Asrock b850 steel legend wi-fi review

Currently, white PCs are currently very common, but finding equipment to match colors can be complex. Fortunately, there are an increasing number of motherboards and graphics cards to choose from when it comes to creating a immaculate, white computer and steel legend ASRock B850 Wi-Fi is one of the cheapest options if you are building AMD using the Ryzen 7000 or 9000 processor.

However, it does not go as far as white as Gigabyte and his main panels Aorus Elite Ice, which have white ports and nests for items such as PCI memory modules and devices, but the equivalent of the ASROCK B850 chipset model, which we look at today, will save more sales costs. The B850 chipset also introduces the flexibility of abandoning specific functions that can be expected on a newfangled AMD motherboard.

In the case of a steel legend, ASROCK B850 Wi-Fi, this cut has a USB4 form, which is optional on this chipset, and has been dropped from various similar boards, because it is believed that it is unnecessary, taking into account its cost and a niche appeal, which probably does not match what is low motorcyclist.

Ultimately, it also depends on what else Asrock decided to cut from the list of specifications, whether the Wi-Fi ASRock B850 is a decent option, in addition to the color scheme.

For just over 230 USD it is a great -looking motherboard, although up close these white decorations are more delicate brown gray than pure white, but it would still look better in a white PC box than a black motherboard. The design of the power phase 14+2+1 is cooled with two huge radiats, with similar pieces of aluminum dealing with three of the four SSD M.2 ports.

On the middle board there is a single PCIe 5.0 M.2 port, which is equipped with a huge one without heat tools, while the rest of the M.2 ports is PCIE 4.0 and they can all be used at the same time at full speed, and the only victim is second place on the PCIE. The possibility of launching the PCIe 5.0, SSD and three additional SSD PCIe 4.0 discs at the same time is quite impressive in the case of low -class motherboards, even if the graphics cards do not benefit for several years when it comes to actual offering higher frames per second.

Only from these ports there is a lack of heat, and the lower ports utilize one heat that will need tools to install.

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You can choose from six fans headers, i.e. the absolute minimum, which we would expect on the ATX, which will ensure the flexibility of power supply of many processor cooler fans, pumps and several fans without the need to utilize separating cables. There is also a generous four RGB headers, consisting of three 3-pin 5 V and one 4-pin 12 V. ASRock even managed to include some RGB lighting on the board itself under a long disappointment M.2 at the bottom.

When he abandoned high-priced USB4 support, ASRock managed to avoid lowering other functions, such as sound or Wi-Fi, including Realtek ALC4080, while Wi-Fi 7 is the latest standard currently offered both on Intel and AMD platforms. Future protection lasts with the header of the USB 3.1 Gen 2×2 20 GBPS-C type front panel, which can supply the latest external SSDs and push data on over 2000 Mb/s.

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What is missing in fans headers, which it compensates for in type A USB ports on the rear panel I/O with nine in total, although only just over half of them is faster than USB 2.0. Despite this, there are also two C 10 GBPS ports, and you also get the Ethernet Port 2.5 GB / SI Flashback USB BIOS button. Fast words on ASRock and EFI software because there is not much to write at home. They are quite basic and are definitely not as fresh and tasty as the equivalent ASUS alternatives, but they still provide basic access to commonly used options.

Computer player test platform

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X | Cooler: Asus Rog Rejujin III 360 Argb Extreme | ARIES: 32 GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR5-6000 | Storage: 2 TB Corsair MP700 | Dog: MSI Mag AB50GL 850 W | AXIS: Windows 11 24H2 | Chassis: Open platform Monitor: Dell U2415

Unfortunately, there were no VRM readings or chipsets to delve and compare, but the result of our SSD PCIe Gen 5 was encouraging only 71 ° C at the peak, so far from a choked puzzle. Certainly there were no warning signs with the power of the processor package, which were in individual Wi-Fi forms and Asus Rog Strix B850-F and Gigabyt X870 Aorus Elite WiFi Ice games, while the Cinebench results were also close.

The Junkshop Blender result of 149 was only one point for Gigabyte and two behind the Asus board, but in games they seem to improve potentially thanks to the updates of the software, with a higher factorio result, the average frame speed at the Baldur 3 gate and again in Cyberpunk 2077. It was all, and at the same time consumed less power.

If you want a white computer motherboard and you can’t stretch to the Aorus Elite Wi-Fi 7 Gigabyte ice models, and ASRock B850 Steel Wi-Fi legend is a worthy alternative that is secured for the future for PCIe 5.0 and M.2 SSDS and SSDS graphics cards. It has many USB ports and even manages to offer USB 3.1 Gen 2×2 on the front panel.

However, it lacks USB4, which may become more useful in the future, especially since it supports Thunderbolt 4, and although it has a USB BIOS flashback, most other similar functions are missing. While Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite Wi-Fi 7 ICE also has no USB4, it offers more functions, more high-priced M.2 SSD cooling and free functions, as well as with white colors.