ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 AMD ATX Motherboard

ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 AMD ATX Motherboard

The ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 AMD ATX Motherboard is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard that supports AMD AM4 socket CPUs with up to 105W power consumption. It has a 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support, SMBIOS 2.3 support, and is based on the AMD Promontory B450 chipset.

The motherboard has two DDR4 DIMM slots that support dual-channel DDR4 memory technology with a maximum capacity of 64 GB. The memory slots have 15μ gold contacts. The motherboard supports ECC memory only with PRO CPUs for Ryzen Series CPUs (Raven Ridge).

For expansion, the motherboard has one PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot, one PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot, and an M.2 Socket. The M.2 Socket supports both M Key type 2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge) or Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) (with Athlon 2xxGE series APU)*.

The ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 motherboard has integrated AMD Radeon Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen Series APU with DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0, and shared memory default of 2GB. It has three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D, and HDMI, and supports triple monitor. It can support HDMI 1.4 with a maximum resolution of up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz, DVI-D with a maximum resolution of up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz, and D-Sub with a maximum resolution of up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz. It supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC, and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 1.4 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required), and HDCP 1.4 with DVI-D and HDMI 1.4 Ports. The motherboard supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI 1.4 Ports.

The ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 AMD ATX Motherboard has an audio chipset of 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec) that supports Surge Protection and ELNA Audio Caps. It has a D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60 Hz, a DisplayPort 1.2, a DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60 Hz, and an HDMI port. It has multiple internal I/O ports, including USB 2.0 and USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports, a CPU Fan Connector (4-pin), Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 3-pin, 1 x 4-pin), 24 pin ATX Power Connector, 4 pin 12V Power Connector, Front Panel Audio Connector, and USB 2.0 and USB 3.1 Gen1 Headers. The motherboard also has a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) header.

Features:

Here are some features of the ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 AMD ATX Motherboard-

• AMD Promontory B450 Chipset
• Micro ATX Form Factor
• Supports AMD AM4 Socket CPUs up to 105W
• Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
• Supports a maximum of 64GB RAM
• 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
• Four SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, supporting RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI, and Hot Plug
• One Ultra M.2 Socket supporting M Key type 2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) or Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s)
• Six USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (2 Front, 4 Rear)
• Two USB 2.0 Headers supporting 4 USB 2.0 ports
• One USB 3.1 Gen1 Header supporting 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
• Integrated AMD Radeon Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen Series APU
• Supports D-Sub, DVI-D, and HDMI for triple monitor display
• Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec with 7.1 CH HD Audio and ELNA Audio Caps
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
• TPM Header for Trusted Platform Module
• Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
• Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
• Three-year manufacturing warranty
• Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC, and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 1.4 Port.

Overall, the ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 is a reliable and cost-effective option for those looking to build a budget-friendly system with AMD processors.