BEST Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ASRock B450M Steel Legend RGB perfected

[@partyflockske]

i was looking for reviews on the Asrtock B450-M micro ATX motherboard, and this is a real good elaborate review, answering all my questions :) thanks

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks for watching hope you enjoyed the video I really am a big fan of the asrock motherboards as it probably shows

[@sarahrose7445]

I love that you have the links to the product for different countries in the description!

[@mikesunboxing]

we try to be as accurate as possible but sometimes the links will be a close alternative

[@TheCrash1509]

Just bought this board, excellent in-depth review of the features

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :-)

[@Splatdash]

Is it still good

[@TheCrash1509]

@@Splatdash yes!

[@JoeSmith-ln9rh]

Thanks for the great informative review. I’m getting ready to do my first build & this looks like the board for me. Appreciate the way you went over all the connections in detail with this, nice job.

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks joe if you need any help just ask

[@Kizarat]

This board and the ASRock B450M Pro4 are the best and only m-ATX B450 boards I'd recommend to anyone. I'm running the Pro4 with a Ryzen 5 3600 and it's fantastic.

[@mikesunboxing]

yep asrock is a good choice

[@heeelion134]

This is by far the best review done! thankyou so much for this video ^.^

[@mikesunboxing]

Heeelion Thanks for the feedback! Please consider sharing the video and information on your social media, it really helps to grow the Channel :-)

[@zwerker]

Ordered this (from a local brick-and-mortar) for 110€, 16 gigs of 3200 Mhz RGB ram (also 110€), and a Ryzen 5 2600x (145€!). Gonna top it off with a Deepcool GAMMAXX GT RGB cpu cooler. What sold it to me were the two M.2 slots, four ram slots, RGB and the number of fan headers.

[@mikesunboxing]

It truly is a fantastic motherboard

[@The_Trojan]

Agree that the ASRock 450M Steel Legend is definitely the best AM4 B450 MATX board available. It used to be the ASRock B450M Pro4 but this has supplanted it. The LLC control on the Steel Legend makes it better than the Pro4 (which does not allow manual LLC control).

[@mikesunboxing]

agreed

[@CaptRicoSakara]

I'm starting a new PC build with the ASRock Steel Legend, w/ a Ryzen 5 3600 6-core CPU, Consair Vengeance RGB PRO 16GBs RAM, Samsung EVO 970 500GBs SSD, Thermaltake SMART 600W PSU, and a GeForce GTX 1660. And the case I've chosen for it is a SAMA-G3-ARGB with a Cooler Master ARGB 3-Pack set. I've bought most of the components. All I need now is the ASRock, GeForce, and a good RGB CPU Fan, and secondary HDD drive. The only beef I'm having is the case's ARGB HUB on the cable-manage side of the back panel, which uses 5V 3-pin for the LEDS, but 3-pins for the fan itself, as the 3-pack I bought has 4-pins. So I'm just linking the 3-pack's 5V 3-pin to the hub, while the 4-pins connect to the Power Supply.

[@mikesunboxing]

answered in the other video, but essentially use the 4 pin on the motherboard for the four pin fans and the others connected to the hub

[@406mill]

Best looking B450 Matx imo. Great review Mike! Nice one.

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks glen! Can’t wait to build it now

[@wolfgangchristl9978]

Have this motherboard and really happy with it. Using a 3700 and it's rock solid.

[@mikesunboxing]

Good I’m glad to hear it

[@AEF6P2]

Did you need to update the bios?

[@springfield503]

Thank you for the very detailed review of this motherboard!

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mjojrjr6231]

Glad I bought this MB, I was looking for the build video using this... Hope you made one Mate.

[@mikesunboxing]

I'm sorry I didn't do a build using this board, but feel free to join our Discord if you need any help with the build: Discord: discord.gg/kG4rrps

[@sayankumarchanda2916]

@@mikesunboxing ... Sir... Will it support Ryzen 1600 out of the box ?

[@OlettaLiano]

Hey Mike, heard through the grapevine you guys were talking about me on the live stream. No need to worry, I’m fine. But I have a new client who wants a book finished by years end, plus I’m working on my own novel so I’m really busy pounding on the keys, trying to write at least 10k words per day between both novels. I’ve deleted my Twitter account as I have no time for social media, and my KZbin watching has dropped nearly to zero, thus my absents. Hopefully things will be less hectic next year. Take care and tell Kath hello for me. Now, back to work. I have another 3k words to write to finish today’s quota before I can get some sleep.

