Perfect Budget Solution

- Dean, 13 December 2021

I needed a motherboard to get a PC operational but didn't want to spend too much. Was pleasantly surprised as it did everything my other R4k motherboard does (duh) although it is missing some features I later needed (which I expected to be the case). It worked with my R5 1600AF CPU out of the box, was easy to flash with the latest BIOS version, offers good fan control and overclocking support (not that I've overclocked by much). I found it to be sturdy but the lack of support on the edges of the board (right-hand side) concerned me although this is largely due to the M-ATX form factor. I also now need the 2 additional SATA ports but for most users, 4 ports are plenty. I found the labelling of pins and headers to be excellent and although the bare minimum, I'd have liked one more case fan header. Overall a perfect interim solution or permanent budget solution if you're planning a simple budget build.