The box includes 2 SATA cables, they could have included more... Finally, stop putting CDs in. It is visually very beautiful. It also has RGB decorative LEDs (controlled through the factory-installed BIOS version F52h). It has debugging LEDs for the basic subsystems (CPU, DRAM, VGA, BOOT). The use of the main M.2 port, which also has a thermal shield, eliminates the two ASATA3 ports (the ones higher up on the motherboard). It has a lot of USB ports (8, 4, and 4), unfortunately, none of them are actually 3.1, they are all either 3.0 or 2.0, and there is also no Type-C. The pre-installed I/O Shield is very nice and saves you from installing it (or the possibility of forgetting to put it on), but it takes up a lot of space on the motherboard, so in a not-so-spacious case with a power supply and fans installed, it takes up a lot of room and ultimately makes it impossible to install without removing the pre-installed components.

The motherboard did not fit well with the case standoffs, meaning I have 2 standoffs that, even though they are for ATX motherboards, do not align properly, and the motherboard has a hole somewhere that my case does not have a standoff for, I just mention it, I did not have this issue with the ASRock AB350 Pro 4. At least 3 other users in the reviews here have reported the same issue.

I would like more fan ports, it only has 3 (+1 for the CPU), of course, they are "upgraded" and can handle a lot of Ampere, so you can put 2-3 fans together in one port without any problem. And all 4 are hybrid, meaning they support CPU cooler fans, pumps, or case fans. I set up Fan Curves through the BIOS, you can also set up FAN STOP, which completely shuts down the fan. I was impressed that it can also control 3-pin fans through Voltage and not just PWM.

My 3000MHz Corsair RAM worked flawlessly with XMP. For RAM installation, consult the manual. The slots are labeled from left to right (4 - 2 - 3 - 1). For dual channel, you put them in 4 - 3 or 2 - 1 (I don't know why they numbered them like that, it's confusing).

I found the BIOS particularly annoying if you want to overclock. Initially, the Clock Config is on a different page than the Voltage Config, instead of being one below the other. The CPU Clock is found in the M.I.T. tab, under Advanced Frequency Settings, and you go up to the option and directly type in the value and then press enter (meaning it doesn't give you feedback that you can change/write it). The entry is in the format "34" if you want 3.4GHz for example. The CPU Voltage is found in the Advanced Voltage Settings option, called Dynamic VCore (DVID), and the entry is just stupid. Instead of directly entering the Voltage you want, for example 1.33750, you add it to the "base". What is the base? I have no idea. I read on Reddit to check the pop-up window on the right side of the BIOS to see what the base voltage is, but I ended up booting into Windows with 1.47 voltage... Personally, I have added 0.104 and I am around 1.32-33 for a Ryzen 5 1600 at 3.8GHz, so the base is ultimately 1.22? Who knows... Overall, the BIOS is disorganized and does not explain how it works.

Features of the site: It has 6 temperature sensors. 6 x audio jacks. Audio Noise Guard. 8-Channel HD Audio. High-end Audio Capacitors. It seems like they have given a lot of importance to the sound. Gaming Ethernet (I don't think there is anything in the hardware, it must be more of a software marketing trick, for the realtek dragon that supports and monitors the network used by applications). Hybrid Digital PWM + Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs. The VRMs etc. seem to be of good quality and their heatsink is large, the overclocking I did had no issues, I can't say anything more. There is a ton of software it provides, but I didn't bother, either there are better programs for monitoring, or they are useless, or they are for settings that are better done through the BIOS rather than Windows.

I am pleased to note that the prices for this particular motherboard are not exorbitant like those for processors and even worse, graphics cards (late 2020-early 2021). The motherboard is good for the 85 euros it asks for. But... the BIOS is terrible. It has the most user-unfriendly BIOS I have ever worked with! Compared to the Pro version, certain features are locked and it reminds you that you saved 15-20 euros, but that doesn't bother us much. The problem is that its UI is awful. The voltage values are approximate because it doesn't tell you the exact amount, and it forces you to enter an offset + or - which it gives you ready-made, and you can't be 100% sure about your voltages before you see them on the desktop. To overclock my RAM to 3000MHz, I literally tried everything, but no matter what values I gave, it wouldn't accept them, so I had to set my voltage to 1.4V, the MHz to 3000, and everything else to auto, except for a few settings... AND I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.... The XMP profile was unstable at 3200MHz, so manual settings were the only option for me, unfortunately. My RAM is G.Skill RipjawsV 16GB DDR4-3200MHz (F4-3200C16D-16GVKB) with Samsung B-die and good DRAM PCB. So, it's a very bad motherboard for overclocking your RAM, which is a shame because the components are of good quality. The pre-installed BIOS version is F51 (I think it's the latest, but I didn't have time to check it thoroughly), and it may be responsible for the instability of XMP to a great extent. If I achieve something noteworthy in terms of overclocking, I will make a note of it later. For now, if you are looking for a good motherboard with many ports, it looks nice, and you don't plan on getting RAM above 3000MHz, you will be perfectly covered and satisfied. When I received it, the SATA ports were disabled, and I had to enter the BIOS to enable them myself because it didn't recognize my drives, but it was very simple and took me less than 2 minutes. It also has a 2-stage fast boot function (enable the second stage if you have a stable system), and finally, it has a VERY GOOD SOUND CARD! I don't know why no one mentions it in motherboard reviews, but it's something very positive for me, and the software it comes with is also good. Of course, we're talking about Gigabyte, so the software is not its strong suit. If you can find the Pro version for about 80-85 euros, go for it instead. I consciously didn't choose it because this one had a few more ports, but I would probably say that I made a mistake. I may have criticized it a bit, but it's not bad for someone who just wants it to be plug-and-play with an XMP at 3000.

My system:
-AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Box
-Gigabyte Aorus B450 Elite (rev. 1.0)
-G.Skill RipjawsV 16GB DDR4-3200MHz (F4-3200C16D-16GVKB)
-Kingston A2000 1TB
-Cougar MX410 Mesh-G RGB
-Gigabyte GTX 1060 6GB OC

After less than 9 months of use in a system with Ryzen 5 2400g, Corsair Vengeance 24Gb, and Sapphire RX580 8gb, the motherboard stopped working. To be more specific, the system was running fine except for an issue it had with consistently running the memory at the XMP profile at 3000 (it would accept it on the 3rd or 4th try), which I believe was resolved after a BIOS update. The system was not overclocked. Last November, the motherboard stopped reading the memory (it would turn on, but the post would freeze on the RAM LED) and wouldn't go any further. It was still under warranty, so I sent it for service through the purchasing store. After about a month and a half, Gigabyte responded that the motherboard was not repairable and replaced it with a B450 Aorus Pro. No issues so far, but this one also currently does not accept the activation of XMP (it resets the BIOS on startup), but if you activate it through the tuner, it accepts it normally (!). Unfortunately, due to this experience, I have lost trust in the company, although I believe I just had a case of bad luck.