[@406mill]

Glad to hear your're good! :)

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks for the update we were getting a little concerned and it wasn’t just kath and myself quite a few of the mikesunboxing family were asking after you. Be well and be creative and we look forward to hearing more from you when you get the time x

[@skystalker7700]

Good to hear you are doing well, Oletta. See you soon when you get the chance!

[@cosmoz6038]

Thank you. Might be getting this one. Nice detailed review :)

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks for watching

[@Fatback13]

Great content for such a small channel!

[@mikesunboxing]

Thank you :-)

[@F7GOS]

Love mine for sure! Good review too 😄

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks 🙏 your review was very good and was one of the turning points of my reason to get it

[@declan6965]

Answered basically all my questions about this board

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks , glad to help

[@declan6965]

Thank you ✌🏼

[@M4RK-05]

Thank you so much I am building my first pc and this video is really helpful.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad I could help!

[@matthewday7565]

Surprised that it powers up the RGB with no CPU, I guess it goes into default Unicorn puke mode

[@mikesunboxing]

yes auto puke mode

[@camotech1314]

Mike's favourite 😎

[@Zedexization]

I love mATX boards. You can go for small form factor cases and big cases. It can work both ways

[@mikesunboxing]

true

[@CJ-uh8bk]

Building this thing tomorrow, got this motherboard, ryzen 7 2700x, and 32gb ddr4 3200Mhz ram

[@mikesunboxing]

hope the build goes well for you, discord will be manned if you need help

[@CJ-uh8bk]

@@mikesunboxing finally done, had some issues booting up, the motherboard kept trying to boot to my hdd instead of my ssd, but it's all good now

[@pummelman3588]

Thank you for great video and it’s good for budget build in 2021?

[@mikesunboxing]

Yes, definitely and thanks for watching

[@brentmclean3676]

I have this motherboard and I love it its ideal for the R5 2600

[@mikesunboxing]

Couldn’t agree more

[@GameOn24-365]

Planning to buy this Mobo anyway good review👍

[@mikesunboxing]

Enjoy it

[@BuckyKat9999]

Great review! would you consider a small form factor build on the channel with this? I'm looking to make one to take away on business when I go instead of a laptop, possibly with an APU? anyway good work keep it up!

[@mikesunboxing]

i'll see what i can do

[@SaintAnix.]

Love this board. Just picked it up last week. Only one thing its missing and that's usb 3.1 gen 2 header for connecting cases with usb c ports. But I'm sure that will be on the next iteration.

[@mikesunboxing]

best option at the price for sure, i just ordered a MSI b450 gaming pro max and instantly regretted it

[@DhenzMerckz]

Nice vids bro. Very infomative.

[@mikesunboxing]

Dhenz Merckz Thanks for the feedback! Please consider sharing the video and helping the Channel to grow :-)

[@cookiemonster15781]

Amazing review was trying to decide out of this or the gigabyte b450m DS3H and you sealed it as this one

[@mikesunboxing]

this board is the better option and thanks for the kind comment

[@Sparkyh]

Well damn now i HAVE to buy this...cuz you know overclocking and aesthetics on a micro atx? ooh wee and to think i was going to buy the Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H Matx mobo its all in the chipset of the mobo

[@mikesunboxing]

Hope you enjoy your purchase

[@Sparkyh]

@@mikesunboxing You bet i will! However I got a question for ya. i have 2 sticks of 8gb (16gb total) which slots do i put them in? would it matter what slots i put my 2 sticks of ram in?

[@mikesunboxing]

I can't remember and i have since changed the board but i would use the farthest away which is slot 4 numerically speaking and then leave a gap and then slot 2

[@TranceHistorian]

Ooh this board for my white 1600AF build maybe 😍 Some reviews I read say the LEDs glitch out after a while and the RGB software is awful though. 😔😭 You said the the video you had a black and white case coming to do the build, did that happen?

[@mikesunboxing]

i really don't know what happened there, it was a long time ago 😎 the RGB software is not the best for sure but usable

[@madmed6672]

Great review! I'm quite torn between buying this or the msi mortar... Do you advise me which of the two do I go with ? For a ryzen 5 3600 '

[@mikesunboxing]

i would go with this

[@besttv7769]

thank you for this video, i have a question i want to use this motherboard with ryzen 5 3400G apu and i want to use 8gb of ram (ddr4 3000 mhz) on single channel i need to know if it will support this ram or not because i find that if you use apu ( picasso ) with this motherboard it will support only 2933mhz (max)

[@mikesunboxing]

yes this will be okay but it will maybe run at the lower speed - which is not much different although single channel is not great for these chips - hopefully you are planning to go dual channel later on?

