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  • stanleyipkiss - Friday, January 25, 2019 - link

    Mad Max reference right there
  • Dragonstongue - Friday, January 25, 2019 - link

    call it "legend" but use a run of the mill audio solution 892 CODEC, instead of say an 1150 or 1220, doing so would add to the cost ~0.35 so maybe $2 to end user.

    the rest of the board looks nice seems "quite" high end considering the various additions, but sadly that audio or lack thereof is what the hell because these seem to be "no compromise" or they would appear as such, lack of a higher codec IMO for my wallet means no more than $200 CAD or they enter a why bother when others out there do..shame really because the component selection etc otherwise is awesome.

    Also, I really wish more of these "hey check out our new product" would also have an MSRP/MSEP/SEP attached to them or not be able to be listed/shown that really grind my gears.
  • limitedaccess - Friday, January 25, 2019 - link

    $200 CAD would be too high. There are $150 CAD ITX b450 boards with AC1150 audio and an Intel NIC including Asrock's own ITX board. There are also $150 ATX boards with the same.

    No mATX boards with the above but that's more so that b450/x470 boards are all lower end targeted with the most expensive one being only $130.
  • Murloc - Friday, January 25, 2019 - link

    anybody who cares about audio surely doesn't use the analog audio outputs of a motherboard, as they're not usuable on their own in a decent sound system, at which point you might as well use a digital output and let the AVR handle the analog part.
  • prtskg - Saturday, January 26, 2019 - link

    ALC 1220 provides best bang for buck as far as audio codecs are concerned. So motherboard manufactureres should use it for some budget quality motherboards.
  • artifex - Saturday, January 26, 2019 - link

    AsRock actually has the 1220 on their Fatality B450 Gaming ITX board. Not sure why their bigger versions don't. Especially since I got the mini-ITX one for about $75 USD during a sale last November. I guess maybe "market segmentation?" Same reason they have several different micro-ATX B450s now, that seem almost identical.
  • limitedaccess - Sunday, January 27, 2019 - link

    If you look at mATX in general for Ryzen none have 1220 or even Intel NICs I think. It looks like every manufacturer is targeting mATX as a budget option while higher ITX boards serve more premium builds for those wanting less size.
  • rgba - Monday, January 28, 2019 - link

    Asus TUF B450M-Pro Gaming has ALC1200. Not sure how it compares to the ALC1220
  • San Pedro - Saturday, January 26, 2019 - link

    Looks like it is assuming to take on the MSI B450 Tomahawk. If this would've came out in December I would've likely gave this much consideration, but if the ATX board really only has four SATA ports then that is a deal breaker.
  • The_Assimilator - Monday, January 28, 2019 - link

    So happy to see a board with display outputs that doesn't include DVI. Would've been happier if they'd made better use of the space to stack the HDMI and DP and add another two USB 2.0 ports on the rear.

    "In fact the only differences between the two boards is their size and the resulting number of PCIe slots available; the mATX board otherwise includes everything found on the full ATX version."

    Wrong, mATX version omits two of the SATA ports.
  • PaoDeTech - Monday, January 28, 2019 - link

    Finally a DisplayPort! I don't buy MB without it. I could not find an AMD 4xx MB with DisplayPort at Microcenter just recently.
  • Hxx - Monday, January 28, 2019 - link

    looks like something they put together from leftover parts.
  • Illusio13 - Monday, February 25, 2019 - link

    @Gavin Bonshor, thanks for article........, a request for more info please:-)

    Does any of these boards ( and any upcoming X570... ) feature Vdroop < 0.0500V?

    I need atleast Vdroop to be ~ 0.0100v-0.0250v; in this way i might be able to load desktop @ 4.400Ghz on my R5 2600................ Given the current sad state of Mboard Vdroop; eg, even if i spen £100+ more than my MSI X370 GPC; i STILL end up with same Vdroop:-(

    Maybe you or Ian can deep-dive into the relative value ( from Vdroop perspective ) across the £-range ( eg, within MSI's producgt stack, B350, X370, B450, X470....future X570? ).

    In this way, i would be properly informed about wether the upgrade is WORTH IT!

    Hopefully, me and Cutress will not have a public spat like last time, many many moons ago!!!

    keep up the excellent wqork dude's; for me the premier site on T-Internet:-0

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