I had to rma a motherboard from newegg, one of their last pieces of stock unfortunately, rip. They refunded me since they had no stock left, so i went and bought one from microcenter's web store. Microcenter was the only place online with stock :O
I think Linus is almost single-handedly responsible for the RGB marketing explosion. He might have been joking all these years in the videos, but i don't think most people understood that. lol, he played into the "RGB everything" hype. I never understood why/
@@2sites I feel like a bit of RGB with only 1 color, or maybe 2 colors that are close to each other, can give a fairly clean look. It just shouldn't be overdone. And I think Linus likes a bit of RGB as well. You can clearly tell when he's being sarcastic about RGB and when not.
@@Thoraxe12Sure, here it is: www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2020-intel-core-i9-10900k-core-i5-10600k-z490-motherboard-review There's a DF video for each processor (10900K and 10600K as well): th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=digital+foundry+intel+core+10600k+10900k
Gen 4*** Its AMDs interpretation of Gen 4 LMAO its the same interpretation they used to say the fx cpus (4 core 8 threads) was 8 cores which is a lie. AMD 3000 series cpus are 12nm with 7nm NODES they are not TRUE 7nm hints why performance isnt that good compared to what you would expect from a 7nm cpu.
If you're looking for language help, this is better: "I really like how you emphasize important words because it's easier to understand when you're not a native English speaker."
Gen 4*** Its AMDs interpretation of Gen 4 LMAO its the same interpretation they used to say the fx cpus (4 core 8 threads) was 8 cores which is a lie. AMD 3000 series cpus are 12nm with 7nm NODES they are not TRUE 7nm hints why performance isnt that good compared to what you would expect from a 7nm cpu.
I've had the Asus Tuf B550M Plus Wifi since Nov. 2021 when I built my recent desktop. AMD 5800x, Corsair 32gb ram, Sabrent 1tb gen4 Rocket 4+ & Sabrent Rocket Q 1tb gen3 nvme drives, GTX 1650 at the time - upgraded to RTX 3060ti, EVGA 550w PSU (was on sale for $50 bucks, plenty of wattage for my system), in a Cooler Master Q300L TUF Case. Amazing build! Had it almost 2 years now, and no plan to upgrade for years to come (I kept my last PC for 7 years and it still was fine for me). I do video editing/rendering and play some games here and there. Mostly just Fortnite for fun and currently Hogwarts Legacy. On my 8 year old Viewsonic 27" 1080x60 monitor I can max out Hogwarts Legacy (just RT off), and with Vsync on I get a consistent 60fps never dropping below. There really isn't any means of upgrading. I could get a 5800x3d, or a 5900x, or 5950x. But the little increase wouldn't be worth it to me. Sure with a 5800x3d I may get 5 or 10 more fps in the games I play (but I don't need it), and yes a 5950x would reduce my video rendering times (but I'm pretty happy with them as is with 4k rendering). I really have no reason to upgrade until there is some game a few years from now that I want to play on max settings. I'm sure this setup would play games for 5+ years, just over time may have to lower some settings to medium/high instead of all maxed. And even then I could upgrade the video card. Also, I don't see myself going above 4k video editing for a long time. Hopefully this setup lasts me 5+ more years!
Where are you shopping for these 😂 the only decent place I've seen is microcenter, if you're lucky enough to live near one. Amazon and newegg just have 3rd party sellers in stock, and they're jacking up prices ludicrously!!
6 years... Thats probably how long it took for linus to grow from a small channel into the most well known tech content creator !! (ps i know its not accurate just wanted to add context)
Great board! Running a Ryzen 5 3600 XT with a RX 5600 XT GPU. Running at nightmare settings on Doom Eternal at 120 FPS average. Minimally overclocked (running fans). Cores are at 4 GHz and the GPU's at 1746 MHz. No issues!
Am I the only one who is extremely hyped about the dedicated USB port for audio? I do music production streaming at times, and experience heavy audio dropouts, when using my audio device(s) and Elgato CamLink 4K at the same time (through OBS). So this might be really good for audio producers seeking a clean USB stream for their main i/o device.
Gen 4*** Its AMDs interpretation of Gen 4 LMAO its the same interpretation they used to say the fx cpus (4 core 8 threads) was 8 cores which is a lie. AMD 3000 series cpus are 12nm with 7nm NODES they are not TRUE 7nm hints why performance isnt that good compared to what you would expect from a 7nm cpu.
@@thelightsilent Do you have any documentation to back up that Zen 2 is a hybrid 12nm/7nm setup? Basically everyone agrees that Zen 2 is a 7nm platform.
As always another great video from Linus. B550 is such an exciting chipset that really hits the sweet spot. I am building a PC for a friend using the ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F (WiFi 6) and it has everything he will need for years to come. I also previously built Ryzen rigs with the ASUS Crosshair VI Hero (X370) and the ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F Gaming and they've both been great.
It would actually be interesting to see motherboards that are not labelled as gaming. Specifically for sleeper builds, no fancy designs and rgb stuff, and at a much lower price point.
@@EvilS100 Especially mini itx boards. If you think about it, less mobo means less price. But they dont pass those savings to you. They pack it up with fancy wifi high speed lan, rgb and insane vrms. I wish there is just a slightly more basic board with good vrms, alright networking (gigabit is still fine isnt it?) no rgb or a little strip and no m.2 heatsink.
