GIGABYTE B550I AORUS PRO AX (AM4 AMD/B550/Mini-Itx/Dual M.2/SATA 6Gb/s/USB 3.2 Gen 1/WiFi 6/2.5 GbE LAN/PCIe4.0/Realtek ALC1220-Vb/DisplayPort 1.4/2xHDMI 2.0B/RGB Fusion 2.0/DDR4/Gaming Motherboard)

This motherboard delivers a great set of features for the price, but with a few minor things worth pointing out.The RAM slots are very close to the CPU socket, so be mindful of your cooler choice and orientation. I learned that lesson the hard way - after installing my cooler, one side of the fan shroud protruded just enough to block a RAM slot, so I had to remove the cooler, clean/reapply thermal paste, and reverse the fan orientation to make it fit.If you need to remove the stock mounting brackets for a different cooler mounting style, keep in mind that the backplate is not attached to the board. It stays in place as long as you don’t move the board, but I lifted my board while working and suddenly found myself wondering where the cooler mounting screws had disappeared to, not realizing the bracket got left behind.There were some minor quality control issues. The M.2 screws were over-tightened, so I nearly stripped them trying to remove them. There was also a USB 3.2 header issue in that the plastic socket for the USB 3.2 header came loose when I needed to unplug the cable. I was able to fit it back onto the pins just fine, but this shouldn't happen.My only real disappointment is with the M.2 slots. The board features two, but only the first one (nearest the CPU) supports PCIe 4.0 speeds. The second slot is PCIe 3.0 only, which wasn't obvious in the product description. This won’t matter for many users, but if you were planning a RAID setup like I was, it’s important to note that both drives won’t run at the same speed.I loved Q-Flash! Being able to flash the BIOS without needing a CPU installed is an awesome feature. After flashing, the BIOS handled everything in my build flawlessly - I only had to enable XMP and I was good-to-go. If you’re using a newer Ryzen CPU, be sure to check if a BIOS update is required before installation.For lighting, the board has two main LED zones - one near the I/O shield, and another with 2 LED strips and backlighting near the PCIe slots. These were individually addressable using OpenRGB in Linux. I haven’t tested RGB control in Windows yet, but Gigabyte’s software is likely needed for full customization.Overall, this is a feature-rich board for the price and Q-Flash alone makes it a great choice for Ryzen users. If you need a solid, budget-friendly AM4 motherboard that's easy to work with, this is a great choice.

Para mí la mejor placa calidad precio la compré hace 3 años y tengo todo este tiempo utilizandola, y nunca he tenido ningún problema. También la he recomendado a mis amigos y 2 de ellos también la tienen y tampoco han tenido problemas súper recomendada

I got this to replace my motherboard that died which was an earlier version of this one. That one lasted four years. This new one worked great right out of the box for Linux Mint. No issues installing it.Unfortunately Windows 10 isn't playing nice with the bluetooth which I didn't have on the motherboard that died. I'm still sorting that out. But that's an OS issue. Linux was able to see and use the bluetooth with no issues what so ever. For those interested, I have a dual boot system running Windows 10 and Linux Mint 22.I will update if I figure out the bluetooth issue with W10. I thought it would be a simple fix by updating the driver but no luck with that so far.

I was worried about buying a cheap B550 motherboard, but since my build was alreayd exapnding beyond the budget I was making for this. I decided to stick with it for the sake of the built in Wifi.A year later, and my AM4 system still works like it's brand new.It was only a small hassle to update the BIOS with the USB stick with the BIOS on it. However, there's plenty of youtube tutorials to help teach you how to do the whole process.All I had to do was download what I needed on the USB stick.Put in the MOBO.Wait an hour, (making sure the sky was clear and there were no scheduled storms.)and bam, the update was done and I could build my computer normally.ONE, small issue with cheap MOBOS, is that all of the plugs have a harder time being put in and being pulled out. This includes the Ram stick, so be careful and PATIENT when you're plugging things in, so you don't break anything important.Other than that, it was a good purchase.

Built 3 rigs using this motherboard. Not a single issue with those 3 rigs. BIOS updates can be sketchy if you want the latest image, but even without it will run just fine. For around the 100 mark, it's a fantastic mini-atx board and I would recommend to everyone. If you have space in your case for something larger, then yeah, go larger, cause Mini-atx will be feature short compared to larger offerings.