GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Elite DDR4 AMD Motherboard

The Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite is an ATX-form-factor motherboard built on the AMD B450 chipset, designed for AMD AM4-socket processors including 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation Ryzen, Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics, and Athlon with Radeon Vega Graphics CPUs. Measuring 30.5 cm x 23.5 cm, it fits standard ATX enclosures and pairs well with a wide range of mid-tower and full-tower cases. Memory support is one of the board’s key strengths. Four DDR4 DIMM slots accommodate up to 64 GB of system memory in a dual-channel configuration. Speeds range from DDR4 2133 MHz at the native JEDEC level up to DDR4 3600 MHz via XMP overclocking profiles, giving builders flexibility for both everyday tasks and demanding workloads. Storage options are equally versatile. A primary M.2 slot (M2A) supports both SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSDs in 2242, 2260, 2280, and 22110 form factors, and is fitted with a thermal guard to keep NVMe drives cooler under sustained load. A second M.2 slot (M2B) supports PCIe 3.0 x2 SSDs in up to 2280 length. Six SATA 6 Gb/s connectors provide additional storage bandwidth, and RAID 0, 1, and 10 configurations are supported across the SATA ports. Expansion is handled by one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot for the primary graphics card, one PCIe 2.0 x16 slot running at up to x4, and two PCIe 2.0 x1 slots. AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way CrossFire multi-GPU configurations are supported. Connectivity on the rear panel includes four USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (from the APU), four USB 2.0/1.1 ports, one DVI-D output (up to 1920×1200 @ 60 Hz), one HDMI 2.0 port (up to 4096×2160 @ 60 Hz, CPU-dependent), a PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port, a Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 port powered by the Realtek 8118 Gaming LAN chip with bandwidth management, and six audio jacks driven by a Realtek ALC892 codec supporting 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel High Definition Audio with S/PDIF output. RGB Fusion 2.0 enables multi-zone LED lighting control, with one RGB (RGBW) header and two digital LED strip headers onboard for customisation of connected strips. Gigabyte’s Smart Fan 5 system provides six temperature sensors and four hybrid fan headers with FAN STOP capability for silent operation at low loads. The board ships with a licensed AMI UEFI BIOS (128 Mbit flash) and Gigabyte’s APP Center software suite, which includes EasyTune overclocking, Q-Flash BIOS update, Game Boost, Smart Backup, and additional utilities. A TPM header (2×10-pin) supports the optional GC-TPM2.0 module. The board carries a 3-year manufacturer warranty. Verified Specifications: Socket: AM4 | Chipset: AMD B450 | Form Factor: ATX (30.5 cm × 23.5 cm) | Memory: 4× DDR4 DIMM, up to 64 GB, DDR4 2133–3600 MHz (XMP O.C.) | Storage: 2× M.2 (PCIe 3.0; primary x4/SATA, secondary x2), 6× SATA 6 Gb/s, RAID 0/1/10 | Expansion: 1× PCIe 3.0 x16, 1× PCIe 2.0 x4, 2× PCIe 2.0 x1 | Audio: Realtek ALC892, 7.1-channel HD Audio, S/PDIF | LAN: Realtek 8118 GbE (10/100/1000 Mbit) | USB (rear): 4× USB 3.1 Gen 1, 4× USB 2.0 | Display: 1× DVI-D, 1× HDMI 2.0 | BIOS: AMI UEFI 128 Mbit | Warranty: 3 Years