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ASUS TUF Gaming B650-E WIFI AM5 ATX Motherboard $219 Delivered ($0 C&C/In-Store) @ Centre Com

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ASUS TUF Gaming B650-E WIFI AM5 ATX Motherboard $219 Delivered ($0 C&C/In-Store) @ Centre Com
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Mudcrab Merchant on 31/08/2025 - 10:16 centrecom.com.au (509 clicks)
Last edited 01/09/2025 - 12:18 by 2 other users

Great price for a decent low to mid range ATX B650 motherboard. Asus TUF series is a step up from their Prime series.
Features include:
- 8 x 60A +2 x 60A power stages (should handle all current AM5 Ryzen CPUs including 7950x, may require BIOS update for 8000/9000 series)
- PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot
- 2.5 Gb Ethernet
- WiFi 6E
- Rear USB 10Gbps Type-C and 1 front-panel header for USB 20Gbps Type-C.

This board is low on rear USB ports so check they meet your needs.

Some security/privacy concerns have been raised about Asus's Armory Crate and other software: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy_KWP04pfs

Free delivery requires account creation or sign-in.

Centrecom says "Save More with Coupon" but it doesn't appear to be working, at least for me.

Surcharges: 0% for bank deposit, Afterpay & Zip Money. 1.2% for VISA / MasterCard & PayPal. 2.2% for AmEx.

Free shipping excludes WA, NT & remote areas.

EDIT: Looks like Amazon AU have price matched Centrecom: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0D46K5LRW
Additional $5 discount if paying with Visa (enter code VISAFIVE at checkout) plus 1 other promotion.

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Comments

  • Yoyoandbb on 31/08/2025 - 10:21

    Are all of 650s stop being made and replaced by 850 or just some?

    • GordonD on 31/08/2025 - 12:34

      AMD has stopped production and shipping of B650 chips.

      • jaygee on 01/09/2025 - 00:07

        How come

        • GordonD on 02/09/2025 - 18:41

          Same reason they still don't make and sell last years model car.

          B650 has been obsoleted by the B850.

  • buyer-123 on 31/08/2025 - 12:24
    +4

    I just turn off the Armoury Crate prompt in the Bios.

    • Dienk on 31/08/2025 - 13:21

      Why

      • baboon on 31/08/2025 - 13:34
        +1

        If you leave it on you get an annoying piece of software appear on Windows start up

      • twig on 31/08/2025 - 13:42
        +1

        Exploitable security risk

  • SanguinarySeraph on 31/08/2025 - 13:33

    I got this board in one of the Techfast deals - seems pretty solid so far.

    It does not have an optical connection - which I didn’t even think to check, so that was annoying but won’t affect most people.

    • jace88 on 31/08/2025 - 14:57

      Optical for audio?

      • SanguinarySeraph on 31/08/2025 - 15:15

        Yeah, toslink. I thought it was pretty standard, but looks like some boards drop it for whatever else.

        **I actually have the mATX version, but appears to be the same port layout.

        • Nom on 31/08/2025 - 17:04

          It was standard 25 years ago.

          Today's digital audio is carried by HDMI.

          • SanguinarySeraph on 31/08/2025 - 17:45

            @Nom: Sure, for home theatre it is. Not aware of any PC speakers that have HDMI.

            End result is back to 3.5mm (which is far, far older) and reliant on the mediocre onboard DAC. Or HDMI to TV monitor and loop out to optical, but that adds latency.

            I guess the assumption is that people only use USB or (yikes) Bluetooth.

            I know you were being facetious, but in 2000, optical was absolutely not common on motherboards, you were more likely to find parallel printer and midi ports. And last desktop I built was (only) 4 years ago and it definitely was standard then.

            • Nom on 31/08/2025 - 18:42

              @SanguinarySeraph: PC speakers now use USB, as do PC amplifiers.
              If you want to connect to a real amplifier or sound bar then you use HDMI.

              Optical and CoAx SPDIF signals have been replaced by the above - they can't carry modern HD audio formats, it's very rare to find either on a modern motherboard.

              End result is back to 3.5mm (which is far, far older) and reliant on the mediocre onboard DAC.

              If there's no other way of driving your speakers except optical, then use one of these https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008130607137.html

  • friendlyfellowhuman on 01/09/2025 - 08:53

    It says "$247" when I load the page. Amazon seems to be out.

    Is this a good option for Ryzen 9600X?

    Looks like it has 2 M.2 slots - 1 PCIE5 and the other, 4: https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/tu…

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