Friday, August 14th 2026
Gigabyte Launches Two New B450 Motherboards for Veteran AMD Socket AM4
Gigabyte has launched two new B450 microATX motherboards for the veteran AMD AM4 socket and yes, no mistake here, the boards use the B450 chipset that was launched way back in 2018. The B450M D3HP and B450M D3HP WIFI6E are aimed at budget builds and AM4 platform upgrades, offering support for AMD Ryzen 3000, 4000, and 5000 processors, four DDR4 slots and up to 128 GB of memory. For a motherboard built on eight-year-old silicon, the features are reasonable. There are two M.2 slots, one PCIe 3.0 x4 connected directly to the CPU and one PCIe 2.0 x2 via the chipset. Alongside, we have four SATA 6 Gb/s ports, one DisplayPort 1.2 and two HDMI 2.0b ports, a 5 Gbps USB-C front panel header and three addressable RGB headers. A Q-Flash Plus button on the rear I/O allows BIOS updates without a compatible CPU installed, which is useful for anyone looking to buy a new Ryzen processor. Both boards use a 4+2 phase power delivery and Gigabit Ethernet. The WIFI6E variant adds Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.
However, the limitations are real, there is no PCIe 4.0, no DDR5 (obviously), and the second M.2 slot only runs at PCIe 2.0 x2. But for someone already having a Ryzen 5000 chip and DDR4 memory, or anyone putting together the cheapest possible functional PC, those trade-offs might not matter much. Surprisingly, though, AM4 refuses to die, and apparently Gigabyte is still willing to make use of it considering that a few weeks ago they released new AM4 motherboards using the B550 chipset launched six years ago. No pricing or exact availability was announced for either board.
Sources:
VideoCardz, Gigabyte B450M D3HP, Gigabyte B450M D3HP WIFI6E
However, the limitations are real, there is no PCIe 4.0, no DDR5 (obviously), and the second M.2 slot only runs at PCIe 2.0 x2. But for someone already having a Ryzen 5000 chip and DDR4 memory, or anyone putting together the cheapest possible functional PC, those trade-offs might not matter much. Surprisingly, though, AM4 refuses to die, and apparently Gigabyte is still willing to make use of it considering that a few weeks ago they released new AM4 motherboards using the B550 chipset launched six years ago. No pricing or exact availability was announced for either board.
38 Comments on Gigabyte Launches Two New B450 Motherboards for Veteran AMD Socket AM4
B550 was already a trade of from a x570.
I'll elaborate. If a person with a 50 Series tries to use these boards from stock, it will not POST because it's not a pure UEFI environment, and a lot of 50 Series GPU firmware are UEFI only.
At least, the VRMs look easy-enough to stick heatsinks on, and the wifi card easy-enough to swap to something more Legacy compatible...
So people are just talking about things they barely know about huh. Cool.
I'm gonna...go to different thread now lol
Both can be true at the same time. These are not mutually exclusive circumstances.It's simple enough question. The fact that you dont want to answer it is telling.
As I read the other day :
A four-year-old budget CPU is outselling AMD's best gaming chip in some markets.
So this board maybe another part to an answer for a low cost build option.Somewhat similarly, B450 (PROM17LP) *is* production-revised power-optimized B350 (PROM17).
Early-on in AMD 400-series' life, folks were crossflashing B350 boards into B450s. So, no- we won't see B350 return as B450 is itself the same Promontory design.PROM19 (B550 and B840) never left the market.
Also, the chipset has absolutely 0 to do with Memory compatibility/capability. PCB trace layouts and Firmware support generally improved generationally, though.
Sadly, I expect these 'new' B450 boards to be 99.9% direct copies/production reinstatements of antecedent designs. So, only Firmware improvements.
I thought only Biostar and ECS can do the same lineup for 10+ years, but I guess dire times call for drastic measures.
BTW, still on sAM4, and just finished building another sAM4 mini-PC for my office. I think the only way I will upgrade in the next 4-5 years, is only if a briefcase full of cash falls on my head.
(Super)Socket 7 and Socket A platforms became obsolete once newer x86 extensions became necessity for applications.
Not to mention, ASmedia/AMD's Promontories will be finding use on AICs and boards for a long time to come. -both, in eWaste salvage-remanufactured products and new production.
The AM4Ever meme has more staying power than Milhouse... :laugh: