ROG STRIX B650E-E GAMING WIFI : the only STRIX worth owning.

The ROG STRIX B650E-E Gaming WiFi is not only good, but also in many ways a better choice than its more expensive X670E variant.

It retains all its most important features and removes a solid 100 bucks (+) on its price tag!

ASUS redeems itself towards mid-budget gamers in a big way!

Enjoy!

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:48 The PCB
2:11 Design
2:18 RGB
2:32 CPU Socket
3:07 VRM
5:01 RAM
5:36 M.2 SSD
6:56 PCIe Expansion
8:25 Back IO
9:47 B650E Chipset
10:25 Front Panel Connectors
10:50 Cooling
11:15 Troubleshooting
12:09 Conclusion

[rambomcclane]

I picked up this board with the Ryzen 9 7900X and 32gb of ram from Micro Center at $599. For my first ever build. My friends kept telling me it was a great deal. So far I’m really enjoying it. Glad someone reviewed the board, I was having a hard time finding videos on this. Thank you!

[UnknownUser-eblk]

Best future proof PCIE5 GPU & M.2 slot budget option! Thanks for re-verifying the data for me in great detail. I'm ready to purchase this with a R9 7950X + 64GB RAM. The only thing that I didn't catch you mentioning was the primary GPU slot sharing the 3rd M.2 (2nd PCIE 5.0 M.2) slot's PCIE 5.0 lanes so leave that slot open to prevent throttling to 8x. See page xi of the manual. "When M.2_3 is occupied with an SSD device, PCIEX16_1 will run x8 only." The best use case for this then is a single PCIE 5.0 GPU and primary PCIE 5.0 M.2.

They could easily cut out a lot of the extra slots at the bottom to save us a lot more money. Could also space components out a bit more. E.g. a NH-D15 wouldn't need to have the second fan raised above the RAM modules. Could also cut the board down to mini-ATX form factor (which I doubt I would use in a smaller case unless the case somehow could manage enough airflow and room for top end R9 CPUs and a top end GPU). eGPUs could get a major boost at anytime if the bus speed improves with the next iteration of say Thunderbolt 5 ports or an ePCIE type port or optical 100Gbps GBIC type slot until copper surpasses it).

Now we just need PCIE 5.0 products to be released! Waiting for 4.0 stock to be sold out is painful.

[colonelcabbage]

Having gone through a bunch of options from other companies, this board seems like a real winner. Got basically all the features, but on a B650E board, making it cheaper and often better than a lot of X670(E) boards. I don't know why there isn't more coverage of this board!

[Grahamalon]

Oh my word, your delivery is absolutely fantastic and very informative! I ended up shelling out the extra $40 for this board over the gigabytes version as this seems like a $500+ board. Love the in depth review and so happy I won’t have to be getting a new mobo for at least 5 years!

[GameplayandTalk]

Great overview! There were some insane combo deals with this board a couple weeks back. My brother is building a new system and got a deal from Microcenter that included this, a 7900X and 64GB of RAM for a whopping $600. That's insane value. We were putting the system together tonight and were pretty impressed by the mobo's features as well.

[GabeBars]

Thanks a lot, man. This is the only deep dive review of this board I found and, as already said by other commenters, this is the sweetest spot for ryzen 7000. X670E is too much of an overkill and too expensive for almost nothing in difference. We'll know if the low powered VRMs in the B650E-E will make any difference only in the next gen ryzens, but for Zen 4 it's totally overpowered. Thanks again!

[WSAnderson]

I'm glad you mentioned the VRM overkill on the X670 board comparison. This Strix board on a B-series is already more power delivery than any current AMD CPU in this socket can draw, even with ridiculous overclocking and excess voltages enabled, short of exotic setups like LN2 and bespoke OC specialists. Overall these components at this price point is pretty amazing given the pricing of most X670 series offers. At this price point, ASUS own TUF X670 and Gigabyte's Aorus Elite AX are also in the market.

The audio hardware, highly useable configuration of PCI slots for my peripheral needs, and excellent board quality and connectivity options made the choice among these three easy, without overspending on some ridiculous over engineered X670 monstrosity.