[@besttv7769]

@@mikesunboxing yes i will upgrade to dual channel later thank you sir.

[@tobbe5189]

Does this board have built in wifi because it would be quite hard to have a long ethernet going through one side of my house to the other? Good review!

[@mikesunboxing]

no sorry but you can add wifi very cheaply with a USB dongle

[@tobbe5189]

@@mikesunboxing okay i will buy one then

[@JubeeHS13]

Now I'm torn between this and the ASUS ROG Strix B450-I mother board. Which would u recommend? I'm going to be running the ryzen 5 3 series and have a rx5700 xt raw 2 gpu, the case I'm buying is going to be the nzxt 510 elite.

[@specialistemu9579]

Get an ATX motherboard, you'll get a couple extra features and save a couple bucks over a smaller mATX or mITX

[@mikesunboxing]

i would tend to agree with Zack on this one

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks Zack

[@camotech1314]

Awesome board! I'm planning to replace my Gigabyte Aorus Pro B550M with ASRock Steel Legend B550M!!😊👉💕

[@mikesunboxing]

Good choice!

[@camotech1314]

@@mikesunboxing thanks! Do you think £127 is a good price for it? Seems to be one of the more expensive B550 boards.

[@mikesunboxing]

@@camotech1314 It's not great, but OK - reasonable. I would probably go with B550 Tomahawk for that money

[@camotech1314]

@@mikesunboxing Tomahawk is nice but there's no B550M version, and my case won't take anything bigger.

[@mikesunboxing]

@@camotech1314 sorry my mistake try the mortar or bazooka

[@geoffplant6517]

You have not mention the installation of the board to the case. This board has 9 holes but 1 is not to be fitted on the case is on the bottom right hand corner. The ATX board does. Can you explain please? I wait for your response.

[@mikesunboxing]

just leave the last hole and remove any pillars underneath

[@geoffplant6517]

I could drill a hole and add a thread on the case can I?

[@konrad3958]

Buyed. Great board :)

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad you like it!

[@sarahrose7445]

I am planning on building a Ryzen 5 3600 and RTX 2060 Super build soon. I wanted to use the DLM 21 micro-atx case. Would this motherboard be good for my components? If not I am willing to spend 20-30 bucks more for a better motherboard. Do you have any recommendations?

[@mikesunboxing]

this is a good choice

[@sarahrose7445]

@@mikesunboxing thanks :)

[@LEAHF4R]

This mobo so good that i wish i have the money for it

[@mikesunboxing]

it is a real good choice for most people

[@teal3906]

I know this video is 2 years old but will this motherboard work for a Ryzen 5 1600 65w (yd1600bbafbox)?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes it will, i know this for sure as we have used that combo

[@dipanpathak]

My specs are Ryzen 5 3600, asrock b450m steel legend, crucial mx500 500gb, adata xpg d30 8*2 ram, antec 650watt, with a Inno3D 2070super!!! Is the 2070super be compatable with this motherboard

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah sounds good to me

[@backtowinter]

If you want optimal preformance out of that cpu, make sure you're running 3200mhz ram or higher, ryzen loves fast ram

[@nickdreezy2457]

was your ryzen 5 3600 ready to go out of the box or did you need to bios flash?

[@kubero2323]

@@nickdreezy2457 im connecting to question aswell

[@dominicsmith7793]

Hi Mike, would I need to worry about the VRM temps when using this board in conjunction with a 3700x (stock settings)? It would be using a Noctua NH-U9S (not the supplied AMD stock cooler). I'd hate to think I was "gimping" the CPU. Thanks

[@mikesunboxing]

that should be fine

[@H4mst3r.]

awesome review, thank you

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks for watching!

[@markberry8182]

Hi Mike I'm thinking about building a budget PC for my son for Xmas £300-£400 are there any other matx motherboards you would recommend had a look yesterday and this one seems to get in the £80-£90 price . I'm going to use one of the Ryzen 5 cpus with built in graphics then get a video card at a later date... Thanks mark

[@mikesunboxing]

the 5000 series with built in graphics are not supposed to be released until 2021 so you might need to have a look at other options, you can get the 4000 series APU's in some places but they are a bit sparse to say the least.

[@markberry8182]

Just had a look online at ebuyer and Amazon they have Ryzen 5 3400G for a good price. Would that work ok with the this motherboard?

