Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master Review - EVERYTHING you could want, BUT...

[@lefc7527]

Out of all the reviews that I have watched and read (and I did many), this one has been the most thorough, understandable, knowledgeable and helpful. I particularly liked that you showed what's exactly in the box, demonstrated the M.2 connections, explained thoroughly how those PCIes work and did many close ups on the motherboard. The detailed timestamps are extremely helpful as well. Thanks for the help and good job!

[@Chunkhead]

Thanks for the review - great job! I just bought one to compliment my 3900xt. Also - My main selling point here was NO chipset fan. Money was not really an object, here, so I was ready to spend some money on a motherboard. The only x570 MB available with no chipset fan was close to $1k, so I went with the B550.

[@snellage]

Thanks for the review! Iam going to buy this b550 aorus master board for my new gaming desktop 😍

[@TheGwarGaru]

Thanks for reviewing this particular mobo!

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Did I totally see you flip the type-c cable upon attempted install? Someone is very scarred from the Type-A ports. :D

[@lukehill5739]

I am glad somebody spotted that :D!

[@japhule]

Thanks for calling out the manufacturers for not providing a Type C usb front header. I crossed several boards off my list for this reason. MSI appears to be the only manufacturer that includes the Type C header on all of their motherboards.

[@masterblaster5078]

Agree same for me i not gonna miss out on mine new build pc

[@prospero7849]

Phew, glad I'm not the only one who finds this an issue.

[@zubich]

Linus explained this in video yesterday... it seems ALL B550 boards have to choose for either: internal usb-c connector or usb 3.2 at the back... seems to be some sort of bottleneck in pci-x gen 3 in chipset and that's it... so you just have to choose which usb3.2 you want: at the front or at the back?

[@lukehill5739]

@@zubich That's not technically correct as there are USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports from both the chipset and the CPU. It is possible for a manufacturer to route the CPU-fed USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports to the back panel and the chipset-fed ports to the internal Type-C header. This is exactly what ASUS, for example, does with the B550-E Gaming that we also reviewed.

[@zubich]

Luke Hill please watch this video, I didn’t explain it the best: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4m3d5qcfdV1iNE it literally explains on the board you mentioned.

[@blackmennewstyle]

Great review as always Luke :) Sweet board, it just hit the shelves on my side of this world but it is currently selling around $290 :O Holy moly padthai!

[@ajinkyakandalkar9643]

Very informative. *SATA 5 & SATA 6 * very important.

[@jafyfaen]

as you see they start from 0, so its 4 and 5 theres no 6

[@MerPopcorn]

A few months from now I expect many more GPUs will be running PCI 4. And with that in mind - dropping it to x8 probably will not hurt gaming performance at all. Another great review from Luke! Thank you!

[@Safetytrousers]

I did a test with a 1080ti in Valley benchmark at x8 and x16. There was no difference. Perhaps there would be with a 2080ti, and future GPUs may want x16, but if they can make use of PCIe4 perhaps not.

[@MikeJones-bl6lu]

@@Safetytrousers only RTX 3000 and above take advantage of 4th generation PCIE slots.

[@Safetytrousers]

@@MikeJones-bl6lu I know, I was talking about x8 vs x16, before the latest GPUs were out.

[@iamamish]

I ended up with one of these motherboards through Newegg's GPU lottery - they bundled it with a 3060 TI, presumably because these mobos weren't selling. I'm guessing that is because it is in an odd spot in the market (most people who'd buy more expensive boards went with X570 instead of the B550). I couldn't sell the motherboard at a reasonable price, so I swapped it out, and replaced my old B450 board. I also upgraded my 3600 to a 5900x, and put it in a new case too. I really like the board, though the absence of a USB 'C' header is disappointing. I also ended up with a bunch of features I probably wouldn't normally have paid for, but am glad to have, and it will affect the type of motherboard I purchase next. Great review!

[@W1mm1nator]

Worked perfectly. Thank you.

[@theunholybakery1990]

An actual vrm heatsink?! Haven't seen that in a while.

[@NovaDoll]

The Unholy Bakery the master and extreme always has them.

[@theunholybakery1990]

@@NovaDoll yeah but this time it's not machined aluminium but an actual heatsink. Last time i've seen that kind of heatsink on non-top of the line mobos was on my uncle's asus p5q deluxe, which had a massive heatsink for 16 phases.

[@itsz_ops7444]

Is that bad?

[@theunholybakery1990]

@@itsz_ops7444 very good actually

[@itsz_ops7444]

@@theunholybakery1990 thank you trying to learn about motherboards cuz I’m bulding soon and can’t find a good one

[@nukedathlonman]

After looking over their B550 boards, it seems Gigabyte left internal type-C connectivity off all of them. It doesn't bother me personally (because at least one in the rear exists), but def an odd omission.