@@ygobe2 Mini itx is low volume,so it doesn't get economies of scale.Cutting the fancy stuff would just neuter the board for a minimal price reduction.
i did it bois, i finally watched my 1st linus video!! 43 years old, and i knew i was missing greatness, but i was waiting for just the right upload! 6 years since the last mobo unboxing. every bit as amazing as i thought, and also, what a frikken beauty he is.
Pretty sure MSI use to put a gold plated USB port on some of their motherboards that was optimised for USB Audio at one point. It was years ago though... like maybe 10yrs ago........i'm old.
Look at the motherboard factory videos, they get dropped and knocked around once or twice while moving down the conveyor belts. I still wouldn't do it :P
Quick tip to the editor: when the presenter says the wrong word or number (like at 6:08s, when he said 450 insted of 550) just find another part where he says the right word/number, copy that audio and paste over the wrong part. It is barelly noticeable and might be easier to do than that visual patch that was used.
I'd like to see a video comparing Realtek vs Intel. It might be a little silly, but when going AMD I like the idea of avoiding Intel when going the AMD route.
I remember that unboxing video. Honestly, it discouraged me to watch every linus' videos. There was about a year or so where i forcefully forget linustechtips. Anyway, I'm happy to see an unboxing again one more time.
I mean, what you plug in at the back of your board generally only needs USB 2. You keyboard doesn't need USB 3, you know? I mean, I would rather have my USB-3 ports on the front than on the back. I want a fast USB-Stick/External HDD, not a wasted USB-3 for my mouse. Like, give me an example what you would need 3 USB-3s on the back of your board for.
Thanks for that, Linus. I never knew the exact reason why I didn't wait for b550. I got the bug and after almost 7 years I got some new hardware. Steve, from hardware unboxed, does awesome mobo reviews and basically sold me this crosshair 8. I was starting to develop buyers resource . I didn't pay scalper prices. I got lucky and newegg had the backorder option for it. Still, 380us is more than ive ever paid for a video card. I also got a 3700x, 32 gigs of cl16 3600 gskill neo and a clc 280 from evga. I will be taking parts out of my old system like, ax1200i(corsair gave me due to not have stock to replace my 860), all my ssds and installing them into a lan cool 2. Back to the point of not knowing the limits of b550. I wasn't sure and this is the first time I've seen a simple break down. I will keep the x570 for future upgrades and less feature constraints. Thanks!
Gigabyte sold me on their X570 Aorus Master board. This video covered some of the same features it has so it was nice to see stuff explained. Really looking forward to building my own.
As an owner of the TUF X570 Gaming Plus wifi, I'm annoyed by the fact that Asus put a BIOS flashback option on their B550 boards but couldn't be bothered to do that for their X570 boards.
This guy is a goof, but he does give a fair review here so I gave this video a like 🤔. I have the ASUS TUF B550 Plus, it runs my 3950x well and my ASUS DUEL 2080 Super. I’ve got my 3950x overclocked to 4.2Ghz.... I have had no problem with the motherboard at all.
He might be a goof, but he is a rich goof, so I guess it’s ok. I don’t know why he is even doing tech videos anymore and not doing something let’s! I not I would be!
Supporting two x16 slots at x8 makes it better than most x570 boards. I'm sure most would prefer support for two Gen4 M.2 slots at the expense of a couple FPS. Plus, the x570 chipsets don't have unlimited bandwidth and will start to bottleneck if you start using lots of ports, and quickly saturated if you use the m.2 slot from the chipset. In reality, the difference in PCIe lanes from x570 to B550 is 4 lanes operating at half the speed, so going from 24 Gen4 lanes to 22 Gen4 lanes, that's not a massive step down. I seriously dislike my Asus x570-P board as I have to run the case fans at a higher speed to keep the high-pitched PCH fan at a sensible noise level. PS: Measure the height of the PCH fans, some of them are right at the ATX limit of 0.6" (mines slightly higher), blocking airflow to the PCH. It doesn't help being in the worst possible place to be blocked by the only x16 slot. Asus are also the only company that down allow the PCH fan speed to be configured (each 1c change, changes the PCH fan by 500rpm making it constantly shift in pitch). I haven't been impressed by how Asus has handled this both personally, and they've ignored the many requests to add fan control. Had 3-4 Asus boards in a how now, the next one won't be.
"Hey, I've got an idea! Let's put a BIG OL smear of the ugliest shade of mauve right down the middle of the board. It'll clash with everything! That'll make the board stand out." - Asus design guy, probably.
It’s very good, I have one for the past 2 years and I never had a problem but big but here, it will not support a new ryzen 9 5900x so I had to buy a new one
Some of these boards are nearly 50% cheaper than x570... THAT is why they're exciting. They don't have as many features, but I think the point he was trying to make is that they have enough features to suit most peoples needs.
@@noxious89123 They're about the same price my dude, and you don't even get PCIe 4 through the chipset on B550. Not to mention that they'll change the socket when DDR5 comes out, and that's slated for 2022. Any "upgrade" with B550 is pointless.
