Installation
For our tests, we used a Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL240 AIO cooler and everything fitted nicely. There was plenty room in and around the AM5 processor socket. The ASRock B650 PRO RS is a standard ATX size motherboard, so there’s no issues at all with installation.
BIOS
The BIOS on the ASRock B650 PRO RS is pretty easy to use. The 1st page you’ll see the default “Easy Mode” and only shows the CPU and memory information. During our tests, we used a pair of Kingston FURY Beast RGB DDR5-6000 (2 x 16GB kit). Although they are fully EXPO certified, I was only able to boot the system up at DDR5-5400.
If you select “Advanced Mode”, you’ll then see all the other options available for tweaking your processor, memory and more. Voltages for memory and processor can also be adjusted here .
The advanced tab allows users to configure settings for CPU, chipset, storage and NVMe, LEDs, as well as onboard devices such as LAN and audio.
For overclockers, the BIOS does allows some CPU and memory overclocking, and you can also set the CPU frequency and voltages too. But remember, the B650 isn’t designed for overclocking … if you want overclocking you should got for the X670E or B650E.
For memory compatibility and QVL (qualified vendors list), I recommend you check ASRock’s QVL page here.
