B450 AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.x) Key Features | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global
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Gigabyte B450 AORUS Elite AM4 ATX Motherboard
B450 AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.x) Key Features | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global
B450 AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.x) Key Features | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global
Last updated at 19/08/2026 13:00:19
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I've tried all four major B450 board makers, and all the ones I've tried are at least competent. The Aorus Elite is no exception. The integrated I/O shield is very nice, as is the m.2 heat sink. VRM temps driving an OC'ed 1600 are well under control and it's nice to have the second m.2 slot. Gigabyte has a reputation for user unfriendly BIOS, but I don't see it. The one thing I ran into that caused me to spend some time on google was a few fields where instead of clicking to get an input box, you're supposed to just start typing. (CPU overclock frequency is a notable example.) Gigabyte BIOS dudes: you don't have to change how it works. Just add one sentence to the help message: "To enter a new value, simply type it in." Problem solved. Linux users: you'll want the ... MoreI've tried all four major B450 board makers, and all the ones I've tried are at least competent. The Aorus Elite is no exception. The integrated I/O shield is very nice, as is the m.2 heat sink. VRM temps driving an OC'ed 1600 are well under control and it's nice to have the second m.2 slot. Gigabyte has a reputation for user unfriendly BIOS, but I don't see it. The one thing I ran into that caused me to spend some time on google was a few fields where instead of clicking to get an input box, you're supposed to just start typing. (CPU overclock frequency is a notable example.) Gigabyte BIOS dudes: you don't have to change how it works. Just add one sentence to the help message: "To enter a new value, simply type it in." Problem solved. Linux users: you'll want the it87 class hardware monitor chip enabled, but it doesn't show you the fan speeds. Not sure if it's a chip problem or a linux driver issue. it's minor though. I'm not running a Ryzen 3000 so I didn't need to update past BIOS F32. Going to F40 requires some sort of weird EC firmware update; Gigabyte doesn't tell you what it does and there are numerous reports of the board being messed up. A definitive response from Gigabyte would be reassuring.
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Recently Mini-ITX boards have been difficult to obtain. I was originally planning on a B450 board but when this came up at this price, I jumped at it. Once I went to test however, the PC would only post once (could be booted into the pre-install of Debian I had on the M.2 drive I was using) but if you rebooted it wouldn't post at all (no error tones, nothing). Resetting the CMOS would allow the PC to boot again, but once restarted the issue would re-occur. I contacted ASRock support and was informed that even though the BIOS would recognize my processor that the board would not support ANY current Ryzen APUs, and that there was no plans in the near future to support any processor below a 3600 (which has no APU). This seems rather silly to me as the market for ... MoreRecently Mini-ITX boards have been difficult to obtain. I was originally planning on a B450 board but when this came up at this price, I jumped at it. Once I went to test however, the PC would only post once (could be booted into the pre-install of Debian I had on the M.2 drive I was using) but if you rebooted it wouldn't post at all (no error tones, nothing). Resetting the CMOS would allow the PC to boot again, but once restarted the issue would re-occur. I contacted ASRock support and was informed that even though the BIOS would recognize my processor that the board would not support ANY current Ryzen APUs, and that there was no plans in the near future to support any processor below a 3600 (which has no APU). This seems rather silly to me as the market for inexpensive Mini-ITX boards are typically APU builds (most cases will not have room for a dedicated GPU). This also seems artificially limited as the board itself recognizes the processor (the tech seemed to doubt that I was able to get the board to post once even). His recommendation of buying an X570 board to get support seemed sillier still... If you're looking for a cheap Mini-ITX board for a gaming build with a dedicate GPU, this board may be worth considering, however at this price you may want to go with a Micro-ATX board instead. Until the processor support situation changes, I cannot recommend this board or give it a good review. I myself will be returning this unit and going back to looking for a B450...
