AMD launches B550 motherboards

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

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

  1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  3. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
  4. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  5. 1 x CPU fan header
  6. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
  7. 4 x system fan headers
  8. 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
  9. 1 x CPU cooler LED strip/RGB LED strip header
  10. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
  11. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
  12. 1 x front panel header
  13. 1 x front panel audio header
  14. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
  15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  16. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
  17. 2 x temperature sensor headers
  18. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
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External:

Back Panel Connectors
  1. 1 x HDMI port
  2. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (1T1R)
  3. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
  4. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
  5. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
  6. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  7. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
  8. 1 x RJ-45 port
  9. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  10. 5 x audio jacks
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Plenty there.
 
Elevon said:
Specs says for internal :





External:



Plenty there.
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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.
 
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.
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Great thing about USB, it's easy to add more, my seven port powered USB 3.0 hub comes in handy :) .
 
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.
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14. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
?
 
VeNT said:
14. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
?
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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.,
 
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.,
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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.
 
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.
 
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.
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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/ .
 
willhub said:
I want to keep on trucking with my B350F, but worried about dead ends
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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/ .
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On one level true, on another level a large upgrade is a likely time for people to replace their case.
 
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