Impressive ASUS ROG Strix AM5-ready mobo drops under $260 with Newegg deal
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We’ve spotted an excellent deal on a brilliant ASUS ROG Strix B850 motherboard that’s the ideal base for a powerful AM5 gaming PC build. Reduced from almost $300 to $254.99 at Newegg, this motherboard offers an excellent price-to-performance ratio, and its power and thermal solutions are great for pairing with high-end components.
ASUS ROG STRIX B850-F GAMING WIFI AMD AM5 B850-F ATX motherboard
What we like about the ASUS ROG Strix B850-F motherboard
AM5 socket ready
This motherboard supports AM5 socket Ryzen CPUs, which means it can be paired with some of the very latest and greatest processors on the market, and many more to come. If you’re interested in pairing this with, say, an RTX 5080 and a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, then you want to upgrade to an RTX 5090 and Ryzen 9 9950X3D later down the line; you can do so without needing a new board.
Robust power and thermal solutions
This motherboard features 16+2+2 power stages, which is the type of power solution you’ll want for higher-end components, rather than low to mid-range. It’s great for those who want to overclock, and combined with features like this board’s massive heatsinks and high-conductivity thermal pads, you can do so with confidence.
Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD support
Unlike some other entry-level AM5-ready motherboards, this one features two onboard PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots, alongside two PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots. The former will allow you to use Gen5 SSDs, which have roughly twice as fast read/ write speeds as your standard Gen4 option. What’s great, also, is that some of these Gen5 SSDs have Microsoft Direct Storage, which allows your GPU to access the SSD directly, resulting in improved gaming performance.
Who’s this deal for?
Coming in at $254.99, this is a very good price considering what you’re getting. It’s got everything you could want for a high-end PC build with top-tier components, but it’s significantly more affordable than some of the X870E models, which typically have more ‘overkill’ features designed for enthusiasts and extreme power users.
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