B650I Lightning WiFi AMD AM5 Mini-ITX Motherboard, Supports AMD Ryzen 9000/8000/7000 Series Processors, DDR5 7200+ (OC), PCIe 5.0 M.2, 2.5G LAN, WiFi 6E, 8+2+1 Power Phase

This is my first AMD build since my old FM3 build I did many years ago. I love building in SFF cases and since I've always had good luck with ASRock motherboards I figured I would give this one a shot. I am building in a Thermaltake Tower 200 case and while the case is a bigger SFF case its not without its issues. I paired this board with a 7700X and 32GB of Corsair 6000mt/s DDR5 memory. Once I got everything installed I pushed the power button and waited.....and waited.....and waited.....and waited. I thought something was wrong since I had no video image for almost 4 minutes and the computer restarted itself 6 times. Getting ready to power off the whole system thinking something was wrong, the last restart gave me an image on the screen and it loaded into BIOS. Fast forward about an hour I got Windows all up to date then I updated the BIOS to the current non-beta revision using the BIOS flashback function. I didn't feel comfortable updating BIOS within the BIOS since ASRock needs you do to a workaround to get a video image on a RTX 40 series card (I have a 4070ti super). Everything is working fine at this time with no issues. I have not experienced the extended load times into Windows like some people have. I load into Windows in about 6 seconds. All in all, I recommend this board to anyone wanting to do an AM5 mini ITX build.

My mom needed a desktop and I had a lot of mini ITX components laying around so I picked this board up to build a new horizon five base system and chose the Ryzen 5 5600 G obviosly w/ integrated graphics. Six cores and 12 threads is nothing crazy by today standards but this processor is extremely snappy and capable can actually hold its own for a budget gaming rig if you throw a midrange GPU on here but for a productivity machine couldn’t ask for more and as rock boards have always been solid Budget friendly alternatives to Acis when I can’t afford an ROG strix board, which is what I put in most of my own builds. I also have the Asrock b850i but I put my 7800x3d in the strix and popped my slightly less gamer-friendly 7700x and put that in the Asrock board. My one rules when buying motherboards today, if it uses a cheap sheet metal IO shield I avoid it. Only buy motherboards with a custom permanent shield for that board. Otherwise your build looks cheap. For a $200 board this one doesn’t look or feel cheap at all. If you were so inclined, you could probably overclock the hell out of this processor, but if anything I would make it run more efficiently by undergoing it or something but none of that’s necessary. This trip runs extra cool. I also did a sweet all white building for her…..

You should not buy this MB! Completely died after less than one year, would just boot to a black screen. Before that there's just instability all around and total lack of waking up from sleep. Moved all parts back to a spare gigabyte MB and PSU combo and they worked perfectly. I also need to look up a CPU in the future because these are known to degrade CPUs and Asrock was pretty opaque about the entire situation. RMA would be more expensive for me to handle than the actual MB's cost, and I don't feel comfortable plopping my components on an ASRock board anymore. Pick up an MSI or just any other brand for ITX instead.

This is my second AsRock B650. The value is great. I've installed them in two different Fractal Design cases and I've not had a single installation issue. Boot times are fast, BIOS software is easy to undervolt CPU with. I've never had a Wi-Fi connection issue and it has all the features needed, except another M2 slot would be nice but with the space limits of the board, it's understandable. I will say that the second M2 slot is on the back so you will need a heat sink if you want to use it.

There is a conflict issue between the front side M.2 slot and the Ethernet port. If you use the main M.2 its says to use in the manual, the 2.5Gbps ethernet port becomes disabled. It will not be reported as a pcie device to your OS. I have worked ASRock Technical support and have received 3 B650I boards all with the same issue so its a design flaw.. If you use the 2nd M.2 slot that is on the underside of the board , leaving the topside empty there is no issue with the Ethernet port. Just beware of it possibly overheating on the underside. If you have room in your case put a heatsink on it. .

Excellent MB for the price. Would definitely buy again.

