that is not the optimal platform for the processor due to lacking VRM and PCie bandwidth, a B550 would be better suited if possible

[@chadiesanagustin7260]

Hello sir, I have problem with this board. Whenever I turn off my pc, the LED lights are not turning off. I've tries to entered BIOS to disable led lights but it doesnt solve the problem. Can you help me with this one?

[@mikesunboxing]

do you have any sleep states enabled? also try turning on ERP is you haven't already and maybe turn off fast boot in windows

[@chadiesanagustin7260]

@@mikesunboxing I already enabled deep sleep in s4 and s5 and turned off fast startup in windows but the problem still occurs. I guess I should use my psu switch to turn off the pc completely.

[@mikesunboxing]

@@chadiesanagustin7260 you have done the opposite, deep sleep states allow the USBs to stay on and leds to stay lit, you need to turn off sleep states and low power modes

[@chadiesanagustin7260]

@@mikesunboxing but based on your video about this one, you said that I need to enabled deep sleep in order to switch off the USB lights etc. I don't know if you just misinterpret my reason or what...

[@raphaeloliveira3615]

Would 5800x3d work fine with this mobo?

[@mikesunboxing]

probably although not really designed for that type of load

[@Pau7L]

Can be use this motherboard with r7 5700x can cause any problem

[@mikesunboxing]

the VRMs might get a bit warm so airflow will be needed, also a bios update possibly

[@Pau7L]

@@mikesunboxing one more question that should i go for 5700x or intel 12600k intel combo is bit expensive then amd which would you prefer for streaming and gaming

[@SadiaAlam-kf3ib]

Does this board has onboard wifi and Bluetooth?

[@mikesunboxing]

No neither of those sorry

[@mikeclardy5689]

Asrock unintentional fanyboy here, they make the best cheaper boards. And they fully compete with features and functions of msi, Asus, gigabyte, etc. In most cases, they pretty much beat them all in one aspect or another. This particular board isn't the best example of this, but most of their boards have insanely overbuilt vrms for overclockers on most of their boards. This one only has a 3+3, but all their Mainboards have anywhere between 14-22 total. I have an am5 b650m with 17+1+1+3. Costed me only 160 bucks.... for a brand new ddr5 board with insane oc support. I have reliably got 4 dimms of 6000mhz+ ram working just with expo. Ive had the easiest out of box experience setting up my ddr5 rig. I will say asrock is better for amd cpus rather than intel. But they are a solid mobo company.

[@mikesunboxing]

asrock have mostly upped their game a lot for AM5, excluding the A620 HDV m.2+

[@mikeclardy5689]

@@mikesunboxing agreed. Then again, most A series boards are the suck. Just period... I went with a b650m because it was cheaper while still having good features to pair with my 7950x and asrock has 17+1+1+2 vrm phases on the board i picked, so I have overclocking room. Its more than enough to just enable PBO with tjmax off and forget about it. Though I did have an A320m board for 7 years before I had the money to upgrade.... despite how low power that board was, it did last until I tried to put an m.2 drive in there and it shorted... but 7 years of me smoking, vaping, stuck inside a micro inwin case with no airflow and playing games it really shouldn't be playing on 8 gigs of ram and a zotac mini 1070 ti that ran idle at 93c by manufacturer design... it was run through the ringer. Constantly on higher than average but just under throttle temps, ran 24/7 had thousand of hours of super modded fallout and skyrim, space engineers, ark, etc... I think its more believable I killed my pc with overuse and it just threw a fit with the idea of me upgrading it to abuse it further lol.

[@nicojohnlazo9980]

Sir. Can i ask about this motherboard drivers. Is it necessary to download (Restart to UEFI ver:1.0.11)??? Also there's a [beta] version i dont know which one i choose..pls help😅

[@mikesunboxing]

no need

[@nicojohnlazo9980]

@@mikesunboxing ty sir😊

[@mikesunboxing]

@@nicojohnlazo9980 no problem, if you need any help just ask, or join the discord chat

[@technicalML]

What about Tomahawk max 2 mobo Sir ?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes good board

[@Void_777]

ASRock is the best.💯

[@samirhossains]

It’s good for ryzen 5600g??