[@sgtepicspeed3033]

The Internal Type-C is for when the PC case has a Type-C port?

[@nukedathlonman]

@@sgtepicspeed3033 Yes. But with exception of the Aorus Pro and Master, I just realized that no other Gigabyte B550 board even offer's Type-C connectivity in the rear IO... That's baffling...

[@Matrix27594]

What do you need the Type C for? Is it useful? I've only seen it on phones before

[@nukedathlonman]

@@Matrix27594 I have a few SanDisk flash drives that are USB Type-C.

[@cosmicusstardust3300]

With my understanding PCIe 4.0 x8 should be the same bandwidth and speed as PCIe 3.0 x16. Using a GPU like the RTX 2080 Ti (a PCIe 3.0 card) shouldn't make a difference at all. Even with a GPU that uses PCIe 4.0 it shouldn't really make that much of a difference until you go up to 4K gaming, at least for now anyways because PCIe 3.0 x16 still hasn't been fully saturated by GPUs.

[@JMUDoc]

Just bought one of these for £100 used. The most power stages ever put onto a non-server boards - with a non-doubler 16-phase controller, no less - and it's B550. Whichever mental patient at Gigabyte dreamed this up, I thank you😁 (Unless you are running a beast of a Gen 3 card, the drop to x8 will not be noticeable - I would take Gen 4 drives over those 2-3 fps every day of the week, and I went with this instead of an X570 because I wanted a silent chipset.)

[@thedarkshogun88]

Just got this board for £106 from Amazon Warehouse deals. For a gaming build I disagree that the m.2/pci performance trade off is worth it. Just use one m.2 slot and then some sata ssd storage for the rest of your games. In fact if you really need a more than one or two m.2 drives then I think you really would be better off going X570. The m.2 design of this board is just a weird oddity imho. It's probably intentional to push certain users towards other solutions.

[@Crissy.P]

I'm looking at £235 to pick this up, but I ain't half put off with the idea of a throttled gpu.. as you say better to work round the issue and I would if I could pick it up as cheap as yourself

[@Obi_4xe]

Missing the front Type C port connection. Eh... I'd take that over the back metal back-plate.

[@CoIdHeat]

If that’s the only negative... why not get an adapter for 10$?

[@javyzen]

@@CoIdHeat Because it doesn't have the same transfer speed.

[@Map_of_Your_Head]

@@javyzen ? i dont know any usb 3.2 gen 2 front usb c motherboards, there may be some out there, but from what ive seen, internal headers are typically 2.0 and 3.2gen 1, so.. no, your speeds in the front i/o wont be slower, even using an adapter

[@MikeJones-bl6lu]

@@Map_of_Your_Head everyone else has Type C connectors in this price range. It’s just Gigabyte who holds features back so you have to pay for a more expensive board.

[@pdamasco]

Assuming you install a NAVI/NAVI2 or Ampere based GPU the x8 slot wont matter because PCI-E gen 4 x8 is just as fast as PCI-e 3 x16. This will only be a disadvantage if you use an older top of the line NVIDIA GPU on the board instead of a newer NAVI based GPU or to be release AMPERE cards. Something like GTX 1070/1080 and up to an RTX 2080 super should work just fine.

[@justine2037]

And we are seeing the reason why motherboard manufacturers don't do anything sensible like Gigabyte is doing here with the lane allocation. I wonder how much sales they will lose by offering this superior approach.

[@MikeJones-bl6lu]

@@justine2037 MSI does the same thing with the Unify plus adds one more m.2 slot. ASuS has a motherboard that comes with a 4.0 riser for 4 additional m.2s.

[@Warzone3571]

Gotta say, this is by far one of the best looking boards out there.

[@82Tellus]

For the price this does offer alot, the VRM alone is simply insane, that said it's not cheap for b550, I'd still have this over actively cooled x570.

[@malteehlers9784]

ON point, no USB-C headers internally is actually a deal breaker...otherwise a very nice board

[@theodorthiele]

I picked it because it's the best AM4 motherboard without a chipset fan that isn't excessively expensive. I would have gone with X570 basically just to ensure having more expansion options in the future, but realistically I'm not likely to see the benefit as gen 4 NVMEs when it's just a gaming system. And the chipset fans are just a no-go for me, even if they are barely audible as some claim, they are another point of failure that you can't just fix easily. So this was the most badass board - I was a bit bummed about the lack of an internal USB gen 3.2 header, but I'm sticking it in a meshify C for the foreseeable future. I've also heard that the weird dual bios is kind of annoying, but with PBO being the better option for single core performance, I don't see myself overclocking enough for that dual bios to kick in. My main concern is actually the dropping down to x8 - I think I have enough storage with a single m.2 and my old SATA SSDs, but if I were to add more M.2s, I'd probably go for an expansion card in one of the full length slots going to the chipset - and have a single gen 4 in the top.

