ASUS TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI Socket AM5 (LGA 1718) Ryzen 7000 mATX gaming motherboard(14 power stages, PCIe® 5.0 M.2 support, DDR5 memory, 2.5 Gb Ethernet, WiFi 6, USB4® support and Aura Sync)

I’m seriously impressed with the ASUS B850 + WiFi motherboard. From the moment I installed it, it’s been nothing short of excellent. The build quality feels premium, and everything about the design is well thought out—clearly made with performance and ease of use in mind.Installation was straightforward, and all components fit perfectly without any hassle. The built-in WiFi is strong and stable, which is a huge plus—no need for extra adapters or cards. It also supports all the features I was looking for, including great BIOS options and future-proof connectivity.Whether you're building a new PC or upgrading an existing rig, this board delivers solid performance, stability, and features that punch well above its price. Highly recommended for gamers, creators, or anyone wanting a reliable, high-quality motherboard.

There are newer chipsets and I largely went with this because of the price to get to the AM5/DDR5 platform without having to sell a kidney. The firmware was pre-flashed with a version that already supported Zen 5 already, so I didn't have to try to figure out how the headless flash function works. There was still a newer firmware version out there, so I still recommend updating, but you should be able to do so as normal through the menus.There is a lot to be said about ASUS one way or the other, but the motherboard firmwares are pretty good with excellent options. There are bonus extras that many others forget like the uncore/memory "OC mode" which doesn't actually overclock (they should probably change that name) but can help with performance. There are lots of other little things here and there, some of which I haven't seen in a few of the other firmwares right now. Nothing major, but altogether you have a lot of control over your system configuration. This doesn't only allow for good overclocking, but just better control altogether (for example, even lowering clocks is easy to do if you want a system to run cooler and quieter.) It even can override CPU speed to a fixed speed if one was so inclined (you have to be _very_ careful with this, but it can yield good results if the cooling can handle it.)The WiFi and Bluetooth functions were a nice little bonus. In Linux they just worked right out of the box for me, so big plus there. (I half expected that they wouldn't work and I'm sure ASUS wasn't thinking of Linux users, but I'm really glad that it does work. Nice bonus feature.) I didn't even know about the Bluetooth until I saw it show up in Linux, but that's a very useful feature to have built in to the motherboard.It also has three M.2 slots, though I'm a bit confused about the PCI-E/M2 configuration in this system. I originally read this as a PCI-Express 5.0 system, but it may only be the first M.2 slot? Very confusing. If it's PCI-E 4.0 only on the PCI-E slot perhaps that will limit later GPU options, but today even if a PCI-E 5.0 card comes out I seriously doubt it could utilize the capabilities of 5.0.All in all a really good bang for the buck if you're looking for something that isn't the absolute top of the line but has plenty of features. The fact that it just works right out of the box with Linux also is an excellent plus.

This ASUS B850 Plus motherboard is an excellent product and a good value. I am a home user and the complete build went well without any problems. I installed an AMD Ryzen 9 9900X CPU on it and was able to reuse my old AMD CPU fan from an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X mounted on the old AM4 socket. It worked perfectly on this new AM5 socket and cools the CPU to just under 50 degrees C. I also reused my old chassis with 3 quiet fans and a 550W power supply. I also installed a Crucial Gen5 SSD on this new board. What a major improvement. This new computer is lightning fast. I used Acronis True Image cloning software to transfer all software from my old HDD to the new SSD. It all worked without any issues and saved a lot of time. I upgraded from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 11 Pro on this and had no issues. This major upgrade cost me under $1000.

A great motherboard—very nice-looking and aesthetic. The ports were more than enough for me. I'm glad it has Wi-Fi, and for the price, there's nothing better. Good VRMs and temperatures. It already comes with a BIOS compatible with AMD's 9000 series, so there's no need to update the BIOS to use it. The BIOS issues mentioned in another review were fixed a while ago, and it works perfectly.