I used this with a Ryzen 7800X3D and haven't run into any significant problems, though the BIOS handling of EXPO timings felt somewhat unreliable and finicky. While I'm no pro, the stock timings didn't seem to match the specs of my RAM kit. The positive is that recent BIOS updates provide helpful PBO presets, making it simple to set all-core negative offsets of -10, -20, or -30, and adjust thermal limits. My recommendation: Turn on the standard EXPO profile, apply the most stable aggressive negative PBO offset your CPU allows, and stop there. Attempting to manually tweak RAM beyond the basic settings, even their own presets will likely lead to instability. It is also frustrating that there is a total lack of documentation for these newer BIOS features.

This is a nice little board for my small form factor machine. I installed a 7000 series CPU and a low end Nvidia GPU. The built in WiFi turned out to be a better idea than I originally thought. I didn't install it with the thgouth of using the WiFi. I didn't install the antenna and turned it off. Then we moved the computer to another room and needed the WiFi. Installed the antenna and turned it on and it's working great.

Use it with 7800x3d and Lian Li A4 h20. It works as expected. I forgot to check QVL memory compatibility and bought GSkill F5-6000J3038F16GX2-FX5 which was not mentioned on the Asrock site but it launched on 6000mhz EXPO normally. Boot to POST screen after every memory settings change in bios takes ~2-3 min. Also, I was once faced with one long boot without any memory changes. I'm still on stock bios. Phanteks 240d30 AIO fits well on this motherboard. Set PBO -30 (tjmax 75, PBO -30 preset) and set SoC voltage to 1.18 manually in bios (It was automatically set to 1.25 after EXPO had been enabled).

Arrived a day early in perfect condition. First time ever working on a m-itx as upgrading my parents prebuilt that had windows 11 force installed on incompatable 13yo parts so needed to grab a cheap but capable mobo that would support the 9600x and 16gb DDR5 out of my own gaming rig when I upgrade to the 9800x3D and 32gb and this mobo fit the bill perfectly. I know the bios will need a quick update to ensure it is 9000 series ready but other than that will be a breeze to work on. Top job would recommend highly for anyone working in a m-itx or m-atx case looking for a first gaming rig or cheap upgrade path to future proof their existing rig.

Casi 2 meses de uso ha funcionado perfectamente con un ryzen 7 8700F, tenía una duda si en actualizar la bios pero no tuve que hacerlo ya que permitió instalar el sistema operativo y demás Contento la la compra buenos materiales, el armado y las especificaciones de la mother. Una Asrock mini itx con grandes prestaciones.

Carte Mini-ITX AM5 solide, VRM costaud (8+2+1 phases), DDR5-7200 OC, PCIe 5.0 M.2, WiFi 6E -- tout ce qu'il faut pour un SFF build sans compromis. Le meilleur rapport qualite-prix en ITX AM5 aujourd'hui. 5/5 Contexte : Build Mini-ITX pour workstation CG (supervision VFX, Blender, rendu 3D). J'ai monte cette carte avec un Ryzen 7800X3D, 64 Go DDR5-6000 EXPO, dans un boitier compact. Je construis des PC SFF depuis des annees, et en AM5 Mini-ITX, les options sont limitees -- cette ASRock est de loin la plus interessante. Points forts : - VRM 8+2+1 phases -- largement suffisant pour un 7800X3D, et meme un 9900X passerait sans probleme thermique - DDR5-7200 OC supporte -- le profil EXPO 6000 MHz a fonctionne au premier boot, zero bidouillage - Un slot M.2 PCIe 5.0 + un M.2 PCIe 4.0 -- stockage rapide couvert - WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2 + LAN 2.5G -- connectivite complete - BIOS clair et bien organise, mises a jour regulieres d'ASRock - Prix imbattable (~177 EUR) pour une ITX AM5 avec ces specs Points faibles : - Un seul header pour ventilateur chassis (+ le CPU fan) -- en ITX c'est classique mais un splitter sera necessaire si vous avez plusieurs ventilateurs - Pas de port USB-C en facade sur le header interne -- dommage en 2024, certains boitiers SFF en ont besoin - Le dissipateur du M.2 arriere est un peu penible a installer dans un boitier compact Verdict : Pour un build AM5 Mini-ITX, c'est une carte a considerer si vous ne voulez pas payer le prix d'une X670E. VRM solide, memoire rapide, connectivite moderne. Aucun regret apres plusieurs mois d'utilisation quotidienne en production.

I tried everything it doesn't work at all