[@mohdrahbadar3487]

Hi Mike, which one you prefer, Asrock B450M Pro 4 or this B450M Steel Legend for Ryzen 3 3200G? Later on (8months maybe), i want to add GPU GTX 1660 6GB on my gaming rig... Thanks..

[@mikesunboxing]

both pretty much the same spec wise i would go for the cheaper one

[@geoffplant6517]

Am going to but this board soon mate.

[@mikesunboxing]

good board - highly recommend it

[@geoffplant6517]

@@mikesunboxing Bought it yesterday

[@dev1ce758]

Which has better VRAMs ? Tuf b450m pro gaming or this ?

[@mikesunboxing]

VRM stats are here docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d9_E3h8bLp-TXr-0zTJFqqVxdCR9daIVNyMatydkpFA/htmlview#gid=639584818

[@worstalentscout]

does the massive aluminum heatsink (over the HDMI, audio outputs, etc) make it difficult to fit into any mATX pc case ?........also, do i connect headphones to the back panel or front pc case panel for better sound ?

[@mikesunboxing]

the heatsink should n't make any difference, and the audio will sound better most likely from the rear ports as the front mounted ports on most cases aren't the best quality or very well shielded, although your mileage may wary depending on the case

[@worstalentscout]

@@mikesunboxing many thanks indeed for the quick reply and info......i was worried the massive heatsink might prevent proper installation in the pc case.....what is your view of the ASRock B450m Pro4 R2.0 (3+2 VRM using 10 x 42A chokes) compared to the Steel Legend (4+2 VRM using 6 x 60A chokes) ......will it make a difference if i don't even play games ?

[@ariesdelosreyes383]

Asrock b450m steel legendbor b450m aorus elite? I can't pick between them help me guys

[@mikesunboxing]

Tough decision I might edge towards the gigabyte

[@erwinjohncervantes4054]

@@mikesunboxing Hi Mike! May I know why you would edge towards gigabyte instead of this Steel Legend? I'm tryin' to build my gaming rig as well and still torn picking b450m motherboard. Great content by the way. Appreciate all the information. Very detailed. Thank you!

[@skystalker7700]

Wow... what a great board for the money! $144 CAD at Amazon is a good deal for that feature set. Why they still have a PS2 mouse/keyboard connector on some of these boards is a complete mystery for me.

[@mikesunboxing]

It is really handy if you need to access the bios and your usb keyboard isn’t recognised

[@skystalker7700]

@@mikesunboxing Of course... that is only applicable if you have a PS2 Keyboard in the house. Been YEARS since, and I have never had an issue with a USB Keyboard or mouse being detected.

[@mikesunboxing]

Sky Stalker I used to get problems sometimes on older Athlon xp systems back in the day but not recently thank goodness 😅

[@slip0n0fall]

PS2 supports full n-key rollover, something USB keyboards can't. Google will do a better job explaining.

[@zwerker]

Well, if your favourite kbd is an old ps2 model it doea come in handy.

[@FiqDzeko]

Just bought this 4 days ago, wont post or boot. Had to send it for RMA :(

[@mikesunboxing]

sorry to hear that

[@cytrus3427]

Did you get a replacement?

[@FiqDzeko]

@@cytrus3427 Tried RMA 2 weeks ago, no replies ever since.

[@MAXIMVS_XXXIII]

I will upgrade my PC soon from Intel to Amd and i choose this motherboard with an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and HyperX Predator RGB 8GB DDR4-3200MHz it is gonna be good ?

[@isszxc]

Hey! I just built a system with this mobo with the 3600. I installed corsair vengence pro RGB 3600 cl18. For these to work at 3600mhz, u need to set it to xmp profile in bios. Thats about it. 3200 should work right off the bat. I reused my old gtx970 and spent the money on a new 1440p monitor 75hz instead 😁 Waiting for amd 5500 series!

[@MAXIMVS_XXXIII]

@@isszxc Nice thank you bro

[@ahanaftanvir9496]

@@isszxc Did u update the bios yourself or the mobo comes with ryzen 3rd gen ready?

[@isszxc]

@@ahanaftanvir9496 hey, i bought the board ready for amd 3600.. almost all of the b450 boards should be ready... you just need to check on the box for any info with stickers.. if not just ask your distributor. Good luck. Im from singapore btw. Depends on country i guess

[@mikesunboxing]

good system choices

[@biblegaming7570]

ASrock B450M Steel Legend VS MSI B450M Mortar Max. Which one wins?

