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Yes, quite a bit of it:
8 Layer PCB
8 straight power thingies for the CPU + 2 for APU + 1 for memeory (i think)
HDMI 2.1 support (like the aurus)
2.5Gb lan / wifi 6
semi-passive fan on the nvme 4.0 slot
219 euros price
Looks great, but I hope the gigabyte board has a less ugly price!
i'm not averse to paying extra for quality components in a HTPC - i did buy the Z87i-Pro** back in 2014 - but there is a big difference between £133 and ~£220!
** https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z87IPRO/
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MPG B550I GAMING EDGE WIFI looks a winner. BIOS flashback, USB C front panel connector and WiFi on an ITX from the get go. Nice
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A520 will be a thing and it's not like B450 is vanishing overnight. The general rise in prices for everything is annoying but with the handling of the current world wide situation... Stock up on Vaseline
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I think I'm just going to pull the trigger on a B450 ITX board. For a budget build B550 isn't looking like it's going to be a good fit.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/grl5in/msi_b550_launch_pricing_announced_starting_at_119/
Then a lot of these companies are screwed longterm then,as people will upgrade less often,if prices rise above inflation and these price increases are above inflation. They are probably trying to target margins well beyond what they would get 10~20 years ago.
The problem is many tech companies have gotten used to people throwing money at them due to cheap credit,etc,which is artificially fueling their growth. However, if people have less money in their pocket, eventually it means they will keep things longer. This is what happening with the smartphone market,ie,they started jacking up prices,segmenting every innovation and people kept the phones longer. The biggest growth markets were entry level and mainstream where newer companies successfully used lower margins.
It's meant Apple and Samsung have started to put more effort into their cheaper models now.
Then a lot of these companies are screwed longterm then,as people will upgrade less often,if prices rise above inflation and these price increases are above inflation. They are probably trying to target margins well beyond what they would get 10~20 years ago.
The problem is many tech companies have gotten used to people throwing money at them due to cheap credit,etc,which is artificially fueling their growth. However, if people have less money in their pocket, eventually it means they will keep things longer. This is what happening with the smartphone market,ie,they started jacking up prices,segmenting every innovation and people kept the phones longer. The biggest growth markets were entry level and mainstream where newer companies successfully used lower margins.
It's meant Apple and Samsung have started to put more effort into their cheaper models now.
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$279
...close enough for Masterhttps://www.guru3d.com/news-story/g...therboard-pricing-running-upwards-to-279.html
B550Itx Pro $179
$189/179 for Pro
$159 elite
$139 Gaming X
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$179. so £180 basically.
so more than this B750
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-x570-a-pro-amd-am4-ddr4-x570-chipset-motherboard-mb-34j-ms.html
so more than this B750
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-x570-a-pro-amd-am4-ddr4-x570-chipset-motherboard-mb-34j-ms.html
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Asus with the cheapest ITX board this time around? I'll never believe it!
If transferring data between 2 gen 4 SSDs in 4minutes as opposed to 5 means a lot to you then yes.
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Perhaps AMD were selling their B350 and B450 chipsets for such a small profit margin to gain market share. Now they're in a position where they're able to sell B550 for a more normal price that's closer to Intel's.
It would better explain why they didn't want to support B450 any longer.
It would better explain why they didn't want to support B450 any longer.
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Glad I didn't wait and grabbed a B450 Tomahawk MAX for £105 last week.
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Useful summary of gigabyte B550 boards with specs:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1SygLRanxx6LiYVmDoIIX866r2rJEmUTG-16sjX7EBz0/htmlview
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1SygLRanxx6LiYVmDoIIX866r2rJEmUTG-16sjX7EBz0/htmlview
No it isn't, a gimmick would suggest no improvments or benefits over PCIe3. PCIe4 is an improvement that provides a ton more bandwidth for devices like future GPU's and SSD's to use.
I was under the impression the TaiChi achieved this performance by being overly aggressive with volts & boost in default settings - basically running what amounts to a non stock or "OC" default. Am I wrong about that?