I've got a b450 board from msi with dual pcie m.2 slots, a pcie 16x and 8 USB ports, two being 3.2 gen 2 (a and c) 4 being 3.2 gen 1 and two usb 2.0 ports. I can't imagine needing more than that for a long time honestly.
You can use this for other things instead of gaming. The performance of the PC is going to be noticeable if you have a high Hz monitor or when you are doing 3d rendering in blender or something.
@Zwenk Wiel Isn't PCI-E 4.0 functionality limited on B550 boards? Not sure what it means in practice, but I'm pretty sure that PCI-E 3.0 is still a limit for secondary functions.
@@Derael It indeed only works on one of the two M.2 slots and on the primary PCI-E slot. But if you have money for more 2 expensive PCI-E 4.0 SSD's or two GPU's, you could just buy X570. B550 is great because it brings lots of features for about $150-$200 while X570 goes for $300+
So that board has type C headers, SLI support, WiFi/Bluetooth, bios flashback, and a qcode reader? For a mid-range board on the mid-range chipset that looks damn good. I wonder what the VRM performance is like.
B550M, the Micro ATX lineup, appears that there will be only two truly feasible options if you intend to use a Ryzen 3950X or 4950X full~time: Those would be ASRock's B550M Steel Legend and Gigabyte's B550M Aorus Pro, and with the X570M Pro4 basically being deprecated and also almost three times its MSRP right now, you will end up going with either of these two boards. The Steel Legend and Aorus Pro of the B550M Class have debatably the best Heatsinks for the VRMs and MOSFETs out of the Micro ATX lineup that if overall thermals and power stability are your key concern, there truly is no better option right now if you are going for Sixteen Cores on a budget board; the B550M Steel Legend does have less USB: Type A ports than the B550M Aorus Pro (seven instead of nine), but makes up for this by having six SATA III ports instead of the latter's four and also support for older era mice and keyboards that use a PS cable instead of USB, but it ultimately comes down to price: Would you rather pay 0I54.99$ USD for the Steel Legend for the extra storage and hardware compatibility or go with the Aorus Pro and save about 035$ while having less ports for storage but have more USB accessibility and possibly better VRM and MOSFET cooling? The choice will ultimately be up to you, but if there are other factors that come into play (for example, the B550M Aorus Pro might have a slightly higher priced AC variant like its ATX counterpart for 0I0$ more than the original, if you need Intel Certified Wireless LAN support and certain other features), then do your homework first; especially if you're going for a Ryzen 3950X Micro ATX build, you need to know what is ideal to get and what to avoid, anything lower tier than these two boards might run you into trouble (you might even be able to get away with a Pro4 or Aorus Elite if you have decent airflow, but then we're probably also talking about issues with Overclocking and Overall Stability for long term use, at that point) and it's best to play it safe and do your studying as deemed necessary, there's still some more to find out about B550 and we'll see what comes of it as the times progress.
Remember the days when you could just jump on Newegg and everything was in stock?
Omg yes
Perpperidge Farms remembers
I member
I membie :(
I had to rma a motherboard from newegg, one of their last pieces of stock unfortunately, rip. They refunded me since they had no stock left, so i went and bought one from microcenter's web store. Microcenter was the only place online with stock :O
6:39 lmao that "kill me" expression about RGB. I'm right there with ya
I like RGB because I can have a consistent color scheme. I would rather not have all the wild rainbow rave lights though lol.
I think Linus is almost single-handedly responsible for the RGB marketing explosion. He might have been joking all these years in the videos, but i don't think most people understood that. lol, he played into the "RGB everything" hype. I never understood why/
@@2sites I feel like a bit of RGB with only 1 color, or maybe 2 colors that are close to each other, can give a fairly clean look. It just shouldn't be overdone. And I think Linus likes a bit of RGB as well. You can clearly tell when he's being sarcastic about RGB and when not.
Hey, thanks for showing my Digital Foundry article guys! Appreciate it ;-)
I wish they would link your article. I would like to lazy and read just their research.
What is your channel? Lol
@@Thoraxe12Sure, here it is: www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2020-intel-core-i9-10900k-core-i5-10600k-z490-motherboard-review
There's a DF video for each processor (10900K and 10600K as well): th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=digital+foundry+intel+core+10600k+10900k
OK soy boy
Love your yt channel♥️
Is weird that I watch these channels with Linus speaking a language I only partly understand about a system I don't even own yet?
A true hardocore gamer. The language barrier doesn't sto you
I even watch on russian videos for xeon build aliexpress that I cound't even understand only cyka bylat
Most native English speakers only partly understand the language :P
I have been learning that way by about 3 years, and eventually you will understand more and more about both, english and computers.
@@PunxTV123 it seems Russians really love their xeons, there lots of xeon videos in Russia
I came here after six years and damm he looks mature now
@Jack Of Most Trades as expected
I’m sure we all came
Jack Of Most Trades lol no he’s not, he literally has (2?) children
Sorry for being the 70th person to like this comment xD
LogBobTom123 3*
+1 for the audio optimised usb2 port. USB can be kind of noisy when it comes to EMF.
Oh i never heard
Asus, please use integrated rear IO shields on all your motherboards. Come on it's 2020.
