B450M DS3H

For the price its a phenomenal motherboard (At time of writing, price was 75 shipped). 4 ddr4 slots, 2 slots for video cards, 4 sata 3 ports, very easy bios with mouse support (an appreciated feature). My ONLY complaints about the board is the location and orientation of the sata ports can cause interference with any decent sized graphics card. The ports are orients straight off the board, instead of to the side- so cables will point straight towards the card. The lower 2 will clear most cards with ease (My application has a 1080ti, and even then both ports were easily accessible), but the upper two ports are covered. You CAN readily use a low-profile sata cable however, just keep that in mind. Second and last real complaint about the board is that it lacks much in the way of fan headers. Theres a single fan header for your cpu, and a single fan header for your system fans. *Thats it*. If you plan to run more than 2 fans, you will need to approach this (Fan controller, splitters, fans powered by sata or molex, etc). Not a huge deal- again, this is a 75 dollar board- but one thing to keep in mind. One last and very, VERY minor critique, is that the ram is located quite high on the board, which can cause screw-clearance issues with top mounted fans/radiators. Ive installed these boards in a few different cases now and things have ALWAYS fit, but the ram posts always block off 1 screw in the top fans. Ive always had to install the fans, than the board. If you want to do anything with the fans, you have to remove the board to get that last screw (assuming you dont just leave the screw out). Not a huge deal by any means- abut again, something to be aware of. Again, for the price? Phenomenal product.

The GIGABYTE B450M DS3H is an outstanding Micro ATX motherboard that seamlessly caters to AMD Ryzen AM4 processors, offering a reliable foundation for a wide range of computing needs. As a user, I have found this motherboard to be an exceptional choice for building a high-performance system without breaking the bank. One of the key highlights of the GIGABYTE B450M DS3H is its exceptional compatibility with AMD Ryzen processors. Whether you have a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd generation Ryzen CPU, this motherboard is more than ready to handle the task. Its versatility allows you to select the perfect Ryzen processor to suit your performance requirements and budget constraints.

I've used this motherboard in two budget boards for both my 18 year old son's gaming rig (Video) and 13 year old daughter's homework and gaming rig (pictured). Both builds were super easy except for my daughter's build...when I went to install Windows 7, it got to the beginning where you click to install windows, both mouse and keyboard turned off. This did not happen in my son's build which I did first. Could not figure out why. I ended up going straight to Windows 10 install and it worked fine. Anyway, both systems are up and running and run the games they play flawlessly. He plays GTA V and League of Legends and she plays Fortnite and some other random games. They both play Overwatch together. Son's AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (AF) B450M DS3H 16gb OLOy Warhawk RGB 3200 ram Enermax Aquafusion 120mm AIO Enermax SquA RGB Fans 2x120mm Samsung 512gb m.2 Thermaltake Smart 600w ps EVGA GTX 780 TI DIYPC S2-W-RGB White ATX Mid Tower Daughter's AMD Ryzen 3 1200 B450M DS3H 16gb OLOy Warhawk RGB 3200 ram ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 4GB Phoenix Fan OC Edition Samsung 512gb SSD Thermaltake 750w PS darkFlash DLM22 Mint Green Micro ATX case

Pretty solid board. I bought 2 of these and both work well and were overall easy to set up. While it is in the description I missed it. Small gripe but there is only one CPU fan header and one other fan header. I ended up having to use a splitter, as one case fan wasn't going to cut it. I recognize B450 boards are smaller but given modern components, I can't conceive of a built that doesn't need multiple case fans. Even the PC I built for my wife that I built without a GPU required 2 case fans in addition to the CPU cooler; (Large 200mm in the front and a 140mm in the back) Might not be an issue for you if your case has built in fan support.but again, even 2 fan headers would have been fine. Additionally there is not a real case manual included with the board although you can download it from Gigabyte's website. Would have liked to see that included, as I needed it to connect the case headers etc. I have the latest x470 version as well from Gigabyte and it includes multiple fan headers and the full board manual... It also costs 3 times as much. All in all, a lot of value here for a relatively inexpensive board.

Excelente placa com ótimo custo beneficio.

Edit: MB died on 5 June 2022. Very good board. Was worried with some of the negative reviews but it worked like a charm for me. Anyone who built their own pc before should not hv a problem. Tips: take a pic of the front panel pins with description for easier zoom in when connecting the jumpers and make sure the positive + pins match jumpers with small arrow notch. Pw_led for 2 pins. Pwr_led for 3 pins connector depending on your PC case. Make sure pay attention to every detail the diagram. I.e slots 1 and 2 for dual channel ram. Alternate layout. If you can assemble Ikea you can assemble this. My PC case came with a case fan with standard psu connector so I don't even need to use the motherboard fan header. M.2 slot is perfectly fine. Just unscrew the screw at the end of the slot, put it in and screw gently back. I am using integrated r5 2400g so didn't use the pci slots. Boots up the first time. Perfect. Delivered 24 Oct 2019 and box says supports ryzen 3000 desktop CPUs. So don't need bios flash.

This is a great board. It works well, its well specified, easy to install and it has been utterly reliable in service. I bought this at same time as another make of board and have been so impressed by this one and disappointed with the other make, that I have now bought another gigabyte to replace the other board. These boards do what they say on the tin. They may not be the best if you want fancy gaming facilities and bells and whistles, but if you want a solid and reliable board to build a high spec desktop or server, this does very well indeed. I have now used this board in small office fileserver and in a dedicated Video production workstation. In both applications it has proved 100% reliable

Good value for money

This board works great with my systems and I’ve had no problems. I did my first build and had some concerns reading the negative reviews. Don’t listen to them. This is a great mobo and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a budget mobo!