Gigabyte Aorus B450 I Pro Wifi review

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The motherboard follows a standard Mini ITX form factor (17 x 17cm). The motherboard is located in the Gaming range of the Ryzen Zen+ desktop processor product stack. You'll spot this B450 mobo for 129 EUR/USD or even less, and for its size .. this thing is fully loaded!

 

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Size Mini ITX
Chipset AMD B450
Memory 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200
Multi-GPU -
Expansion
  • 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E1)
    • Supports x16 speed with AMD Ryzen 1st and 2nd Generation processors
    • Supports x8 speed with AMD Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics processors
Storage 1 x M.2 (1x NVMe x4 Gen3 )
4 x SATA 6Gbps
Networking
Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Audio Realtek ALC 1220
USB Chipset:
  1. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
  2. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header
  3. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header
Integrated in the APU:
  1. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
LED 2 x RGB LED strip connectors

Despite its size, the unit has enough features to keep you busy for a while. The looks pass anything that can be considered entry-level or value really, including a rear IO bracket, the primary graphics slot has metal shielding.

  

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The motherboard includes all of the standardized B450 chipset options with one full speed M.2 SSD slot, there is no second one though. It has a proper design and nice looking thermal cover on that M2 unit as well. The I/O back panel reveals several USB 3.1 ports. The audio unit based on Realtek 1220. You will spot one 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet jack from Intel. Gigabyte also added WIFI at Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band. Plenty enough for your normal needs. The WIFI solution is powered by an Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168 module. Included is a PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port. Lacking is an optical S/PDIF out port.  With an APU you can use either the DisplayPort or HDMI (x2) for monitor output.

 

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The board comes with a proper 8-pin power connector. You'll get two DIMM slots that can be used for up to 32GB of dual-channel memory. With regular Ryzen procs, up-to 3200 MHz is supported in OC mode, with the new Zen+ models 3466 MHz actually is supported. Please do check compatible memory and thus the QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). 

  

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Yes, you had to look twice, didn't you? That is the sheer reality of a small form factor. You can build an incredibly small yet very powerful PC. 


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