[@defaultHandle1110]

Review b550 vision d. I like TB3 and gaming. Why would I not go for the vision board?

[@nobodyknowsimgay]

So if I put 3.0 m.2's in the bottom two m.2 slots will they affect the 16x gpu slot? or is that only when you use 4.0 m.2's?

[@rare6499]

As soon as you go over 1 x m.2 it will impact the GPU

[@fifteendollarbill]

When you talk about not having internal type c are you talking about a type c header on the motherboard to be able to plug a front panel usb type c connection into it?

[@JCerris]

Precisely, not really a problem if you have a dated case.

[@Warzone3571]

@@JCerris i think my question is, what do most people use the type c port for?

[@JCerris]

@@Warzone3571 Most likely with phones and storage devices. Because of its faster data transfer and power delivery capabilities. At least there's one in the back but having two might be convenient for some. It's supposed to replace every port soon but who knows if they'll make a new one anyway.

[@Warzone3571]

@@JCerris i see

[@badmanbob3]

Thanks for the great work Luke, do you think this board would bottleneck a 2080 super in any scenario?

[@Fester_]

I've just purchased from Amazon for £238.79 to replace x79 3960x. Thanks for the helpful review.

[@Map_of_Your_Head]

hows it been so far? i bought one but after reading a good amount of user reviews of the thing dying randomly, its got me a bit worried

[@Fester_]

@@Map_of_Your_Head Untested as yet. No CPU 5600x or memory HyperX 3200 4x8Gb from Santa (CCLonline), yet. Do you ever notice in reviews that people always moan about the higher end items ?

[@Map_of_Your_Head]

@@Fester_ i mean... im looking at reviews for this product.. so i cant really comment on reviews as a whole here? in general, no, thats not the impression i get when looking at products though

[@Map_of_Your_Head]

@@Fester_ ive also read this about aorus b550 pro boards, if that means anything

[@lucjuszbohn6732]

As I am planning to put more high speed SSDs and put a powerful GPU I will rather stick with X570 AORUS MASTER despite a bit worse VRM

[@AlejandroDeYavorsky159]

Is this a good motherboard for a 3070?

[@MegaGasek]

The number of USB ports on this motherboard is not ludicrous: Oculus Rift with 3 sensors: 4 USB ports Webcam: 1 USB port Keyboard and mouse: 2 USB ports 2 External HDDs: 2 USB ports 1 Cloud Hyper X gaming Headphones: 1 USB port 1 Bluetooth 5.0 dongle: 1 USB port 1 Microsoft Xbox Gamepad: 1 USB port 1 USB 3.0 card reader: 1 USB port 1 Wacom Tablet: 1 USB port 1 Cell phone USB cable: 1 USB port Grand Total: 15 USBs Am I the exception? No other user has the need for more than 6-8 USB ports?

[@zombiemachinery4868]

I know right? That is one of the biggest selling points of this MOBO.

[@hoangd4132]

so even with second M.2 drive being pcie 3.0 it still steal bandwidth from the x16 slot instead of using pcie lanes from chipset ? this motherboard is truly weird

[@justine2037]

For a PCIe 4.0 GPU this is the optimal configuration for three m.2 slots. It's unlikely next gen GPU will saturate PCIe 4 x8. Not sure why he didn't point this out. The second and third M.2 are full PCIe 4 x4.

[@kanethomo2483]

Will running 2 gen 3 m.2s and 0 gen4 make it still drop to by8 connection or will it stay 16?

[@htm6519]

curious for this aswell

[@jabulo2]

Up

[@bamasutradhar9918]

Became your fan bro ✌🏻

[@stopthefomo]

EXCELLENT

[@raychan6765]

Thanks for the great review. I thought that B550 don't support APU? So why this motherboard has HDMI socket? Also if I put a graphic card in this motherboard, can I plug in a 3rd or 4th monitor in the motherboard HDMI socket?

[@DarudeSandstormVEVO]

This depends on your CPU not your motherboard. When a GPU is connected you can only connect cables to this GPU which, in case of the better ones, give you the option to connect up to 4 monitors.

[@raychan6765]

@@DarudeSandstormVEVO Thanks Vince. That means that if my GPU only has 2 monitor socket, I can't use the socket in the motherboard?

[@MikeJones-bl6lu]

@@raychan6765 nope

[@samatherton734]

isnt the thunderbolt header usb c?

