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I can't see the gamer-y writing on the shroud at all while it's in my case though I have a tower cooler so maybe it is helping block it some. If I try really hard and get up close and move my head around I can see the STRIX part reflect some light but none of the other words so I would say not...

Check buildzoid's video where he talks about them: According to him, at least, the MSI board appears to have better vcore and soc VRMs than either the ASUS or the ASRock.

The ASUS B450-I is on Amazon, though currently out of stock, also: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FKTSWNG/?tag=theminutiae-20 edit: I spoke with Amazon about the B450-I and was told it would be available in the next two weeks

I have the Be Quiet! Shadow Rock LP and it fits well with the heatpipes facing the RAM. I have the Nano S and at least with my case there is room for a rear fan also - I guess that might be an issue for some cases. http://www.bequiet.com/en/cpucooler/570 Here is a build with it on pcpartpicker...

I think there is going to be a roundup on here of the existing ones for VRM temps (which is something lots of people have mentioned on these boards) and long term stability - https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/gigabyte-ab350n-gaming-wifi.2343/page-14#post-62128 Also supposedly ASUS will...

Any chance you could also test the Gigabyte's VRM temps at the same time so we could compare the two boards in the same situation? I have the Gigabyte and encoding video (or stress testing) gets them VERY hot with a tower cooler (I have since switched CPU coolers). I think it would be nice to...

There aren't out yet but: http://www.phanteks.com/HalosLux.html They would require at least an RGB header, though. edit: also not sure how they would look with brown fan blades. I have be quiet! fans which I like quite a bit.

3600MHz 18-18-18-38 (via XMP) - 3600MHz - Galax HOF - 16GB (2x8GB) - CL17-18-18-38 1T 1.35V - Samsung B-Die - Gigabyte GA-AB350N - Ryzen 1700X stock Product page: http://www.galax.com/en/ram/galax-hof-ddr4-3600.html Bought here but not currently available (hopefully it will come back)...

Source? I have never seen anything saying the B350 does not support the XFR boost. As Phuncz said, this is a CPU feature and nothing to do with the chipset. The XFR on the X CPUs (1700X, 1800X, etc) is 100MHz vs 50MHz on the non-X CPUs (1700, 1600, etc.).

Here are some of my numbers: 1) The max numbers here are after 10 or so minutes of playing Doom. 2) The max numbers here are after 5 minutes of OCCT. This is in a Nano S with no overclock. OCCT numbers are definitely bad, but seems like regular use is fine

Hmm... Those VRM temps - I hope I don't regret buying this board

This is a pretty good sign for the motherboard: https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/comments/6lyb93/gigabyte_ab350n_arrived_today_and_the_build_is/djy1j9z

LanOC review: https://lanoc.org/review/motherboards/7570-gigabyte-ab350n-gaming-wifi - I think this is still the only english review so far? This one is annoying to translate via google translate but they are very thorough in pictures: http://playwares.com/pcreview/54429748#

not perfect but: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?CompareItemList=22%7C13%2D138%2D452%5E13%2D138%2D452%2C13%2D157%2D780%5E13%2D157%2D780%2C13%2D145%2D017%5E13%2D145%2D017%2C13%2D157%2D779%5E13%2D157%2D779

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813145017&ignorebbr=1 IN STOCK :)