GIGABYTE B650 AERO G (AM5/ LGA 1718/ AMD B650/ ATX/ 5-Year Warranty/ DDR5/ PCIe 5.0 M.2/ PCIe 5.0/ USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C/Wi-Fi 6E/ Intel 2.5GbE LAN/Motherboard)

I have had this for a little over 2 weeks now and I have thrown everything at it. Overclocking ram, cpu and gpu all at once sometimes. Everything. This thing stays fairly cool, was super easy to install and has been working really. The 16+2+1 power phase means Ill be able to upgrade to a much more powerful cpu later as well.

This is my first Gigabyte board ever! I got it during Black Friday for just $155 which is a great price; it is heavy compared to previous boards I've had but it is a very good looking one.I paired it with a Ryzen 7700X CPU and a Crucial Pro RAM 32GB Kit (CP2K16G56C46U5) and the system started wihtout issues (although memory training takes about 40-50 seconds the first time, so be patience); I love the physical power button on board is very convenient for testing.To have in mind:1) Initially I was getting no video, but the issue was my monitor; if you face the same issue, try turning the monitor on before booting your PC and make sure you manually set the source to be used instead of letting the monitor to auto-detect it.2) I had to update the BIOS in order to overclock my RAM kit from the default 5200MT/s to 5600MT/s3) Once you system is up and running, I suggest to set the "boot speed" option on the BIOS to "fast" and change the default PBO settings for better thermals without sacrificing performance.7-month update: Still using daily and have no complains; it is nice to see that Gigabyte releases BIOS quickly to support the latest released CPUs.

I've been using it for two months now, the system boot is fast, the driver updates easy, so far I haven't had the first issue with it. Even though I knew I would void the warranty, I modified this motherboard and painted it black with a special paint to maintain some heat transfer, the NVME temperatures remain at 43°Celcius, using a Samsung 980 PRO.

This board is beautiful. Very heavy and well made, I received it sealed and in perfect condition.If you want to match a 6000MT/s CL30 White ram kit you can use G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo (F5-6000J3036F16GX2-TZ5NRW), they are not in the official support list but they work without issues (at least for me).I update the bios later and the UEFI GUI look nicer, so update your bios always.I paired it with a Ryzen 5 7600, and immediately applied a PBO for better performance and better temps.I am very happy with the purchase

A few key takeaways:1. Looks great2. Physical power button on mobo is very convenient for testing3. Quick locks for the m.2 slots are really nice. No more having to fiddle with tiny m2 screws.4. BIOS is simple to use and it's easy enough to find setting within the BIOS menu5. RAM overclocking seems to be stable enough if you update the BIOS to the latest

I wish it had a couple more 9-pin and 19-pin USB headers, but still amazing. It looks great and I’ve had no issues so far. Plenty of USB ports in the rear IO. The bios is by far the coolest and cleanest looking UI I’ve seen

This is a very nice motherboard but one feature tripped me up. I installed it in a NZXT case which houses the MB in a little recess, kind of like a sunken living room. The problem arose because the connector for the USB 3.2 double (blue) plug faces the right edge of the board instead of face up so the plug can go straight down into it. Trying to come in sideways in this particular case was obstructed by some of the cord control bits and I ended up breaking a pin which rendered one of the two front USB ports unusable. Best to plug it in before mounting the MB in the case.

looks wery cool in white setup