ASUS ROG STRIX B650E-I GAMING WIFI Moederbord Socket AMD AM5 (Ryzen 7000, Mini-ITX, DDR5-geheugen, 10+2 Power Stages, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, PCIe 5.0, Q-Release, WiFi 6E, Aura Sync)

The ROG STRIX B650E-I GAMING WiFi is a fantastic board to build a mini-ITX build. With only minor improvements to the feature-set that comes with B850 motherboards, the ROG STRIX B650E-I remains the best purchase for AM5 in this form-factor given the reduced price unless the new features of B850 or X870 are a requirement for you.The layout of the board is best-in-class, with fan headers in the right place at the top of the board, and other connectors where they are easily accessible. Where some manufacturers make assembling a small form factor PC frustrating, which difficult to reach connectors or awkward cable management, ASUS make life easy with assembly a breeze (or at least as much as it can be in this form factor.The rear i/o is good, although not perfect. AM5 motherboards, particularly in the mini-ITX form-factor are unfortunately lacking when it comes to the number and speed of ports, however ASUS' B650E-I is better than the alternatives in the same price range. The USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port is a nice addition on a B650I board.The m.2 heatsink is good and enough to cool a gen 5 NVMe drive if you decide to fit one into your system. The heatsink is however set up for dual-sided NVME drives by default and requires a plastic support to be installed manually to prevent flexing single-sided NVMe drives when installed. I experienced no issues with a single-sided NVMe drive by avoiding overtightening, but some users online still report flexing with the support installed. Overall, this is still the best offering of the B650/B850 mini-ITX board heatsinks with no noisy inbuilt fan, insufficient thermal mass, or excessive height causing compatibility issues.My example has no issues with coil whine, which was one of the commonly reported issues online with this device. It seems that newer boards don't have coil whine. My example was manufactured in late 2024, as I expect most being sold now will be. In addition to this, my board shipped with the Ryzen 9000 series ready BIOS version as identified on the serial number of the board and the sticker on the box, so there was no need to flash the BIOS or use another CPU to update prior to installing a 9800x3d.Overall, this board is still the best to get for those looking to build a mid/high end mini-ITX PC on the AM5 platform unless to have specific requirements that the typical person does not (e.g. Thunderbolt, 3 m.2 slots, etc.)

I used this motherboard in a tiny 10 litre case, with a AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU and a 3070 Super GPU. Ram temperatures seem to be well within tolerances and I liked the external wifi arial. Seems well made with a good selection of USB-A 10gbps ports as well as two 20gbps USB-C ports, which is extremely good for a board of this size. Overall very happy, my PC is fast, works well and the board fits nicely in the small case I'm using.

No coilwhine for me. EXPO works flawlessly with G.Skill ram and latest bios (Nov 2023).I'm new to Asus, and I prefer them instead of MSI now. Seems more stable. The bios UI is snappy and clean. But a bit convoluted to navigate compared to MSI.I deduct one star for the insane amount of bloatware Asus try to push on you (and all the extra processes that runs in the background. I've only installed Armoury Create. Nothing else.)And remember to have LAN+WIFI drivers on hand on a USB drive. Because for some reason Asus includes bloatware on their mobo, but not basic drivers for internet (!?).Locked out of Windows?A tip if you don't use a fresh install of Windows and are locked out of Windows because of no internet connection:Use a Ethernet to USB dongle to get connection to the internet. For some reason that works before you're able to install the LAN-drivers.

ITS THE BEST, NEWEST AND ITS QUALITY IS AMAZING