Got it for 100$ after getting a faulty MSI B550, which also lacked proper fan control. Pretty happy with the ASUS so far. Thank you for the supreme review.
I have this motherboard and i can say very stable motherboard without any single issue. At beginning there was usb problems but now after few bios updates completely fixed usb problems.
Good and enjoyable review. One comment - you forgot to mention the thunderbolt connector. I was intrigued by that when I bought mine. Perhaps I'll use it some day, nice to have the option.
After watching your excellent review on this MoBo, I cancel the Rog Strix b550 wifi and order this one in Amazon for $131.42. Like you said, you don't need all that " add ons " that is not use for you. Thanks Laurent. Good job.
Thank you for saying this. That stupid plate sucked installing for a first timer. Still trying to figure out where the case supplied Sata cable goes, this is why I came here.
Thanks for the review! You sold me on this after days of researching all B550 mobos in my target price range. If my case does have a front USB type C, would I be able to put an adapter on one of the internal headers to allow it to connect to the USB C? I know it won't get normal throughput but would at least have some type of connection instead of nothing at all.
Hahaha you're awesome dude. I enjoyed listening to your rant about a mobo I already own. (But I hate you for putting your next videos behind the pause button)
@@Laurentschoice of course! Critiques are accepted and appreciated haha cause I'm in the process of building my 1st pc! cpu: i7-10700K cooler: Lian Li GALAHAD AIO 240 RGB (not yet bought) Mobo: Asus TUF GAMING B560M-plus Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB (not yet bought) gpu: ...waiting on ANY RTX 3070 lolol case: Apevia Genesis atx psu: EVGA 650w (not yet bought) with an MSI Optix MAG271vcr monitor :)
@@Laurentschoice thank you!! :D I’ve been worried about unknowingly picking underpowered parts so it’s a relief to see you say that esp since you’re a pro!😂
Nice review but geeez ... I don't see the advantage of the a fixed IO plate, neither a front type C connector or even hybrid connectors if it makes the price go up. This seems a well balanced mobo in terms of features and price. Let's not "unbalance" it, please.
@@Laurentschoice , never got to use one ever XD Not fixed IO plates, they come with the motherboard, they are mounted with the motherboard and they are removed if you swap the motherboard. I mean, unless you have the need to keep the motherboard and you just forgot to put in the same place, I see no hassle at all. That's is if you ever need that motherboard again. In such case it means you have plenty of hardware around. And I mean so plenty you can't organize it. Which in the end means someone working in the hardware business. That amounts to a tiny amount of people with such needs. Most people don't care about this detail. I mean, it probably is better with a fixed IO plate, I won't argue against that but that's actually meaningless if you aske me.
Detailed and as far as I can tell - very competent and objective reviews. Subscribed. :) P.S. Yes - missed to mention the Thunderbolt option - but who uses that on a gaming PC?! :) P.P.S. I'm actually planning to build an amateur video-editing rig using this motherboard - see no reason to spend (what where I'm able to shop is a lot) more for a 570 one. In a few years time, I'll know if I was wrong. :)
Hey man I love your content! I'm stuck between the Rog Strix B550 F gaming, the Tuf gaming X570 plus wifi. And then this guy the tuf B550 plus just went on sale so I was wondering if you could point my in the right direction. Gonna be using a Ryzen 7 3700x gonna be mostly editing 4k video and a little bit of gaming. Its my first build. And the motherboard is seemingly the most confusing part of all of this lol. Love the content. You got a new subscriber in me! Oh also how important is bios flashback?
Have this motherboard on the way, Black Friday Sales 2023, $AUD 70 off, check PC part picker a real $70 off making cheaper then the board I was looking at, Asrock Pro. It's not the wifi or II. It's this board (but mATX) , and I'm a fan of the right angle SATA, has I have a tight case, and the PCE-I layout out is OK, will never ran two GPUs, but that X1 PCE-I is out of the way of the GPU cooling if I find something I use it for.
I'm going to install this board later today, and I'm wondering if it's worth it/possible to swap the lower M.2 heatsink to the one in the top position. I only have one M.2 drive, and I am under the assumption the closer to the CPU the better, but they only put the heatsink on the bottom position.
Next generation is out actually :) TUF B550-Pro. It does get a front USB-C header. Also, S1200 is not top of the line (for onboard anyway), S1220 is, which ASUS puts from Strix upwards. Btw, where do your figures of 4x DIMMs limited at 3600Mhz come from?
Hey there . the 1200 and the 1220 codec are going to pretty much do the same and have the same features.what varies is what extra the company adds like amp and such for headphones. ( Source : NFM) As for the DIMMs, it is actually pretty much standard accross all manufacturers. Some will say it. Others won't. MSI tends to indicate on their documentation on product sites. Asus doesn't . Fact remains that the more you'll populate your channels , the lower clock you'll get. I suspect this has to do with signal integrity. In this very motherboad I had to reach out the manufacturer directly. I then tried the different combinations and sure enough..... I hope this helps :) Thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment :) Really appreciated Laurent
Oh damn I just ordered the gaming plus as a replacement for a faulty MSI board, I didn't knew about this model.. it seems to have more power stage (12+2 DrMOS), I personally don't care about front panel Type C .. what else is different on this board ?? it doesn't seem to have 6 layer PCB either, it seems to trade 2x 3.2 USB for 2.0.. also not a big fan of " *1 PCIE 3.0 X16_2 runs x1 mode when any of the PCIe 3.0 x1 slots is occupied. *2 M2_2 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. When M.2_2 is populated, SATA6G_56 will be disabled." slightly higher memory OC comptability up to 5100.. I guess many boards are like that but it sucks to lose a sata 6 port for using both m.2 drives...that's the case on both boards though, so I guess the pro version is more fitted if you wanna go for a 5950x for the VRMs, although with decent case cooling it seems like the plus would do just fine, if it's just that then no big deal
They must have updated the board since this video because mine has a usb c front panel connection and hybrid fan headers with a dedicated water pump header. It’s a great board paired with a 5800x and 32gb Corsair vengeance pro sl. Have 1 nvme, 2 sata ssd and 2 sata hdd hooked up running fine. I use a 6600xt and smart access memory enabled which makes a huge difference. Excellent board for the money.
Bought this motherboard, got unlucky and had dram bad, it just gave video once, and then it died. Maybe just luck but now I feel insecure for buying it again, nice video Though.
Are the rectangular covers Asus places over the AMD Chipset a heatsink in any way? The before & after shot just look like it's an empty cover. Did it have a thermal pad or anything?
So this thing is WiFi ready out of the box with connecting the antennas ? Thanks first build going up when the parts get here . The only thing I’m worried about is the WiFi side if things
Hi Laurent! Please help me decide! The Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite V2 and the ASUS B550-PRO are the two I selected. The latter is the 12+2 VRM version of the B550-PLUS you also presented. (In addition, they differ in the presence of the internal Type-C connector) Which VRM layout would be better for a 5800X3D? Gigabyte's (6*2)+2 or ASUS's (4*3)+2? I like Gigabyte better because of the external appearance and I/O panel outputs, but if ASUS is technically better, I would buy it. In the case of Gigabyte, the placement and number of FAN connectors is not ideal for me, but if I can connect a PWM fan to all 5 connectors, I will solve the cabling. And what would be very important to me is the setting options and interface of UEFI. Also, which manufacturer's Windows software for the given motherboard is better made? Please help me decide because I've been looking for and watching tests and demos for days, but unfortunately I can't find anything about the ASUS B550-PRO, everyone only tested the PLUS version. What could be more important is that the two motherboards are currently at the same price, so this factor does not matter!
I am not sure what ssd slot to use its a kingson a2000 m.2 pice 3.0, the slot below has a heatsink the above one doesn't. But not sure if the lower one would be slower. X.X
@laurent's choise hi i got a question i got prime 690-A and asus strix b660-i in almost same price point and MSI MPG Z690 Carbon for around 50 dollar more which should i got for am pairing it with 12700k and trying to have future proof since i will barely upgrade but need to be up to date tech help sustain that i also not concerned about usb ports i got 2 drives to use for thos and most likely won't get more worth case will add one, i don't overclock much and if i do will leave it to auto so which i should go for sorry for getting long post
hi, thanks for your video review. I have had trouble activating DOCP for RAM. What are the ports for the dual chanel? is it the grays or the blacks? thanks and regards.
@@OlettaLiano It's just newer, faster connectivity. It's slowly becoming or is becoming the standard. Link below just a quick search as to USB type-C. www.computerworld.com/article/2488194/usb-c-explained-how-to-get-the-most-from-it-and-why-it-keeps-getting-better.html
Ur slowly becoming a personality on the channel ! :) I like the export ability of thunderbolt. The fact that I can have my lan, USB and sd card right by my keyboard instead of reaching to the back of my case.
Hello.. Laurent I'm looking for compatible dual stick RAM (2X8gb) for this motherboard. May i know what model of Gskill Ram you had tested in this video? Is it stable? Kindly advise me.. TQ
@@Laurentschoice If u said so,. I'm deciding to buy a dual stick of trident z neo (F4-3600C18D-16GTZN). Yes.. It is stated in QVL in Gskill website, but does not have QVL from ASUS. I'm afraid there will be unstable to run those speed on this mobo. What do u think?
This is two years old but... Can you put this heatsink on top of a double sided SDD aka, FireCuda 520? (I'm new at this...) What do I do with the sticker as well?
@@Laurentschoice I meant the sticker on the SSD but I think I keep it on. Thanks a bunch for your swift reply, Laurent. God bless you and much love to you and yours.
I bought this board and find everything good enough except for the lack of the Type C front panel connector... Do you where we could get a cheap PCIe card that will give me this to support the connector the Corsair 4000D case uses?
@@Laurentschoice Thank you, but what ASUS ROG Strix mb would you recommend me ? Also I don't need such high end cpu, and gpu. 5900X + 6800XT will do just fine for my needs ( gaming (Scum, Gta 5, Battlefield 5...), and casual 3D modeling(Autocad, Maya, Adobe...)).
@@seremaa I went with nothing, since prices increased even more, and I don't wanna pay more than It is worth it. Now I'm gonna wait one more year if prices don't drop significally, and go with AM5 platform...
If you see this can you please respond. So I bought this motherboard for my first pc build and I am starting to worry like what if it isn’t good enough or something like that. And I wanted to know if you think this motherboard is good for my needs and good with my parts. Parts Amd ryzen 5 5600x (precious boost overdrive enabled) Noctua nh u12s (2x8) 16gb 3200mhz Western digital sn550 1tb Rtx 3070 Lian li lancool 2 mesh performance 750w 80+ gold I am planning on gaming and do you think this motherboard is good for all of it? Or is the motherboard not very good
