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Gigabyte B550 AORUS Pro Review
Audio Quality »Finished Looks
The Gigabyte B550 AORUS Pro features a neutral gray and black aesthetic that is attractive and easy to match with most components.
The RGB on the Gigabyte B550 AORUS Pro is not bad, but does feel dated when compared to other solutions. The diffusion on the rear I/O cover is good, but brightness could be better, and the zone is rather small overall.
Test System
| Test System | |
|---|---|
| Processor: | AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900X 4.6 GHz (Max Boost Clock), 64 MB Cache |
| Memory: | 2x 8 GB DDR4 3600 MHz G.SKILL Trident Z Neo F4-3600C16Q-32GTZN |
| Cooling: | Custom loop: Swiftech Apogee SKF LT block, Bitspower SC6 pump, 360 mm radiator |
| BIOS Version: | F1 |
| Graphics Card: | EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 Ultra |
| Harddisk: | 1x Crucial M4 128 GB SATA 6 Gb/s SSD (OS) 1x Crucial BX200 256 GB SATA 6 Gb/s SSD (Data) 1x Samsung 950 PRO M.2 (NVMe) |
| Power Supply: | Seasonic Titanium 1000 W |
| Case: | Primochill Praxis Wetbench |
| Software: | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, NVIDIA GeForce 430.86 WHQL |
G.SKILL generously provided their excellent Trident Z Neo kit. Along with the new hardware, I will be implementing a new testing standard. Moving forward, I will be testing new platforms with XMP enabled.
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