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Checked the functionality of the NVME heatsink with the new revision of WD Black PCIe SSD 256GB. During a few minutes of CrystalDiskMark benching the heatsink was able to keep the drive ~8C cooler than without it. Very nice to ensure the drive will never overheat and you always have consistent speeds. This turns out to be a $15-$20 value especially considering how beefy/serious the heatsink is. It is very simple to utilize the heatsink and it looks great. The aforementioned WD Black NVME SSD ran at advertised speeds; 3000 MB/s & 1600 MB/s. Absolutely mind-numbingly fast. The computer boots sub 10 seconds even without fast or ultra-fast boot mode enabled and everything happens in an instant. This board was the heart of a very simple office build including a Ryzen 3 ... MoreChecked the functionality of the NVME heatsink with the new revision of WD Black PCIe SSD 256GB. During a few minutes of CrystalDiskMark benching the heatsink was able to keep the drive ~8C cooler than without it. Very nice to ensure the drive will never overheat and you always have consistent speeds. This turns out to be a $15-$20 value especially considering how beefy/serious the heatsink is. It is very simple to utilize the heatsink and it looks great. The aforementioned WD Black NVME SSD ran at advertised speeds; 3000 MB/s & 1600 MB/s. Absolutely mind-numbingly fast. The computer boots sub 10 seconds even without fast or ultra-fast boot mode enabled and everything happens in an instant. This board was the heart of a very simple office build including a Ryzen 3 2200G, 256GB WD Black NVME, 8GB Patriot Viper 4 3000MHz, Cooler Master Elite 110, and an EVGA B450 modular PSU.
| General | |
| Product Type | Motherboard - ATX |
| Chipset Type | AMD B450 |
| Processor Socket | Socket AM4 |
| Max Processors Qty | 1 |
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I've tried all four major B450 board makers, and all the ones I've tried are at least competent. The Aorus Elite is no exception. The integrated I/O shield is very nice, as is the m.2 heat sink. VRM temps driving an OC'ed 1600 are well under control and it's nice to have the second m.2 slot. Gigabyte has a reputation for user unfriendly BIOS, but I don't see it. The one thing I ran into that caused me to spend some time on google was a few fields where instead of clicking to get an input box, you're supposed to just start typing. (CPU overclock frequency is a notable example.) Gigabyte BIOS dudes: you don't have to change how it works. Just add one sentence to the help message: "To enter a new value, simply type it in." Problem solved. Linux users: you'll want the ... MoreI've tried all four major B450 board makers, and all the ones I've tried are at least competent. The Aorus Elite is no exception. The integrated I/O shield is very nice, as is the m.2 heat sink. VRM temps driving an OC'ed 1600 are well under control and it's nice to have the second m.2 slot. Gigabyte has a reputation for user unfriendly BIOS, but I don't see it. The one thing I ran into that caused me to spend some time on google was a few fields where instead of clicking to get an input box, you're supposed to just start typing. (CPU overclock frequency is a notable example.) Gigabyte BIOS dudes: you don't have to change how it works. Just add one sentence to the help message: "To enter a new value, simply type it in." Problem solved. Linux users: you'll want the it87 class hardware monitor chip enabled, but it doesn't show you the fan speeds. Not sure if it's a chip problem or a linux driver issue. it's minor though. I'm not running a Ryzen 3000 so I didn't need to update past BIOS F32. Going to F40 requires some sort of weird EC firmware update; Gigabyte doesn't tell you what it does and there are numerous reports of the board being messed up. A definitive response from Gigabyte would be reassuring.
Recently Mini-ITX boards have been difficult to obtain. I was originally planning on a B450 board but when this came up at this price, I jumped at it. Once I went to test however, the PC would only post once (could be booted into the pre-install of Debian I had on the M.2 drive I was using) but if you rebooted it wouldn't post at all (no error tones, nothing). Resetting the CMOS would allow the PC to boot again, but once restarted the issue would re-occur. I contacted ASRock support and was informed that even though the BIOS would recognize my processor that the board would not support ANY current Ryzen APUs, and that there was no plans in the near future to support any processor below a 3600 (which has no APU). This seems rather silly to me as the market for ... MoreRecently Mini-ITX boards have been difficult to obtain. I was originally planning on a B450 board but when this came up at this price, I jumped at it. Once I went to test however, the PC would only post once (could be booted into the pre-install of Debian I had on the M.2 drive I was using) but if you rebooted it wouldn't post at all (no error tones, nothing). Resetting the CMOS would allow the PC to boot again, but once restarted the issue would re-occur. I contacted ASRock support and was informed that even though the BIOS would recognize my processor that the board would not support ANY current Ryzen APUs, and that there was no plans in the near future to support any processor below a 3600 (which has no APU). This seems rather silly to me as the market for inexpensive Mini-ITX boards are typically APU builds (most cases will not have room for a dedicated GPU). This also seems artificially limited as the board itself recognizes the processor (the tech seemed to doubt that I was able to get the board to post once even). His recommendation of buying an X570 board to get support seemed sillier still... If you're looking for a cheap Mini-ITX board for a gaming build with a dedicate GPU, this board may be worth considering, however at this price you may want to go with a Micro-ATX board instead. Until the processor support situation changes, I cannot recommend this board or give it a good review. I myself will be returning this unit and going back to looking for a B450...
