Question 1

Would it work fine with a ryzen 3 1300x?

Accepted Answer

This motherboard supports all available AMD Socket AM4 CPUs as of this writing.

Question 2

does this board fit the Wraith Spire cooler?

Accepted Answer

Yes! It does indeed, no problem. At least, I'm pretty sure the Wraith Spire Cooler is the one that comes packaged with the Ryzen 5 1600. Because that is what I installed on this board. You just need to remove those black brackets on either side of the CPU socket first and screw the Spire directly into the motherboard. Easy peasy

Question 3

does it have a Thunderbolt port?

Accepted Answer

Per ASRock specifications, this item does not come listed with a Thunderbolt port.

Question 4

Has anyone experienced an issue with the board not powering on?

Accepted Answer

When I had an overclock set for the CPU I would have a problem where the board would post probably 30-40 percent of the time. I would have to press the reset button and have it attempt to boot again. Sometimes it would take multiple restarts until it booted to the OS. I had to update the bios to the latest version using the bios file provided on the ASRock site. The internet flash utility in the bios never fixed the issue for me. After I had the latest version the board stopped having this issues.

Question 5

When it says it "supports bluetooth", does that mean it is bluetooth enabled or so I need to add an expansion?

Accepted Answer

Bluetooth is built in. No expansion needed. Although I had some trouble getting it to work. Not sure why, but I had to install the "insider" version of Windows 10 before it would work. Might have been just my computer though. Hope this helped!

Question 6

This board has an 8 pin CPU connection. Can a 4 pin CPU power source be used? The case I bought has only a 4 pin CPU connector. Would I nee to get a 4 pin to 8 pin adapter or a different PSU?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it has a 4 pin option. Use the right most 4, with the I/O facing you. It's also in the manual.

Question 7

"Ryzen 2000 Ready!" — it means that BIOS is updated and I can buy new Ryzen 2700 in April? (I don't have old processor and it's will be a problem to update BIOS by myself)

Accepted Answer

This board does support Ryzen 2 but you'll need to have the latest bios installed.  You'll either need the newest manufactured board or borrow a CPU to upgrade the bios.  This board has been rock solid for me on the 1st Gen Ryzen platform.

Question 8

Is this compatible with the new Ryzen Raven Ridge APU devices, or would I need to find some way to flash the new BIOS first?

Accepted Answer

Its difficult to say what BIOS will come installed when you purchase a motherboard. The motherboard won't recognize Raven Ridge unless you are on the newer BIOS, which at the time of answering this is currently version 4.40.

Question 9

Does this board support Win 7  O\S ?

Accepted Answer

ASRock provides drivers for Windows 7, but Ryzen is not officially supported on Windows 7 by AMD.

Question 10

For this motherboard, could I possibly remove the metal shroud around the M.2 Wifi card and install one of my own?

Accepted Answer

Cory is incorrect. I actually did just this recently. I was getting a truly awful signal with the built-in Wi-Fi. Then I remember I actually had this card laying around: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAA7W63Y8005 From an unsuccessful attempt to adapt it to the Biostar board. Be careful, since the wires are prettydelicate. But you can unscrew the shroud itself from the two bottom screws. Then, there's a small screw on the side of the shroud that comes out. The shroud cover has two little divets that hold it in place. Gently, pry the cover off to expose the board, which is a regular M.2 E-key wireless card, Intel 3168NGW. Remove the screw holding the 3168NGW in place, and gently (notice a theme?) remove the wires that connect to the antenna ports. The card pops right out, and now you can replace it and do everything in reverse. Getting the antenna wires to pop into place can be tricky, but once you do the rest is pretty simple. Sidenote to folks who aren't considering replacing the WiFi card but still have a signal so poor you can't connect to a router 6 feet away. I recommend going through the process anyway, because one of the antenna wires had popped loose from the card. Although at that point you might as well replace it if you can spare about $20. I went from getting 3Mbps-12Mbps (super inconsistently) to 55-60Mbps. Obviously a HUGE improvement.

Brand	ASRock
Series	Fatal1ty
Model	AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac

CPU Socket Type	AM4
CPU Type	Supports AMD Socket AM4 A-Series APUs (Bristol Ridge) and Ryzen Series CPUs (Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge)

Number of Memory Slots	2x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Summit Ridge) support DDR4 3466+(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Raven Ridge) support DDR4 3466+(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 2933/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory AMD 7th Gen A-Series APUs support DDR4 2400/ 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Maximum Memory Supported	32GB* *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 3.0 x16	AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Summit Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge) - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)* AMD 7th A-Series APUs / Raven Ridge CPUs - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x8 mode)* AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Raven Ridge) - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x8 mode) (If you use Athlon 2xxGE series APU, PCIE1 slot will run at x4 mode.)* * Supports PCIe riser cards to extend one x16 slot to two x8 slots if you install AMD Ryzen series CPUs * Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Other Slots	1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled Wi-Fi 802.11 ac module (on the rear I/O) 15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

Serial ATA (SATA)	4 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s Connectors, support RAID, NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
M.2	1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M Key type 2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32Gb/s) (with Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge) or Gen3 x2 (16Gb/s) (with A-Series APU, and Athlon 2xxGE series APU)* * Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
SATA RAID	0/1/10

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LAN Chipset	Intel i211AT
Max LAN Speed	1Gbps
Wireless LAN	Intel 802.11 ac Wi-Fi Module (Free Bundle) Supports IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz) Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433 Mbps
Bluetooth	Supports Bluetooth 4.2 / 3.0 + High speed class II

PS/2	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
HDMI	2 x HDMI
RJ45	1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
USB 3.1	1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A Port (Supports ESD Protection) 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
USB 1.1/2.0	2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) * 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) is included.
USB Type-C	1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection)
S/PDIF In	1 x Optical
Audio Ports	HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

Onboard USB	1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
Other Connectors	1 x LPC Header 1 x AMD Fan LED Header* 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin) 1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector 1 x AMD LED Fan USB Header * The AMD Fan LED Header supports LED strips of maximum load of 3A (36W) and length up to 2.5M. The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. * The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power. *** CHA_FAN1/W_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

Form Factor	Mini ITX
Dimensions (W x L)	6.7" x 6.7"
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin ATX Power Connector 1 x 8-pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC1220
Audio Channels	7.1 Channels

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