B450M-HDV R4.0 AMD B450 AM4 Socket Ryzen 2000 - 5000 Processors DDR4 3200 64GB HDMI DVI-D D-Sub Motherboard SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX M.2

I had a prior build since early 2020, with an Antec PSU that shorted out recently and died with a bang, and in the process killed the motherboard (MSI). Fortunately, my M.2 NVMe Intel disc (with Windows 11 Pro) was intact, and I did not know then about the CPU (Ryzen 5 3400G Picasso) or RAM (16GB Crucial Ballistix 8GBx2). Typically, a PSU outputs first to the MOBO and CPU, and next to the RAM. Older memories were notoriously susceptible to current and used to die with the MOBO. Fortunately, things have gotten better. Antec was great in sending me a new replacement PSU under warranty. I needed a new replacement MOBO and wanted to stick with AM4 chipset without spending a lot. I found this board on Amazon at a great price, and the several positive reviews were encouraging. Throughout the years, I had always used MSI boards for my builds, except once (ASUS). This was my first experience with ASRock, and I am very pleased so far. The box I received states "AMD Ryzen Desktop 2000 Ready" and had an added sticker "AMD Ryzen 5000 Desktop Ready", and another "Windows 11 Ready". I imagine some (older) stock did not have the added (Ryzen 5000) sticker, which would explain some reviewers who had to update the Bios using an earlier generation CPU. When I received it, I did a minimal basic build outside the case, with the new PSU and tested my old CPU and RAM. It booted into BIOS and I was so relieved that the CPU and RAM were fine. I then put the Intel NVMe disc, placed the board in the case, hooked my old Plextor DVDRW, case fans and all the headers. Windows 11 Pro loaded up and all is good. The Bios/set up on this ASRock board is very easy to navigate and has a lot of 'AUTO' settings in the default parameters, and I only had to change few things. For the technically savvy, there are several settings you can adjust, but for most people, you will only need the boot menu, particularly for Win 11, and very few advanced configurations. I did not even use the included support CD. The box contains the MOBO, CD, Installation guide, 2 SATA cables, a small M.2 screw and the I/O shield. The guide and illustrations are very adequate. It has 2 DIMM slots (288 pin) and supports up to 64GB, 32GBx2, per ASRock. I bought new 32GB RAM (16GBx2) which was easily recognized. ASRock states for Picasso, the frequency is 2667/2933, but the new memory is 3200 and runs as such, with or without XMP. I am not a gamer and never overclock a CPU and don't use a discrete GPU anymore. It has on board USB2 (x2) and USB3 headers. The CPU connector is only 4 pin and if you have an 8-pin cable (4+4), you just split it. The MOBO is the standard 24 pin. There are 2 chassis fan connectors (4 pin and 3 pin), 4 SATA connectors, HD audio and a standard front panel system header. There is one M.2 and 2 PCI slots. The I/O shield is as shown (Single PS2, but supports Y-splitter, 2 USB2, 4 USB3, Gigabit LAN, rear audio, VGA, DVI and HDMI). It is a basic board (No WIFI, BT, M-Flash, USB C) and is very well priced. As such, I would recommend as a budget motherboard. Even though I am biased toward MSI boards (I guess force of habit), I will definitely keep this motherboard in mind. Thank you.I bought a second one to upgrade an older computer (Athlon A6 APU and FM2+ socket MOBO). It also had the Ryzen 5000 and Windows 11 ready stickers. Very satisfied, just like the first time. Recommend. Thank you.

Its good for the price, was able to boot up on the first try without issues. The BIOS UI looks better than I expected given the price point. Build quality is also pretty good for the price. I'm running a 5600x on it and its working well. There's three drawbacks, one is there's only 2 ram slots, the IO shield is a bit flimsy and the VRMs don't have heatsinks which might affect longevity, but these issues won't affect most people

Great motherboard with great features. It has 64gb of memory capacity and will work great in an all black color schemed build. It was easy to install being the matx size and comes with usb 3.0 and 4.0 cables. It isnt too expensive and it has a great design with the black and gray. My only complaint is its lack of 5v 3pin connecters but you can't expect to find those on budget boards.

I have used this motherboard for a few builds of mine and I don't have many complaints. You can't expect many features at this price point ($60 at the time of purchase), especially considering new, in box AM4 boards are hard to come by now. No Wifi is fine with me, you can always get a cheap adapter if need be and the board has acceptable I/O. Overall, I say if you can get it at the price I bought mine for, go for it. Its a much safer bet than buying a used board and its not much more expensive than going used.

For the price, the board is excellent. It just works and it’s 5000 series ready

It doesn't say in the picture or in the description - but there was a sticker on the box that said amd 5000 ready. This motherboard is an AM4 socket. But without bios updates you can't use hardly any CPU with it. They should advertise that they provide bios version 10.10 baseline. Which is the latest stable bios update for the system. With a ryzen 5500 I was able to socket it in and boot up. I ran into some worries because it wasn't booting but that was because I didn't socket the ram correctly - had to reseat 2x. My ram isn't technically supported so thats on me.There is no bios flashback (which its good that they shipped it updated already). And there is no little slot for wifi. You would have to get one of those 15$ 1 slot ram cards that stick out the back.In the bios settings I recommend;Enable XMP (so your ram can go over 2400 mhz, you can see this in the task manager, performance tab for ram).To turn on Resizeable bar;1. In bios disable CSM (last tab or 2nd to last)2. Enable 4G decoding3. then you can turn on resizeable bar.I had really bad FPS in game until I did all this stuff.I updated the chipset driver and lan driver just incase but it works out of box. im using an arc b570 gpu.I am having a weird problem where I restart the computer but it won't turn on. Shutdown and turn on works fine but idk, ill figure it out

I was initially attracted to this ASRock B550 motherboard because of the low price, but it ended up costing me way more in time and frustration. It wouldn’t post out of the box, even after I flashed the BIOS using a USB stick through the BIOS menu. I tried multiple CPUs—Ryzen 5 3600, 3600X, and 1600—with no success. Swapped RAM, rechecked everything, and wasted a ton of thermal paste in the process. Got a replacement board, and it had the same issues. As soon as I switched to a different brand, everything worked perfectly. The cheap price isn’t worth it if the product doesn’t work. Would not recommend.

works out of box for r5 2400g .quality made