Gigabyte B450M DS3H (AMD Ryzen AM4/Micro ATX/M.2/HMDI/DVI/USB 3.1/DDR4/Motherboard)

The media could not be loaded. 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.

The media could not be loaded. 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'sAMD Ryzen 5 1600 (AF)B450M DS3H16gb OLOy Warhawk RGB 3200 ramEnermax Aquafusion 120mm AIOEnermax SquA RGB Fans 2x120mmSamsung 512gb m.2Thermaltake Smart 600w psEVGA GTX 780 TIDIYPC S2-W-RGB White ATX Mid TowerDaughter'sAMD Ryzen 3 1200B450M DS3H16gb OLOy Warhawk RGB 3200 ramASUS GeForce GTX 1650 4GB Phoenix Fan OC EditionSamsung 512gb SSDThermaltake 750w PSdarkFlash DLM22 Mint Green Micro ATX case

I was lucky to have the necessary parts in my spares to facilitate getting this going.Right out of the gate, I needed to boot with an Athlon 3000g to be able to update to the latest BIOS to support new Ryzen 5 5600G. Happy to day, once updated, worked fine. Also had to use an PCIe graphics board's VGA port to be able to set up the BIOS configuration, my monitor just would not sync on HDMI at boot time. This may be a failing on my monitor, but it is a common issue I believe.Decided to run an early beta version of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and that has worked out great with the on board, Radeon graphics driver, all except dual monitors...An attractive, low cost, blistering fast Linux box, with 32GB main RAM. It runs several instance of various OS's in Oracle virtual box no sweat, and was easy on the wallet.Easy to recommend.