Bargain B550 Motherboard ASUS B550M-K Prime Micro ATX
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Bargain B550 Motherboard ASUS B550M-K Prime Micro ATX
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A low priced entry level B550 chipset motherboard with the frills stripped out and the core features all working well and even copes with the Ryzen 9 3900 PBO with no thermal throttling!
For a basic system this ticks all the boxes and in some ways actually makes sense as you save on the motherboard and can put the extra money into things that will actually give tangible performance improvements, like more RAM or the next GPU or CPU in the stack.
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I just ordered 1 that will accompany a Ryzen 5 5500 about 5 minutes ago, I do have a tower cooler so hopefully the VRM's won't stress too hard.. This video gave me the insight I needed to make my mind up and overall what I paid for this against what else there is I think this is the best B550 relevant to price.. living in South Africa we pay a lot more for computer parts....also the 2 M.2 slots is a treat.
hope your build all goes well
@@mikesunboxing thank you for a great video
Nice no frill budget board for the 5600g or 5700g. I had one build with this board and a5600g with 3600 cl16 RAM and it works perfectly good. At 80$cad at the time, it was a no pass for me.
Very nice!
@@mikesunboxing can i use a ryzen7 5800x on this? would pointing an electric fan on the computer help?
Got this board to cut back some budget. Not a big fan of RGB even though the "Performance Boost" it give. Just hoped it have USB-C but given the price point. No complain at all
Ugly Bob you are a Legend. 👍
Mike's Review is Worthy of a Support comment. Like & a share 🙂
cheers to both of you
No RGB outputs. Wow ... I'm shattered.
I have a 5600G on my board and it's giving me no trouble at all.
Hardware Canucks have recently run some great reviews on downdraft CPU coolers.
Good to know! i will check them out
@@mikesunboxing always welcome Mike.
Their review was junk, because they compared towers to blowers with a high end motherboard where the VRM does not even need active cooling (temperature in the 50s!!! 🤣)
This is s reminder to me that not all b550 mbs are created equal! But then is this classed as entry lvl b550? Assumed all had steel pcie, ran rgb and had plenty of headers. As you have stated many times hardware prices have risen. I am tempted to move from b450 to b550 as my cpu is r5 3600 & gpu is rx 6700xt then i can upgrade dters from A320 to match her R5 2600. But as everything works... 🤔 Thanks Mike and Kath for thorough content as always👍
No need,pcie 4.0 is not crazy faster than 3.0
Lots of ASUS MOBOS have plastic PCIE, no problems.
Great video thanks Mike.
you catching up 👍
Sounds like a board that requires loads of self-control while you save up for something better. 🙂
yes a good board and a place holder for some
@@mikesunboxing funny how many 'place holders' end up staying in service for a loooooonggg time....
@@PapaMav yes lol!
you can just save up more efficiently, if you just don't buy this board.
It’s interesting to see this Asus Prime motherboard looksooooo bare naked 🤩🤯! They usually have a decent VRM cooling solution and sone better aesthetics….. maybe they remodelled and renamed the B350 to B550 with a newer bios 🤦♀🤦🤦♂😛
asus are cutting corners all over the place now, it is such a shame to see them falling from grace like this
The IO shield is a PIG to get in and I nearly shredded my fingers doing so. The second M.2 sits under the GPU when in place. I'm not sure I'll mount it there although I wanted to, I may need to put it externally - for my libraries it was pretty important in the file management scheme really, but getting in under the graphics card made it hard work. I think I'll try anyway.
I did like the doors and under tray were the PSU goes there's plenty of space down there as the ribbons of cables take up some space down there, I bought a separate caddy for the ssd's 2.5 x 4 I placed that on the base of the upper part on velcro so if need be I take take them out with ease and replace quickly - I didn't need much - it was that or drill holes into my nice little caddy, nah. I still might place it underneath. It's robust wee board I'll say that. Wiring up has been a pain. DVD drive? NO! Why? I'm not a disco fan - but it's a workstation for me. I daisy-chained the fans and took 2 out and now only 4 fans. (2 front - 1 top -1 rear).
ASUS FTW ! Thank you Mike.
