Comments on: ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-PLUS with WiFi 6 Overview https://www.servethehome.com/asus-tuf-gaming-b550m-plus-with-wifi-6-overview-amd-ryzen/ Server and Workstation Reviews Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:57:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 By: zfsfan https://www.servethehome.com/asus-tuf-gaming-b550m-plus-with-wifi-6-overview-amd-ryzen/#comment-481669 Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:57:49 +0000 https://www.servethehome.com/?p=58960#comment-481669 I own two of these boards, working like a charm and pretty efficient. One with a 5750G as efficient desktop workstation, one without the Wifi-Option currently with a 5950X as a server base. VRM has no problem to power 5950X with PBO and 4.4 Ghz allcore.
ECC Ram works including e.g. reporting errors into Windows Event viewer.
Because of low amount of Sata ports, there is no PCIe sharing except that the x4 slot goes down to x2 when populating the x1 slot on the Wifi-Version. Bifurcation on the x16 Slot works also.I’d say, it’s a fair deal and makes best use of the limited amount of available PCIe lanes and I/O bandwith on B550.
Board can boot also headless without a GPU when using a CPU without integrated graphics, so you can install the OS or hypervisor, plug the GPU and then only RDP or VNC into your instances. ESXI 7 works also if you plug in an compatible NIC, e.g. Intel X540 or X550 for 10G.
Speaking of NIC, i know that the 2.5G Realtek chip is often used, but for server usage it’s suboptimal. At least when using ESXI, with Linux/Proxmox it works as it should.

So bottom line: nice, quite flexible and efficient board. very good value for money.

]]> By: DJ https://www.servethehome.com/asus-tuf-gaming-b550m-plus-with-wifi-6-overview-amd-ryzen/#comment-481646 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:33:35 +0000 https://www.servethehome.com/?p=58960#comment-481646 “This is one that we validated the Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q Tiny Gen2 was PSB vendor locked on for our Lenovo Vendor Locking Ryzen-based Systems with AMD PSB piece.”

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