Checked the functionality of the NVME heatsink with the new revision of WD Black PCIe SSD 256GB. During a few minutes of CrystalDiskMark benching the heatsink was able to keep the drive ~8C cooler than without it. Very nice to ensure the drive will never overheat and you always have consistent speeds. This turns out to be a $15-$20 value especially considering how beefy/serious the heatsink is. It is very simple to utilize the heatsink and it looks great. The aforementioned WD Black NVME SSD ran at advertised speeds; 3000 MB/s & 1600 MB/s. Absolutely mind-numbingly fast. The computer boots sub 10 seconds even without fast or ultra-fast boot mode enabled and everything happens in an instant. This board was the heart of a very simple office build including a Ryzen 3 ... MoreChecked the functionality of the NVME heatsink with the new revision of WD Black PCIe SSD 256GB. During a few minutes of CrystalDiskMark benching the heatsink was able to keep the drive ~8C cooler than without it. Very nice to ensure the drive will never overheat and you always have consistent speeds. This turns out to be a $15-$20 value especially considering how beefy/serious the heatsink is. It is very simple to utilize the heatsink and it looks great. The aforementioned WD Black NVME SSD ran at advertised speeds; 3000 MB/s & 1600 MB/s. Absolutely mind-numbingly fast. The computer boots sub 10 seconds even without fast or ultra-fast boot mode enabled and everything happens in an instant. This board was the heart of a very simple office build including a Ryzen 3 2200G, 256GB WD Black NVME, 8GB Patriot Viper 4 3000MHz, Cooler Master Elite 110, and an EVGA B450 modular PSU.
I got this motherboard as replacement for another b450 itx motherboard that died. It started working with no issues. The m.2 slot placement is on the top of the motherboard unlike a couple of mITX boards. There are USB 1 headers on this motherboard which might come in handy if you are installing it in an old case. I am also not a fan of sticking LEDs on every PC component. Overall this is good motherboard and if you don't need b550 features like PCIe 4.0 .
Bought this motherboard for a PC build for my living room. I upgraded my PC and I had some extra parts from my son’s build as well. Enough parts that all I needed was a motherboard and ram. The CPU is a Ryzen 7 3700, the GPU is a Gigabyte RTX 2060, and the case is a Dan A4, a very tiny case and the Achilles heel of this build. I have used Gigabyte products (mobo’s, GPU’s) on a decent amount of builds. I’ve never had a problem that made me regret buying their products. This mobo is no exception. I am not tweaking it or doing any overclocking, I can only speak on the board as is, out of the box. It works, it looks nice (though that isn’t important to me in this case) and it works. Obviously I would buy again. I like their products.
i got this board about 3 months ago and now it gives me bluescreens when I try to install graphics drivers for Nvidia gtx 1650 super. It's not the card issue because I tried multiple cards on my pc and when I tried the graphics card on my friend's pc it worked just fine. also got a new power supply because I was like there's no way the board would die this fast but it turns out the new power supply also had the same issue. so I was okay I will just get new ram sticks then and guess what? the same issue installed drivers for the motherboard to the latest and updated bios and guess what? same issue. I've reinstalled windows like 20 times and guess what? same issue. as the last result after trying different solutions for about 5 days I thought maybe my SSD is broken so ... Morei got this board about 3 months ago and now it gives me bluescreens when I try to install graphics drivers for Nvidia gtx 1650 super. It's not the card issue because I tried multiple cards on my pc and when I tried the graphics card on my friend's pc it worked just fine. also got a new power supply because I was like there's no way the board would die this fast but it turns out the new power supply also had the same issue. so I was okay I will just get new ram sticks then and guess what? the same issue installed drivers for the motherboard to the latest and updated bios and guess what? same issue. I've reinstalled windows like 20 times and guess what? same issue. as the last result after trying different solutions for about 5 days I thought maybe my SSD is broken so installed my SSD in my friend's pc with my graphics card also in his pc and tried to install the driver and it installed successfully without any crashes or any blue screens. so whoever wants to buy this board again think twice about your money and if you are willing to stress at this point i won't be buying any Gigabyte motherboard i had an MSI board before that worked for 4 years no issue and sold it to get this which was a mistake.
