AMD B350 Motherboard Review Collection
BIOSTAR has been on a streak since the inception of their RACING series motherboards which is an evolution of their high-end product line and in this release, we’ll be seeing BIOSTAR put its RACING series pedigree into the AMD side of things. Today we have the BIOSTAR RACING X370GT7, the top-of-the-line AM4 motherboard for BIOSTAR.
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For their part, Gigabyte now has the AB350N-Gaming WIFI ITX motherboard for Ryzen. It uses a B350 chipset instead of the ITX-specific A320 chipset to give builders better headroom when it comes to performance through overclockability.
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Though what helps differentiate the ASRock AB350 Gaming K4 from the others is the inclusion of an additional M.2 slot. Though the additional M.2 slot shares bandwidth with the SATA3_3 port, this isn’t a huge problem considering ASRock have included an additional 2x SATA ports anyway.
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Today’s review is the Gigabyte AB350N Gaming. An ITX motherboard based around the AM4 socket that has all the modern trimmings one would hope to find, and indeed need, just in a small form factor. We’re taking a slightly different slant upon the usual review formula today, which will become clear as we move through.
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The new B350M Mortar however is designed for AMD Ryzen CPUs and future Raven Ridge APUs in mind. For only $89.99, it offers budget builders a solid foundation for a gaming build that covers the modern essentials. It has RGB LED support (of course), PCIex4 M.2 NVMe support, Gigabit LAN, Realtek ALC892 HD audio and more.
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Of these, 3x USB ports feature GIGABYTE’s DAC-UP 2 adjustable voltage to ensure that your peripherals (and DAC’s of course) are supplied with enough ‘clean’ power to ensure stable operation. We are pleased to report the inclusion of other GIGABYTE technologies such as Dual BIOS along with ‘Ultra Durable’ Metal Shielding and Anti-Sulfur resistors.
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The box for the AB350N Gaming Wifi is of course much smaller than the full ATX boards but it did does stick with the normal Gigabyte Gaming look. It has a black background and red trim and lettering with Gigabyte Gaming across the front in RGB. There are a few badges that show the boards features and the Ryzen logo as well.
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But both the X370 and B350 chipsets support overclocking, which is good news for gamers who want to squeeze every last drop of performance from their gear. And, significantly, the B350 can support 2-way AMD CrossFire configurations, if you want to keep your config all-AMD.
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One of the major selling points for the MORTAR would be its mATX size, which would appeal to many that either prefer a smaller system, or its use for HTPC duties. Many motherboards we have looked at have had a tendency to overlook the video output options, with many simply including a single HDMI port, if any.
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This is noticeably cheaper than the Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming and Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3, but both of those boards had no issues with memory compatibility whatsoever, so it’s clear that with a need for a slight bump in memory voltage, the B350 Tomahawk is still maybe not quite as optimised.
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