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-As of October 2024 purchase, it came with BIOS version 3/26/2024. It recognized the Core i3 14100 processor without any issue. Didn't need to put a 12th gen Core processor in to do any BIOS update. -From the above bulletpoint, my box had a "Next Gen CPU Ready" sticker on it probably to indicate it has the updated BIOS version to support 13th and 14th gen Core processors. -Compact size and has Wi-Fi card already included. -High quality -2x ARGB 5v headers for your LED lights -Integrated video output if you don't want to add a dedicated video card. (VGA, Displayport, and HDMI)

Smokes most of AMD's lineup at this pricepoint.

Gorgeous motherboard, good quality build, all great.

Straightforward simple Budget friendly B550 board. Very well labeled Sturdy build quality Great intuitive, simple to use bios even for a first time builders Excellent manual

Hardware: - Works as advertised when drivers available (this is new hardware and only recent software does! But that is not a hardware issue - hardware works great) - The EZ Digi-Debug LED is awesome to have on a motherboard at this price point and is really needed/appreciated. However, one downside covered in con section. - The Flash BIOS and Clear CMOS buttons are also really needed for new hardware like this (used more often due to this being new hardware - see discussion below) - Plugging in the M2_1 and M2_4 slots is easy (really like the EZ M.2 install feature) - 4 M2 slots available where no slot is taking lanes from GPU. This is an advantage over other motherboards where populating 4 M2 slots will steal lanes from GPU. - If you intend to populate up to to 2 M2 slots then choose M2_1 and M2_4 and leave M2_2 and M2_3 empty. - If you intend on populating 3 M2 slots then be sure to understand that M2_2 slot should be a PCIe 5.0x2 lane device (such as Samsung 990 Evo Pro) if you intend on using the USB-C 40 Gbps ports on the motherboard panel. For most users they will want to keep the functionality of having those USB-C 40 Gbps ports such that having an M2 device that supports PCIe 5.0x2 operation is recommended. - If you intend on populating 4 M2 slots then be sure to understand that M2_3 slot is limited to PCIe 4.0x2 lane device which limits bandwidth/speed to that slot. Also it takes 2 lanes from the PCIE_3 slot which is not the GPU slot but is a tertiary PCIE slot. For most users that is not an issue. - An alternative approach for populating 4 M2 slots is to not populate the M2_3 slot at all but rather get a PCIE riser card that supports a single 4 lane M2 device and plug that into PCIE_3. If you do that then you get the advantage of 4 lanes to your 4th M2 device but you lose the PCIE_3 slot for other purposes. So there are tradeoffs. Software: - Frequent driver updates (much needed when using new hardware that is lacking proper driver support) - Frequent BIOS updates (this is where more advanced users will check often to benefit from these updates and have patience but new users might become frustrated and forget to update BIOS - need to stay on top of BIOS changes to be happy with the motherboard)

-Wireless features exceed expectations. -Sturdy construction. -Easy to set up. -Comes with more headers than you probably need in a small build.

Got it for free with a bundle and performs great on my 7600x3d, easy mounting and nice rgb.