[@mikesunboxing]

mortar max for vrm usage but for me the addressable rgb on the steel legend get my vote as i don't really overclock

[@Jocelynie870]

Ok so before giving advice understand that im wanting to do this for interest not budget. I have a dell inspirion 530 and am wanting to take everything out and use the case. Will mice atx motherboards fit in it?

[@mikesunboxing]

no sorry that dell will be all non standard sizes for the case psu and motherboard

[@Jocelynie870]

@@mikesunboxing I couldn't just mod the case ?

[@veriellefrancisco7745]

at 13:42 i try that. but my board doesnt light rgb. is my board broken? i havent tested it with ram cpu and storage. couse ive still looking for parts.

[@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/gaeeDPw

[@GalacticBlader]

this board should come with wifi and Bluetooth. its 2020 and still mother board manufactures arent included these ESSENTIAL features

[@mikesunboxing]

In more countries yes. In the uk we have solid brick walls so WiFi isn’t very good here

[@kirtansharma198]

Its a budget mobo, that's why

[@yoit6198]

I'm too late to comment on this , Ryzen 5 3500 RX 580 8gb Oc Gskill ripjaws ddr4 8x2 I'll use stock cooler fan and no extra rgb stuff This would be my build . I really am on it to make it fit inside a mini tower chassis . Should I really go for this motherboard ?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes good choice

[@gabolujan]

So now on july 2020 would the b450m steel legend still be the best entry level board? I can't decide between the b450m steel legend and the tuf b450m PRO gaming (pro, not plus).

[@mikesunboxing]

the asrock has ARGB the asus doesn't other than that very similar boards and specs

[@lxkas_14]

How much Ram mzh can you make on the Board i have a 3200 mzh

[@mikesunboxing]

64GB from what i can recall

[@lxkas_14]

@@mikesunboxing i mean the Mhz on amazon stay 2400 mhz sry i am German my Englisch is not that good 😅

[@jimmyyoung1043]

I was wondering if I need to add a GPU to this motherboard or the one that came with it is good enough.

[@mikesunboxing]

You need a gpu unless your cpu is an apu

[@HoangDucNuyen]

Any AmD CPU ryzen without G on its name (i.e 3200G or 3400G) will not have built-in gpu in cpu. Thus, u definitely need a discrete GPU.

[@mikesunboxing]

This

[@lilpibba2468]

what is a “choke”? he gave a warning about it but i don’t know what it is..

[@mikesunboxing]

The little square bits next to the vrm

[@zenon6699]

b450m steel legend or b450m tuf gaming plus ?? which is better?

[@mikesunboxing]

steel legend for me

[@momolongtime1263]

Which one's better ASROCK b450m steel legend or aorus b450 elite ? Headache 😢💔

[@mikesunboxing]

both pretty much the same, i would probably go steel legend

[@momolongtime1263]

@@mikesunboxing Cool, So are there really any problems with the board software, as I have heard from some before, and this is what made me confused? Or I can just go buy it with peace of mind so I can sleep without worrying about losing money and board 😅😇

[@yourfavoritejojo5235]

Not to bother you or anything but ive been trying to figure out how i can make a pc with 700 but its been so hard i just wanna play some good games without breaking the budget but at this point i just wanna give up. I guess that sterotype about pc gaming really is expensive.

[@mikesunboxing]

This is maybe easier to f 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

[@gabolujan]

You can get a 3400g APU. With it you can play pretty much every game at low sertings 1080p 60fps or high settings 1080p 30fps.

[@my_carp_life3424]

Which ryzen is best matched for this board for gaming at 1080p or higher?

[@mikesunboxing]

3600x or 3700x

[@sayankumarchanda2916]

Sir ..... finally i have the board and im using since a week...facing an unusual issue. i have R5 1600 processor , Corsair Vengeance 3000Mhz (2*8GB) RAM kit but my RAM sticks are running only on 2133MHz instead of 3000MHz. Turning on XMP from bios is not helping me out and RAM sticks are working only on 2133Mhz which is stock. Tried with Crucial Ballistix sport (2*8GB ) 3200MHz and Hyperx (2*8GB) memory KIT 3200MHz separately but same issue... they are running at 2400MHz which is stock....Updated the bios but same thing. I noticed that every time when i change the RAM XMP settings, windows boots with the XMP memory settings but every time if i shut down the PC completely then after the 1st boot the bios gets reset automatically and the settings gets into default. Also the other settings like Date and time and Fast boot option also get changed. I tried with a new CMOS battery but same issue. Could you please help me out on this?

