New AMD B650 Boards: Mostly CRAP! Budget B650 Roundup 2024

I really need your advice. Should I pair a 7700X with 4080 Super or a 7800X3d with 4070Ti Super? I love playing RPGs on max setting and QHD is fully ok for me. Thanks!

You should review the MSI B650 Pro-S Wi-Fi!

Also this solidifies one of my biases, Steve for all you (rather rightfully) have to say about ASRock, I'll point out except the one all the ASRock boards are top half, and meanwhile all the Gigabyte are so bad at the bottom it's crazy. This is why I bought an expensive ASRock board, it was well built.

lmao why does the Gigabyte B650M have a VGA on it

Great video, although I doubt anyone who has to buy one of those boards would be able to afford a Ryzen 9 processor.

Nevertheless it's important to call out the nonsensical advertising of being able to use an R9 cpu with these boards.

Also having MSI as a sponsor yet at the same time shitting on these boards was really funny.

Keep up the great work. :)

@hardwareunboxed you might want to check out Sapphire's b650 motherboards sometime soon.

this exact type of perf. testing on motherboards is sorely needed (by people like me who want to actually make a decision on a board) i wish there were more such presentations. thanks. I also appreciate the ones you have done in the past for other platforms.

Why are AMD CPUs and motherboards so much less expensive than Intel CPUs and motherboards?

Thrilled to be "stranded" on AM4 platform with my 5600X3D and 32GB RAM. Oh noes, whatever will I do

I noticed there is alot of gigabyte boards in that stack

THX

This is why I go only for full atx boards with good vram cooling. Thx for making my opinion valid :)

I have a hard time understanding how some companies, can make some of the best products out there on the market. And then somehow also deliver some of this steaming hot pile of garbage to their customers. Like.. The same company, Gigabyte both producing a nearly 2200 CB points card, and a 1100 points card. How can a company fuck it up so badly? Fucking hell.

I had to replace my Asus Tuf X670E mobo after 16months. I just bought a ASRock X670E for some of the reasons in your video. Hey I only paid $209 plus tax. Not a bad deal at all.

I'm curious to see how these boards work when paired to something like a Ryzen 5 8600G.
For a person who needs something newer, passable iGPU, and never plans to upgrade for 5-10 years, I think that's who these boards are targeted to.
They are still garbage overall, but realistically who is going to pair a Ryzen 9 7950X with a B650 sub-$200 board?

Me, watching this on a desktop that has an MSI Pro B650M-P: sweating profusely

gigachad hardware unboxed takes MSI as a sponsor and then trashes their motherboard. 🗿

Man they really cheaped out on the mATX boards this generation. There were some serious gems on AM4.

Is there going to be a successor to the Asrock B650M-HDV/M.2? There's no local stock available anywhere.

Thank you Steve and the entire unblocked team, you definitely helped me out a bullet with a couple of those. I’m looking at building a new MATX system with a 7800 3-D.

Hey, nice vid as always, but I need some tips on what to buy. I'm looking for a mATX or mini ITX board to handle my 7800X3D, and I have no idea what to buy. I usually like to tweak my systems, I do some CPU and RAM overclocking for fun and gaming, but I don't see any reviews for the boards I might want. idc about RGB I'd prefer a clean board with good IO with USBs, overclocking potential, thermals, and stability.

Sorted by brands:
MSI: B650i Gaming Edge, B650M Gaming Plus WiFi, MAG B650M Mortar.
Gigabyte: B650M Aorus Elite AX ICE, B650M Aorus Elite AX (rev 1 to 1.3+), B650M Aorus Elite, B650i Aorus Ultra.
ASRock: B650i Lightning WiFi, B650E PG-ITX WiFi, B650M-HDV/M.2 (lack of USBs in my opinion, but impressive results on this vid)
ASUS: They are all overpriced and not really available here in France

I cannot tell you how fucking relieved. I am that I avoided b650 as a platform when I built my boyfriend his computer this year. This kind of information is terrifying, how far are they willing to reduce the quality if this is what they're willing to sell people for hundreds of dollars? All in the name of profit.

