AsRock B450M Pro4
AM4, AMD B450, mATX
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28 reviews
Versatile and affordable
Had problems clocking the RAM at 3200MHz (Corsair Vengeance LPX (2x, 8GB, DDR4-3200, DIMM 288 with AMD Ryzen 5 3600).
Now runs stable at 3000MHz.
Could be the board or the processor or the RAM...
Otherwise everything is top!
Some of the connections share bandwidths (e.g. one of the M.2 with a SATA) and only one of the M.2 is PCI-E - best to download the manual and clarify exactly what you want to connect before you buy.
Super board for the price.Pro
- Many connection options
- Many useful features
- Price performance
Contra
- RAM could only be clocked at 3000MHz
Recommended
Bought this motherboard for Ryzen 5 3600 CPU. It came with its BIOS already upgraded to version 3.60 with Ryzen 3000 family support. Excellent MB for a quiet office/home PC.
Pro
- Ryzen 3000 support
- No fan on the chipset - no noise
Offers everything I need
I run the board with a Ryzen 5 3400G and a 250G NVMe. The installation went quickly and smoothly. A firmware upgrade was not necessary. Only when connecting two HDDs was there some fiddling, because the thickest cable strand from the power supply runs right in front of the SATA ports.
Pro
- Easy installation of CPU and NVMe
- Easy connection to the housing
- USB-C interface
Contra
- SATA interfaces are inconveniently located
Passes for home-office or home-retirement
Beware, if there is a possibility to switch on the USB ports when the computer is switched off, I don't know it (even after fiddling with half the BIOS settings). Consequence: If a USB hard drive is plugged into it, it is permanently on.
Pro
- Many ports and expandable
Contra
- USB "alway-on" not triggerable
Top
Pro
- All the connections you need
- Good optics
6 out of 28 reviews
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