[@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/gaeeDPw

[@euakursanidou6859]

Hi man.I know i am late but I have a question for this mobo.I am building my budget gaming pc,and my specs are :Ryzen 3 3200g,b450m steel legend ,thermaltake smart rgb 700w,amd radeon rx580 rog strix 8 gb oc,WESTERN DIGITAL 1tb,aerocool cylon (case),Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 2666MHz 16GB,Case Fan SP120 RGB PRO (how many of those can i put like 2 ?).Thats my build if u can anser me a quick anser cuz i am gonna buy my parts in 2 days from now i will realy appresiate it cuz i am looking for a very good mobo and i like this one looks great!I have one more question will i need to put a splitter for fan or rgb fans cuz i am looking for rgb fans to put on my build like a rgb splitter and a fan splitter to put more fans in the future ? thanks alot if u readed this all the way to the bottom :)😂 .Btw great review

[@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/gaeeDPw

[@euakursanidou6859]

@@mikesunboxing ok ty buddy for ansering quick i am about to build my gaming pc and i need to know if everythings is alright like my pcu and etc.And i will join your disc for more info.

[@WilliamAndrewPhilipBodie]

Worthy of Support comment 🙂

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks William :-)

[@elijah.alright3268]

So im guessing this will work with a Ryzen 7 2700? Also, will this work with my two 8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX sticks? The are 3200Mhz, if that helps.

[@mikesunboxing]

yes should be fine

[@GarbleMcNipchips]

Can I use a Ryzen 3600 on this straight out the box? I dont have another cpu to do a Bios upgrade, and not sure if this requires it. Definitely looks like a good mobo

[@mikesunboxing]

G It is difficult to know what BIOS revision is on the board and depending on how long it has been sat on a shelf it could have aged a lot. I would say that if you manage to get a fresh stock version the BIOS should be okay but there are no guarantees that this will be the case. If you are in any doubt speak directly to the seller and ask them for more information.

[@GarbleMcNipchips]

You're a champion, thanks man :D

[@Joshua-yq4xl]

I have a ryzen 5 3400g and Asus Prime a320m-k motherboard and I've been eyeing on the asrock b450m steel legend i've only used it for 4 months now because i'm such an idiot I wasn't thinking I was so excited and had no patience, so would you think it would be okay if I just want to upgrade the motherboard sometime in 2021 because my concept of my upgrade path is buy the b450m steel legend and buy a new cpu in the next 2 or 3 years which maybe like a zen 2 ryzen 5 or ryzen 7 or zen 3 cpu's if they are in stock which I assume it will and yeah that's about it. What are your opinions on this?

[@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/gaeeDPw

[@Joshua-yq4xl]

@@mikesunboxing alright im in :)

[@markmalahito6037]

This is a great motherboard but I'm having a problem with the sound of it. It can't detect audio. Can someone help me?

[@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/gaeeDPw

[@TubolMotoadventures]

Saw somethibg steel legent with label "AMD Promontory B450".. What is "Promontory"?

[@mikesunboxing]

What is AMD promontory? AMD “Promontory” chipset will be rather feature-rich: it will connect to processors using PCI Express 3.0 x4 bus (up to 4GB/s of bandwidth) and will support USB 3.1, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports; one PCI Express 2.0 general-purpose port for various controllers; Serial ATA-6Gb/s and SATA Express port(s).

[@DollSockets]

Ive been going through reviews of this and cant really find a solid answer so ill ask here aswell! I have a ryzen 5 3400g cpu as far as im aware it is compatible with this board, but on sights like pcpartpicker im told ill need to bios update with a compatible cpu. Do i need to purchase another cpu before i can get this up and running???

[@mikesunboxing]

You should find that most stock will now have the updated bios so this can work out of the box but that isn’t a guarantee. New amazon stock should be fine

[@DollSockets]

@@mikesunboxing no way! If this is true then i wont have to drop an additional 30-50 dollars on a first gen cpu

[@antsh3546]

Some websites will ask for a small fee and they will update the BIOS for you before shipping. CCLOnline have a deal where it you buy a cpu with any motherboard the bios update comes free. Normally cost £9.99

[@DollSockets]

@@antsh3546 i appreciate the tip, unfortunately i bought from newegg and live in the us and it wasnt an option D:

[@ranakirti]

Hi my 2.1 edifier s350db has a Optical in. So if i use the motherboard spdif out directly into the 2.1 speakers will i get better Sound Quality as compared to using on board Sound Out....?!? Thanks 😊✌️

[@mikesunboxing]

possibly but you probably would notice the difference. it is very close

[@imbreezyboi]

I have a Gateway DX4381-01e would any of these mobo be a upgrade? I wanna make a sleeper build, would any of these fit in the tower of the Gateway?

