Question 1

Will this motherboard work with an intel core i5-7600k processor? I have looked everywhere online with no answers.

Accepted Answer

No. It will not work. The socket determines which CPUs will work in a motherboard. The socket you need is LGA1151. just search that keyword and make sure whatever you order lists support of the socket "LGA1151" like this says it supports "AM4" CPUs

Question 2

Does this have a built in wifi adapter, or will I need a network card?

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately this motherboard does not come with a wifi adapter, but you can plug in ethernet into the motherboard. You will need to purchase a network card for wireless connection. Personally I got the, TP-Link - TL-WN781ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter, card and it has served me well for over 3 months with a pretty heavy load of gaming and streaming and it is still going strong

Question 3

CAn i use my gtx 1050 ti in this motherboard?

Accepted Answer

I dont see why not. Any modern graphics card is guaranteed to work. Im using a GTX 1060 with mine

Question 4

Will this not support Fx 8350?

Accepted Answer

The FX line of CPUs utilize the AM3+ socket while this motherboard is fitted with the AM4 socket. They are not compatible.

Question 5

Is this board compatible with all Ryzen 5's out of the box? Ty

Accepted Answer

Yes it should be. I got this board specifically for that reason and it worked just fine

Question 6

Does this card support GDDR5? My cousin would like to know.

Accepted Answer

The ASRock AB350 is a motherboard that supports DDR4 RAM. GDDR is a specific memory found on Graphic Cards. They are not the same. Maybe the question you meant to ask is: does this motherboard support GPUs that have GDDR5. The answer to that question would be: all graphics cards since 2005/2006 are based of the PCI-express peripheral port, which this motherboard does support.

Hope this helps.

Question 7

Is this motherboard a good board? Also i heard that this board with work with ryzen 3 2200g / ryzen 5 2400g right out the box is this true because I don't own a CPU for a bios update and i really don't want to go through the hassle of getting the AMD boot kit.

Accepted Answer

I cannot with certainty say that all stock in warehouses will have the proper and updated BIOS, but as far as I'm aware Newegg is only shipping boards that have the proper BIOS so you should have no hassle in that regard. As to whether or not this is a solid board, I've put it in several builds and have had zero issues. Ultimate longevity waits to be seen, but so far they have all been rock-solid. Asrock is no longer the bargain basement replacement brand from yesteryear, they now produce some of the top-of-the-line motherboards and other components.

Question 8

is there any specific brand of 2400 RAM DDR4 that will not work with this motherboard?

Accepted Answer

Not sure, but if you go to the brands webpage and look up the motherboard model, it will have a list of compatible RAM. This doesn't mean that other RAM will not work, they just tested specific brand/models to show that they specifically worked with it. I did not look at the vendor qualified list (that's what they usually call it) before buying my RAM and didn't have any issues at all. If you wanna be on the safe side check their list at their website. Just click "motherboards" > checkbox "AM4" > then look for the model "AB350 Pro4", click it > Then click support > Then click "memory QVL" .... it will bring up a spreadsheet with all the models compatible guarantied with this motherboard... the model numbers are listed under the "module" column

Question 9

Do I need to install all the drivers that came on the CD since I'm using a Nvidia graphics card?

Accepted Answer

GPU drivers are not included on the driver CD so you will have to navigate to NVIDIA's website for that. As far as the ASRock setup disc goes, if you're not sure what to install you're better off installing them all.

Question 10

Can you run Single Channel DDR4 Ram on this? Was planning on buying a single 8gb stick now and one later to fit my budget.

Accepted Answer

Yes.  A single DIMM (stick) will be fine.  You lose a tiny bit of performance as a result but it is nothing to be worried about unless there is a really good reason (for instance, running a server and already constrained on resources).  The real world impact of running on DIMM versus two DIMMs is very small.

Keep in mind that prior to overclocking, your ram will run at whatever DIMM has the worst performance (clock rate, timings, etc).

Questions & Answers