Asus Prime B450M-A mATX Motherboard $109 + Shipping or Free Store Pick Up @ Umart

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MarketingUmartBuddy on 27/10/2020 - 15:44 umart.com.au (349 clicks)
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Asus Prime B450M-A mATX Motherboard $109 + Shipping or Free Store Pick Up At Umart

Features:
*Fan Xpert 2+: Flexible controls for ultimate cooling and silence, plus GPU-temperature sensing for cooler gaming
*Ultrafast connectivity: Supreme flexibility with USB 3.1 Gen 2 and native M.2
*ASUS Aura Sync header: Onboard connector for RGB LED strips, easily synced with an ever-growing portfolio of Aura Sync-capable hardware
*5X Protection III: Multiple hardware safeguards for all-around system protection

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  [Deactivated] on 27/10/2020 - 15:54

  Does this board disable any SATA ports when using an M.2 NVME? I know I can look at the manual but I'm at work atm :(

  Edit: Just saw this on the product page

  2*The M.2 Socket shares bandwidth with the SATA_5/6 ports, and therefore the SATA_5/6 ports cannot be used when an M.2 device is installed.

  So sick of trying to find an mATX board with min 6 SATA ports that doesn't share bandwidth or cost $400…

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    scrimshaw on 27/10/2020 - 16:02

    Just buy a budget X570 board, it will have plenty of spare PCIE lanes for you to play around with.

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    Perch on 27/10/2020 - 16:04

    +1

    If you require 6x SATA and M.2, perhaps an option would be to use an m.2 PCIe expansion card such as these

    https://www.pccasegear.com/products/48412/silverstone-m-2-nv…
    https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Hard-Drives-&-SSDs/Acces…

    I'm not sure if this would have any other compromises however. I know some boards disable a PCIe slot if the on-board M.2 is in use, for example, although that wouldn't appear be a problem in this situation.

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      [Deactivated] on 27/10/2020 - 16:13

      That's definitely an option that I'll consider. Will need to make sure I can fit a GPU with it too.

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    Pavle on 27/10/2020 - 17:32

    ASRock x570m pro4 for ~$270 has 8 Sata 3
    Doesn’t that meet your criteria?
    I’m looking for something similar and I think this is where I’m headed

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      [Deactivated] on 27/10/2020 - 17:40

      Yeh, it does although it's at the very top end of what I'm willing to pay for a mobo going in a home server. Ideally didn't want to spend more than $150 - $200.

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        Pavle on 27/10/2020 - 17:51

        Sounds like we are undertaking similar builds. I’m certainly no expert, but isn’t the alternative using SAS cards? I started with the intention of building a dedicated NAS, but I’ve now decided I am better off with a system I can use for video editing / rendering with large storage capacity and will use it as a media server at other times - I realise this is overkill for the latter but it’s probably going to suit my requirements and it won’t be an always on solution.

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          [Deactivated] on 27/10/2020 - 18:00

          @Pavle: Would love to bounce some ideas off you. Mind if I PM you and share builds/ideas/etc.

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            Pavle on 27/10/2020 - 18:17

            +1

            @[Deactivated]: Sure thing

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    ClioB on 27/10/2020 - 18:34

    While I do somewhat understand your pain, I think if you're buying a $109 motherboard, it's pretty safe to assume you're not going to need the whole array of SATA ports…

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      [Deactivated] on 27/10/2020 - 18:53

      Why wouldn't I? I don't want to pay the extra for fancy features that I won't use. All I want is a budget motherboard with 6 sata ports and m.2 that doesn't share bandwidth. I shouldn't have to pay $300 for that.

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  gunso on 27/10/2020 - 16:52

  Pay extra $15 get asrock steel legend

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    ClioB on 27/10/2020 - 18:36

    Where?