41 Reviews
from completed build BLACKWING - AM4's Last Stand (2019-)
At it's time, this was hands down one of the best ITX boards on the market for AM4. Cheaper than the X470 counterparts and better in both design and quality than the other B450 boards, it was basically in a class of one. Today, it still holds up very well. From humble beginnings with a Ryzen 5 2600, it now houses a Ryzen 7 5800X3D without issue.
To think you could get a board like this for just $150 a few years ago...
from completed build My Baby
Absolutely amazing MOBO, came with all the wires I needed and the wifi worked great until I got an ethernet connection. Bios is super easy to use and it is a Strix board so obviously build quality is pretty good.
from completed build "Professional" Youtube Watching Build
Little BEAST. Bought it for a deal on Ebay years prior and had it ever since.
(The B550-I / X570-I certainly has more- new- features and so I would recommend that over this currently.)
from completed build a smol boi
Got it through an offer on Ebay, so far no issues, feature rich and with 2 SSD slots.
from completed build Black Box
No complains, it's a good MoBo. Only thing I changed is the wireless card, the realtek was not bad but I purchased an Intel AX200 to have Wi-Fi 6 (Even though I'm always using a wired connection) and Bluetooth 5.1
from completed build My First ITX Build
Pretty pleased with this board. One of the best looking b450 ITX boards out there, very sleek black and silver aesthetic which is probably the biggest reason why I chose it. Has RGB (yay), 2 RGB headers (5v + 12v), 2 fan headers and an AIO pump header (you could use a fan on this too, but the software doesn't allow you to run it any slower than 60%) which is great to see on an ITX board. VRMs have been sufficient for my ryzen 5 3600 with some light overclocking and they have a sizeable heatsink on them too.
BIOS is fairly easy to use, EZ flash process was easy, although mine was already preflashed to work with a ryzen 5 3600. Onboard audio is among one of the better ones. Onboard wifi is sadly a Realtek so it's a bit finnicky with drivers, but once you get it working, it's fine.
Asus software is generally pretty good. AURA Sync works very well with my Inwin case + fans RGB. Only complaint would be the fan control in fan xpert 3 is very hard to get working right. It's not as intuitive as with other boards and is quite glitchy and slow, but does get the job in the end.
Overall a great ITX motherboard with a minimalist aesthetic (no crazy colours on it thank god).
from completed build Gaming and Light CAD Build
I chose this motherboard because I thought it had the best looks out of the b450 itx boards and for its dual m.2 slots. Its performance doesn't disappoint and the bios is really easy to use.
from completed build Fuzzy Media PC
Plenty of features for the size. Main reason I chose it was because of the dual M.2 slots. Good board with good BIOS.
from completed build Orion
I got this motherboard for 160$ USD as a refurbished model and was worried that it was a bad choice. The package didn't come with any of the normal accessories and I had to go out and buy the IO plate from a guy on eBay so I can't talk about them. The motherboard itself is grey and black so it fits with most builds. Many usb ports (6) and wireless internet which is good for me. 3 fan headers are great because I can use my splitters for all four of the fans that I have in my build. Tons of accessibility and a great motherboard. TBH I wouldn't buy this at stock value but if you need a 3rd Gen Ryzen itx motherboard, then this is for you!
from completed build -- First Build -- Music Prod/Live Streaming/Gaming/Flight Sim
This was pretty much all that was available right now... I was going to go for the B550 version but no sign yet! Great little board and no issues so far!