They do.
@@TheSjuris on rog only or whatever stuff
Asus, please don't. It hurts case compatibility for little functional gain
@@rectambe2641 go build a pc if you think integrated i/o's are bad
@@rectambe2641 case compatibility? What the fuck cases DON'T accept IO shields?
"The IO shield" ahem, I think you mean the bracket.
No, man. That's a brace.
What no that’s the mother board itself
It’s called a brace
It do be a brace that you need a thermal paste applicator for😂
And you know just hammer it in.
Remember the old Motherboard vids with the potato hand camera, the times
Video guy/slick would be told to pan over. Or you could hear Luke laugh/snort when Linus made a joke.
@@RUmlas slick is luke!
remember those times they'd review a product in the parking lot LOL
As someone who is trying to learn about motherboards what to look for, this was extremely helpful! I want more of this!
Same
look at the capable memory speed of the board:)
I wish I could grab things off linus's desk through the video frame
Varun Bobba ay
grab his beard so that he cant shave it
I tried, now i have to buy another monitor. (watching the linus' video about cheaper monitor on amazon).
Gen 4*** Its AMDs interpretation of Gen 4 LMAO its the same interpretation they used to say the fx cpus (4 core 8 threads) was 8 cores which is a lie. AMD 3000 series cpus are 12nm with 7nm NODES they are not TRUE 7nm hints why performance isnt that good compared to what you would expect from a 7nm cpu.
Better to keep it realistic and get a job.
This was a really cool explanation for B550, it's nice to go back to basics and teach us in layman's terms why this is an exciting chipset.
Watching linus during my classes is probably the best thing i've done during quarantine
same
Mood
Yup
dude every time i refreshed my page your comment got 15 more likes
you got my respect bro.
Watching linus because a lecturer recommends it is 10x better
I really like how you insist on important word cause it’s easier to understood when ur not English ! Thanks !
If you're looking for language help, this is better:
"I really like how you emphasize important words because it's easier to understand when you're not a native English speaker."
TheBlapman Thanks you !
Cowboy Things Ok !
Didn’t even get a notification just found in on recommended
same bro
Yep
Same
Same. The algorithm is a little bit fuck*d up right now
Are you sure you clicked "everything", not "personalized" on the menu that pops up when you click the bell icon?
Linus: "My first motherboard unboxing in 6 years"
Me (an intellectual): You did an Asrock Mobo unboxing last year on your personal rig update video
and also a month ago, the gtx 1050 mobo. 10 months ago was the small motherboard video.
The aqua isn't a motherboard... It's a Fatherboard :O
He's old and his memory isnt so good anymore.
Alejandro Madrid i think he means reviewed
@@jhonmichaelpaner316 yea that’s what he means , a dedicated video
I actually remember the last time you reviewed a mother board..
Gen 4*** Its AMDs interpretation of Gen 4 LMAO its the same interpretation they used to say the fx cpus (4 core 8 threads) was 8 cores which is a lie. AMD 3000 series cpus are 12nm with 7nm NODES they are not TRUE 7nm hints why performance isnt that good compared to what you would expect from a 7nm cpu.
@@thelightsilent what performance do you expect from 7nm? How do you measure that?
@@thelightsilent ok
@@thelightsilent Ok Intel Boomer
Who cares what they call it,i only care about price and benchmarks
I always love how the strix e gaming boards look from an aesthetic perspective
The MSI B550 Tomahawk looks a lot more promising, having enough back usb 3.0s but also a usb- C front panel connector
And 2.5 gig lan
this one have a wifi card
yeah, wanted to make a comment how MSI B550 Tomahawk is like: "am i a joke to you?"
Yeah but there is nothing like booting up to an asus logo
@@corradoscire5647 no doubt about that.
I've had the Asus Tuf B550M Plus Wifi since Nov. 2021 when I built my recent desktop. AMD 5800x, Corsair 32gb ram, Sabrent 1tb gen4 Rocket 4+ & Sabrent Rocket Q 1tb gen3 nvme drives, GTX 1650 at the time - upgraded to RTX 3060ti, EVGA 550w PSU (was on sale for $50 bucks, plenty of wattage for my system), in a Cooler Master Q300L TUF Case.
Amazing build! Had it almost 2 years now, and no plan to upgrade for years to come (I kept my last PC for 7 years and it still was fine for me). I do video editing/rendering and play some games here and there. Mostly just Fortnite for fun and currently Hogwarts Legacy. On my 8 year old Viewsonic 27" 1080x60 monitor I can max out Hogwarts Legacy (just RT off), and with Vsync on I get a consistent 60fps never dropping below.
There really isn't any means of upgrading. I could get a 5800x3d, or a 5900x, or 5950x. But the little increase wouldn't be worth it to me. Sure with a 5800x3d I may get 5 or 10 more fps in the games I play (but I don't need it), and yes a 5950x would reduce my video rendering times (but I'm pretty happy with them as is with 4k rendering).
I really have no reason to upgrade until there is some game a few years from now that I want to play on max settings. I'm sure this setup would play games for 5+ years, just over time may have to lower some settings to medium/high instead of all maxed. And even then I could upgrade the video card. Also, I don't see myself going above 4k video editing for a long time.
