ASRock B550 PG Riptide

Massive ATX motherboard with 4 slots for DDR4 RAM, PCI-E 4.0 data bus support and the ability to install two video cards in Crossfire mode. It belongs to the middle price range, designed for experienced gamers who clearly understand what components they need and do not plan to overpay for second- or third-order functionality. To install the processor, an AM4 processor socket is provided, which is friendly with most of the processors that AMD released between 2017 and 2022 (Pinnacle Ridge, Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge, Matisse, Picasso, Vermeer, Cezanne and Renoir).

Next to the processor socket are DIMM slots that can accommodate 4 DDR4 modules with a maximum clock speed of 4933 MHz. The maximum amount that the board can take on board is 128 GB. The integration of the PCI-E 4.0 data interface makes life easier if you need hypersonic M.2 SSDs that operate seamlessly at speeds from 5000 to 7500 MB/s. Alternatively, there are 6 standard SATA3 connectors on the board, which are used to install traditional 2.5/3.5” HDD/SSD drives.

In addition to technical capabilities, the manufacturer focuses on useful little things that extend the life of the board. In particular, the printed circuit board is made of six-layer textolite, the near-socket space and M.2 zones are covered with radiators, and specialized fasteners are used for mounting drives, and the video card slot is reinforced with steel fiber, which prevents the device from deforming when mounting a heavy, three-slot video card of the Nvidia RTX 4080 level The ASRock B550 PG Riptide power subsystem is built on a ten-phase scheme based on highly reliable solid capacitors and case chokes. The system logic of the middle class AMD B550 is responsible for the functioning of the system.