[@yuumetal2363]

I am not really understanding about Gen3 and 4 for cpu side and using more than 2 M.S slots of this motherboads makes videocard slowdown. I already have Western Digital SSD 1TB WD Blue SN550 PC M.2-2280 NVMe x3, and I will use one for OS and one for gaming, and I keep one m.2 and its slot for when I need more storage for gaming. and I use SATA for photos and videos I took. how I use m.2 slots of this motherboards will slow down videocard significantly? 13:52 I guess this part is explaining about it though. I wanted this MB because I want m.2 ssd for OS and gaming rather than SATA SSD. Gigabite X570S AERO G [Rev.1.0] has 4 slots of m.2 ssd, but does it also have same problem to slow videocard? 3 to 6% is the maximum fps this motherboard reduces? If I use 3 slots of m.2 ssd, it will makes even worse than 2 slots? I bought power unit and m.2 ssd already, and I am going to buy 5800X, RTX3070 and G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3200C16D-16GTZR (DDR4-3200 8GB×2) and GAINWARD GeForce RTX 3070 PHOENIX 8G V1 LHR.

[@sensei4162]

Hey one question, has the board stopped working after a month or so? Because almost all the reviews on Newegg say that the board has stopped working after 1 or 2 months which is making me question if I should buy the board or not.

[@jussikankinen9409]

So if have 2 or 3 m.2 ssds the gpu works x8 not x16, cannot change bios, second ssd could work slower

[@nothingspecial6925]

I really enjoyed this 'revoo'

[@TheSkarus]

Ok so what if you use 3.0 M.2 drives in the other slots? Will they still steal bandwidth from the GPU??

[@jinchengshi3191]

If you use 3.0 M.2 drives, you will have a PCI-E 4*8 for your graphic card and 3* PCI-E 4*4 for sad. Since only 20 lines connected to the cpu

[@justine2037]

Yes but it only matters for 2080. Next gen GPU will be PCIe 4 which has twice the bandwidth, so x8 will be fine.

[@Bizzography]

You sound like JORDAN HENDERSON, Captain of Liverpool Football Club. :D

[@tobiasbolzen4706]

does the ek monoblock for the x570 master boards fit at that b550 board?

[@daemonfox69]

LOVE this board and can't wait for mine to ship. No frills or "baby sitting" extras. All power and raw throughput for the right users. It is ok not to have an internal type C port... the rest of the interface is aimed at direct connect storage, not cable connect. With 3 full speed M.2 drives and a 3900X, I am hoping to have a screaming fast personal VM host server made out of this.

[@BuildersBench]

if i do that adding another hi speed m2 ssd and the gpu slot will drop to x8 right? will it give me a noticeable drop in performance? or just in papers? will real life usage scenario be that much affected? thanks!

[@richardque513]

can someone help me pls. i have the same motherboard just recently, the pc was working for a few weeks quite fine and suddenly it stopped working, total no power. so i reset the cmos and it worked just fine again, after a few days, the pc went crazy again, when booted up, it wont boot but the RAM RGB lights up, when left alone for a few minutes it boots up, then after a minute it fluctuates and restarts. i really have no idea what to do. im not a techy guy. i reseached, mostly said, this MOBO is a trash, but couldnt just believe in it. i believe that there is a solution to this.

[@steffenhackert3058]

The board is really good, but the pcie4x16 slot of the gpu is sharing the lanes with the m2 slots number 2 and 3. This is a very bad feature. The alc1220bc audio codec has no additional sabre audio amplifier for headphones.

[@trousersnake1486]

So if i fill the non silver pci slots with say a sound card and a htc vive wireless card the chip set will only take 2 sata ports away so i can still run 4 harddrives and the 2 cards at their rated speed?

[@electrosphere189]

I was considering buying b550 or x570 master but after reading so many people having trouble with it especially with bios boot loop and cold boot problems after some usage i kinda thinking i'll have to buy something else :)

[@ebsmith1102]

You might want to try using the PCIe 4.0 lanes to see if it limits game performance. I am saying this as I have seen several tested configs PCIe 4.0 x8 didn't have FPS impact but if you can provide your data that would be a welcomed sight.

[@lukehill5739]

Can't do that unfortunately as the RTX 2080 Ti is PCIe Gen 3. It is unlikely that 8 lanes will be a problem for the RX 5700/XT as they are Gen 4 and Gen x8 is roughly the same bandwidth as Gen 3 x16.

[@tubelife70]

Not that its a big deal but Gigabyte tells me the board's name is pronounced with a silent "a" as in the Egyptian god Horus. Great video - helps with my buying decision. Thanks!

[@indyvin]

USB type C is just a connector, not a spec. You can use a front panel USB type A port with a 10 dollar adapter.

