Question 1

Should I buy NVME M.2 hard drives without heatsinks? Or will heatsink M.2 drives work with this motherboard? It doesn't seem clear.

Accepted Answer

Depends. If its a PCIe Gen 5 nvme that needs active cooling, then you will probably need to use the cooler that came with the drive because those drives run HOT.

But if its a PCIe Gen 4 drive, even if its comes with its own cooler, you can remove that and use the motherboard's built-in metal cooler. Of course you can still opt to use the cooler that came with the drive itself. The choice is yours.

Question 2

Have there been any reported memory issues with the ASUS ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI R?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there have been reports of memory compatibility challenges with the ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi motherboard.

Question 3

why does every motherboard have so many negative reviews?

Accepted Answer

You should watch a few full reviews of products on YouTube and make your decision then. That's not to say you should ignore reviews here, whether they are positive or negative. People might leave a negative review because they didn't read the description before purchasing, or they were unlucky and got a defective unit.

Question 4

Will this board support 256GB of memory?

Accepted Answer

No, it says under the specs tab.

Question 5

Is the Thunderbolt header ASUS ROG STRIX B650E-F Thunderbolt4/USB4? The other boards state USB4, but this board just says Thunderbolt.

Accepted Answer

The provided product information does not specify whether the Thunderbolt header on the ASUS ROG STRIX B650E-F is Thunderbolt4/USB4. It only mentions the presence of a Thunderbolt header.

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