Board Software

Unlike the ASUS ROG Strix B850-A Gaming Wi-Fi7 Neo we reviewed recently, the TUF Gaming B850I Wi-Fi Neo provides a download link to the new ASUS motherboard manager software. This replaces Armoury Crate and simplifies the installation process and interface, providing desktop-based control of fans and lighting. Fan Xpert works the same way as the EFI, but does lack a few features such as the manual fan grouping option and ability to switch between PWM and voltage control, but you're able to switch between inputs such as GPU, memory and SSD temperatures and control spin-up and spin-down times. RGB lighting control is a little less granular and detailed than it was with Armoury Crate, but you're still able to pick from various effects as well as the static color palette.