ASRock b550m steel legend

Gwyn · 10 Sep 2023 at 08:19

Hi there

I’m building a budget pc for my daughter. I’m using some of my older parts and some new. This is what I have so far:
Ryzen 3 3100
GTX 1070 ti
WD black SN770 M2
Thermalright peerless assassin
Fractal Pop mini air

I’m in need of a motherboard. I usually buy Asus boards but came across the ASRock. Love the style which will go with the white theme and also the spec is great in terms of fan and rgb headers. Anyone had experience with this board?

Thanks
Gwyn

mickyflinn · 10 Sep 2023 at 12:27

Haven't got this but Asrock boards are so underrated , the steel legend is a decent board as my friend got this board after I recommended it.

He Loves it.

Gwyn · 10 Sep 2023 at 13:18

mickyflinn said:
Haven't got this but Asrock boards are so underrated , the steel legend is a decent board as my friend got this board after I recommended it.

He Loves it.

Thanks for the reply. Nice one, so well featured

Tetras · 10 Sep 2023 at 15:40

Board seems overkill for a system like that (A520 seems more suited, price wise, in relation to the CPU), but would be decent for a CPU upgrade later.

El Jimben · 10 Sep 2023 at 17:03

Picked up my B450 Steel Legend from the Members Market for £60 quid a few years back & it's never skipped a beat. I can't speak for other vendors but I'm pretty impressed that they're still pushing out BIOS updates 4.5 years after the first release.

Gwyn · 10 Sep 2023 at 19:51

Tetras said:
Board seems overkill for a system like that (A520 seems more suited, price wise, in relation to the CPU), but would be decent for a CPU upgrade later.

Agreed but I will upgrade it further down the line, also like the amount of fan and rgb on it

Gwyn · 10 Sep 2023 at 19:52

El Jimben said:
Picked up my B450 Steel Legend from the Members Market for £60 quid a few years back & it's never skipped a beat. I can't speak for other vendors but I'm pretty impressed that they're still pushing out BIOS updates 4.5 years after the first release.

Brilliant thanks. Good too know

Joe Jones · 14 Sep 2023 at 11:22

I have had a B550 Steel Legend with a 5600x for a number of years now and not an issue at all.

I've had a few Asrock motherboards over the years and can't recall any issues with them. They're just like Asus boards but perhaps without some over the top extra features that keep the boards price down.

Gwyn · 14 Sep 2023 at 11:26

Joe Jones said:
I have had a B550 Steel Legend with a 5600x for a number of years now and not an issue at all.

I've had a few Asrock motherboards over the years and can't recall any issues with them. They're just like Asus boards but perhaps without some over the top extra features that keep the boards price down.

Thanks for your reply. Definitely puts my mind at rest.