Note: This review is based on having two of this board, both exhibiting all of the same issues. If you're planning on using this for a CPU-only build, you'll probably be fine. But I would not suggest putting an APU on this board, especially if you plan on overclocking it, until Gigabyte either revises the board or fixes the voltage control issues with a BIOS update. My 2400G APU pulls over 120W on stock motherboard settings during Cinebench and Blender testing, immediately causing the CPU to throttle even with aftermarket cooling. Core voltage was measured at over 1.4V, which is an insane amount of voltage considering stock voltage is 1.225!!! The GPU/SOC voltages suffered similar problems, with stock settings causing offsets of +.05-.1 volts (which is a lot ... MoreNote: This review is based on having two of this board, both exhibiting all of the same issues. If you're planning on using this for a CPU-only build, you'll probably be fine. But I would not suggest putting an APU on this board, especially if you plan on overclocking it, until Gigabyte either revises the board or fixes the voltage control issues with a BIOS update. My 2400G APU pulls over 120W on stock motherboard settings during Cinebench and Blender testing, immediately causing the CPU to throttle even with aftermarket cooling. Core voltage was measured at over 1.4V, which is an insane amount of voltage considering stock voltage is 1.225!!! The GPU/SOC voltages suffered similar problems, with stock settings causing offsets of +.05-.1 volts (which is a lot considering recommended SOC range is 1.05-1.2). With a 150W 80+ PSU, adjusting the GPU clocks at all would cause over-voltage protection to trip on the PSU, causing an immediate shutdown. This is unacceptable and is probably the poorest stock voltage regulation I've seen across multiple AM4 mITX boards from ASrock, Asus and Gigabyte. VRM cooling is also rather poor. Doing GPU only overclocking, I had to limit myself to 1.2V SOC voltage to keep VRM temps below 100C during extended load. Certainly part of this is due to my case being very small, but I ensured that the VRMs had plenty of intake and exhaust airflow to prevent recirculation. This heat and voltage limitation meant that instead of getting 1650MHz on my GPU (tested on a different board to be stable at 1.25V), I had to come all the way down to 1500MHz @ 1.175 for long-term stability. That's a lot of performance left on the table because of insufficient surface area for VRM cooling. The last annoyance is more of a pet-peeve, but still worth mentioning. When the GPU is being used, the SOC VRMs create a buzzing noise that changes frequency based on framerate, and volume depending on SOC voltage. It's definitely audible outside of the case with the cover on. The noise is evident everywhere the GPU is used, from the Windows 10 start menu (audible click on every single scroll) to synthetic and gaming benchmarks (Fire Strike combined test produces a slow, loud clicking noise @ 6 FPS, Crysis benchmark produces a constant grinding noise @ 60+ FPS).
This is a solid board with all the features I needed to upgrade my i5-2500k with a new Ryzen. Everything fits great and the documentation is very good. I'm posting this review only to alert you if you're upgrading from an old system and planning to reuse your Windows 10 boot drive. When I booted, the board recognized my USB mouse and keyboard while changing BIOS settings, but once it moved on to Windows boot, no longer did. So I had a perfectly good login screen but no mouse or keyboard to get in. The solution: PS2 port. I was lucky to have an ancient PS2 mouse and this mobo has that port which will work no matter what Windows 10 thinks. With the old mouse, I selected accessibility mode to launch the onscreen keyboard (like a Surface tablet) and login. From there it ... MoreThis is a solid board with all the features I needed to upgrade my i5-2500k with a new Ryzen. Everything fits great and the documentation is very good. I'm posting this review only to alert you if you're upgrading from an old system and planning to reuse your Windows 10 boot drive. When I booted, the board recognized my USB mouse and keyboard while changing BIOS settings, but once it moved on to Windows boot, no longer did. So I had a perfectly good login screen but no mouse or keyboard to get in. The solution: PS2 port. I was lucky to have an ancient PS2 mouse and this mobo has that port which will work no matter what Windows 10 thinks. With the old mouse, I selected accessibility mode to launch the onscreen keyboard (like a Surface tablet) and login. From there it was easy to update the drivers from the included disk or Windows update. But without that PS2 mouse, I would have been sunk. Or would have had to reinstall Windows fresh. So if you're planning to upgrade from an existing Windows 10 drive, you'll want to dig through your old parts bin first.
