Low Cost Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX WiFi 6E AM5 Motherboard Is Weird
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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Low cost Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX WiFi 6E AM5 Motherboard is weird
Some nice but odd specs on this board, and could really do with being a bit cheaper due to the competition. Let me know what you think.
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I bought this about a month ago paying full price at 139 gbp. I read over the specs and could not personally justify spending more money for features I did not care about. I have only ever encountered 1Gb/s speeds at my uni and was blown away by it. When I'm not at accom, I live in rural England where the best option for internet was Three 4G home broadband and I consider myself lucky to have 80Mb/s because we happen to live near a 4G tower.
cool, glad you like it and it suits your needs.
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Those USB 2.0 connections are gold for me! I use older hardware for flight simulation and many of those devices oddly simply don't work on USB 3.2. Nowadays it is even harder to find PCIe expansion cards with USB 2.0, they all come with USB 3.2, so, this will probably be my next mainboard.
The asrock B650 PG lightning is just superior to this board. But you should get the asrock B650 live mixer as it comes with sh1tload of usb2.0 ports.
@@kazuviking Thank you! I will check them out. It is amazing how many options you have nowadays.
Personally I just got one and I would love to see a full build guide with one of these since I am currently having issues with the dram and the bios set up. Since now I have a built computer that doesn’t work😢
join our discord if you have problems we might be able to help with
I personally, for this mobo, see the Gen 5 NVME removed for Gen 4 and boost a couple rear usb to 3.0 from 2.0 and change one of the PCI-E x1 slots to x4 and agree drop the price about £20/$35AUD for it to be competitive. In addition drop the old school mouse/keyboard port 😝🤣👍.
The rest of the feature seem good enough for most users and as mentioned, in this budget range buyers aren’t going utilise a Gen 5 NVME and would use more budget NVME drives for mass storage and 3 is vg for this mobo!
still no idea why they include a PS2 port these days
Unusual choices on this motherboard. So many usb 2s on IO, plus 3x usb 2 ports on mb begs question why! Qflash button hidden on mb is odd too. 3x m.2s is great but has this impacted the pcie lanes as x1 not much use? Better pcie 4 surely so gives more usability to extra slots on mb! Must be better Gigabyte options at similar price. Thanks Mike and Kath 🐈👍
cheers Nick! definitely is a strange board
Oh i forgot to leave a comment.
but thank you very much for the review 😀
thanks as always and hope you have a great day
Personally, I would purchase this one instead of Gigabyte or MSI..ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI on offer on Amazon @ £170 at the moment..
I know it's more money, but the board is far better..
Very good video Mike & Kath..
i would agree and that board is here so i can voucher for it
This mobo is decent , it seems similar as the Gaming Eagle AX Version , which has decent VRMS with multiple power stages, which was tested on @Hardwareunboxed channel Which in his words "says were decent" , I'd personally prefer an msi board , or asus board just because of the design , however it depends on where you live the price and also warranty , however i think this is still a solid option tbh.
👍👍👍👍 Thanks for the awesome reviews Mike .
thanks!
Thank you for this reviee
My pleasure 😊
This board is decent imo for mid range builds. I've done a few am5 builds and the eagle ax was smoother to set up. Boot times are much faster without changing bios settings.
yeah it is a nice budget board, just a few odd choices from Gigabyte
Did u Update the bios or keep it as it was out of the box?
I updated to latest bios from the bios screen using the usb flash @@user-fs5fc1vv7y
because gigabyte turn on memory context restore and power down as enable for their default bios setting. Idk why other don't do it.
Since it's apparently unstable without a huge headache why are manufacturers still utilizing 4 dimm slots? Unless I read wrong
Yeah, 4 populated dimm slots not just having 4 dimm slots
Yeah it is a bit crazy, but I think it is because "Buyers want the option to upgrade to more memory later" even though those buyers who say that rarely do
yeah the RAM thing is a big problem for AM5 and will end up being a much bigger problem as those that are early adopters start trying to upgrade the RAM
@@mikesunboxing exactly! I was gonna get another 32gb kit for 64gb and then learned about all the troubles with 4 dimms on ddr5 boards
@@mikesunboxing Its coming along though!
Very informative Video, Thank You !
Just one question: i've got a Ryzen 5 7500f, RX 7700XT. would you advise me to get this mobo or the b650 MSI gaming plus WiFi ?
i prefer the gaming plus wifi
G'day Mike & Kath,
WOW! yeah agree with the choices being "Weird" 🤨besides the M.2 slots & RGB/ARGB Headers the I/O looks like it is 10-12yrs old,
while not previously being subbed I really like & have been watching your "Motherboard Introduction" & "Based on using it" Review videos to get an idea of I/O spec/$$$ for a few years now.
thanks for the kind comment
heyyyy dont say that, it has a usbc port
that's only 9 years old
5200 ram speed and wifi6, got it for $120 brand new after a sale and student discount
havent had any issues so far, but then again I didn't try updating the bios lol
One thing I noticed: that fan header next to the USB3 front-panel connector says "SYS_FAN3_PUMP" so I'd guess the missing pump connector for an AIO that would usually be near the CPU fan connector is placed there in this board?
really all the headers are potential pump headers, it was the placement that really made me think it was odd
@@mikesunboxing Yeah, what I meant is that maybe that precise header is the one that Gigabyte assumes you're gonna use for that.