[@paulbejarano9830]

but is the same transfer speed?

[@yusufturkay567]

@@paulbejarano9830 of course not :D

[@brendanhoffmann8402]

I'm probably going to get one despite the lack of internal usb-c header. Edit: Just ordered a refurbished one for cheap! ($200 AUD, or $107 GBP)

[@hetaindagar2493]

Was this via JW Computers by any chance? If so, how was their refub board (any issues?). Thanks

[@chiko9001]

When you guys were overclocking this board did you use the extra motherboard 4-pin 12v power connector?

[@fleurdewin7958]

That 8pin power connector alone can take 384W at least if you plug in the connector snugly. Do you think any Ryzen 3000 can pull more power than that necessitating the use of another power connector ? Nah. the CPU will be impossible to cool without using LN2 if it really pull that much power. .Only Intel i9 10900k can pull more than that amount.

[@floridtv]

I got watery eyed. So future proof. Not over the top in terms of features. It sits just right for me.

[@cyberloner]

i have headaid with the second m.2 coonection.... can i put in nvme in m2 slot and use all sata connection?

[@cianprado5298]

Would it still it still affect gpu pcie lane and drop to a x8 if I install samsung 980 pro 500gb on first slot of m.2 and and western digital sn550 1tb on the second slot ?

[@LowsJuan]

Looking at the reviews on Newegg the biggest question is, will these gigabyte boards be as failure-prone as their x570 boards. The great lack of front/internal ports is disappointing. With the new outbreak and the second and third waves, a fall away time may not be on b550 side.

[@wakaflockaproject]

My x570 aorus Pro may have failed

[@LowsJuan]

I bought the 550 pro ac got it in a month ago. Only time will tell.

[@wakaflockaproject]

@@LowsJuan the msi seems to be second best in thermals on the master beats it

[@LowsJuan]

@@wakaflockaproject Msi has other issue kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWeliap5f9mUkKc

[@wakaflockaproject]

@@LowsJuan dammm, making me think twice now. Hopefully my gigabyte mobo is fine

[@PinkasBrown44]

But don´t other B550 motherboards have this same ´drop to x8´ when installing more than 1 M.2 devices? Because if they don´t and the B550 máster is supposed to be the flagship, than why would Aorus do something like that? The idea of 3 M.2 slots is populate all of them. And they ´take away´ from the GPU? This is odd.

[@lukehill5739]

Other B550 boards typically use B550 chipset lanes for their secondary M.2 slots. This limits them to Gen 3 speeds and therefore they do not affect the graphics card at all. Instead, Gigabyte has opted for many Gen 4 M.2 slots, unlike other B550 boards, but that forces the GPU to x8.

[@PinkasBrown44]

@@lukehill5739 Thank you for your explanatory reply. I suspected as much, but couldn´t confirm this information elsewhere. I wonder what it precisely means to have a modern day and age GPU working at x8, instead of x16. I´d be curious if that has any impact on ´lower´ or ´higher´ temps on that GPU. I want to build a PC for someone in my family and storage is actually more important, all the more so with more modern features like PCI-E 4. So this board becomes an interesting alternative. The lower temps for an ambient of ´hot´ temperature of a tropical country where 24/7 air conditioning becomes really expensive is also appealing, not to mention the back plate.

[@JomenNari]

you're an absolute life saver

[@ardierr.2525]

hello, do you have no boot too on this aorus b550 master? regards

[@chacemaye8598]

would you go with this aorus b550 master or asus b550 e or f. Running a 5900x and 3070ti FE OR THE asus b550 A to fit the aesthetics of a black and white build. PS. I wont be doing much overclocking nor budget doesnt matter. And wtf is the asus b550xe? Edit: I went with the Asus Strix F wifi ii

[@drmetroyt]

How is it performing today?

[@Gravemind678]

bit late in the year on my part but banging review butt

[@masterblaster5078]

what high quality review !! sadly big no for me the missing internal Type C usb front header

[@93ksj]

Welp I was sold on the looks alone but no Type C kinda sucks

[@NovaDoll]

KSJ0723 are you willing to lose something from the board to get type c header?

[@ricardoabh3242]

Would be interesting to see your choice for Zen3. B550 vs X570... Ram max fclock...

[@jounikyronen5425]

amd sucks, goes slower if higher ram, 3200mhz max for fortnite, intel faster with 4200mhz

[@JeremyArchie]

For that price you're better off with the Asrock X570 Taichi, or the Asus ROG Strix X570-E...and I've never heard the chipset fan on either...even at full load.

[@aod_fan]

Right now the Gigabyte is $110 less than those you suggested...are they still worth the price difference?

