AMD’s Mid-Range Chipset Is Getting Closer: GIGABYTE B550 Motherboards Spotted at ECC

[Tsing]

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GIGABYTE’s first B550 motherboards have been listed at the Eurasian Economic Commission’s website. The manufacturer appears to be readying twelve in total, which comprise models in the flagship AORUS line and lower-range GAMING series.



B550 AORUS MASTERB550 AORUS ELITEB550 AORUS PRO ACB550I AORUS PRO AXB550 AORUS PROB550M AORUS PROB550 GAMING XB550M GAMINGB550M DS3H ACB550M DS3HB550M HB550M S2H



The exact specifications of AMD’s B550 chipset remain a mystery, but today’s development could mean that they’ll be detailed soon. Rumors suggest a lack PCIe 4.0 support through the chipset, but time will tell whether that’s true or not.



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[Grimlakin]

It seems to me putting a new ryzen into a mid range motherboard is kind of missing the boat... plus 170 for a current chipset doesn't seem damaging to me... am I missing something?