In the ROG motherboard family, products with a silver or white appearance are mostly flagship models, such as the Apex series and the Formula series, but the Strix B650-A Gaming Wi-Fi unboxed this time is designed to be considerate for the general public. It is a mid-range model with a budget, let’s see if the details of the appearance of this product can impress you!
The fonts on the motherboard are specially designed, and the ROG logo has RGB lighting effects.
ROG Strix B650-A Gaming Wi-Fi (hereinafter referred to as Strix B650-A) is a mid-range product using AMD B650 chipset. The silver part of the appearance is mainly concentrated on the metal heat sink, and the PCB maintains the common deep black.
What’s more special is that Strix B650-A has specially designed an exclusive font for this motherboard. The style is similar to the 8-bit style of the old-style video games. There is an 8-bit font on the side of the memory slot that is similar to that of pet tamaji. -bit creative bio-printing adds a bit of childishness to the product.
In terms of specifications, the motherboard corresponds to AMD Ryzen 7000 series processors, equipped with 8 + 4 CPU power supply slots, with 12 + 2 phase power supply, and can withstand a current power of 60 A. The four sets of DDR5 memory slots on the side can total Support up to 192 GB (48 x 4) and AMD EXPO one-key overclocking function.
The motherboard provides two sets of PCIe 4.0 x 16, two sets of PCIe 4.0 x 1, and three sets of M.2 slots.There is a Q-Release button next to the first PCIe 4.0 x 16 slot, which is convenient for players to disassemble the device
In terms of scalability, Strix B650-A is equipped with 2 sets of PCIe x 16 and 2 sets of PCIe x 1 slots, of which the number of channels in the first set of PCIe x 16 slots is PCIe 4.0 x 16, and the processor is responsible for controlling the remaining All of them are B650 chip management.
In addition, the first group of PCIe 4.0 x 16 slots are additionally covered with metal armor to strengthen the support, and there is an exclusive ASUS Q-Release button on the side, which can release the buckle of the PCIe slot with a single press, allowing the device to be disassembled Easier, it is recommended that players install the graphics card here first to facilitate future maintenance and replacement.
In terms of capacity expansion, the motherboard prepares 3 sets of M.2 slots and 4 sets of SATA 6 Gbps connection ports, of which the first set (closest to the CPU) of the M.2 slots can support up to PCIe 5.0 x 4 channels, as for the remaining The number of two sets of M.2 channels is PCIe 4.0 x 4
It should be noted that since the actual number of channels of the second group of PCIe x 16 is PCIe 4.0 x 4, and it shares channels with the third group of M.2 slots (near the bottom of the motherboard), when the device is installed, only between the two Choose one to insert.
Finally, the configuration of the connection between USB and other I/O is as follows:
Port Version Front Panel Rear Panel USB 2.0 2 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 1 0 USB 3.2 Gen 2 1 4
(three sets of Type A, one set of Type C) USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 2 0 1
（Type C）
Thunderbolt
1
(Additional purchase of expansion card is required) 0 Other HDMI, DisplayPort video output
5 sets of 3.5 mm audio jacks
BIOS reset button
2.5 Gb Ethernet port
Wi-Fi 6E Network Antenna
Limited by the fact that the B650 chipset cannot support PCIe 5.0, the product positioning of ROG Strix B650-A Gaming Wi-Fi is a priority for mainstream peripherals such as graphics cards and SSDs that currently use PCIe 4.0 channels. The overall expansion capability of the motherboard is quite balanced, and the PCIe 5.0 x 4 channels controlled by the processor are also reserved for the M.2 slot, which has not been castrated, giving players the possibility to taste the new generation of M.2 SSD in the future.
The current price of the product is about NT$8,000, which is a bit high in the market, but considering that silver white has always been relatively rare in the world of motherboards, sometimes for the ideal appearance in mind, I believe it is worth sacrificing a little purse.
