GIGABYTE B450 I Aorus Pro Wifi DDR4 AMD Motherboard

The Gigabyte B450 I Aorus Pro WiFi is a Mini-ITX form-factor motherboard designed for AMD AM4-socket processors, making it an excellent foundation for compact, high-performance desktop builds. The board accommodates AMD Ryzen 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation processors as well as Athlon processors with Radeon Vega Graphics, offering broad platform compatibility without requiring a CPU upgrade path sacrifice. Memory support spans two DDR4 DIMM slots capable of holding up to 32 GB of system RAM in a dual-channel configuration. Speed options range from 2133 MHz natively up to 3600 MHz via XMP overclocking profiles, and the board accepts both ECC and non-ECC unbuffered modules — ECC support is limited to AMD Ryzen and Athlon PRO-series CPUs. Storage enthusiasts will appreciate the single M.2 Socket 3 connector (M-key, supporting 2242/2260/2280 form factors) wired for PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 or SATA, paired with a Thermal Guard heatsink to keep NVMe drives running cool under sustained loads. Four SATA 6 Gb/s ports round out storage, and RAID 0, 1, and 10 configurations are supported. Connectivity is a standout feature for a compact board. An Intel 802.11ac Wave 2 dual-band wireless module with 2T2R antenna design delivers speeds up to 1.73 Gbps over the 5 GHz band, while Bluetooth 5 is included on the same module. Wired networking uses an Intel GbE LAN controller paired with cFosSpeed traffic-shaping software for reduced latency in congested environments. The rear I/O panel provides two USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (10 Gbps), four USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, one DisplayPort 1.2 output, two HDMI 2.0 ports (supporting up to 4096×2160 @ 60 Hz with HDCP 2.2), an RJ-45 Ethernet jack, two SMA Wi-Fi antenna connectors, and three audio jacks. A total of three displays can be driven simultaneously from the integrated graphics outputs. Audio is handled by a Realtek ALC1220-VB HD codec rated at 114 dB SNR on the rear output and 110 dB SNR on the front microphone channel, with support for 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel output and S/PDIF out. Power delivery uses a 4+2 phase digital PWM design capable of 50 A per phase, fed through solid-pin 24-pin ATX and 8-pin ATX 12V connectors. RGB Fusion 2.0 provides addressable digital LED and standard RGB LED strip headers, enabling per-zone lighting customisation through Gigabyte’s software suite. Smart Fan 5 manages two hybrid fan headers with FAN STOP capability, using five onboard temperature sensors to build customisable fan curves. Verified Specifications: – Socket: AMD AM4 – Chipset: AMD B450 – Form Factor: Mini-ITX, 17.0 cm × 17.0 cm – Memory: 2 × DDR4 DIMM, up to 32 GB, dual-channel; DDR4-2133 to 3600(O.C.) – Storage: 1 × M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 (2242/2260/2280) with Thermal Guard; 4 × SATA 6 Gb/s; RAID 0/1/10 – Expansion: 1 × PCIe 3.0 x16 slot – Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac dual-band (2.4/5 GHz), up to 1.73 Gbps; Bluetooth 5 – LAN: Intel GbE (10/100/1000 Mbps) – Audio: Realtek ALC1220-VB; 114 dB SNR rear / 110 dB SNR front mic; 7.1-channel HD audio; S/PDIF out – Rear USB: 2 × USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A; 4 × USB 3.1 Gen 1 – Display outputs: 1 × DisplayPort 1.2; 2 × HDMI 2.0 (max 4096×2160 @ 60 Hz) – BIOS: AMI UEFI, 128 Mbit flash – Warranty: 3 Years