Hopefully this setup lasts me 5+ more years!
This came at a perfect time. I was actually motherboard shopping in preparation for Zen 3 Ryzen.
Just get a b550 tomahawk, with ddr5 needing entirely new mobos late next year theres no point buying x570
Same actually
Where are you shopping for these 😂 the only decent place I've seen is microcenter, if you're lucky enough to live near one. Amazon and newegg just have 3rd party sellers in stock, and they're jacking up prices ludicrously!!
@@007-JamesB I cant even find the 550 on amazon Mexico or anywhere else just b450 and b570 wtf
I bought the b550 e.
I missed unboxings of motherboards and cases alot this channel is a great way of bring those back :)
6 years...
Thats probably how long it took for linus to grow from a small channel into the most well known tech content creator !!
(ps i know its not accurate just wanted to add context)
I think more like 10 years.
thought you were going to say his beard
Is there someone more popular than Linus? He's like the slapchop guy of the tech community except without the criminal record imo
@@true_neutral3378 Marques is bigger, marginally.
2:15 It's worth noting there are 2x m.2 slots on TUF Gaming model. The metal shroud between the PCI-E slots is the heatsink for the 2nd m.2 drive.
Yeah but it's only gen3, so meh.
noxious89123 not noticeable performance boost in daily use anyways
Does anybody know there is cpu power connector on Rog Strix E 8+4 , is it 4 optional, bcs my EVGA PSU has only 1x8(4+4)?
@@iloveraplot Yes, it is. Most do not need more than an 8 pin.
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@@BTW-AAK AAA
Gotta buy a Beard shirt from LTT Store to make your vote count.
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Beard man is much better
literally just bought the ASUS B550-F ROG Strix Gaming (WiFi) from Microcenter today!!!!
can't wait to pick it up
love the motherboard reviews, would love to see more! Will definitely be upgrading from the strix B-450-F
I bought one of these. I'll update you once I complete the build.
Thinking about buying one, let me know how it is.
what happened did u buy one
Great board! Running a Ryzen 5 3600 XT with a RX 5600 XT GPU. Running at nightmare settings on Doom Eternal at 120 FPS average. Minimally overclocked (running fans). Cores are at 4 GHz and the GPU's at 1746 MHz. No issues!
0:55 I'm counting that as a drop
Give the man a break, jeez 😆
no worries, it’s tuf 🤓
@@nonyabiz7237 no worries he does not know how rich he is
Yeah kinda made me cringe. Like I get it might not kill it but damn. I treat my components like a little baby.
U have to
Linus: "the last time i unboxed a Mobo was 6 years ago"
TH-cam: Checkout this 8 months ago video of linus unboxing an acqua Mobo for his personal rig.
Or the weird chinese mobo with a gtx 1050 Ti that he reviewed one month ago :D
Might be that he means its a mobo specific review but correct me if im wrong
Or he means on this chanel? He has like five different ones.
@@gabrieljosefson7467 this channel didn't exist 6 years ago
Linus: "place the motherboard on its box for a safe, antistatic workspace"
Also Linus: 0:56
I was about to say, OMG he slams it on the hard surface lol
Do explain me how do you expect a wooden table to cause issues to electrics.
@@DrEtzor Static, and the fact he slammed the mobo against it.
@@jaronmarles941 ...And you get static from a wooden table exactly how?
The box of the motherboard would be as bad by that logic.
He hates the first MB
Am I the only one who is extremely hyped about the dedicated USB port for audio? I do music production streaming at times, and experience heavy audio dropouts, when using my audio device(s) and Elgato CamLink 4K at the same time (through OBS). So this might be really good for audio producers seeking a clean USB stream for their main i/o device.
I scrolled all the way down and you are bottom comment. Let me change that
Some mixed signals. I am excited about this mobo, also this vid is sponsored by ASUS.
Yeah. I've grown to trust Linus and the whole team and don't believe their opinions can really be bought... But I still can't shake the icky feeling.
Linus is exited about the sponsership lmao but yaa on a serious note their opinion cannot be bought they give their honest opinion
Most of the praise is for the chipset rather than the board itself.
He’s more excited about the board and the features it packs rather than the brand.
Nobody can simply shut off bias. It is a conflict of interest.
Just picked one up today, cheers for the insightful vid
+10% price for 0.1GHz boost clock, wake me up when Zen 3 releases!
The A520 chipset should also be coming soon for people who don't overclock
the value on the xt models is horrible
Gen 4*** Its AMDs interpretation of Gen 4 LMAO its the same interpretation they used to say the fx cpus (4 core 8 threads) was 8 cores which is a lie. AMD 3000 series cpus are 12nm with 7nm NODES they are not TRUE 7nm hints why performance isnt that good compared to what you would expect from a 7nm cpu.
@@thelightsilent Do you have any documentation to back up that Zen 2 is a hybrid 12nm/7nm setup? Basically everyone agrees that Zen 2 is a 7nm platform.
@@Oldsah How so? The 5700XT can trade blows with the 2070 Super and can be had for around $150 less.
Crawls out of basement with full grown beard: "6 years..."
