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GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 Motherboard Review

Introduction

The new GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 is a brand-new motherboard from GIGABYTE based on the AMD AM5 platform and the new AMD B850 chipset. It is targeting an MSRP of $229.99, allowing more enthusiasts to jump on the AM5 bandwagon in a more affordable package. Yet, it still provides everything you need for high-end enthusiast PC desktop performance with the latest AMD Ryzen 9000 series CPUs and high-speed RAM, with plenty of DIY and ease-of-use features from GIGABYTE to make building fun, and simple.

The AMD B850 chipset was announced in July of 2024, alongside the announcement of the X870/X870 chipset from AMD. In simplified terms, the AMD B850 is a single-promontory chipset that supports PCIe 5.0 (Gen5) to the NVMe with graphics support of PCIe 5.0 being an optional feature, instead of required, otherwise it supports PCIe 4.0 (Gen4) graphics. It also supports up to USB 3.2 20Gbps natively and lacks the USB4 mandatory spec of the AMD X870/E chipsets. Motherboards based on this class of chipset, still support CPU and memory overclocking, however, for full enthusiast tweaking options.