Gigabyte B450 AORUS PRO AM4 DDR4 ATX Motherboard Review

• *Free items are subject to availability, please check this is added to your basket on check out.   Features   Supports AMD 2nd Generation Ryzen™/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ 1st Generation Ryzen™ Processors Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs HDMI, DVI-D Ports for Multiple Display Integrated I/O Shield of Ultra Durable™ Design Dual Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe Gen3 M.2 (x4, x2) with Dual Thermal Guards ALC1220-VB Enhanced 114dB(Rear) / 110dB(Front) SNR in Microphone with WIMA Audio Capacitors RGB FUSION with Multi-Zone LED Light Show Design, Supports Digital LED & RGB LED Strips Intel® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software Smart Fan 5 Features 6 Temperature Sensors and 5 Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP APP Center Including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ Utilities CEC 2019 Ready, Save Power with a Single Click   Overview   AMD introduces the latest Ryzen™ 2000 series processors to provide the computing power for gaming need. GIGABYTE's 400-series motherboards perfectly fit the latest AMD Ryzen™ 2000 series processors' computing performance with more features and more control. Users can enjoy the benefits brought by AMD Ryzen™ 2000 series processors.   AMD StoreMI technology GIGABYTE 400-series maximize your PC's potential with AMD StoreMI technology. StoreMI accelerates traditional storage devices to reduce boot times and enhance the overall user experience. This easy-to-use utility combines the speed of SSDs with the high capacity of HDDs into a single drive, enhances the read/write speeds of the device to match that of SSDs, bolsters data performance for incredible value, and transforms the everyday PC to a performance driven system.   The benefits of AMD StoreMI: • Making the PC experience fast, smooth and easy • Optimizing computer responsiveness from system boot to application launch • Offering SSD performance with HDD capacity at an affordable cost • Quickly accessing key files by automatically learning users' computing behaviors   Dual NVMe M.2 PCIe SSDs in RAID Extreme Performance with NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4, x2 SSDs With Dual M.2s available on the AORUS 400-series motherboards, configuring RAID Arrays has never been simpler.     Specification   CPU       AM4 Socket:       AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Generation processors     AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics processors     AMD Ryzen™ 1st Generation processors   (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.) Chipset        AMD B450   Memory                     4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory     Dual channel memory architecture     Support for DDR4 3200(O.C.)/2933/2667/2400/2133 MHz memory modules     Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)     Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules     Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules   (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.) Onboard Graphics            Integrated Graphics Processor:       1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60 Hz     * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.     1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@60 Hz     * Support for HDMI 2.0 version and HDCP 2.2.     * Actual support may vary by CPU.     Maximum shared memory of 16 GB   Audio           Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec     High Definition Audio     2/4/5.1/7.1-channel     Support for S/PDIF Out   LAN              Intel® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)   Expansion Slots       1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)     * Actual support may vary by CPU.     * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.     (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)     1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)     * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_1 and PCIEX1_2 slots. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when the PCIEX1_1/PCIEX1_2 slot is populated. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x4 mode when both of the PCIEX1_1 and PCIEX1_2 slots are empty.     1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x1 (PCIEX1_2)     1 x PCI Express x1 slot (PCIEX1_1)     (The PCIEX4 and PCIEX1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)   Storage Interface                   1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_SOCKET)     1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe 3.0 x2 SSD support)(M2B_SOCKET)     6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors     Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10     * Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.   Multi-Graphics Technology                Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies   USB        Chipset:       1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support     1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel     2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header     4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers   CPU:       4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel   Internal I/O Connectors       1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector     1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector     2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors     6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors     1 x CPU fan header     1 x water cooling CPU fan header     2 x system fan headers     1 x system fan/water cooling pump header     1 x CPU cooler LED strip/RGB LED strip header     2 x digital LED strip headers     2 x digital LED strip power select jumpers     1 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip header     1 x front panel header     1 x front panel audio header     1 x S/PDIF Out header     1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header     2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers     1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2×10 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0 module only)     1 x Clear CMOS jumper   Back Panel Connectors         1 x HDMI port     1 x DVI-D port     4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports     1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support     1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)     1 x RJ-45 port     1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector     5 x audio jacks   I/O Controller           iTE® I/O Controller Chip   H/W Monitoring                     Voltage detection     Temperature detection     Fan speed detection     Water cooling flow rate detection     Overheating warning     Fan fail warning     Fan speed control     * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.   BIOS            2 x 128 Mbit flash     Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS     Support for DualBIOS™     PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0   Unique Features                     Support for APP Center     * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.     3D OSD     @BIOS     AutoGreen     Cloud Station     EasyTune     Fast Boot     Game Boost     ON/OFF Charge     RGB Fusion     Smart Backup     Smart Keyboard     Smart TimeLock     Smart HUD     Smart Survey     System Information Viewer     USB Blocker     V-Tuner     Support for Q-Flash     Support for Xpress Install   Bundle Software                    Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)     cFosSpeed   Operating System                  Support for Windows 10 64-bit     Support for Windows 7 64-bit     * To support Windows 7 64-bit, you must install an AMD Pinnacle Ridge & Summit Ridge CPU.     * Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7.   Form Factor              ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm   Remark       Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.     Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.                                                                                                                          
• Product codes:
• B450 AORUS PRO

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