ASUS - ROG Strix B450-F Gaming (Socket AM4) USB 3.1 Gen 2 AMD Motherboard with LED Lighting

Bought it to temporarily replace my MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge Wifi. With a Ryzen 5 3600, I got a stable 4.3 Ghz OC out of it, which is what I had my other board OCd to. RAM was overclocked to just under 3200 Mhz with Corsair Vengeance 3k Mhz (I believe it only listed 3193, or something close to that). The only thing that I wasn't happy about was the lack of 5V RGB connections, which half of my lights in my build are 5V, the rest are 12V, but I knew that going into the purchase. The board is capable of everything I threw at it, and trust me, I tossed everything at it that I could. It's going to be used in a new gaming build soon, just getting parts together now.

I purchased this mobo at best buy retail store. I like that Best Buy had it in stock as it was just what I was looking for. The Asus boards are my preferred brand because I have always found them to be of high quality. I also like that it has usb-c so I can connect newer devices. I has connections for the ROG leds and Aura sinc can be used to control them. Asus also has other utilities downloadable for it. The board also supports AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Generation/ Ryzen™ 1st Generation Processors and 2 slots for M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices, and multiple other features.

Bought this back in November paired with a ryzen 5 3600 with no issues or problems.

I'll start by saying that this mobo looks great aesthetically. You may need to purchase an internal USB hub for your entire build and it is important to know that this motherboard does not support addressable rgb. It has two 4 pin 12v headers and lacks the 3 pin 5v headers for addressable rgb. The vrm temps are also not great but this board should be fine for the average consumer.

Good detailed instructions so hooking everything up was a breeze!

Using This as Part of my First PC Build and c from what I’ve read it’s an amazing Motherboard.

This is my 2nd build, which is a mid range gaming rig and couldn't be much happier. Has everything I need and no issues so far.

This has to be the coolest motherboard! I had to debate whether to get the Rog Strix or the Tomahawk. But this has RGB Lighting compare to the tomahawk with only red lighting. Has 2 m.2 slots and 2 RGB headers. You can change the lighting in the Asus lighting program you can download and it works amazing!