Not sure if you'll see this, but i don't quite understand the whole "wifi" thing in the motherboard? Does the motherboard provide wifi or do i have to buy a wifi card?
it has wifi built in
I've built PC's from the back end of 286 days using various makes of M/B's from cheapo PCChips one to high end Soyo at the time. Over the years been through the main brands but will never buy another Gigabyte one , had a few issues and lousy customer support. Had long usage of an Asus one for my Phenom11 ( still running now and support was good ) , both main PC's are running Ryzen ( 5200 and 5600X ) both of these are on MSI ATX boards , no problems and solid over the years. Was looking at AM5 and 9600X (despite unfavourable reviews ) but not sure it's worth it as I don't see much point against the 5600X i have. I don't game or video creation just standard everyday computing plus some graphic design work. Might get the bug and go for it , not sure yet but would be tempted for the ASROCK B650M Pro RS/WiFi after your and other reviews if I do. I know Asrock used to be a not so good a choice a way back but seem to have got their act together.
Anyway , great channel Mike and value your opinions , gradually going through your past reviews. Regards.
thanks appreciate that
I just bought the motherboard today with the 7600x, is the 6000 Mhz CL30 32 GB enough for it to make it run smoothly? Because right now i have a 3060ti 8 GB OC from Asus and a 600 80 Plus Gold PSU to pair it with
yeah sure that is good, CL36 would be fine if you need to save some cash
Hello, do you recommend AM5? I read about many bios problems
long time to boot...problems with memory etc thanks
am4 is much better value for money, but AM5 takes the win for future proofing. the problems with the platform will be totally ironed out soon
I can't find your video about that msi motherboard can you give me a link to this video? and If I'm looking at the right motheboard the msi motherboard is 2,50 € more expensive than the gigabyte one
ruclips.net/video/elINBbxe9mo/видео.html
I got my first pc last year from my brother hand me down planning on upgrading it soon just curious about the thermal m.2 covers i can just get any nvme without heatsink and it’ll be ok?
Forgot to add this does the motherboard has a built in io shield
yes and yes
Totally agreed, crap motherboard. Bad rear IO and bad PCIe slots. But there are plenty of alternatives, every company has a long list of options.
Edit: after some research, I am surprised how little options you do have at this price point. It’s € 149 in the Netherlands and only after adding another € 50, you get much better options.
yeah stuck between a rock and a hard place, the ASUS B650 Tuf gaming WiFi is often around £150 here and it is a far better option
Can I put a 4060 on it?
yes you can
@@mikesunboxingTHANKS! 🙏🏼
I have never had a Gigabyte board, but it does seem a bit odd. MSI I wouldn't buy again, customer service is IMO poor. Asrock would be my choice.
asrock are okay but the fan control and rgb software is the worst i have ever seen
@@mikesunboxing But controlling fans and RGB from the motherboard, is usually not the best option.
Do you get the bonus cat hairs as well?
Yes definitely
Have you heard of Microsoft OOBE?
yes the out of box experience
Do i have a newer Revsion since i have a pump connector on the side of it ? Sys_Fan_3_Pump 4 pin :)
maybe, they often revise the boards
BTW KeepItTechie uses the same theme music you do Mike.
who is this imposter :-)
For 7500f this would be enough and if one day I want to take 7800x3d on this mobo is running good on it ?
yes those would be fine
@@mikesunboxing I got the mobo for 130€ décent price
What would be a better alternative for Germany
msi b650 gaming plus wifi
@@mikesunboxing is it much better for 25€ more ?
Can i use the Nvme Samsung 990 evo gen 4x4, 5x2 on this mobo?
yes you can use it, but only at 4x4 speeds
Do not buy this board. Died after 2 weeks.
sorry to hear that
R.I.P
Is that a ps2 connection...yea no
PS2 is still really useful & comes in handy for Diagnosing Problems as it doesn't require drivers to work properly like USB
I still have a PS2 Keyboard for this purpose
I would not purchase Gygabyte. ASUS is by far the Best. ❤
ASUS is literally scamming people with RMA denials as we speak. Not to mention slow ram speeds on alot of their "gaming" builds.
All Mobo manufacturers have serious issues and always have.
I’m having a lot of issues with this stupid mobo from Gigabyte
@@BlazeFire1995_yt I have the exact same one and had no issues.
Then again I rushed the build and never updated it, plus Im using an older ryzen 5 chip.
@@jodo2785 thank you for letting me know Brother and also I found out that it is a VGA issue when I tried to put in the PCIE lane