[@mikesunboxing]

perfect

[@Nytox.1]

will a 5600x be fine

[@mikesunboxing]

it will work but will be limited to PCIe Gen 3 speeds

[@gamemode6548]

Is this good combo for athlon 200ge?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes that is fine

[@nothuman4699]

Can i use rx 6800 xt on this motherboard without any bottleneck cuz of pci 3.0 slot?

[@mikesunboxing]

at some points there maybe a slight bottleneck, if you are really concerned about it, you will need to change the motherboard

[@grabmaker5743]

Hello sir im using this mobo also same as your cooler when im powering on the cooler has delay like 1sec spin then 3 sec will spin continues is that a problem?

[@grabmaker5743]

Same as your when power will spin 1 sec and then stop then spinning again in 2sec

[@mikesunboxing]

sounds like a problem to me if it is power cycling

[@grabmaker5743]

@@mikesunboxing what shall i do? Im i need to be worried?🥺

[@musek5048]

are you talking about when you press the power button to turn it on? mine gets the case fans spinning at full speed as a test check i assume and then powers up the cpu cooler fan. never had an issue with the pc doing this. Does yours result in a crash or some sort of system instability from this?

[@grabmaker5743]

@@musek5048 yes but its delayed when i turn it on 1sec spin then spot then 3 sec will spin at full speed is there something wrong about here?

[@lances2575]

I put 2 type 2280 m.2 in the top and bottom and the bottom one is not showing in bios

[@mikesunboxing]

what processor are you using?

[@jorgebriancayetano1320]

Is this mobo good for ryzen 5 5600 cpu,

[@mikesunboxing]

it will work but a b550 is better suited

[@AmbientWanderer]

@@mikesunboxing why?

[@sirajshah47]

i have isuue here i dont know it is only with this board or it is not related to mother board, as after upgrading my cpu from ryzen 3100 to 5600x my CPU is getting verry hot more than 90'C and pc is shutting restarting automaticaly, i am using stock cooler btw

[@mikesunboxing]

sounds like the cooler isn't mounted evenly

[@musek5048]

check the cooler paste again if you have any extra left over. I've had that issue where temps were higher because the paste spread over to only one side when i placed the cooler on to mount it. best way i fixed that was to use a small spreading tool if it came with one and spread the thermal paste evenly on the cpu to ensure it covers the whole thing. also, if you are using the stock smaller stealth cooler that will definitely not keep your cpu as cool as it should be. You can still technically run the chip up to 95c before you start to throttle or run into crashing but even upgrading to a cheap wraith prism or better cooler will make a world of difference! I use a wraith prism on my 3600 at 4.2ghz and it never goes over 70C under heavy gaming loads or tasks.

[@sirajshah47]

@@musek5048 Thank you, after changing paste it seams better now maxing at 88 with stress test & in game getting highest around 75 to 77

[@MonkeyDLuffy-ug5ii]

hello, is this support windows 11?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes it does with the latest bios installed

[@OlettaLiano]

Mike, what do you think about the Ryzen 7000 CPUs running at a sustained temp of 95c? Looks like more people might be getting into water cooling soon. 😂

[@mikesunboxing]

or use eco mode and undervolt a bit

[@Prx7728]

Can i use pcie gen 3 nvme ssd like wd sn570 on bottom m.2 slot

[@mikesunboxing]

no only the top one, the bottom one is SATA only from the asrock website M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module

[@Prx7728]

​@@mikesunboxingok got it thanks for the info

[@seitz30]

will it work windows 11

[@mikesunboxing]

yes it will

[@PersonManManManMan]

😢Which one is better? This one or MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX

[@mikesunboxing]

one it full size ATX the other is MATX so there is no fair comparison.

[@synaxedits]

i have a 512gb nvme pcie gen 3 ssd installed in first ultra m.2 ssd slot,can i install another nvme pcie gen 3 ssd in the second slot????

