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GIGABYTE B550M DS3H AC AM4 AMD/B550/Micro ATX/Dual M.2/SATA 6Gb/s/USB 3.2 Motherboard + Free Shipping A/C $87.99

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Supports AMD Ryzen 5000 Series/ 3rd Gen Ryzen and 3rd Gen Ryzen with Radeon Graphics Processors Dual Channel ECC/ Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs 5+3 Phases Pure Digital VRM Solution with Low RDS(on) MOSFETs Ultra Durable PCIe 4.0 Ready x16 Slot Dual Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 M.2 Connectors Onboard Intel® Dual Band 802.11ac Wireless & BT 4.2 with WIFI Antenna High Quality Audio Capacitors and Audio Noise Guard for Ultimate Audio Quality GIGABYTE Exclusive 8118 Gaming GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management Rear HDMI & DVI Support RGB FUSION 2.0 Supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips Smart Fan 5 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card Anti-Sulfur Resistors Design.
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Supports AMD Ryzen 5000 Series/ 3rd Gen Ryzen and 3rd Gen Ryzen with Radeon Graphics Processors Dual Channel ECC/ Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs 5+3 Phases Pure Digital VRM Solution with Low RDS(on) MOSFETs Ultra Durable PCIe 4.0 Ready x16 Slot Dual Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 M.2 Connectors Onboard Intel® Dual Band 802.11ac Wireless & BT 4.2 with WIFI Antenna High Quality Audio Capacitors and Audio Noise Guard for Ultimate Audio Quality GIGABYTE Exclusive 8118 Gaming GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management Rear HDMI & DVI Support RGB FUSION 2.0 Supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips Smart Fan 5 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card Anti-Sulfur Resistors Design.

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Any good deals on mini or micro itx amd or Intel boards? I have an inwin Chopin pro case I'd like to update.
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This is a fine budget motherboard (I own three of the lower-end B450M model) [gigabyte.com].

However, the placement of the PCIe slots can be problematic if you're going to use a GPU. Whereas some motherboards position the PCIe x1 slot above to primary GPU PCIe slot to ensure it remains usable when a GPU is installed, in this motherboard anything larger than a single slot video card will invariably block the PCIe x1 slot.

The lowest PCIe x16 slot is usable for a GPU. However, that slot has two challenges as a GPU option:
  • The slot may not be usable for larger width graphic cards in some MicroATX-specific cases (which could limit the slot for use with single slot video cards).
  • The slot is limited to PCIe 3.0 whereas, depending upon the CPU, the top slot can support PCIe 4.0 in this model.
For someone planning to use an integrated GPU, a single slot video card, or s.imply never planning to use an expansion card other than a GPU, none of these concerns should be an issue. For anyone else I'd certainly take this design choice into consideration vs. motherboards which may cost more but take more care in the placement of their PCIe slots.

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Quote from PowerPC :
Any good deals on mini or micro itx amd or Intel boards? I have an inwin Chopin pro case I'd like to update.
I used a Gigabyte A520i with a 5600g in a In Win Chopin Pro and it works out the box with DOCP enabled. RAM kit is SP 3200 CL16 2X8GB
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This board should pair well with the 5500 and RX 6600 that's going for $180.
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Overall I am happy with the motherboard. The UEFI BIOS has a lot of features and has been supported with recent updates. The cons of the board are physical designs. My dual slot graphics card can only fit on the inner PCIe. It blocks the short middle PCIe and also interferes with the only four SATA ports available on the bottom right. All four SATA ports do work with some careful squeezing, nudging, and bending of the cables and motherboard, but it's very tight and awkward. One of the NVME hard drive bays is directly under the graphics card and the other is unobstructed. My CPU pulls out of the board when I remove the stock cooler.
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Can anyone confirm it has two m.2 slots so I can use two nvme? Some of the Amazon reviews says it doesn't.

edit: seems like above poster says there's two, didn't notice
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Quote from The_Love_Spud :
This is a fine budget motherboard (I own three of the lower-end B450M model) [gigabyte.com].

