ASUS PRIME B450-PLUS GAMING AMD AM4 ATX MOTHERBOARD

ASUS Prime B450 Series motherboards provide the solid foundation needed for your first build, plus flexibility to grow with your ambitions. We've melded all the good stuff that's packed into AMD Ryzen™ processors with essential ASUS design and engineering, so you benefit from industry-leading technologies — including automated system tuning, comprehensive cooling controls, and immersive onboard audio. When you build with an ASUS Prime B450 Series motherboard, you build smart, easy and affordably.

Cooling

To help keep things cool, the Prime B450 has multiple fan headers that support both DC and PWM modes, so you can control their speed within BIOS or a third-party software to find a perfect balance between noise and cooling.

Storage

Aside from six SATA ports, this motherboard is also equipped with a single M.2 slot, which supports both PCIe and SATA interfaces, for speeds of up to 32 Gb/s when used with an appropriate drive. Moreover, all AMD B450 motherboards come with AMD StoreMI technology, which is a software designed to increase system responsiveness by caching frequently used data to your SSD or RAM.

Memory

There are four memory slots supporting up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM at speeds of up to 3200 MHz when overclocked. It also supports ECC memory; however, compatibility varies by CPU.

Audio

The Prime B450 is built with Realtek ALC 887-VD2 8-channel HD audio, LED illumination, audio shielding, dedicated PCB layers, and premium audio capacitors to deliver an immersive listening experience for all types of applications whether you're using speakers or headphones.

Lighting

Aside from the built-in LED-illuminated audio section of this motherboard, it also has an Asus Aura Sync RGB header that you can use for other RGB-compatible products to light up your build.

Graphics

For Ryzen processors with integrated Radeon Vega graphics, this motherboard has HDMI and DVI-D ports you can use to connect a display. DVI-D supports a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz whereas HDMI can support up to 4096 x 2160 at 60 Hz.

Features:

• Fan Xpert 4 Core: Comprehensive controls for fans and AIO pump.
• Ultrafast connectivity: Supreme flexibility with USB 3.1 Gen 2 and native M.2
• ASUS Aura Sync header: Onboard connector for RGB LED strips, easily synced with an ever-growing portfolio of Aura Sync-capable hardware
• 5X Protection III: Multiple hardware safeguards for all-around system protection

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