AMD launches B550 motherboards

voidshatter · 15 May 2020 at 15:52

aaronjunited said:
Why not just go x570 Instead of waiting for b550??

I don't care about the price, but I care about chipset fan.

Paul_RD · 15 May 2020 at 16:00

voidshatter said:
I don't care about the price, but I care about chipset fan.

+1

B@Th*nG · 16 May 2020 at 11:00

Oooohh interesting! Will hold off my upgrade until these are out. I've nothing to take advantage of the pcie 4 yet but it's great to have that upgrade path available

LiE · 18 May 2020 at 08:20

Hopefully we should see some decent ITX boards at release.

Elevon · 21 May 2020 at 16:44

orbitalwalsh said:
Flagship Master and Taichi can handle 3 X m.2 to match x579 but only one or two at price 4.0 level.

Vrm on the flagship are better then mid range x570 boards and nothing like b450

Aorus b550 master is 14 phases straight, no doublers to Vcore 50/55amps DrMos maybe

70amps and 16 phases going by their website,

AMD B550 AORUS Motherboard with Direct 16 Phases Digital VRM, Fins-Array Heatsink, Direct-Touch Heatpipe, Thermal Backplate, Triple PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Direct from CPU, Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax, 2.5GbE LAN, RGB FUSION 2.0, Q-Flash Plus

Supports 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors

Dual Channel ECC/ Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs

Direct 16 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 70A Power Stage

Advanced Thermal Design with Fins-Array Heatsink, Direct Touch Heatpipe and Thermal Baseplate

Ultra Durable™ PCIe 4.0 Ready x16 Slot

Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guards

Onboard Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna

AMP-UP Audio with ALC1220-VB and WIMA Capacitors for Rear 120dB SNR

Blazing Fast 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management

USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C™ & HDMI Support

RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips

Smart Fan 5 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP and Noise Detection

Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card

Pre-installed IO Shield for Easy and Quick Installation

https://www.gigabyte.com/uk/Motherboard/B550-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10#kf

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BigBANGtheory · 21 May 2020 at 17:27

hyperseven said:
Wouldnt it be best waiting for Zen3?

well exactly my thoughts, I will probably jump from Intel to AMD Zen 3 but beyond the case and monitor why buy the components until they are all available including fast PCIe 4 storage like the Samsung 980

eeek · 21 May 2020 at 17:36

Elevon said:
70amps and 16 phases going by their website,

https://www.gigabyte.com/uk/Motherboard/B550-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10#kf

That's a curious specification - it has 1 usb c header and no USB 3 type a headers.

Elevon · 21 May 2020 at 17:55

eeek said:
That's a curious specification - it has 1 usb c header and no USB 3 type a headers.

Specs says for internal :

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

4 x system fan headers

2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers

1 x CPU cooler LED strip/RGB LED strip header

2 x addressable LED strip headers

2 x RGB LED strip headers

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)

2 x temperature sensor headers

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

External:

Back Panel Connectors

1 x HDMI port

2 x SMA antenna connectors (1T1R)

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

1 x Q-Flash Plus button

1 x RJ-45 port

1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

5 x audio jacks

Plenty there.

eeek · 21 May 2020 at 18:00

Elevon said:
Specs says for internal :

External:

Plenty there.

Except the front of your case will have 2 (possibly even 4) usb sockets that aren't connected to anything.

I just find it an interesting omission when the MSI boards are offering both.

Elevon · 21 May 2020 at 18:07

eeek said:
Except the front of your case will have 2 (possibly even 4) usb sockets that aren't connected to anything.

I just find it an interesting omission when the MSI boards are offering both.

Great thing about USB, it's easy to add more, my seven port powered USB 3.0 hub comes in handy

.

VeNT · 21 May 2020 at 18:24

eeek said:
Except the front of your case will have 2 (possibly even 4) usb sockets that aren't connected to anything.

I just find it an interesting omission when the MSI boards are offering both.

14. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
?

eeek · 21 May 2020 at 18:32

VeNT said:
14. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
?