This board is stable for me which is very important, I certainly like the M.2 location making switching out the drive easy as well as for airflow. Gigabyte used a quality audio controller which is all important for someone like myself that does a lot of video editing. Due to the large heatsink next to the CPU socket and the socket being so high up as well large cooler compatibly can be a real issue. The bios does not always simply gray things out like most but rather hides the settings completely till the right combinations of settings allows it to show up. For instance ECO mode is such a nightmare to even get it showing that I simply gave up, your settings have to be just so and is way more difficult to enable than it should be. The monitoring software isn't as ... MoreThis board is stable for me which is very important, I certainly like the M.2 location making switching out the drive easy as well as for airflow. Gigabyte used a quality audio controller which is all important for someone like myself that does a lot of video editing. Due to the large heatsink next to the CPU socket and the socket being so high up as well large cooler compatibly can be a real issue. The bios does not always simply gray things out like most but rather hides the settings completely till the right combinations of settings allows it to show up. For instance ECO mode is such a nightmare to even get it showing that I simply gave up, your settings have to be just so and is way more difficult to enable than it should be. The monitoring software isn't as nice as the competing companies allowing me to see fan speeds, voltages and temps all on one screen and requires an interface to be installed separately in order to use some of the monitoring software, For most people an optical port does not matter, I almost always purchase a fairly high end sound system and almost always purchase with an optical port. So far it hasn't been a bad board, in terms of mITX at this point before the B550 release there are few quality options, one of which was more perfect for my personal use other than one huge issue... I needed the quality audio chip that this board has. Another was massively more expensive and another had too weak of mosfets which was concerning. This board was a kind of a middle ground; it does the job and was available at time of purchase.
Lastly, I've been using this since last year, and I'm only writing all these because I had enough of it. I updated to f40 to supposedly make the 3800x work flawlessly, little did i know that i wont be able to boot on my m.2 ssd with this bios rev, thankfully I had an android laying around to extract the latest bios on a thumb drive and flash it because i dont wanna put in my old cpu. After all this extra hustle for making the 3800x work, and finding out it's idle voltages, playing around with llc i just gave up with the bios and decided to use Ryzen Master. I ramped out one of the cores to 4.5ghz, 4.2 and 4.3 on the others with btw voltage set to 1.28v on bios with high llc. Now mind you, normally your computer would just restart because this is obviously unstable, ... MoreLastly, I've been using this since last year, and I'm only writing all these because I had enough of it. I updated to f40 to supposedly make the 3800x work flawlessly, little did i know that i wont be able to boot on my m.2 ssd with this bios rev, thankfully I had an android laying around to extract the latest bios on a thumb drive and flash it because i dont wanna put in my old cpu. After all this extra hustle for making the 3800x work, and finding out it's idle voltages, playing around with llc i just gave up with the bios and decided to use Ryzen Master. I ramped out one of the cores to 4.5ghz, 4.2 and 4.3 on the others with btw voltage set to 1.28v on bios with high llc. Now mind you, normally your computer would just restart because this is obviously unstable, that's why we're testing. Clicked apply, everything froze. Now it won't start. Mobo is dead. Tried cmos clear, still dead, tried to put in my old 1600, still dead. Ordered an msi b450i, because I don't even wanna go through the hassle of getting a replacement from gigabyte. Insist on durable says gigabyte btw.
| General | |
| Product Type | Motherboard - ATX |
| Chipset Type | AMD B450 |
| Processor Socket | Socket AM4 |
| Max Processors Qty | 1 |