It depends on the BIOS of the particular board manufacturer. I ran a 3400G and a 1600 CPU on my old Gigabyte B550M Aorus Pro, without any BIOS flash. Even though it specifically said on the board box that it wouldn't work.
hmm that is interesting, i have had mixed results with some nvmes not working or crashing in games, so i generally tell people to avoid the 2000g and 3000g series processors on B550 as i don't want the kick back when it goes wrong
@@mikesunboxing Papa Salz has been coming across lots of problematic 3000 Series AMD CPUs.
@@lorderectus1849 we agree My Lord; particularly will avoid their GPUs and gladly pay more for NVIDIA bullet proof reliability.
nice budget mb ....i have the gigabyte z590 elite ax mb can i run a gen 4 nvme ssd on the bottom slot for the os..?..and then when i upgrade to a better cpu move the gen 4 ssd to the top slot to run off the cpu ..?..i have the intel i3 10105 cpu and it dont support gen 4 speeds...from what i have read you can use it on the bottom slot but u are only going to get gen 3 speeds until i upgrade the cpu....
Can not seem to find the link for compatible CPUs. I know a lot of B450 and B550 do not support the 5600G.
Asus website shows compatible with 5000 G series but not 3200G or 3400G.
I like the placement of the top M.2 as it will be cooled by a downdraft cooler like my G100M. But the G100M is RGB and this board has no RGB headers, so there's that.
I built a computer with this board and a5600g and it works perfectly good! I don't remembrer if I had to update the bios thou
www.asus.com/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/PRIME/PRIME-B550M-K/HelpDesk_CPU/
Before I say this , I want you to understand that I am being completely serious and not trolling. I have a genuine curiosity. So I have Asus armory crate installed. And I heard you make a comment about Asus software. What is the issue with it? I do notice my background processes are extremely high. I'm going to assume that that's probably why you said that but I'm not certain. Can you explain to me why it's not good to use the Asus software?
it is a resource hog, doesn't work very well, lacks key features and it is really hard to remove after installing
Uninstall, Armoury Crate sucks donkey dong....
@@mikesunboxing yeah it took me like 2 hours to get everything uninstalled it seems like. My CPU usage went from an average of 50% while playing games to an average of 27 to 29. It's unreal how much that crap bogs it down. I didn't realize it was that bad. It's a bad day unless you learn something.
Im trying to build a cheap 6 core computer for my dad..my list so far
$100 4600g,$38 corsair 16gb 3200mhz ram,$33 apevia 600w psu,$45 acer 7400mhz nvme 4.0,and $78 for this board.its for everyday use no gaming..
sounds good, hope the build goes well
You can replace nvme with 2.5 ssd then speed would be more than enough. Btw your build looks like almost identical to mine except im adding asrock rx 7600 to it.
I have similar board on pre-build ROG Strix G10DK with 3400g and 3060. I bought it because it was priced like 3060 alone at that time. So I'm going to upgrade it. I installed additional SDD and 2x16Gb 3200mhz RAM. The next is CPU. I'm choosing between 5700x and 5900x. 5900x in ECO mode still seem to be significantly faster in multi-core than 5700x-5800x while having the same single core speed. I really would welcome that, as I work with video and big archives more and more lately. And now I wonder, if I upgrade CPU to 5900 in 65-88W ECO mode will it run ok?
likely to hammer those VRMs so expect a lot of throttling when rendering
@@mikesunboxing Even in 65w ECO mode? It never reaches 90w according to tests
You answered my question. I think the lack of flashback makes the Gigabyte B550M DS3H a better option for those making new budget B550 builds.
yep i would be tempted to agree
Flat Earth Santa offers approval 🙂
haha cheers bob!
@@mikesunboxing Just pleased you didnt say "Fat Girth Santa"
Actually ,this is a hybrid 8+4 phases VRM design disguised as 4+2: you could see 4+2 chokes, but behind each choke,you can clearly see 2 low side mosfets. So probably not as potent as a full fledged 8+4 design with 12 chokes, but not as weak as a true 4+2 design with 6 low side mosfets only.
Btw, this was a 3900X processor ,not 3900. The 3900 is a 65W cpu, it would have been pretty normal for it to run perfectly on this board, even if it was a true 4+2 design .
