ASRock B650M PG Lightning WiFi 6E AMD Ryzen 9000/8000/7000 Series Socket AM5 B650 DDR5 up to 7200+ (OC) MHz 256 GB SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Micro ATX Motherboard M.2 RGB LED BIOS Flashback

Rebuilt an out dated older computer using same 6 fan case. Using this board with a Ryzen 5 7600x, Thermalright Assassin 120 Cooler, Patriot 2gb M.2 SSD for games, 2x G.Skill 16gb 6000 cl30 RAM sticks, MSI Mag 750BN PSU (used) and an MSI RTX 5070 Shadow OC. It's an absolute beast for 1080p. Should do well with 1440p (soon find out) as neither the GPU or CPU are nowhere near high temps with both Oblivion Remastered and Doom: DA on max settings. The WiFi adapter is as fast as my LAN cable plugged in and it's very stable. Newegg just listed this exact MB for $150 as of right now. it wasn't in stock a few days ago👀

I paired this MObO with AMD 7500F and 2X16Gb @6000 MT&s and all of its features work flawlessly, been running it for about 8 months and no problems whatsoever, even after no windows reinstall. If you want a capable b650 AM5 mobo for lower end CPU's (tho keep in mind, if you get a top of the line CPU, you will get a little less performance, though not that much) this is the best in my opinon. If you want better VRM get the B650M-H/M.2+

This is a very solid board, but I'm knocking it to four stars for one reason: the wifi connectors are not default attached. It is up to you to attach to the mini-wifi on the board, and then you have to screw into the backplane. This is excessive work that just shouldn't be necessary. Because of the placement of the wifi m.2, it also makes the wiring inside a user issue as you have to thread under the PCI-E video card.Besides that issue, the board performs excellent with any chip I've thrown at it, the 9900, 7900, 7800x3d. Performance is solid, BIOS support is solid, and performance is good. It should be noted that memory training can take a bit, so if you get ready to give up after say, a minute or two on a boot, give it a time to train DDR5 on first boot. If you're using large DIMMS, it can take longer. I almost gave up after 4 minutes on training 96Gb kit; however, at about 4:30 it booted, set the information in BIOS, and I never ran into an issue again, with boot time significantly lowered after that first post.I've used this board to run: ProxMox, Windows 11, Server 2022, and stability has been rock solid. I've gone weeks without reboot, triggered only by updates or other issue that was initiated on my side.Strong value here. For my use I left the WiFi off, but others may want to use it. That's the only issue of note.

Awesome for the price that offers everything most users need with room to upgrade and expand in the future. Basic and nothing flashy which was honestly what I wanted. Currently run a 7600x and 7800xt outside of defaults and encounter no issues. 64GB GSkill Flare X5@CL30/6000mhz with AMDEXPO? Worked great.M.2 and USB support fits the bill and functions flawlessly.Word of advice is that if you have any issues with the board make sure you use the bios flash feature to update. Afterwards ensure that your Wifi and Bluetooth drivers are installed correctly. I’ve seen some people encounter issues and found it was easily remedied.READ THE MANUAL.Great board. Would by again.

I’m still running on this MB in Apr 2025.I can’t get the ram to run at rated speed but maybe that is due to the CPU. AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D.Have a look at the attachmentsThank you for reading another review by Abe

Asrock's reputation hasn't improved. still make bottom feeder specials. I should have known better... The thing would not boot for nothing. I tried all the usual tricks and troubleshooting and it was dead, dead dead. And of course by the time I had gotten set to build my PC the return period had ended, so I an out that money and had to buy another board. As near as I can tell the BIOS update button was broken or stuck, it would not move. This may have been the culprit, or it may have just been a bad board.

Great and easy to use mobo

As advertised, good quality product!