ASRock Phantom Gaming A620i LIGHTNING WIFI Review

[@czechexino9854]

finally someone reviewing this!!! yeeess, thank youuu

[@PCCrazyDario]

You are welcome. One more to come that might be interesting for you in this case. :)

[@jamesreeve6465]

My build. Asrock A620i lightning, 7800X3D, RTX 4080 Super FE, corsair SF1000L. idcool is67xt. In the Fractal ridge. Cooler overhangs the vrms. Everything fits perfect. Works great. Temps are way better than expected . Very happy.

[@PCCrazyDario]

Wow, thanks for the feedback. Such an epic build!

[@ok_tantofaz]

i go for it

[@-Sam69]

Hey can you tell me if PBO2 and undervolting is present in A620 for your beast 7800X3D? I was told only B series and up had those options.

[@denisnatera3633]

Can you tell if it has the undervolting options in bios?

[@estheticdesigns]

Which cooler James? Building something similar...

[@antondovydaitis2261]

Thank you. I am beginning to think about an AM5 build, and this was informative.

[@Rayu25Demon]

For now, Asrock is the only brand that is not overvolting the default xmp profiles of AMD and intel, and that's a good thing ❤.

[@PCCrazyDario]

That is true. I think ASRock have been lately playing a good consumer concerning game in terms of listening to people and thinking before they produce which I think is a big plus!

[@svenf5888]

Nice review! And just now the leaks about the new APUs are coming, this will be one of the most bought MB for small gaming rigs!

[@PCCrazyDario]

Thank you and yeah, definitely agree. :)

[@SuixdeCity]

Would you be able to undervolt it

[@wastedpenguin5681]

Looks good! Thank you for that review. I want to build on a budget and i was thinking about to pair the A620 Lightning Wifi with a 7700X or 7800X3D. Would you recommend?

[@PCCrazyDario]

Sorry for the late reply and thank you for the comment. Would be ok-ish, definitely no OC. Would suggest adding a bit on the price and grabbing B650i. In the meantime, did you get it or?

[@СергейГалеев-в1у]

​Я уже заказал эту материнскую плату + r7 7700x пути назад нет , все плохо ? С какими проблемами я столкнусь?​ ( извините вашего языка не понимаю приходится опиратся только на комментарии) @@PCCrazyDario

[@JensensLeatherJacket]

I can definitely imagine a target audience for these mini itx, Ok they are compact and lose some functions to the larger models, the AM4 scenario had 5600G and 5700G which had decent integrated graphics, with the size of the RTX 4000 (mainly 70 Ti and more ) and the cooling of a case that houses this mini atx motherboard I would love to see the temperatures Dario!

[@PCCrazyDario]

Yeah man, totally understand the target audience and I saw them at GamesCom. I actually said to ASRock representatives there that this ITX board will be a big hit for sure. Regarding AM4, 5600G and max 3070 Ti, you already have some thermals, but not on an ITX board. Unfortunately, I don't think 5600G with 4070 Ti makes any sense because the processor just wouldn't be enough.

[@robinkonig5828]

Ryzen 8000G series for AM5 will release end of january 2024

[@PCCrazyDario]

@@robinkonig5828 Nice!

[@Leveleup543]

Fantastic review. Just picked this board up for a nice discount

[@PCCrazyDario]

Thank you very much! Sweet! Enjoy... :D

[@guilhermerodrigues-qs3pu]

Can i use with a r7 5700x3d?

[@PCCrazyDario]

No, this is for Ryzen 7000 series with a differenet socket.

[@eusebiou-say-bee-oh326]

Ryzen 5700x3d is AM4, so the motherboard for this are the A520i, not the A620i. The difference in the design name is the number after the first letter. The "5" are for the AM4 socket and the "6" are for the AM5 socket. The tiers (the letters) begin with A (low budget), then the next level is B (mid range), then the highest is X (highest because it has all the bells and whistles for a price).

[@starke43]

Please make a review for the ASRock B650i LIGHTNING WIFI! I can't find a review for it anywhere.

[@PCCrazyDario]

Coming soon. Have to build it in something. :)

[@Melpandi]

Which better between b650i msi and asrock b650i??

