In order to be able to re-use some old parts that I have at home, I bought a cheap Gigabyte "B450M H" AM4 uATX board (paired with a Ryzen 1600, Radeon 470 4 GB, 16 GB RAM, SSD, etc.).

At long last, AMD's hardware partners have formally introduced a slew of new motherboards based on the company's B450 chipset. Whereas AMD's X470 is aimed at power users and enthusiasts ...

The latest to arrive is the new B450. Previously teased and leaked, the company has officially launched the new AM4 B450 chipset. The new chipset updates the mid range options for users.

The Strix B450-I Gaming's performance is just fine ... Overall, this is a high-end AM4 mini-ITX motherboard with the right hardware to back it up, and it comes in at a reasonable price.

Likewise, the expectation is that they will work in most socket AM4 motherboards, with a BIOS update. It's not clear how far back support will go, though according to XMG, the B450 chipset is a go.

First, the good news: AMD’s doing away with the frightful hodgepodge of motherboard platforms to unite around the AM4 socket with Ryzen CPUs, Radeon-bolstered APUs, and all other chips released ...

MSI has accidentally let slip that its latest B450 motherboards will support AMD ... Currently the most Zen cores you can stuff into an AM4 socket is the Ryzen 7 2700X, which utilises two whole ...

BIOS updates aren’t a long-term solution, and AMD’s beloved AM4 socket, as well as its X470 and B450 motherboards, will have to become another piece of computer history at some point.

Surprise! A mere week after announcing that its B450 and X470 motherboards won’t support future generations of Ryzen processors, AMD has had a change of heart regarding socket AM4 compatibility.

Only must haves are miniITX, AM4, B450 or higher/newer, a single m.2, 10Gbps networking, and a crapton of USB3 ports. A few or even a single 10Gbps USB would be nice too, but not required.

We hear your hope that AMD B450 and X470 chipsets would carry you ... especially since AMD had previously seemed to push the AM4 platform as something to carry compatibility forwards through ...