Either way ,I am pretty impressed with the results here, especially that you enabled PBO 😮 May be PBO is not that aggressive on this board, as your tool was still reporting 140W max. I saw around 200W with PBO on the 5950X on a high end board, which would have been hard for these VRMs I think. Asus probably put a hard 140W limit on this model .
thanks for the information
can i use a ryzen7 5800x on this? would pointing an electric fan on the computer help?
yes and yes
Hey, Mike, how fast is the ram going on this panel?
3600 i think
£72 for a budget B550 board, can't really argue with that, although I do wish we could get these used for around £50 now, it seems the market is reflecting the 7000 gen prices.
I picked up it's older sibling, the B450M-K with a modern looking tempered glass case (Cyberpower branded), 3x UpHere aRGB fans and RF controller, and a 400W Coolermaster MWE power supply for £40 last week, pairing it with 16Gb DDR4 2400 (£30), Ryzen 1600X (£35), and GTX 1070 8Gb (£110). Just need a £30 SSD now, and that's a competent budget gaming system for £245 total cost (plus a little fuel), call it £255 with fuel and windows license factored in.
I find used market pricing is very much in flux I find at the moment, generally prices have been going down until summer early Sept, but more lately stuff like RAM and Motherboards seem to be on the increase....stubbornly few decent B450 boards on the used market for £40-50, typically commanding £60-70 price tags at the moment in my area.
yeah it really is a crazy market, the run up to xmas will be interesting as peoples cash reserves run low, could be a good time for buyers?
hey man is ryzen 7 5700x will run fine without throttling in this board?
yes that should be okay
im currently moving over to this board, little bit dated i know but ah well, currently running a 5600x on a b350 using an experimental bios. soooooo
that will be a better platform for you
I wanted to know how did u light up the cpu cooler fan rgb if the mb doesn't have rgb pins ( I'm kinda confused cuzni was about to buy a similar mb for my 5600g and is it compatible with it )
Btw thanks for the video ☺️
the case has a controller built into it
Hey mike thanks for the video very helpfull. Can I combine this motherboard with ryzen 5600-5600x with the stock cooler. Do you think that ı would have heat problems.
should be okay unless you are in a really hot country
@@mikesunboxing I am afraid I am from Turkey :(
Fantastic.....this is ideal for users scrapping value ....particularly with a aliexpress ryzen 5600
Absolutely!
The vrm does enough to Vega 7 (5600g)?? And I can overclock vega 7 a little bit???
(Im sorry My English is so bad )
yes that is okay
Looking to build a 5900x system. I suspect those VRMs would... struggle a bit.
Oh well, the search continues.
yeah they might do
I got this motherboard in my new pc few yesterday and realize that RGB attachment on in is "RGB", sadly I bought be quiet pc case with super RGB lights inside. Do you suggest some alternatives if I can use this case lights is there some adapter or something?
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Can you fit a drive in the bottom M.2 slot even if the GPU covers it?
Sometimes no and its crazy.
any drive with a low profile heatsink is fine but consider airflow
@@FoxyCAMTV problem boy, just put the drive in before the GPU.
@@mikesunboxing Re: airflow-I have an ASUS Prime H370 MOBO with an Intel 660p NVME M.2 that is mostly covered (about 98%) by a modern NVIDIA GPU and no temp issues; high is about 44C.
Some folks just find things to worry over, tsk tsk....
why the led light on the left side of the board slowly flashing? it still in your video but mine is flashing slowly. Is there any problem ??
could you give me a time stamp of when this happens or shows it
why the led light on the board slowly flashing? it was still in your video, but mine is flashing slowly. Is there any problem it's indicate?
which led and where is it?
@@mikesunboxing at 9.09. it start left side of the battery and ends under the name MSI.
Will it work with ryzen5600 without bios update? I don't really understand this stuff,so I am asking.
mine did, but depends how long the board has been sitting on the shelf, but there is a date stamp on the box that will let you know
How does this work with the ryzen 7 5800x?
it will be okay in general but the VRMs are a little weak for 100% loads over an extended period
@@mikesunboxing Thanks. It will mainly be used for gaming.
Hi I know this is a older video, just bought a pre built with this mb and Windows 11 pre installed.