For DIY builds, don't underestimate the utility of getting a bios code display in this price class, either!

[charlesjag]

I have been researching motherboards tirelessly for over a week in order to decide on one for my PC upgrade. I was comfortable sacrificing the PCIe 5 GPU slot, so I settled on a few options at the $290 price point. I was preparing to purchase either the X670 Aorus Elite AX or the MSI MPG B650 Edge. However, after looking more closely at this motherboard, I was blown away at the value. For only $60, I go from one 4.0 slot to TWO PCIe 5 GPU slots, post code and clear cmos, improved VRM, ASUS reliability, and optional second Gen 5 M.2. I just back ordered it from Newegg. Very excited about this motherboard!

[RiipahFurude]

I also got this motherboard. As you said, AM5 socket will be around for a while, and this board is very future-proof, without being too expensive. 4x M.2 slots (2x PCIe 5) is very nice. Gigabyte Aorus Master B650E was the other one I considered, but this one has practically all the same features while being ~50€ cheaper.

[egs_nicolas]

I got this board in Europe for 390 Euro - 45 Euro Cashback - 25 Euro Cashback for writing a review. So for 320 Euro it is a very nice looking premium B650E board that has in some cases even more features than similarly priced x670 or x670E boards. My only complaint is that it could have had a bit more RGB though. Whats also nice is that in the Asus BIOS you can change the Precision Boost Overdrive mode to Enhanced and than change the thermal limit from 95 C to 80 C. This allowed much cooler and quieter operating temperatures at the same clock speeds as default.

[slobodanbocokrcmar]

Proud owner of Strix B650E-E motherboard

[theexpatgunner]

Excellent video. I was originally thinking to go for the Asus X670E - F series motherboard but this review of the B650E - E completely made me rethink what I needed! The B650E - E series will offer everything I need and beyond and provides me with a better value solution. Thank you :)

[scareybailey]

I had just come to the same conclusion and then your video popped up. 😀 Asus has done a great job configuring the I/O options and PCIe lanes with the limited B650 chipset. The audio is also a great choice here. I was going to buy a Gigabyte board this time, but this boards config and superior audio clinches the deal for me. Thanks for the review!

[Hannibp]

Please quickly glance over the manual before doing a review like this. According to it, populating the 2nd gen5 NVMe slot will make the 1st PCI-E gen5 slot max out at 8x. So, while it technically still is a gen 5 slot, it ends up support "only" gen4 x16 bandwith. Otherwise, great video showcasing the motherboard overall.

[gscurd]

Power delivery should be solid enough to last through the rest of AM5 or at least close to the end of AM5. Has Gen 5 so if we end up having parts that use Gen 5 speeds then it is available. RAM speed limit would be the only thing that will be limited compared to future board but on DDR5, those faster speeds do not seem to make much of a difference. Unless you need tons of rear IO for some reason, the B550E-E is more than enough for most people and put you in an excellent position for future AM5 chips. Got one of these for those reasons.

[pascaldifolco]

Was pretty decided to get the Strix X670E-E, but really this Strix B650E-E offers same features, same quality and is 100EUR less, so indeed the best choice !
Thanks Laurent !

[RaduPNT]

A very important aspect you missed in the video, check this motherboard manual guide and you will come just at the beginning on this:
"When M.2_3 is occupied with an SSD device, PCIEX16_1 will run x8 only"

[danchan]

This is a good board that can run 3 nvme drives(1xPCEI5 + 2xPCIE4) without losing your 16x PCIE5 GPU. Most other boards of this price range drops to 8x PCIE5 GPU once you put 3 nvme drives.

[AhmedAzhad]

Your presentation and coverage is excellent! All my questions and more answered. Loved it.

[MT]

Nice review! I also think B650e-e and B650e-f are the best motherboards that are not too expensive. With 7000 Ryzens, I think the key is running them cooler and lower the power consumption, so X670E's extreme overclocking potential is not really necessary. I feel that things like Q-code LED, PCIE5, excessive amounts of USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports won't be really useful.