Lets be honest were not upgrading from a Ryzen 7 7000 series to a Ryzen 9, we would be upgrading to a Ryzen 7 9000 series. It would help to discuss features within the limitations.

Does Msi PRO B760M-E DDR4 is Garbage Motherboard ?

I suspect product development does not happen this slowly, but multiple reviewers have been pointing out "overkill power delivery" even on cheaper boards, so here is what it should be?

best budget b760 motherboard plzz

best budget b760 motherboard

You should to test R5 7600 Not r9 ;)

now im worried about the msi b650s i have.. im using it with a 7800x3d

Asrock is actually doing better than everyone else this gen, obviously they are not perfect but compared to others they are actually doing well.

I got MSI b650 Pro-E board for about 90 bucks, looks just like B650M-B. Put a Ryzen 7500f in it, currently waiting for a case and fans to arrive, I hope it won't blow up(

So if i want for example 7500f, this motherboards would suck as much or not? I mean 7950x need more power and hotter than 7500f. So if for example i want MSI b650m - p with 7500f it will the be same 94c?

I'm having b450 boards flashback😆

I suggested to my brother, which he bought, a Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX as per your recommandations, y'know. It's a great board!

perfect, i was going to buy a new motherboard with a limited budget and you conveniently uploaded a video suited to guide me, i consider it one of the many synchronicities i experience every day

Just don't buy B-series board, they are the most useless chipset, either go A-series or X-series.

Great video 🙌🏻

I just picked up the latest MicroCenter bundle (here in the US) for $499. It includes a 7800x3d, a GIGABYTE B650 GAMING X AX V2 motherboard, and 32 GB G.skill 6000 RAM. Just wanted to know if the motherboard is a good one. I know you weren’t impressed by the first version of this board, but the V2 seems to have made some good improvements, and I’d like to know your opinion about it. Thanks!

I didn't know Mobos could also have lower bins, why else bother selling useless inferior products that get beat by your own catalogue for the price let alone competitors?

Sadly, those boards have been released at the wrong price. In the B350 and 450 generation, there were boards for 60 to 75 Euro. This is the bracket where those boards belong.

I got a 70 euro board with a 5600 and that is a great combination. But it is just plain wrong to advertise such boards with compatibility to high end chips as your testing has shown.

I built my new desktop with the ASRock B650 PG Lightning mb because of the 35 board review a year ago and haven't had any issues. I had to add a Wi-Fi AIC but that was to be expected.

I'd say most motherboards are complete crap but that's more on the basis of available I/O. I've recently grabbed Asus ROG B650 motherboard for my small build and it's just fucking abysmal. Not to mention mATX choices being extremely underwhelming when it comes to features - the only motherboard that doesn't suck ass is worth more than it's weight in gold and seemingly impossible to buy too (X670E Gene). Like, what the hell happened, it's like we're reliving the absolute mediocrity that AM4 was. If I was building a PC on AM5 again I still don't see a choice of anything worth it's pricetag outside of Asus ProArt X670E and AsRock X670E Taichi. All these other motherboards, what the hell am I even paying for - most if not all of them could very well be A620 based judging by the lack of features and I/O. There are some much more expensive X670E motherboards that are complete dogshit too. I just don't understand why is it so hard to make product that doesn't suck o.0 not to mention A LOT of even B650 motherboards don't even allow you to undervolt for better thermals... Like... WTF.

I ended up going with the Asrock riptide wifi and haven't had any issues even after flashing the BIOS. It's my first build though so I'm no expert

Please do the same for the X670 Mobos!

So glad you posted this video when you did. Been planning to upgrade to AM5 and was gonna get that Pro B650M motherboard 😬

Wow, motherboard testing/benchmarking is necessary again. Thought we were past that as an industry. At least it keeps things interesting.

Are they dumping these before Nvidia comes out with its SFF stamp of approval?

This is why I waited to switch from AM4. Needed the entry board reviews from HUB.

620?

What about Mini-ITX boards?