However, the placement of the PCIe slots can be problematic if you're going to use a GPU. Whereas some motherboards position the PCIe x1 slot above to primary GPU PCIe slot to ensure it remains usable when a GPU is installed, in this motherboard anything larger than a single slot video card will invariably block the PCIe x1 slot.

The lowest PCIe x16 slot is usable for a GPU. However, that slot has two challenges as a GPU option:
  • The slot may not be usable for larger width graphic cards in some MicroATX-specific cases (which could limit the slot for use with single slot video cards).
  • The slot is limited to PCIe 3.0 whereas, depending upon the CPU, the top slot can support PCIe 4.0 in this model.
For someone planning to use an integrated GPU, a single slot video card, or s.imply never planning to use an expansion card other than a GPU, none of these concerns should be an issue. For anyone else I'd certainly take this design choice into consideration vs. motherboards which may cost more but take more care in the placement of their PCIe slots.

Good luck!
Jon
Hi Jon, I can't seem to get it figured out. I'm planning on using likely a 6600. By circumstances I have two Samsung 980 Pro nvme ssd. Are there two m.2 slots in this motherboard? Do you think I'd be able to cram both nvme in there (they are the model with heatsink).

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Quote from Bbfa :
Hi Jon, I can't seem to get it figured out. I'm planning on using likely a 6600. By circumstances I have two Samsung 980 Pro nvme ssd. Are there two m.2 slots in this motherboard? Do you think I'd be able to cram both nvme in there (they are the model with heatsink).
The motherboard has two M.2 slots, but they are not equal. Although the impact to real world performance would be minimal you would likely want to select your primary and secondary SSD based upon the difference since the SSDs you mentioned are PCIe 4.0. This does depend upon your CPU, which you didn't mention.

From the support site [gigabyte.com]:
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1 x M.2 connector (M2A_CPU), integrated in the CPU, supporting Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SSDs:
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series/3000 Series Processors support SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSDs
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 5000 G-Series/4000 G-Series Processors support SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSDs
1 x M.2 connector (M2B_SB), integrated in the Chipset, supporting Socket 3, M key, type 2280 SSDs:
  1. Supporting SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSDs
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Quote from The_Love_Spud :
The motherboard has two M.2 slots, but they are not equal. Although the impact to real world performance would be minimal you would likely want to select your primary and secondary SSD based upon the difference since the SSDs you mentioned are PCIe 4.0. This does depend upon your CPU, which you didn't mention.

From the support site [gigabyte.com]:

Good luck!
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Thanks Jon, it's a Ryzen 5600. I guess I could upgrade the motherboard to take advantage of the increased speeds, but the price is certainly right on this one.
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Thanks Jon, it's a Ryzen 5600. I guess I could upgrade the motherboard to take advantage of the increased speeds, but the price is certainly right on this one.
So about the only "pro tip" I might offer assuming this CPU is not the 5600G model is to only install one of the SSDs first while setting things up in the M2A_CPU M.2 slot. Once you've got your system up and running you can add the second SSD in the M.2 slot marked M2B_SB. Note that for this second step you're surely going to have to remove your graphics card to access the M2B_SB slot. However, this process ensures that you know which SSD is which (boot vs. secondary).

While you're at it, a sharpie might be useful to mark these distinctions on the drives themselves.

With G-series CPUs this process would only make identifying the drives easier, but doesn't provide any performance benefit for the the boot/primary SSD since G-series CPUs don't have support for PCIe 4.0 on either slot.

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Quote from The_Love_Spud :
So about the only "pro tip" I might offer assuming this CPU is not the 5600G model is to only install one of the SSDs first while setting things up in the M2A_CPU M.2 slot. Once you've got your system up and running you can add the second SSD in the M.2 slot marked M2B_SB. Note that for this second step you're surely going to have to remove your graphics card to access the M2B_SB slot. However, this process ensures that you know which SSD is which (boot vs. secondary).

While you're at it, a sharpie might be useful to mark these distinctions on the drives themselves.

With G-series CPUs this process would only make identifying the drives easier, but doesn't provide any performance benefit for the the boot/primary SSD since G-series CPUs don't have support for PCIe 4.0 on either slot.

Good luck!
Jon
It indeed is not the G series. Appreciate the tip! Very helpful advice.
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