Rise From the Darkness Introducing the all-new AORUS ELITE B550M Motherboard from Gigabyte. Perfect performance for those who prefer a smaller form factor. Filled with the latest technologies to take your gaming experience to the next level such as PCI-E 4.0 technology to give you better performance, bandwidth & eye-watering speeds, Gigabyte Gaming Gb E LAN, 2x M.2 slots, USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.2 connectivity & a high-quality audio system. Illuminate your system in your own style with Gigabytes RGB Fusion software or even have supported devices be interactive with the new gaming mode to give yourself that additional immersive gaming experience. The AORUS B550M ELITE is designed to unleash the full potential of the 3rd Generation Ryzen CPUs, give your system the strongest foundations & make your friends & enemies envious of the power you now hold. Keep Your Components Cool In order to guarantee un-throttled performance AORUS have opted for an advanced thermal solution, including Pre-installed IO Armour & enlarged MOSFET heatsink meaning the B550M ELITE is capable of keeping the MOSFETs cool & comfortable even under maximum load. Whether youre a gamer, builder or just an enthusiast you can expect lower temperatures & higher performance from the B550M ELITE. 8 Phase Digital Power Design In order to fully support 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen CPUs, the AORUS B550M ELITE comes equipped with the most complete power solution yet, with true direct, digital & multiple power phases, birthed from countless experiments, testing & tinkering the B550M AORUS ELITE uses a 5+3 phases pure digital PWM + Low RDS (on) MOSFETs design to support the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ CPUs by offering incredible precision in delivering power to the motherboards most power-hungry & energy-sensitive components as well as delivering enhanced system performance & ultimate hardware scalability. Exclusive Realtek Gb E LAN Realtek 8118 LAN is a high performance & user friendly network chip for gaming players with automatic bandwidth allocation to ensure the highest network priority of the game or application. with its intelligent default automode the program with the highest priority receives the highest amount of bandwidth & with intuitive real time network monitoring you can keep a close eye on your connection at all times. RGB FUSION 2.0 Now offering more LED customizations than ever before, users can truly adapt their PC to represent their lifestyle. With full RGB support & a redesigned RGB Fusion 2.0 application, with full support for external 5V Addressable LED lighting strips & up to 300 LED lights. RGB Fusion 2.0 with Addressable LEDs comes with new patterns & various speed settings with more to come.