GIGABTYE B450M Aorus Elite DDR4 AMD Motherboard

The Gigabyte B450M Aorus Elite is a Micro ATX motherboard built on the AMD B450 chipset and designed for the AM4 socket. It is compatible with AMD Ryzen 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation processors, as well as Ryzen processors featuring integrated Radeon Vega graphics and Athlon processors with Radeon Vega graphics. For memory, the board provides four DDR4 DIMM slots in a dual-channel configuration, supporting a total of up to 128 GB (with a maximum of 32 GB per module). Memory speeds up to DDR4 3600 MHz are supported via overclocking, with native support at 2933/2667/2400/2133 MHz. XMP profiles are also recognized. Storage connectivity is handled through two M.2 Socket 3 connectors — one CPU-connected slot supporting PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 and SATA in sizes up to 22110, and one chipset-connected slot supporting PCIe 3.0 x2 and SATA in 2280 size — plus six SATA 6 Gb/s ports in total. RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 configurations are supported. The expansion slot layout includes one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot running at full x16 bandwidth for a primary graphics card, one additional PCIe 2.0 x16 physical slot wired at x4, and one PCIe 2.0 x1 slot. AMD 2-Way and Quad-GPU CrossFire multi-GPU configurations are supported. For display output, the board offers a DVI-D port (up to 1920×1200 at 60 Hz) and an HDMI 2.0 port (up to 4096×2160 at 60 Hz, with HDCP 2.2 and HDR support), both served by the processor’s integrated graphics. The rear I/O panel includes four USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A ports, two USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (marked red), two USB 2.0 ports, one PS/2 combo port, one RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet jack powered by a Realtek GbE chip, and six 3.5 mm audio jacks. Audio is managed by a Realtek ALC892 codec delivering up to 7.1-channel High Definition Audio with S/PDIF output. RGB Fusion 2.0 controls onboard multi-zone LED lighting and supports external RGBW and addressable digital LED strips via dedicated headers. Smart Fan 5 provides six temperature sensors and four hybrid fan headers with FAN STOP capability. The board ships with Gigabyte’s APP Center software suite including EasyTune, RGB Fusion, Game Boost, Cloud Station, Q-Flash, and more. A Realtek 8118 Gaming LAN bandwidth control utility and a Norton Internet Security OEM licence are also included. Verified Specifications: – Form Factor: Micro ATX, 244 mm × 244 mm – Socket: AMD AM4 – Chipset: AMD B450 – Memory: 4× DDR4 DIMM, up to 128 GB, DDR4-3600 (O.C.) / 2933 native max – Storage: 2× M.2 PCIe 3.0 (x4 + x2), 6× SATA 6 Gb/s, RAID 0/1/10 – PCIe Slots: 1× PCIe 3.0 x16, 1× PCIe 2.0 x4, 1× PCIe 2.0 x1 – USB (rear): 2× USB 3.1 Gen 2, 4× USB 3.1 Gen 1, 2× USB 2.0 – Display: HDMI 2.0 (4K@60 Hz), DVI-D (1920×1200@60 Hz) – Audio: Realtek ALC892, 7.1-channel HD Audio, S/PDIF Out – LAN: Realtek GbE (10/100/1000 Mbit) – BIOS: AMI UEFI, 128 Mbit flash – Warranty: 3 Years