[@fleurdewin7958]

@@aod_fan This B550 Aorus Master is meant for hardcore overclockers only. The VRM design is taken directly from the X570 Aorus Xtreme which is a $700 board, this B550 board is less than half the price of the former at $280. The PCB is not the same though, this B550 Aorus Master is using a 6 layer PCB, X570 Aorus Xtreme is an 8 layer PCB design.

[@perhaps9567]

I got a 100 dollar discount but otherwise I’d agree

[@hvarcz]

I think fan will be problem soon or later, how much slower 2080 Ti on 8 link Pcie 4?

[@prospero7849]

There's no way they couldn't have given up some of the back plate USB ports for a gen2 front panel header - the people who can afford a premium board like this are surely putting it inside a premium case that almost all have front panel type C - it's such a strange design and literally hurts it's future proofing and sales potential.

[@NovaDoll]

Kingsley Longford mine does ... a lot of cases even expensive ones don’t have type c.

[@chemscrambler7589]

I put mine in a meshify case that does not have a type c on the front panel. With all my devices that are type -c I will not lose any sleep over this not being an option. got a type-c in back is good enough.

[@MikeJones-bl6lu]

@@chemscrambler7589 $99 case may or not have the them. Most are starting to include them. Much easier to use a front panel connector then fiddling around the back of a computer. Every other top of the line b550 board has a type C connector except Gigabyte

[@jeremywheeler5915]

Confused about one thing, So on a normal B550 mb If you use both m.2 slots your still getting 16x pci on the video card. One slot is gen 4 the other is 3. On this board is sounds like your saying that if you use two, even if the 2nd is pci gen 3 the video will drop to 8x?

[@MikeJones-bl6lu]

The slot 3 speed uses power from the chipset and 2 Sata ports to get power.

[@jaygames1980]

The fan is not really a problem or noticible on my Asus x570 board.

[@jaspalsinghmajhu4672]

I am confused between Asus b550 (Rog strix e) or this one or MSI top mobo or asrock one ??

[@itsz_ops7444]

Same

[@MikeJones-bl6lu]

@@itsz_ops7444 this has better VRMS then the ROG Strix-E but less features. Same level of VRMs with the MSI Unify with less features.

[@GForce101]

Will this motherboard bottleneck if I use 2 m.2 ssds and a RTX 3080 >?? Please help!

[@sikharoy3239]

Sir please give me advise which Z490 motherboard is better for premium performance...aorus master or Asus rog maximus hero xii.....sir please help me.. which one I should buy..

[@37even]

there is no premium performance with intel right now :D

[@syko846]

Maybe I'm not clever enough to figure this out on my own, my question is whether running my 6800xt with all three m.2 drivers occupied will it in theory hinder my performance, and if so by how much? Any help is really appreciated

[@roqeyt3566]

I haven't got much of an answer for you, but here's what to look for: Power delivery The amount of PCIE lanes your CPU and mobo supports The generation of PCIE lanes The amount of PCIE lanes your mobo, SSDs and GPU takes up.

[@BARBELLS-AND-BUDS]

Does every B550 MB drop PCIE 4.0 to x8 when multiple M.2s are installed as a chip set limitation, or is it just what this board does? It defeats the purpose of multiple PCIe 4 m.2s if they and the GPU are slowed as a result of their use. I can accept 2 satas are slower, but not a the GPU

[@MikeJones-bl6lu]

Unless you have a 3090 it’s doubtful you would actually notice any difference between x16 or x8.

[@spuddyl9938]

So why would i choose a b550 over a b450? I mean these boards are twice the price of a b450 tomahawk. Where is that money going?

[@jasonu3741]

VRM? is significantly better then most X570 boards 3x M.2s (and PCIE gen 4 M.2) Wifi 6 (30$) the bigger issue is that B550 so close in performance and features to the X570, i mean if you checked out the temp tests on Hardware unboxed the B550 Master is basically the best sub 250$ overclocker, its tests match the X570 but for 300$ cheaper...

[@NovaDoll]

I’m sorry you are blind

[@laplace2282]

Vrm is crazy.. are u blind??

[@kevy8up]

Question: Do I need to have power plugged in to both 12v1 and 12v2 or can I just use the 8pin on 12v2, I feel like if I need power to both I'm going to need to upgrade my psu. thanks.

[@jacobwall7066]

You will be more than fine with just the 8-pin plugged in.

[@paulbejarano9830]

Hi, excellent video, do you know, how can i solve the problem if my case have an usb type-c input on front panel?

[@MikeJones-bl6lu]

Buy a pcie-1 card or don’t buy a Gigabyte motherboard. Leaving off features on a premium motherboard is typical of Gigabyte.

[@enajarro21]

What cooler you use.