As always another great video from Linus. B550 is such an exciting chipset that really hits the sweet spot. I am building a PC for a friend using the ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F (WiFi 6) and it has everything he will need for years to come. I also previously built Ryzen rigs with the ASUS Crosshair VI Hero (X370) and the ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F Gaming and they've both been great.
Glad you haven't done one in a while. Because it made this one so amazing. Good work sir.
Linus: forgets to add *”GAMING”* at the end
Linus correcting himself : sorry *GaMiNg* !!
Gggg GAMING
And lets not forget RGB!!!
It would actually be interesting to see motherboards that are not labelled as gaming. Specifically for sleeper builds, no fancy designs and rgb stuff, and at a much lower price point.
@@EvilS100 Especially mini itx boards. If you think about it, less mobo means less price. But they dont pass those savings to you. They pack it up with fancy wifi high speed lan, rgb and insane vrms. I wish there is just a slightly more basic board with good vrms, alright networking (gigabit is still fine isnt it?) no rgb or a little strip and no m.2 heatsink.
@@ygobe2 Mini itx is low volume,so it doesn't get economies of scale.Cutting the fancy stuff would just neuter the board for a minimal price reduction.
I like that instead of deciding between every board competing to be the best at everything you can look for that board that's the best for your needs
😀Most, Most of the YTers did this mistake of saying B450 instead of B550, Happens..
😂😂👍
Bitwit accidentally said it about a million times.
@@louiefriesen & had to reshoot it, again & again. Ya 😂😂
@@loveiphones4550 But at what Cost ? Kidney ? Liver ?
@@KZNJay just read his/her profile name... shows how ignorant he/she is
I remember that video from 6 years ago as well. I'm glad this channel was started to bring some of that good stuff back.
This is where i'd talk about the sweet new X570 wifi motherboard I got for my new build
....IF THERE WAS ANY LEFT IN STOCK ANYWHERE
Got the Tuf gaming B550 on Friday, did build same day and I am very happy with it.
3:07 That is giving me flashbacks...
GAMING FLASHBACKS
Flashbacks for GAMING!
gaming chaair
In RGB?
@@shadowcheto85 Yes but only GAMING RGB
I just really want to see a white PCB B550 board.
I literally watched this a few hours before ordering parts for my new pc and I'm now rethinking the parts
You arent alone
Alessio Antinoro does this motherboard have an io shield?
6 years? damn i have been subscribed for quite a while
The Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master is almost perfect. Huge downside: no internal USB type C. Yikes
X570 Aorus is cheaper than same tier B550 at where I live... yeah...
I've been rocking that G1 Sniper 5 since 2013 and I love it! Bought it after watching that unboxing
I mean, my keyboard, mouse and controller all use usb 2.0 so having a few extra of those won't hurt
Talk about great timing, I needed advice on picking up my first mobo.
Same!
i did it bois, i finally watched my 1st linus video!! 43 years old, and i knew i was missing greatness, but i was waiting for just the right upload! 6 years since the last mobo unboxing. every bit as amazing as i thought, and also, what a frikken beauty he is.
nice
I still remember the 6 year old unboxing of Gigabyte G1.Sniper!!! Time flies, eh!!!!
Thank you Linus I may have just found my perfect motherboard
Pretty sure MSI use to put a gold plated USB port on some of their motherboards that was optimised for USB Audio at one point. It was years ago though... like maybe 10yrs ago........i'm old.
"Its also been 6 years since I have had anything I'm this excited about"
His kids:🥺
:,D
Fair, but then again his kids weren't sponsored.
My first motherboard unboxing video ever seen, so congrats on that too
0:55 Linus drops the mobo from 1/2 an inch high
Me: Mmmmmmmmmmm Why??😦
Triggered me that he was a bit careless with the motherboard.
Honestly this wasn't so bad :D
Drop tips 😎
Look at the motherboard factory videos, they get dropped and knocked around once or twice while moving down the conveyor belts. I still wouldn't do it :P
I wouldn't believe it's not an impostor otherwise.
i mean the motherboards are nice and all but your table is pretty sick and deserves its own video!
Who all are getting anxiety of Linus slapping the mobo on the wooden table n not on a mat
Acrylic resin is an insulator though, but does it scratch on level 2 with deeper grooves at level 3?
I came to the comments expecting more people to be talking about it
Asus: I felt that
@Vincenzio VonHook yeah I can imagine an old person getting cranky about this
Quick tip to the editor: when the presenter says the wrong word or number (like at 6:08s, when he said 450 insted of 550) just find another part where he says the right word/number, copy that audio and paste over the wrong part. It is barelly noticeable and might be easier to do than that visual patch that was used.
I'd like to see a video comparing Realtek vs Intel. It might be a little silly, but when going AMD I like the idea of avoiding Intel when going the AMD route.
Intel LAN is generally better IIRC
@@meRyanP What are you basing your statement on?
I remember that unboxing video. Honestly, it discouraged me to watch every linus' videos. There was about a year or so where i forcefully forget linustechtips. Anyway, I'm happy to see an unboxing again one more time.
Now if only you could find one of these sweet motherboards in stock anywhere.