Trying to setup fifa 23 for my son but it needs secure boot. In bios I can't change to secure boot as its not there however under boot tab it has a option for other os to uefi windows. Is this all I need to change to get fifa running.
not quite as straight forward as that sounds like the drive is formatted to MBR not GPT so you might not be able to enable UEFI mode, you can try but it might make the system not boot anymore, then you have to undo the setting
Is it compatible with ryzen 5 4500 straight out of the box?
like i said in the video check the manufacturer date against the bios releases
USB 2.0 mouse and keyboard support USB 3.2 Gen 1 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 connection?
yes USB spec is backwards compatible
Is working with ryzen 5 5600x?
yes it will
hi would the asus prime B550m-a WIFI work good with a 5600x? it costs 140 euro is that too much?
yes that is a good combo
@@mikesunboxing are there any better boards at that price? i just want wifi , usb and bios support( if necessary)
Salut ce placă video am nevoie pentru tipul ăsta de placă de bază DDR4 DDR5 DDR6 video ? Plecase Tell me...
get the fastest GPU you can afford gddr6x
No RGB is a big plus.
not for everyone, in fact the non rgb fans are in the minority these days
Im a non rgb fan myself@@mikesunboxing
I got this same exact MB using a ryzen 5060x cpu (Flash BIOS to compatible cpu version) and a MSI 3060 12gb gpu. I couldn't get it to post and boot to the BIOS. I used and I tried and 1080 gpu and it worked. Replaced the 3060. Nothing happened. I replaced the MB to a different one and the GPU works! Help me Please! 🙏 🙏 🙏
Disable uefi in bios when you have the 1080 in. Once done, install the 3060 and check if it works. If yes, yhen you have a vbios bug. Set the bios back to uefi and install Windows and drivers with the 1080 then put the 3060 in. It may boot directly to Windows screen bypassing the bios screen. That how I had to live with my msi motherboard and asus rx580 video card. I kept a gt710 in because using this card was the only way to access the bios. I put a 6800xt in and no more uefi bug. I came across this bug when setting the bios to uefi in order to install Windows 11. Using csm only did not cause this problem,but Windows 11 couldnt be installed as secure boot is not available when set to csm
@@patricklebel1141 Thanks I'll have to give that a try!!! I dug through endless forums and none discussed this solution!
yes sounds like a CSM / UEFI issues to me
@Mark R buy the MOBO used?
@@PapaMav brand new.
Asus PRIME B550M-K supports SAMSUNG 990 PRO SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0?
yes it should do
Better just to spend $50 US more and buy the Gigabyte B550M Pro P or ASRock B550M Steel Legend
I have the b550m steel legeng and I don't like the fact that the m.2 slot is lower than the first pcie slot and that bring the video card closer to the cpu cooler. Si, if you are using your video card to render or compute for a long period of time, you may see an increase of cpu temp if you having working at the same time. Problem I dont see with the msi b550m pro-vdh that I largely prefer to the steel legeng
$50 is a lot of money for some
Gigatrash or ASSRock?!? No thanks.
@@PapaMav all brands have made great boards and bad boards. All about how much you're willing to spend
@@juniorthomas6404 can't agree it is as haphazard as all that. If you want the best made and reliability, chose ASUS or MSI. Gigabyte a distant 3rd and if no other choice, AsRock.
would this motherboard work with a rx6700 and with 32 gigs with ram
yes it will
ASUS PRIME B550M-K Watt Usage ?
no idea, the chipset should be around 10W, but it depends on how many devices are connected
is this mother a good combo with i5 12400F?
no it would be a really bad idea
Thoughts on R5 3600 + B450i used for around $200?
Issues with 3000 Series have been showing themselves of late. Just saying. Statement based on Greg Salazar findings.
@@PapaMav Yes, I was worried by these. Although a new 12400F + B660m would cost me roughly another $200 here. Is it worth the worry and headache? 🤔🤔
@@agoogleuser9025 the AMD fans here will tell you "no worry" (and will say the same about AMD GPU driver issues....). I am an Intel fan meself.
...and that is not to say I don't recognize the "value" represented by what AMD brings to the table, but for some, saving $$ is not worth the cost in extra time, trouble shooting and problem solving.