[@zontarr8812]

280 for a midrange chipset m.board? No way ever.

[@RdRAge-qr4md]

So, if I install one m.2 nvme in the top slot and a 2080ti I will not bottleneck anything? But if I install more than one m.2 nvme, the graphics card will drop speed?

[@MikeJones-bl6lu]

The 2080TI doesn’t take advantage of pci-e 4.0.

[@Vegasvacation14]

Where in the world would the type c be located internally on a motherboard? There is already one on the i/o ports.

[@MikeJones-bl6lu]

Usually right next to the 24 pin PSU header. How else would you connect the front panel type c connector. It’s a premium feature that’s standard on every other manufacturer’s motherboard at this price range except for Gigabyte.

[@KunalVaidya]

Really nice review, I was looking to change my choice from aorus pro to aorus master due to much better VRM and this video was very useful. in my opinion, the gen 4 M.2 slots are much more useful and future-proof than the stealing of bandwidth from PCIE slot. it still is a lot of bandwidth and a few frames dropped at more than 100 fps are alright and would not be noticeable. The case I am planning is fractal design define 7 or a meshify 2 both have a type C port on the front panel but there must be a way to connect it from the internal non type C connector ith some adapter cable.

[@maycomendoza3829]

can b550 aorus master run/use both sata ssd with nvme ssd?

[@richardgallegos6463]

Is these better then MSI B550 to hawk?

[@northsideangler8846]

Can you overclock a 3900?

[@ante12345678m]

This board or x570 strix e?

[@garethevans9789]

A couple of things to note: They put the USB-C and the port above it on the PCH (so making the USB-C situation worse). That motherboard allows you to split the x16 4 ways (so x4,x4,x4,x4) to 2 x16 slots and the lower 2 M.2 slots. When you consider x4 Gen4 is equal to x8 Gen3 (that is a lot of bandwidth!). Plus there's top x4 Gen M.2, and the lower x16 slot (at x4 Gen3). If inclined you can have 4 Gen4 M.2, plus a Gen3 M.2 (also 4 SATA ports)). It's a strange board... How is the soundcard when you have a CPU & GPU being loaded up? I haven't seen a build-in soundcard yet that can drive a decent pair of headphones while gaming, the power rails are simply too noisy. I'm thinking about 'downgrade' from an Asus x570-P as the PCH fan is the loudest component by far (high-pitched too), the CPH 'cooler' is really just an insulator to heat up the PCH to 57c (where it turns on) in a few minutes. It's so dumb (directly under the GPU, and above the 0.6" stated in the ATX spec), yet Asus doesn't see the problem (loads of people asking about adding fan control, plus their software sucks, good luck installing it).

[@loaderopp]

Aorus X570 Master has those features your bringing up! The cheaper B550 Should not carry the same as it's more expensive big brother. I run the Aorus Master X570 with a R9-3950X

[@NovaDoll]

Bronco Monk Why? I’m glad there are high end b550.

[@DC3Refom]

@@NovaDoll because gigabyte are shafting x570 platform usesrs a little with 2 less usb , less 3.2 ports and a 14 phase vrm vs 16 phase vrm on cheaper board

[@dota2mas7er84]

Can anyone explain the NVME to graphics card bottleneck setup on this motherboard? I didn't understand the explanation.

[@KiteoHatto]

If you install m.2 pcie4 drive in the slot above the gpu then you can also install pcie4 gpu and both will run at full performance. If you start installing m.2 drives in the lower 2 slots then they will steal performance from the graphics card. Basically, 1 m.2 drive(pcie4) + best gpu performance(pcie4) vs 3(pcie4) m.2 drives + cut down gpu speed. If you game go for option 1, if you do creation you go for number 2 and set the bottom slots to raid mode.

[@RepsUp100]

Waiting for Zen 3

[@eldrintheweebcovers2k165]

RepsUp100 waiting for Zen 4

[@MegaGasek]

@@eldrintheweebcovers2k165 Amateurs! I'm waiting for Zen ∞ (infinity)

[@nmasson30]

It’s the same price as their own x570 Ultra which has type c front panel and all the benefits of x570, why would you buy the b550?

[@NovaDoll]

Neil Masson the x570 Master cost 80 dollars more. Some people don’t want to pay that. Plus this has debug led better vrm and two fins and not one.

[@Choconuss]

@@NovaDoll so for the roght price is this a upgrade over the x570 ultra!?

[@kruzzin4960]

from someone who has been looking for an x570 version most are all out of stock or overpriced

[@josephm3615]

With 4.0 gpus will this be worth it.

[@Hirnlego999]

How is a noise level of 88dB OK, that's not even up to 16bit standard of 96dB. Dynamic range is lacking too.