[@mikesunboxing]

looks like it should fit. amazing sleeper

[@extraricetv9078]

T.y for the help.

[@mikesunboxing]

no problem

[@GregorFarin]

Do I have to carry out a BIOS update for the Ryzen 3000 CPUs in this version?

[@gooonicorn9734]

Gregor Farin this is what I’m wondering also

[@mikesunboxing]

It depends on what bios the board ships with. Most new retail boards will have a 3000 ready sticker on them meaning that there will be support for the 3000 chips released on that bios version but newer chips may still not be compatible without a flash to the latest version

[@GregorFarin]

thank you 🙏🏻

[@jester1319]

Does this board work 3000 series out of box? On amazon it doesn’t say on box. But irl it does. Help? Is the image online out of date?

[@mikesunboxing]

it should do and yes probably

[@adrianruelas1812]

Mine did

[@ken19xx79]

This is my current PC: pcpartpicker.com/b/2Cw6Mp I had installed an Asus TUF B350M-Plus Gaming and Ryzen 5 1600, when I bought the G.Skill Flare X 3200 MHz cl14, they never reached that rated speed, almost every day or every week I got BSOD or freezes or crashes on Windows or while gaming, before those RAM kits I had a Corsair Vengeance LPX White and it was the same, so I decided to buy those G.Skill RAMs. During months I've tried everything to get stable my system: - Always updating ALL (Windows, drivers, BIOS, etc.) whey they were released, uninstalling the previous GPU driver with DDU. - Temps are fine, never above 75° in full stress test during days! - All those stress test, Aida64, prime95, furmark, memtest86, etc. passed without issues! - On stock settings worked fine, only when I want to put my RAMs to 3000 or 3200 MHz is when the BSOD appears, different BSOD error messages like irql_not_less_or_equal, clock watchdog timeout and many others I don't remember, or even without error messages. - Entering manual timings, either the full official timings by G.Skill or DRAM Calculator for Ryzen, and using Thaiphoon burner, nothing helped me. XMP profile is BS, it doesn't allow me to boot the system. - Ryzen 5 3600 isn't OC, I just want my RAMs work at rated speed. - Searching on Internet several forums, nothing helped me. If replacing the Mobo and CPU didn't work for me, is the RAMs the faulty? or the PSU? or Windows is crap with updates that causes BSOD? Who has the same Asrock B450M Steel Legend with the latest BIOS and Ryzen 5 3600? Which RAM are you using and are actually working well only enabling XMP or manual timings at least 3200 MHz or above? If I need to RMA my kits, I would better buy another RAMs, the shipping cost to send the faulty RAMs to G.Skill isn't worth it (I'm from México)

[@mikesunboxing]

have you tried the latest AGESA update? that will give better results with RAM

[@ken19xx79]

Mike's unboxing, reviews and how to Yes I did, I,m with Ryzen 5 3600 and Asrock b450m steel legend since one week ago and the issue persist, is all with the most recent bios, drivers, etc. But when I did stress test like prime95, memtest86, etc. there’s no errors.

[@jamesjameshart]

I built a pc up in October with this board, and no matter what, I can't get ram running (safely) more than it's stock 2133? tried preset profiles / xmp / xmp with lower Mhz . but all unstable! Aiming for 3200mhz really. Could issues me trying to use 3600Mhz ram at lower 3200Mhz speed/motherboards max ram Mhz being lower than rams? Asrock b450 steel legend Ryzen 3600 1060 6gb 2x8gb Patriot Viper 3600mhz x2 128 ssd x1 3tb hd bequiet pure power 11 500w psu

[@mikesunboxing]

put the ram in the last slot and the second slot and manually add the ram timings in the bios. If you want help with this join our discord and either me or one of the resident experts will help you out

[@jamesjameshart]

@@mikesunboxing ah thanks for your response! I will check into doing this, cheers

[@JJ-gk5tn]

I have this Board but xmp with 3600mhz memory does Not Work Does IT Work for you ?

