
It's a pretty long motherboard and I was able to use the top pcie slot and bottom pcie slot. I like the ability to flash the bios using the back i/o and the good-performing networking. Had an issue trying to get the ram in sufficiently but did after some effort. I like the easy plug and unplug for gpu and the easily removed cover for the first m.2 slot.


16+2+2 VRM Thermal Padding for m.2 EZ m.2 installation Overall high quality board

Looks awesome has all the new stuff and easy to work with

Very fast paired with an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D. One item of note, some BIOS changes such as disabling the onboard vid requires a full 5min pause after saving the change. This kind of threw me off thinking the BIOS had an issue. Otherwise I love it. Included paperwork only has a quick start guide not the full user guide or bios guide . Both are downloadable from the Asus website.

more vrms than b650i USB high speed port w/dp-alt (not usb4 for 9000 series) Tons of USB Better Audio Chip Has the bios flashback as needed Apple studio monitor works with dp-alt passthrough on the usb c. Monitor, speakers, webcam, usb on back. All work! (You may need a different cable than the apple supplied one)

AM5 Socket 3x NVME slots PCI-E 5.0 Nice design.


PCIE Gen 5 X16 PCIE Gen 5 X8 M.2 PCIE Gen 5 Expander card included WiFi 7 built in, Antenna included 10Gbps Lan 5Gbps Lan 10 layer PCB 2 oz of copper

Bios Menu Big NVME heatsink VRAM fan Best looking black ITX MB Stout I/O


- perfect for multiple M.2 drives, won't steal your GPU's lanes - very minimal design (which I like, probably not for everyone) - WIFI 7 and PCIe Gen 5.0 - DDR5

The company who builds my PC's are very good. They had nothing but issues with the mother board and cpu. Newegg were nothing but great and made things so much easier. I know have a great PC and will be sure to pass along the highest recommendation to everyone I know in the industry.

Comes with everything needed for a motherboard

Worked out of the box with Ryzen 5600G. Wifi and Bluetooth are great. The wifi antenna looks very cool.

Install was a breeze: MSI has finally nailed the "EZ" life. The M.2 clips mean no more hunting for those tiny, soul-crushing screws, and the PCIe release button is a lifesaver if you have a massive GPU. Built for the future: Wi-Fi 7 is fast, and having USB4 ports is a huge plus for my external drives. I feel like I won't need to upgrade this platform for a long, long time. Overclocking? No sweat: The power delivery on this board is overkill in the best way possible. My Ryzen chip stays rock solid, and the heatsinks actually do their job instead of just looking pretty.

Has everything I wanted/needed for this upgrade. Using the included heatsinks, NVMe drives are running about 5 degrees C lower than on old board using its heat sinks.

Pairs great with the 12th and 13th gen intel. Decent overclocking capabilities Good amount of ports It's sometimes hard to find a motherboard around this price range with a dedicated flash button. Fits pretty well in the Corsair 5000D Airflow case. There was one small hiccup with the CPU power connector on the motherboard being right next to the big heatsink at the top. It was hard to fit the cables in while also mounting the H150i Elite Capellix AIO. The CPU cables were blocking the AIO from being mounted properly at the top. Eventually I found a way by using a bit of force and pushing the cables to the left and towards the back of the case as much as possible and was then able to mount the AIO securely.


I haven't built a PC since 2017 so this one is a huge upgrade from that era. It's also my first Gigabyte/Aorus product and have had no issues getting it up and running with a 9800x3d and 64gb Corsair RAM with expo enabled. I haven't really tinkered with it nor needed to. Stable, cool, and quiet in all stress-testing and gaming. -Tons of connectivity -Fan headers all over -Solid, well-built, and has massive heatsinks -Classy and subtle RGB -Great looking board for a white/cold looking build, though my air cooler blocks half the view