So you just need an additional £6 connector to get sockets that work at 20 year old speeds. I wouldn't want to be plugging a 32gb usb drive and hoping to quickly copy a few files.,

VeNT · 21 May 2020 at 19:31

eeek said:
So you just need an additional £6 connector to get sockets that work at 20 year old speeds. I wouldn't want to be plugging a 32gb usb drive and hoping to quickly copy a few files.,

ok I'll bite.
Show me the case that has more than 1 usb 3.2 connector and 2x usb 2.
that isn't more than you would spend on a motherboard.

willhub · 21 May 2020 at 20:06

I want to keep on trucking with my B350F, but worried about dead ends

Quartz · 21 May 2020 at 20:11

willhub said:
I want to keep on trucking with my B350F, but worried about dead ends

It's going to be new motherboards with the Ryzen 5000 CPUs, so just don't bother with the 4000s.

willhub · 21 May 2020 at 20:11

Quartz said:
It's going to be new motherboards with the Ryzen 5000 CPUs, so just don't bother with the 4000s.

You rekon 4000 will be ok on a B350F? What's the max NVMe performance on PCI E 3?

eeek · 21 May 2020 at 20:13

Lian Li PC-O11 XL - 4 X USB 3.0 (2 on the front, 2 at the front case feet), 1 X USB 3.1 TYPE-C.

Granted it's probably just about the same price on the basis that the X570 Aorus Master is currently £375 so if the B550 is half of that the case would be the same price.

And my point was that if I bought that B550 Aorus Master board the only front socket that was working at the correct speed would be the type c. Heck it would be true if I went for the PC-O11 none XL case. Now I know that the B550 requires manufacturers to make trade offs but I'm not sure many people would be happy to trade off a usb connector for a third NVMe socket - I suspect a lot of customers will be having a confused phone call with support asking where the socket is.

Quartz · 21 May 2020 at 20:24

willhub said:
You rekon 4000 will be ok on a B350F?

No, I don't think 4000 series Ryzens will be supported on 300-series motherboards.

Elevon · 21 May 2020 at 20:33

eeek said:
Lian Li PC-O11 XL - 4 X USB 3.0 (2 on the front, 2 at the front case feet), 1 X USB 3.1 TYPE-C.

Granted it's probably just about the same price on the basis that the X570 Aorus Master is currently £375 so if the B550 is half of that the case would be the same price.

And my point was that if I bought that B550 Aorus Master board the only front socket that was working at the correct speed would be the type c. Heck it would be true if I went for the PC-O11 none XL case. Now I know that the B550 requires manufacturers to make trade offs but I'm not sure many people would be happy to trade off a usb connector for a third NVMe socket - I suspect a lot of customers will be having a confused phone call with support asking where the socket is.

Well most cases have like 2x USB 2.0 and 1 or 2x USB 3.0/3.2, so cases that have more like the one you stated are not common for most PC users, like I said better of just use an external powered USB 3/3.0 hub, a lot cheaper then that case

.

Otherwise you have to choose a motherboard that can take advantage of all your case USB ports and that would limit your choice.

Btw USB 3.0 /3.2 explained here for those that don't know, https://www.cnet.com/how-to/usb-3-2-explained-making-sense-of-current-and-confusing-usb-standard/ .

eeek · 21 May 2020 at 20:50

willhub said:
I want to keep on trucking with my B350F, but worried about dead ends

Your B350F is probably

Elevon said:
Well most cases have like 2x USB 2.0 and 1 or 2x USB 3.0/3.2, so cases that have more like the one you stated are not common for most PC users, like I said better of just use an external powered USB 3/3.0 hub, a lot cheaper then that case .

Otherwise you have to choose a motherboard that can take advantage of all your case USB ports and that would limit your choice.

Btw USB 3.0 /3.2 explained here for those that don't know, https://www.cnet.com/how-to/usb-3-2-explained-making-sense-of-current-and-confusing-usb-standard/ .

On one level true, on another level a large upgrade is a likely time for people to replace their case.