[@maheshpm6500]

Hi Sir, how to update backup bios on this board...You mentioned only positive side, seems like paid promotion.... Dual bios implementation on this board is buggy and often leads to non powering system..once system remains unbooted we had to remove CMOS Battery and wait for some time and then it gets power on. It don't have physical switch for bios..

[@CraigLillie]

Yep, looked at this board & the X570 Aorus Master, which 1) Has a connector on the motherboard for cases with a Gen 3.2 port, and 2) two BIOS switches, 1 to switch between Single & Dual BIOS and the second, a switch to use either the Main BIOS or the secondary BIOS chips. That made choosing the X570 version easy to make.

[@noyavargel3622]

i got a question, so.. if im ok with only 1 M.2 (gen4) ssd (total of only 1 m.2 ssd) there is 0 drawback with taking this motherboard over x570? thanks

[@Maochan81]

Basically that's correct. but i this is possibly the most expensive B550 mobo and it makes not much sense to buy it. You could go with let's say asus rog strix b550-e or f. If you plan to connect let's say 1 gen4 m.2 drive (for system and games) and 1 gen3 m.2 drive (storage) and one graphics, you'll be perfectly fine with any B550 motherboard. Just make sure it has the feature you need (amount of USB's, USB front panel connection, wifi, high speed lan...).

[@noyavargel3622]

@@Maochan81 thank you this is very useful ! but i asked because im thinking to buy this one beuase i hear it has really good vrm and power solution and stuff ill admit im no expert .. but i plan to buy new ring with the new 5900x ryzen cpu and the new big navi gpu when it comes out.. and i heard that cheap x570 has problem to run it at turbo or anything above stock speed. and im wondering... if its better for me to buy high end b550 or low/mid range x570 such as x570 Auros pro/elite.. im really having issue to decide which motherboard i should buy and will be enough to run my setup stable. and i will welcome any help ! thank you ! (i will state that in my country we do not have msi boards at all)

[@Maochan81]

@@noyavargel3622 I see. That is true, a lot of boards have underpowered VRM's. So what happens is that they overheat and the cpu has to clock down. The rog B550-e or even the f version have also really great VRM's. They stay pretty cool (as tested for example by derbauer). I think not having MSI is not a big deal. Although i have an MSI graphics card and they had some really great boards, they also had really bad motherboard (like the Carbon). I rather trust Asus and Gigabyte a bit more. I'm going with a 5600x and asus B550-E. Costs around 200 Eur here, the x570 equivalent is 290 and has active cooling . Soon the Crosshair Hark Hero comes out, might be worth checking it out, but it will be around 400$. On the other hand you will probably have no regrets and no comprises with it.

[@noyavargel3622]

@@Maochan81 i see.. thing is. .the asus strix b550 here legit cost almost the same as the Aorus master b550. few euros less meaningless amount.. the x570 Crosshair cost here around 150 euro more than the b550 master and it start to get too expensive.. thats why im asking.. if i should get the B550 Aorus master over equal priced x570 , i made a check and 1 store sell MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk but not x570 only the b550 version.. and its about half the price of the Aorus master . how is this board ? can it really support fully the 5900x? thank you! i really appreciate the help !

[@Maochan81]

@@noyavargel3622 In that case it's basically up to your preference :) As said, Gigabyte and Asus usually have pretty good VRM's and VRM cooling. You can easily run and overclock a 5900x CPU on these. The chipset doesn't have anything to do with with the VRM's or overclock. So you won't see any difference between an X570 and B550 board in the same product range (auros master, rog strix) in regards of VRM, stability, oveclock. Only difference is connectivity (pcie gen4 vs gen 3).

[@lanceDarthrevan]

Does it have Bluetooth?

[@PixelParanoid]

My mans got 3 sponsors

[@donjon7554]

Hello, nice video. Can someone help me please?.I want faster RAID0 from 3 disks PCIexpres gen 4 M.2 SSDs. Which would be better -Gigabyte B550 Arous Master or MSI X570 Goflike (putting 2 disk info M2-XPANDERGen4 and one into direct CPU). I also need 128 GB of RAM with 3900x. The graphics card would be some cheap 150 USD. Which one tu use cause I already have MSI motherboard that I paid only 200 USD more from Gigabyte. I don't have money for Threadriper. Please what I can do with this what I have? I do a lot of ramdisk to disk copy and disk to ramdisk copy and to other devices - HUGE files like 60 GB (I edit them in RAMdisk cause its faster). I want Raid0 to be bootable in Linux Mint. I work in Linux Mint.

[@Choconuss]

Is this a Upgrade over a x570 Aorus Ultra!?

[@Galf506]

No.