No, it's not cheap. The ASUS TUF B450-PLUS is a mid-range motherboard designed for performance and durability.
No, it's not cheap. The ASUS TUF B450-PLUS is a mid-range motherboard designed for performance and durability.
Your ASUS TUF B450-PLUS motherboard is indeed budget-friendly. However, the issue you're facing—where RAM fails to recognize XMP profiles after a BIOS flash—could be due to several factors. It might not necessarily be the cost of the board itself, but rather compatibility or configuration issues. Double-checking your RAM settings and ensuring they match the motherboard's specifications could help resolve the problem.
Yeah. This board is available for around $115, which puts it among the more affordable options with four DIMM slots on AM4. Still, it’s one of the better budget-friendly choices you can find, though it remains relatively inexpensive compared to most mid-range models for AM4. On the other hand, it seems your issue stems from the AGESA BIOS update disrupting memory overclocking. This is fairly typical. Just reinstall the BIOS to an earlier version and your problem should resolve.
Some people think updating to a newer version might cause issues with older boards. It’s something to be aware of.
I was the one who called it a budget motherboard and I still believe that. The MSRP was around $120 USD when it first came out, sitting right at the lower end of what was available for that chipset. It offered a decent VRM configuration, though it barely matched the performance of pricier models from Asus like the B450 series.
The board's low cost seems unimportant for your current concern since I was checking if you managed to run the RAM at its full speed. Your earlier comment in another discussion didn't provide enough clarity.
I was able to operate it at full capacity, however after flashing the BIOS it stopped running at that speed
It's possible, though not advisable. Checking the BIOS changelog shows no issues that would cause problems.