[@mikesunboxing]

no the second slot is m.2 ssd sata based drives only

[@synaxedits]

@@mikesunboxing ok thank u

[@rudievendi3749]

How much refreshrate Do I get on 1440p when using this Mobo onboard DisplayPort sir?

[@mikesunboxing]

what processor or gpu are you using

[@rudievendi3749]

@@mikesunboxing I am using Ryzen 5 5600g with igpu sir

[@dalenelsondivinagracia4728]

Hi Mike, awesome content as usual. Speaking of AM4 and previous gen cpus, I do need your opinion on something - In late 2020 (just before prices went crazy), I built my first PC: Ryzen 5 3600 (cooled by a Deepcool Gammaxx 400 EX Air Cooler) coupled with a GTX 1660 Super on a Gigabyte b450m DS3H V2 Motherboard with Ripjaws V 16 GB (2x8) 3200MHz CL16. Initially, my storage was an XPG SX8200 Pro M.2 500GB and an old Toshiba 1TB hard drive. In 2021, I added a Samsung 870 EVO 1TB SSD. My original PSU was the Gigabyte P650 80 Plus Bronze, but got scared when news of the P750 variant blowing up and got the Corsair RM750 when it went on sale in my country 3 months ago. All these components are housed inside a RAKK ATX case (rakk.ph/products/rakk-haliya-atx-gaming-case-black ) with Arctic F12 Fans. I use the PC for work (basic MS office apps needed) and play AAA games (Halo Infinite, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, etc) and the occasional indie that is available on Xbox Game Pass. (whew, that was a lot of contexts there) So, my question: Are there any advantages in upgrading my MB to an ATX? I ask because the Asus ROG Strix B450-F Strix Gaming II ATX Motherboard got cheaper recently in my country and is selling for about 120 USD. I saw your video on this from last year and you had a lot of good things to say about it. Is it worthwhile to upgrade to the ROG Strix MB? Aesthetically, I do think it will look awesome in my ATX case, but I don’t think this reason is enough. I might have some need for the better audio codec in the future, but not at the moment. I understand that ATX MBs provide better long-term durability (Before 2020, my last PC lasted me 8 years!). I know that the ROG Strix has better VRMs, but I don’t overclock at all. Help me save money! Part of me wants to push the button and just buy the new MB because I am getting the itchy finger and want to tinker with my PC (hahaha) but the other (more practical part) is thinking that, if this does not really give substantial upgrade in performance or durability, better control myself!

[@mikesunboxing]

to be honest if it is all working then upgrading the motherboard is a little pointless and won't give you much back for your investment. If the processor had more cores then it might be a slight improvement due to better VRMs but again you would definitely need to run benchmarks to see the difference, and possibly getting a new windows key after the swap.

[@dalenelsondivinagracia4728]

@@mikesunboxing Thank you for the advice! Yup, everything is working fine - although sometimes there is this weird thing that happens when I start my PC and windows is loading and it just shuts down. I then have to push the on button again and everything is fine. What could possibly be the cause of this? Also, thanks for the heads-up that I need to get a windows key again for the new MB - I almost forgot that.

[@mikesunboxing]

@@dalenelsondivinagracia4728 This is maybe easier to fix or at least 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/XtBTGQ6BDu Agree to the rules by clicking the emoji and you will get access to the rest of the Discord channels

[@bmxxx619]

does this board support r7 5700x straight out from the box ?

[@mikesunboxing]

unlikely, and i would be surprised if you can even find one in stock, this is quite an old board now, i would aim for a B550 if you are going with a 5700x

[@bmxxx619]

@@mikesunboxing Hello. thanks for the info. I managed to find the board. they are still selling it in my country fortunately.

[@bmxxx619]

does this board support r7 5700x straight out from the box ?

[@mikesunboxing]

unlikely, and i would be surprised if you can even find one in stock, this is quite an old board now, i would aim for a B550 if you are going with a 5700x

[@Emeraldgamesharksify]

Other asian countries have overflowing stock of these boards. @@mikesunboxing