Real shit. Iv been waiting for a month
Should have pre-ordered on Newegg! Got my AsRock B550m Steel Legend on preorder and it's currently on the way to my house :D
*got a B550-F Gaming-wifi/Ryzen 7 5800x/RTX3070Ti for my new build coming in the next few days :)*
Nice one. Hope it runs like a beast, I plan on getting the same but with a 5600x instead
@@willscruton2631 NICE! the stuff came in today and it's AMAZING!!!! lol
how
I mean, what you plug in at the back of your board generally only needs USB 2. You keyboard doesn't need USB 3, you know?
I mean, I would rather have my USB-3 ports on the front than on the back. I want a fast USB-Stick/External HDD, not a wasted USB-3 for my mouse.
Like, give me an example what you would need 3 USB-3s on the back of your board for.
Only example I can think of is external audio cards, so I agree with ya.
Thank you for providing a subtitle in Portuguese Brazil, for more foreign channels like that !! Congratulations great review.
I learn more things from Linus's videos compared to my online classes
Thank You Linus :D
Thanks for that, Linus. I never knew the exact reason why I didn't wait for b550. I got the bug and after almost 7 years I got some new hardware.
Steve, from hardware unboxed, does awesome mobo reviews and basically sold me this crosshair 8.
I was starting to develop buyers resource . I didn't pay scalper prices. I got lucky and newegg had the backorder option for it. Still, 380us is more than ive ever paid for a video card.
I also got a 3700x, 32 gigs of cl16 3600 gskill neo and a clc 280 from evga. I will be taking parts out of my old system like, ax1200i(corsair gave me due to not have stock to replace my 860), all my ssds and installing them into a lan cool 2.
Back to the point of not knowing the limits of b550. I wasn't sure and this is the first time I've seen a simple break down.
I will keep the x570 for future upgrades and less feature constraints. Thanks!
1:53 wat happened there? Did someone beautiful walk in?
Again 2:57 wat happened THERE?what is it?
He's being held at gunpoint by asus so he doesn't fuck up or drop anything
Lol.
Teleprompter
well, Dennis does have a nice butt
@@ashlynnduos322 no
Glad I found this channel! Your videos are so good!
"Six years since I've had anything I'm this excited about, ASUS Sponsored this video" Linus super hyped about that Sponsor money.
Gigabyte sold me on their X570 Aorus Master board. This video covered some of the same features it has so it was nice to see stuff explained. Really looking forward to building my own.
No, in your personal rig update 2019, you unboxed Asrock X570 aqua motherboard
I was just looking for that comment.
the video wasnt a unboxing video so it doesnt count
The moment has come for the big releases
I feel like I know this man...he looks like the guy from Linus Tech Tips
WOAH... been a few years since I was here. FIRST think I noticed was Linus's voice finally 'Cracked'.
really sad that ryzen 4000 will maybe be delayed to early 2021 :((
Ryzen 3000 is still amazing though, and the XT refresh should give them quite a boost
That is an unconfirmed rumor from a Taiwanese article, AMD hasn't announced any change to their release timetable.
It won't.
i hope they don't. because i too excited for zen3, for real
As an owner of the TUF X570 Gaming Plus wifi, I'm annoyed by the fact that Asus put a BIOS flashback option on their B550 boards but couldn't be bothered to do that for their X570 boards.
This guy is a goof, but he does give a fair review here so I gave this video a like 🤔. I have the ASUS TUF B550 Plus, it runs my 3950x well and my ASUS DUEL 2080 Super. I’ve got my 3950x overclocked to 4.2Ghz.... I have had no problem with the motherboard at all.
He might be a goof, but he is a rich goof, so I guess it’s ok. I don’t know why he is even doing tech videos anymore and not doing something let’s! I not I would be!
Supporting two x16 slots at x8 makes it better than most x570 boards. I'm sure most would prefer support for two Gen4 M.2 slots at the expense of a couple FPS.
Plus, the x570 chipsets don't have unlimited bandwidth and will start to bottleneck if you start using lots of ports, and quickly saturated if you use the m.2 slot from the chipset. In reality, the difference in PCIe lanes from x570 to B550 is 4 lanes operating at half the speed, so going from 24 Gen4 lanes to 22 Gen4 lanes, that's not a massive step down. I seriously dislike my Asus x570-P board as I have to run the case fans at a higher speed to keep the high-pitched PCH fan at a sensible noise level.
PS: Measure the height of the PCH fans, some of them are right at the ATX limit of 0.6" (mines slightly higher), blocking airflow to the PCH. It doesn't help being in the worst possible place to be blocked by the only x16 slot. Asus are also the only company that down allow the PCH fan speed to be configured (each 1c change, changes the PCH fan by 500rpm making it constantly shift in pitch). I haven't been impressed by how Asus has handled this both personally, and they've ignored the many requests to add fan control. Had 3-4 Asus boards in a how now, the next one won't be.
"Hey, I've got an idea! Let's put a BIG OL smear of the ugliest shade of mauve right down the middle of the board. It'll clash with everything! That'll make the board stand out." - Asus design guy, probably.
Idk I kinda like it, you can always go for a red/purple theme for the rest of your build/rgb if you have rgb components.
Looks red to me, maybe slightly tending towards pink, on a Surface Laptop 2 screen.
I love the mauve
You should see Asrock B550 taichi, now that's ugly.