Sounds good to me
hey can it run ryzen 5 5600x
yes it can
where would i plug the pcie cable
not sure which one you mean sorry
Do you have to update the bios with this board and the ryzen 5 4500
depends on the date stamp on the box, but hopefully not
@@mikesunboxing ok thanks
@@mikesunboxing sorry but are you talking about the date the mobo was made or another typa date
@@Zylickx Yes, the production date
@@mikesunboxing ok thanks so much
dose ASUS B550M-K support samsung ssd 990 pro?
yes it will
thankss
@@mikesunboxing
Does it include WiFi?
no sorry it doesn't
How the 4600g with this board
should be great
Does this has aura sync?
no sorry
@@mikesunboxing No prob. Which budget friendly motherboard can you recommend that has Aura Sync?
Does it support 144hz via HDMI ?
It probably won’t but the onboard is unlikely able to reach that if it could. If you want high refresh you should really use see the gpu outputs
@@mikesunboxing I am planning to use it with 5700g without any gpu actually..
@@sameds.7671 should be okay at 1080p
@@mikesunboxing Okay thanks a lot !
I HAVE A 5500 AND Q FLASH DOESNT WORK HOW DO I DO IT
get an older CPU and update from that
yeah working on that, thank you
Is this compatible with aura sync
I want to connect my ROG HERCULX and control it
no it has no argb support, you could get the coolmoon ARGB controller we reviewed and use that to control ARGB via remote control
@@mikesunboxing Thanks Mike! How unfortunate. I wanted to sync my ROG peripherals with the RAM so I am looking for a budget friendly motherboard capable of Aura Sync
Is support core i5 ?
no AMD AM4 socket only
@@mikesunboxing Thanks for the answer. What is the best power supply for the motherbord? How many watts?
Can i use a 7700 xt with this
yes you can
@@mikesunboxing thank you
I bet it has bad thermals.
you will find out soon in the follow up video
@Foxy-CAM TV what would make you say such a thing?!?
Does this have bluetooth?
no sorry it doesn't but you can buy a cheap USB bluetooth adpater for a couple of $$
@@mikesunboxing ty
it's £100.... Budget??
It is in the current new market, entry level is £70, world has gone mad
@@mikesunboxing oh it has indeed. I'm looking to upgrade from a 2700x and anything 3*** series or above is just stupid price, I want to take full advantage of my PCIe Gen 4 GPU but can't
@@insomniacbritgaming1632 yeah seems the market is split down the middle with ram and storage on the decrease and motherboard and processors on the up
Real News: Truss steps down.
pushed out early for good behaviour 😊
@@mikesunboxing LOL. Shortest PM service in British History.
No heatsink. Dealbreaker.
for the looks or performance?
@@mikesunboxing Ahah. Well, I just can't trust a bunch of solitary cubes with no heat spreading. It is a cheap safeguard. No excuse. As to looks, I always remember what Buildzoid says: 'How much time do you spend looking at your computer?' So, not relevant. Thanks for the comment!
asus nooooooo.
Asus are one of the best companies in the business for motherboards
@@H4WK6969 use to be
Gigabyte Aorus Z690 Tachyon. ...
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lol yeah asus are becoming the third player in the industry now msi and gigabyte seem to be doing much better in the mainstream market
@@mikesunboxing asus were the best one time but msi forged some good motherboards when ryzen came out i would say the no1 would be asrock then msi second but that my view.
@@mikesunboxing HEATHEN !!
Gigabyte B550M is more decent than this and cheaper, at least in my country.
cool that is a great option if you can get one cheap, they are horrible price here
no vrm heatsink, despite being b550. sux.
overclocking boards without vrm hs should be banned.
6phase only isn't cool too.
Hi Mike & Cath, It's me again, (@marcpovell6061), ha you should'nt make your videos so informative, ho ho ho ;)
I asked what Motherboard and CPU is good for my GTX 1060 6GB and now you come at me with this fantastic idea!
So can I use this ASUS B550M-K Prime Micro ATX for my needs, as I'm told by my sister, (Who has a Optiplex 9020 i5 CPU ), as if shw knows it all, I should be looking fo Long Term use, Arghhhhh helppppp Ho,ho,ho
long term use generally works out cheaper in the long run
Thank you so much @@mikesunboxing
Does this come with WiFi?
no, boards with AX or AC or Wifi in the name come with wifi/bluetooth