Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 Motherboard - Supports AMD Ryzen 5000 Series AM4 CPUs, 10+3 Phases Digital Twin Power Design, up to 4733MHz DDR4 (OC), 2xPCIe 3.0 M.2, GbE LAN, USB 3.2 Gen1

Great motherboard, very easy to install, as all motherboards are really. Nice solid heatsinks, clean layout, loads of room between slots and important areas like the Sata connectors. Good clearance between RAM slots and CPU allowing for avarious coolers.Ready for Ryzen 5000 out the box, no updates required whatsoever, dropped my Ryzen 5 5600X straight in and booted first go.2 nvme slots, very handy, with screw holes for the different length drive options 👍XMP enabled automatically and applied the correct RAM timings so I didn't have to actually adjust anything in the bios which was a big plus.Great board for the price. PCI-I 4.0 aswell to get wh most out of the latest GPU's (if you are lucky enough to find one that doesn't require a second mortgage)

This thing looks and feels way more premium when you've got it in your hands compared to how it looks in photos and videos. The brownish colour of the PCB is not noticeable at all unless you shine a light directly at it. Something about cameras or the lighting people use for videos must exaggerate that effect.Don't be discouraged about taking this cheaper option just because some of the slightly more expensive ones look "cooler". This looks cool, if you don't want any RGB on the board itself. It has everything your typical gamer needs. If you need more from a motherboard you probably already know it and know what to look for.Pair this with a 5800X3D CPU and, for gaming, you are performing at a similar level to a 13600K or a 7600X. Yet, it'll cost you far less since the motherboard costs way less than the newer sockets and you probably already have some decent DDR4 RAM.The one I got already has a BIOS that's compatible with 5000 Series CPUs out of the box. It is v1.3 of this board.There was a BIOS update available though which apparently optimises the 5800X3D CPU further but it was easy to update using Gigabyte's @BIOS program from Windows which can be downloaded from their website. Don't use their BIOS versions that have a lower case letter in the version name (such as FDc). That lower case letter at the end means it's a beta version.

This motherboard covers the essentials and offers solid support for various needs. It's compatible with Windows 11 and includes a Q-Flash Plus button for added convenience. Installation is straightforward, thanks to the pre-installed back panel.It's worth noting that the motherboard supports integrated GPUs and provides ample USB hubs (3.0 and up) on the back.However, there's one drawback: the fan curve setting in the BIOS doesn't save changes, which can be frustrating. Despite this minor flaw, the motherboard performs well and provides good value for its price.Overall, it's a reliable choice for gamers and PC users, offering ease of installation, excellent value, and satisfactory performance.

Gigabyte boards are very reliable & as someone who builds a fair amount of desktopsI recommend Gigabyte boards far more reliable than MSI or Asus.

I have purchased at least 3 and very pleased with the performanceCan highly recommend

Fits my case and easy to connect everything

Normally I use MSI boards but this one was on sale for less than ninety quid with interest free instalments so a no brainer. PCIE 4, twin M2, not the best B550 board by any means but not bad at all. Plenty of room round the socket/RAM for a bigger cooler. Would recommend

For the price it basically has everything I and most people would need like ARGB headers and great software for them too. The bios is really easy to navigate too and the motherboard overall looks nice. I would recommend.