Board is fine for 9600x, bad idea for upgrade to a faster cpu.
We can not in good conscience recommend this motherboard, Junk. VRM trash tier. 5+2+2, Discreet Mosfet, Not using power stages. 1H/1L design, cheaper than even 1H/2L
Lowest of the low. You can not get lower than this motherboard. It is actually THE lowest spec VRM B650 that is on the AM5 Master list.
The design is good for 150-200 watts (not amps). Most b650 boards are between 600-1000 watts (not amps). Using 10-30% capacity is the efficiency sweetspot for VRMs.
This board theoretically would require the VRMs to operate at nearly 50-100% to support the bigger chips.
The Overclock menu is disabled in bios, that's how weak the power delivery is. This is not a good board to start your build with.
expiredEragorn | Staff posted Apr 18, 2025 12:13 AM
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expiredEragorn | Staff posted Apr 18, 2025 12:13 AM
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X + GIGABYTE B650M mATX + 32GB Corsair DDR5 + 500GB Patriot M.2 SSD
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Lowest of the low. These boards blow up easily, and the deal gets even worse if you add replacement cost and labor
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Edit: Thank you for all the inputs. I cancelled the order. If you are like me, thinking about buying this motherboard, I hope this video helps.
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