BIOS Overview

For some reason ASUS has decided not to bring its latest EFI to the ROG Strix B850-I Gaming Wi-Fi7 W, but it has done so with the more recent ASUS TUF Gaming B850I Wi-Fi Neo as well as its latest larger motherboards. You don't lose too many features, but the new layout does have added sections to make it more appealing and accessible, as well as a fan grouping option in the EFI. The latter can be useful in quickly grouping numerous fan headers under the same fan control profile, which avoids overloading the lowly 12 W/1 A fan headers with multiple high-power fans. As a result, you'll need to be careful how many fans you add to each header, and if necessary spend some extra time configuring multiple headers, alternatively, using a powered fan hub is always an option.

As usual, the EFI is split between EZ Mode with basic settings and advanced mode, and the EFI will feel very familiar to ASUS motherboards from five or 10 years ago. The EZ Mode page has the ability to set the memory profile, adjust the boot order and offers quick links to fan control and its useful Q-Dashboard feature. The favorites function allows you to add multiple settings from around the EFI to one single page for faster access, or if it's a one-time thing, then there's a very effective search function that allows you to find and adjust options without diving into the depths of menus.