ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi Mini ITX AM5 Motherboard $179.99 + Free Shipping

Whalehome

Oct 07, 2025 09:43 PM

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WhalehomeOct 07, 2025 09:43 PM

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Isn't it ASRock motherboards that are destroying am5 cpus on the daily?

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boytal96

Oct 07, 2025 09:59 PM

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boytal96Oct 07, 2025 09:59 PM

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I think it's only the 9000 series, but that's why I went with Asus. I got the B650 rog for 200 and it has pcie 5.0 for the 50 series

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schnitter

Oct 07, 2025 10:03 PM

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schnitterOct 07, 2025 10:03 PM

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price is good for b850 for sure, but with so many burnt CPUs (all of them using ASRock motherboards) I'd rather pay 50 more to get another brand one or less to get a b650 instead. Regular users don't need PCI 5 SSDs so there isn't much benefit on going 850 over 650.

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dep411

Oct 07, 2025 10:26 PM

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dep411Oct 07, 2025 10:26 PM

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I wouldn't touch any assrocks boards even if they were free

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Doce

Oct 10, 2025 06:38 AM

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DoceOct 10, 2025 06:38 AM

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Quote from Whalehome

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Isn't it ASRock motherboards that are destroying am5 cpus on the daily?

Not only AMD. I have the Z690 PG Velocita with an Intel Core i7 14700K, and the CPU works fine but the motherboard started to fail after their BIOS updates. So far, the PCIe slot 1 doesn't work, and the HDD overheat. It's better to be safe than sorry, and safe means no AsRock at the moment.

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Doce

Oct 10, 2025 06:40 AM

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DoceOct 10, 2025 06:40 AM

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Quote from dep411

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I wouldn't touch any assrocks boards even if they were free

Welcome to the club! I was a fan for two generations, but their last five BIOS updates created more problems than fixes. I just gave up after several months of trying to find a workaround. Back to ASUS, I guess.

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ErnestoSimon

Oct 13, 2025 02:45 PM

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ErnestoSimonOct 13, 2025 02:45 PM

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This is a great miniITX for the price. Just don't put a 9800X3D on it.

Doce

Oct 13, 2025 05:14 PM

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DoceOct 13, 2025 05:14 PM

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Quote from ErnestoSimon

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This is a great miniITX for the price. Just don't put a 9800X3D on it.

Unfortunately, ASRock boards are currently KIA. Customer service is not good by any standard. Better to stay away until they figure it out.

digitaltrance

Oct 22, 2025 02:27 PM

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digitaltranceOct 22, 2025 02:27 PM

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Is it all AMD CPU's or a specific series that the ASRock destroying?

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