Daniel C.
Joined on 12/08/02
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CHECKS ALL THE BOXES !

Pros: Great board, very solid construction. Feature set is surprisingly full for this price. PCIE 5 on Nvme m.2 for future upgrade (when they're available) USB-C 3.2 Gen2X2 header (truly blazing speeds!) Multi-Switch is a nice bonus, great for tweaking BIOS at initial set-up Q-Flash (rear I/O) will come in handy for flashing BIOS.
Cons: None so far, everything has just worked. (I'll revise if anything shows up)
Overall Review: This was my first full scratch build in a few years and all went smooth - using an old mATX case but still fit with no mods - (see pic), booted up into W11 (with my existing OS install) first try (big sigh of relief ...lol). MB checked/downloaded latest drivers. BIOS layout is easy to navigate (try the "Motherboard" option in PBO, helped my Cinebench 23 score). Been running for about a month and I couldn't be happier with this board (my first Gigabyte). And the best priced AM5 I found.
Retrospective Review

Pros: Picked this up back on 7/10/2023 (yes, twenty three) for $139 (including $10 sales tax!). As Dylan once sang ..."The times they are a changing" (giving away my age, I know 😄)
Overall Review: Problem free after 3 years with AMD 9900X, Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX. Does run a bit hotter at stock voltage, EXPO 6000 (or 6400). Don't notice much (if any) difference without EXPO enabled (other than benchmarks).


