Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS WIFI (90MB17F0-M0EAY0)

A miniature micro-ATX motherboard designed for building a PC based on the AMD Ryzen hardware platform socket and AM4 processor socket. Equipped with the entry-level AMD A520 and a far from the most powerful 8-phase power subsystem, making its main application area mid-level gaming or workstation PCs. The optimal option would be installation in a PC with a 6/8-core processor such as the Ryzen 5/7 (support for Ryzen 3000/4000/5000 series chips is declared), serious but not record-breaking reserve of DDR4 RAM, high-speed NVMe storage, and mid-level graphics card like the GeForce RTX 3060.

The Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS WIFI is a representative of the popular gaming family The Ultimate Force from Asus, which in 2022 was released under the slogan "strength, stability, reliability". In this case, stability and reliability are manifested in the use of dense textolite, reinforced slots, SafeSlot latches, additional cooling of power circuits, and similar features.

The utility Fan Xpert 2 included with the board will help organize quality and intelligent case cooling, which will automatically adjust depending on the component heat level. The device includes 4 DIMM slots for DDR4 RAM with a maximum frequency of 4866 MHz. The maximum possible RAM capacity is 128 GB (4×32 GB with XMP support). There are 4 classic SATA3 connectors and one modern M.2 port for installing fast and compact SSD storage. A Realtek network controller supports high-speed 2.5-gigabit internet connection and is equipped right out of the box with a wireless adapter with Wi-Fi 6E. As befits a serious gaming board, connectors for water cooling systems and RGB strips with Asus Aura Sync lighting integration are generously scattered along the perimeter.