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.

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.

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

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

why does every motherboard have so many negative reviews?

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.

Will this board support 256GB of memory?

No, it says under the specs tab.

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

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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AMD B650E
Supports AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop Processors* * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
DDR5 6400+(OC) / 6200(OC) / 6000(OC) / 5800(OC) / 5600(OC) / 5400(OC) / 5200 / 5000 / 4800* * Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM module vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.

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Brand	ASUS
Series	ROG
Model	ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI
Part Number	90MB1BQ0-M0AAY0

Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type	AM5
CPU Type	Supports AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop Processors* * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.

Chipsets
Chipset	AMD B650E

Memory
Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR5)
Memory Standard	DDR5 6400+(OC) / 6200(OC) / 6000(OC) / 5800(OC) / 5600(OC) / 5400(OC) / 5200 / 5000 / 4800* * Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM module vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.
Maximum Memory Supported	256GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel
ECC Supported	Yes
Buffer Supported	Un-buffered
Memory Feature	Dual Channel Memory Architecture Supports AMD EXTended Profiles for Overclocking (EXPO) OptiMem II

Expansion Slots
PCI Express 5.0 x16	1 x PCI Express 5.0 x16
PCI Express 4.0 x16	1 x PCI Express 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)* * PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode) from AMD B650 Chipset shares bandwidth with M.2_3.

Storage Devices
Serial ATA (SATA)	4 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2	AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop Processors M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode) M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) AMD B650 Chipset M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) M.2_3 slot shares bandwidth with PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode) When M.2_3 slot is operating in PCIe mode, M.2_3 will be disabled.
SATA RAID	AMD RAID Xpert Technology supports both NVMe RAID 0/1/10 and SATA RAID 0/1/10

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC4080
Audio Channels	ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080 - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input - Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback Audio Features - SupremeFX Shielding Technology - Savitech SV3H712 AMP - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium audio capacitors - Audio cover

Onboard LAN
Max LAN Speed	1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
Wireless LAN	Wi-Fi 6 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band * WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth v5.2

Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C) 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A) 4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A) 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI port 1 x Wi-Fi Module 1 x Intel I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet port 5 x Audio jacks 1 x BIOS FlashBack button

Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (supports USB Type-C) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Other Connectors	Fan and Cooling related 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header 4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers Storage related 3 x M.2 slots (Key M) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports Miscellaneous 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers 1 x AURA RGB header 1 x Clear CMOS header 1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function 1 x Thermal Sensor header 1 x Thunderbolt header 1 x COM_DEBUG header

Physical Spec
Form Factor	ATX
Dimensions (W x L)	12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector 1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector

Software Feature
Windows 11	Supported

Features
Features	Extreme Engine Digi+ - 5K Black Metallic Capacitors ASUS Q-Design - M.2 Q-Latch - PCIe Slot Q-Release - Q-LED - Q-DIMM - Q-Slot ASUS Thermal Solution - M.2 heatsink - VRM heatsink design ASUS EZ DIY - BIOS FlashBack button - BIOS FlashBack LED - ProCool - Pre-mounted I/O shield - SafeSlot - SafeDIMM AURA Sync - AURA RGB header - Addressable Gen 2 headers

Packaging
Package Contents	Cables 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables Additional Cooling Kit 1 x Thermal pad for M.2 Miscellaneous 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas 1 x Cable ties pack 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package 1 x ROG key chain 1 x ROG Strix stickers 1 x ROG Strix thank you card 2 x M.2 Rubber Packages Documentation 1 x User guide

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First Listed on Newegg	October 10, 2022

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