It’s very good, I have one for the past 2 years and I never had a problem but big but here, it will not support a new ryzen 9 5900x so I had to buy a new one
This is just 7 minutes of saying “yeah it’s better than b450 but still not better than x570.”
LOL. Yeah, my biggest takeaway was, " get a x570 Mobo"
@@othello7479 my biggest take away is its pointless to upgrade when the board gets discontinued in 6 months anyways.
Some of these boards are nearly 50% cheaper than x570... THAT is why they're exciting. They don't have as many features, but I think the point he was trying to make is that they have enough features to suit most peoples needs.
@@noxious89123 b550 is as expensive as cheapest x570, but is significantly worse build quality. it shouldn't exist at all
@@noxious89123 They're about the same price my dude, and you don't even get PCIe 4 through the chipset on B550. Not to mention that they'll change the socket when DDR5 comes out, and that's slated for 2022. Any "upgrade" with B550 is pointless.
I just installed the b550-f gaming with ryzen 5600x and it's been running butter smooth
I keep cringing when he keeps banging the motherboard on the wood 🤣
The cool Thing about B550 is, that you overclock the CPU per CCX directly in BIOS
The 1% who reads this have a great day
Right back at you mate, have a great day:)
Thanks, Gary.
realest one gary
We need this to be the top comment
Too comment buddy
I've got a b450 board from msi with dual pcie m.2 slots, a pcie 16x and 8 USB ports, two being 3.2 gen 2 (a and c) 4 being 3.2 gen 1 and two usb 2.0 ports.
I can't imagine needing more than that for a long time honestly.
Linus is begging us to buy the shirts without the beard so that he can finally shave. Storm the store and get that bearded shirt now 😁
honestly i love usb 2. drivers from usb 3 just makes things weird it feels like.
so more talk about improvements which gamers will never feel the impact of.
We are not the entire market. Not even close. And it will still be a good choice.
You can use this for other things instead of gaming. The performance of the PC is going to be noticeable if you have a high Hz monitor or when you are doing 3d rendering in blender or something.
Baby steps.
I actually just bought an X570-E Gaming board and a 3800X to go with it. I'm really excited to finally get out of the 2000's in PC tech.
This review was nothing special. I was expecting something amazing that the board does that others do not.
@Zwenk Wiel Isn't PCI-E 4.0 functionality limited on B550 boards? Not sure what it means in practice, but I'm pretty sure that PCI-E 3.0 is still a limit for secondary functions.
@@Derael It indeed only works on one of the two M.2 slots and on the primary PCI-E slot. But if you have money for more 2 expensive PCI-E 4.0 SSD's or two GPU's, you could just buy X570.
B550 is great because it brings lots of features for about $150-$200 while X570 goes for $300+
So that board has type C headers, SLI support, WiFi/Bluetooth, bios flashback, and a qcode reader? For a mid-range board on the mid-range chipset that looks damn good. I wonder what the VRM performance is like.
Wow, 7 seconds and I believe the first view.
hmmm
B550M, the Micro ATX lineup, appears that there will be only two truly feasible options if you intend to use a Ryzen 3950X or 4950X full~time: Those would be ASRock's B550M Steel Legend and Gigabyte's B550M Aorus Pro, and with the X570M Pro4 basically being deprecated and also almost three times its MSRP right now, you will end up going with either of these two boards.
The Steel Legend and Aorus Pro of the B550M Class have debatably the best Heatsinks for the VRMs and MOSFETs out of the Micro ATX lineup that if overall thermals and power stability are your key concern, there truly is no better option right now if you are going for Sixteen Cores on a budget board; the B550M Steel Legend does have less USB: Type A ports than the B550M Aorus Pro (seven instead of nine), but makes up for this by having six SATA III ports instead of the latter's four and also support for older era mice and keyboards that use a PS cable instead of USB, but it ultimately comes down to price: Would you rather pay 0I54.99$ USD for the Steel Legend for the extra storage and hardware compatibility or go with the Aorus Pro and save about 035$ while having less ports for storage but have more USB accessibility and possibly better VRM and MOSFET cooling?
The choice will ultimately be up to you, but if there are other factors that come into play (for example, the B550M Aorus Pro might have a slightly higher priced AC variant like its ATX counterpart for 0I0$ more than the original, if you need Intel Certified Wireless LAN support and certain other features), then do your homework first; especially if you're going for a Ryzen 3950X Micro ATX build, you need to know what is ideal to get and what to avoid, anything lower tier than these two boards might run you into trouble (you might even be able to get away with a Pro4 or Aorus Elite if you have decent airflow, but then we're probably also talking about issues with Overclocking and Overall Stability for long term use, at that point) and it's best to play it safe and do your studying as deemed necessary, there's still some more to find out about B550 and we'll see what comes of it as the times progress.
This is crazy, my last MB was that G1 sniper you featured (was still rocking a 4770k) and I just upgrade to B550 for the 3900X
did you need to flash the bios
@@jakec5595 nah, worked fine out of the box
@@ooloops oh thank you i will buy it and i was worried i was gonna need to flash bios and i dont have an older version of a ryzen cpu
These puppies came out just the day amd announced their new 3000xt processors...
Man can wait see a build using these 2...