Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 Motherboard (B550-AORUS-ELITE-AX-V2)

The Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 is a high-performance ATX motherboard based on the AMD B550 chipset designed for AMD Ryzen processors. It supports Ryzen™ 3000, 4000 G-Series and 5000 Series CPUs with robust power delivery through a 12+2-phase Digital Twin Power Design and enlarged heatsinks for stability under load. The board offers dual-channel DDR4 memory support (up to 128 GB), four DIMM slots, and overclocking potential up to around 4733 MHz depending on memory modules. For storage there are two NVMe PCIe M.2 slots with thermal guards plus multiple SATA 6 Gb/s ports. Connectivity includes 2.5 GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) with Bluetooth, a range of USB 3.2 ports including Type-C, and video outputs like HDMI and DisplayPort. RGB Fusion lighting, AMP-UP audio with ALC1200 codec, and Smart Fan 5 with multiple sensor and fan headers add modern features for gaming and everyday use.

Technical Specifications:

• Chipset: AMD B550 (Socket AM4)

• CPU Support: AMD Ryzen 5000/5000 G/4000 G/3000 Series

• Form Factor: ATX (~305 × 244 mm)

• Memory: 4 × DDR4 DIMM slots, dual-channel, up to 128 GB, speeds up to ~4733 MHz (OC)

• PCIe: 1 × PCIe 4.0 x16 GPU slot, additional PCIe 3.0 slots

• Storage: 2 × M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 ×4 with Thermal Guard, 4 × SATA 6 Gb/s (RAID)

• Audio: Realtek ALC1200 with WIMA capacitors

• LAN: Realtek 2.5 GbE Ethernet

• Wireless_ Intel Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) + BT (varies by revision)

• USB: USB 3.2 Gen2/Gen1 Type-A & Type-C, USB headers for front panels

• RGB: RGB FUSION 2.0 headers and lighting support

• BIOS: Q-Flash Plus for BIOS updates without CPU/Memory/Graphics installed