[@dmn9199]

Bought it for my mini home PC which I use for office stuff and Geforce now mainly. Fractal design Ridge + 5600x + this mobo.

[@Aitidina]

Yeah, looks like unfortunately that wouldn't work...

[@dmn9199]

@@Aitidina it works fine

[@Wolfi318ci]

5600x is am4 ​@@dmn9199

[@iantune]

​@@dmn9199you cant use 5600x on an am5 board lmao

[@dmn9199]

@@iantune you are right. I meant 7600x 😅

[@tianlamian]

does the nh l12s or ghost edition clear the vrms turned sideways?

[@Dannythegreat93]

Will I cause a short circuit if I install an aluminum heatsink for the SSD in the back?

[@young-j731]

Perfect if you are not going to OC (7800x3d undervolt)

[@PCCrazyDario]

I agree. :)

[@TurboD16z6]

You can't even undervolt, key alone pbo . My guess

[@sernapro4026]

@@PCCrazyDario hello. How can I undervolt 7800x3d on this a620i asrock

[@Gamingcs11692]

Bulky heatspreader near the io. It's a heat trap for sff pc's but a cool looking motherboard.

[@glanguish9390]

I have this and enabled PBO and EXPO but I thought that was only available in B650 version. Are those functions actually active?

[@glanguish9390]

To add I am running 32GB 6800mhz with 8700G

[@Peter-tr7gg]

Hello, did you find an answer to this question?

[@glanguish9390]

@@Peter-tr7gg I ran a performance test after a few more changes and saw a 15% uplift so I think it works. It's sold as not but it's there in BIOS

[@Peter-tr7gg]

@@glanguish9390 Thanks. Would you recommend this motherboard overall?

[@glanguish9390]

@@Peter-tr7gg Yes. I've moved it into another case now too and never had issue when it was smaller and less cooled

[@spike178]

Beats buying overpriced Asus/ Gigabyte junk.

[@OnokamiSenju]

I've just gotten a 7950x. I'm between getting this for $139 or getting a used Asrock PG ITX board for $200. Im wondering if this can properly handle the 7950x

[@vivekanand2970]

It won't.

[@sobangcha3042]

This or the Gigabyte a620i?

[@ivanohlebec8352]

Which one you can get for cheaper?

[@User_2051]

Currently they’re the same price on Newegg in the US, 139.99. I like the asrock board better but I’ve never had asrock before

[@Abdullah-cb4np]

Asrock 100% the VRM’s are a lot better, u get 2 m.2 slots

[@JoshTrue-xt9bf]

​@@Abdullah-cb4npmany reviews says that vrm on asrock are very hot... But im on that... Gigabyte or asrock for my itx... I will use a 7600 so its not very hot

[@reignelchavo923]

Do you think a 7700x would be ok for this motherboard. My msi b650i is crapping out on me after a year and one of the dimm slots stopped working.

[@Abdullah-cb4np]

More than okay it’ll be fine

[@reignelchavo923]

@@Abdullah-cb4np Thank you. I ended up just replacing the b650i with a new one.

[@TurboD16z6]

So can you undervolt?????

[@sel88q]

No, but can set Eco Mode if you in Windows with Ryzen Master

[@franzpleurmann2585]

​@@sel88qAparently you can undervolt but you will have to disable the igpu according to some reddit comment.

[@yorchrzx]

@@franzpleurmann2585 I couldn't get to undervolt disabling iGPU, option to toggle CPU is completely missing

[@daesz]

does a620 chipset supports turbo boost? amd site says it doesnt support any overclocking including PBO, but doesnt mention if that also includes turbo boost or not

[@daesz]

​@unholydonuts it is, apparently all A socket board support the turbo boost (e.g. PB aka precision boost), but doesnt support any overclocking, including PBO (precision boost overdrive) thats a really great budget AM5 sff board, with VRM good enough to handle 7800x3d for example (8+2+1 phases, 60A each), just a shame it probably doesnt have debug LEDs (or at least i cant find em on the board)​

[@spike178]

I'm never overclocking in my tiny itx case.

[@notchipotle]

wish it has Display port