[@mikesunboxing]

the board is only really supposed to support 3200 unless you do it manually

[@strelok9376]

Can i use on it pci 3.0 gpu?? Beacuse pci3.0 in the bellow And i can't add gpu White slot i think pci 2.0? Most of youtubers use gpu on this white slot In aida 64 say my 1660 super use pci2.0

[@mikesunboxing]

The main or top slot is pcie gen3 but if you are using an apu it might only use pcie2

[@strelok9376]

@@mikesunboxing i am use ryzen 3600 and 1660 super

[@MHcph263]

is it with wirelles wifi

[@mikesunboxing]

no but you can add a USB wifi stick very cheap

[@carljunlauron7127]

can the amd led fan header of this board can be used as rgb header for non amd fans? same pins

[@mikesunboxing]

yes as long as it is 12v rgb

[@SaadKhanMSK]

Can i Overclock Ryzen 5 2600 with this board without any issues

[@mikesunboxing]

yes you can

[@wisnuwardhana6423]

Sorry, where should i plug a buzzer on this motherboard?

[@mikesunboxing]

on the speaker header next to the io panel

[@wisnuwardhana6423]

@@mikesunboxing thanks :) can't figure it out myself because it's not listed on the manual.

[@TheCaliMack]

So it can support the 3400g? Thabk god. flashing bios scares me 😅

[@mikesunboxing]

let us know what the bios revision of the board is and we can work it out

[@TheCaliMack]

@@mikesunboxing I only had a not-so-pleasant experience flashing a laptop from before. So this is gonna be my first desktop build and I'm concerned about the need to flash the bios.

[@mikesunboxing]

basically if you buy a board and chip try and make sure the vendor can flash the bios or buy a chip that has been out a while so the board maker has had chance to update the bios at the factory

[@Ahmed_samir87]

Please i have this board i have problem usb ports still powered even if i enabled deep sleep please help i want it totaly off

[@mikesunboxing]

maybe choose a deeper sleep or shut down option? s1 or something

[@Ahmed_samir87]

@@mikesunboxing Deep sleep dont work as well i dont know whats wrong with all thiz new generation of motherboards i sold z390 aorus ultra because of the same issue

[@bandoo3312]

What would be a good graphics card if I’m using a ryzen 7 2700x with this mother board

[@bandoo3312]

Really need your help on this

[@mikesunboxing]

1070 or higher really. what is your budget for the GPU? and what are you planning to use it for?

[@bandoo3312]

Like 900 or 1000 and for playing Fortnite and steaming do you have a specific one I could get that would get me 150 fps or above

[@zeonmx]

Can you change the light to just stay in one color?

[@mikesunboxing]

Yes you can it is very easy to do in the bios or software

[@connorcole525]

What are some good options for graphics cards for this B450?

[@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/gaeeDPw

[@tukangcibung6467]

can i use cpu cooler alseye halo h120d on this motherboard ? seems the left heatsink looks really big

[@mikesunboxing]

not sure sorry never used that cooler

[@excelsiusprime]

Can I use all regular sata connections and m.2 slots at the same time or they "block" each other?

[@excelsiusprime]

(sorry for bad English)

[@HoangDucNuyen]

Im using this board and confirm that u can use 4 sata drives and 1 M.2 Sata drive at the same time (M.2 nvme slot not recognized my M.2 sata drive however)

[@excelsiusprime]

@@HoangDucNuyen thanks. I'm pretty sure you need to unplug 3 or/and 4 sata drivers so nvme driver will work.

[@mikesunboxing]

Yes that is a shared resource

[@jimmyavgoustinou6223]

What BIOS should i download with the Ryzen 7 2700x cpu?

[@mikesunboxing]

p3.20 will be the best one at the moment

[@nikolatesla9145]

can u disable rgb?

[@mikesunboxing]

Yes In the bios or the software

[@thepevulspd8023]

I bought this motherboard and attached a ryzen 5 2600 to it which was working fine moments before on a different board. When i mounted the whole system on the steel legend motherboard and i tried to turn the system on the fans start up and the rbg lights also but i get no picture on my monitor and in 15 seconds the pc shuts down and boots up again . Has anyone had this problem before? It would help out a lot if someone has some info on the topic.

[@mikesunboxing]

mine does that if there is no monitor attached

[@jaden1725]

Is there also an option to set the rgb on that board so I'd like it in just frozen white, is that possible?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes there is a section in the bios to do that

[@jaden1725]

@@mikesunboxing ahh thanks for the reply appreciate it!

[@mikesunboxing]

np

[@figueroaernan03]

can i used (RAM) Patriot Viper Steel (Dual) DDR4 3866 CL18 1.35v 16GB to this board

[@mikesunboxing]

Yes but you will need to manually do the timings or go either the highest officially supported speed which is 3533 I think