Motherboard Asus ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi DDR5 Socket AM5

Asus ROG Strix B850-FGaming WIFI motherboard

Asus ROG STRIX B850-F GAMING WIFI is a full-format ATX board with sophisticated equipment, DDR5 memory support and PCI-E 4.0 bus. The model is part of the ROG Strix overclocking lineup, famous for its increased reliability and advanced overclocking capabilities. Unlike many brothers in the series, it is based on the mid-level chipset AMD B850 and is positioned as a near-top solution for gaming systems based on multi-core Ryzen 7000 processors (Raphael family, Zen 4 architecture).

It is equipped with a very advanced 14-phase processor power subsystem. It is distinguished by well thought-out cooling of key elements: the socket space and VRM zone are covered by a massive radiator, and M.2 ports are protected by thick thermal pads that prevent overheating of memory controllers in some SSDs. There is a small set of tools on board for system optimization and overclocking, including AMD Precision Boost Overdrive, AMD EXPO and AEMP.

The board is designed to work with high-speed DDR5 RAM, the bandwidth of which significantly exceeds the capabilities of DDR4 memory. The maximum supported RAM frequency is 7800 MHz and the maximum capacity is 128 GB. The layout of drive slots is as follows: 4 SATA3 ports + 3 M.2 slots. Like most of its brethren in the series, it boasts advanced audio capabilities thanks to the use of ROG SupremeFX proprietary DAC with built-in amplifier from Savitech.

For networking, the card is equipped with a high-speed 2.5 Gigabit LAN controller from Intel with inbound traffic prioritization, as well as dual-band Wi-Fi 6E with Bluetooth 5.2 support. Connectors for LED strips, case coolers and liquid cooling systems are generously scattered around the perimeter of the board. All this makes it an interesting option for enthusiasts who know how to increase system performance through fine manual customization.