ASRock B650E Taichi Lite AMD AM5 Socket Motherboard, E-ATX, 4x DDR5 Slots, 4x M.2 Sockets, 2x USB-C Port, Fitted I/O Shield, 2.5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, 1x HDMI Port

SIMPLY BRILLIANT B650E Taichi Lite
Taichi represents the philosophical state of undifferentiated absolute and infinite potential. A motherboard that fulfills every task – with style! Become like water. Shapeless, formless, versatile for any situation.

PHILOSOPHY OF INFINITE POTENTIAL
Taichi represents the philosophical state of undifferentiated absolute and infinite potential. A motherboard that fulfills every task – with style! Become like water. Shapeless, formless, versatile for any situation.

Enjoy the vibrant and high-quality Surround Sound on all your favorite audio devices: Jack, USB, Bluetooth, HDMI, S/PDIF. Nahimic is compatible with all of your favorite audio tools and ensures the best sound with any of them. Nahimic measure and improve to optimize our technology and offer you the best experience.

POLYCHROME RGB
This motherboard features onboard RGB headers and an addressable RGB header that allow motherboard to be connected to compatible LED devices such as strip, CPU fans, coolers, chassis and so on. Users may also synchronize RGB LED devices across the Polychrome RGB Sync-certified accessories to create their own unique lighting effects.

High Speed M.2 Solution

PCIe Gen5 Blazing M.2
The Blazing M.2 accommodates the latest PCI Express 5.0 standard to perform twice the bandwidth compared to previous generation, with a breathtaking 128GB/s transfer speed, it is ready to unleash the full potential of future ultrafast SSDs.

Multi-Layer M.2 Heatsink
The extra large aluminum alloy M.2 heatsink effectively improves heat dissipation to keep those high speed M.2 SSDs as cool as possible, it is able to give better stability while maintaining top performance.

Anti-Drop Screw
Tired of dropping screws or screws missing inside chassis? The enhanced M.2 heatsink with anti-drop screw design that make sure installation process more easily.

Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax
WiFi 6E technology has extended to the whole new 6GHz spectrum band, providing more WiFi capability and giving an even better and faster internet traffic. In addition to deliver higher speeds, the WiFi 6E also enhances the lower latency and supports service levels that are equivalent to 5G networks.

Unique Features
Superb Productivity
PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)
Dual Channel DDR5
USB4 Type-C Port (40 Gb/s)
Rock-Solid Durability
Server-Grade Low-Loss PCB
24+2+1 Power Phase, 105A SPS for VCore+GT with Enlarged Heatsink Armor
Flexible Integrated I/O Shield
Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
Ultrafast Gaming
Killer 2.5G LAN, Killer
802.11ax Wi-Fi 6EModule
Killer DoubleShot Pro
ASRock Lightning Gaming Ports
EZ Update
BIOS Flashback Button
ASRock Auto Driver Installer

CPU
Supports AMD Socket AM5 Ryzen™ 7000 Series Processors
Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine

Chipset
AMD B650

Memory
Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 6600+(OC)
Max. capacity of system memory: 192GB
Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) and EXTended Profiles for Overclocking (EXPO) memory modules

BIOS
256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

Graphics
Integrated AMD RDNA™ 2 graphics (Actual support may vary by CPU)
1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS/FRL 8G Compatible, supports HDR, HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 120Hz
1 x USB4, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 8K 60Hz*

Audio
5.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC4082 Audio Codec)
WIMA Audio Capacitors (For Front Outputs)
ESS SABRE9218 DAC for Front Panel Audio (130dB SNR)
Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
Nahimic Audio

LAN
2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s
Killer E3100G
Supports Killer LAN Software
Supports Killer DoubleShot Pro

Wireless LAN
- 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module
- Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
- Supports Dual-Band 2x2 160MHz with extended 6GHz band support*
- 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
- Supports Bluetooth 5.3 + High speed class II
- Supports MU-MIMO
- Supports Killer LAN Software
- Supports Killer DoubleShot™ Pro
*Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz band) will be supported by Microsoft® Windows® 11. The availability will depend on the different regulation status of each country and region. It will be activated (for supported countries) through Windows® Update and software updates once available.
A 6GHz compatible router is required for 6E functionality.

Slots
CPU:
- 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*
Chipset:
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2), supports x4 mode*
- 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module

- 15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)
*If M2_3 is occupied, PCIE2 will be disabled.
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

Storage
CPU:
- 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode*
Chipset:
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
ASMedia ASM1061:
- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors
*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
If M2_3 is occupied, PCIE2 will be disabled.

RAID
- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices*
*Requires additional M.2 NVMe expansion cards to support RAID 10

USB
- 1 x USB4 Type-C (Rear)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
- 10 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (8 Rear, 2 Front)
- 4 x USB 2.0 (Front)
*All USB ports support ESD Protection

Connector
- 1 x SPI TPM Header
- 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
- 1 x RGB LED Header*
- 3 x Addressable LED Headers**
- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)***
- 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
- 6 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*****
- 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15µ Gold Audio Connector)
- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
- 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s) (ReDriver)
- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
- 1 x Power Button with LED
- 1 x Reset Button with LED
*Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
**Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
***CPU_FAN1 supports the fan power up to 1A (12W).
****CPU_FAN2/WP_3A supports the fan power up to 3A (36W).
*****CHA_FAN1~6/WP support the fan power up to 2A (24W).
*****CPU_FAN2/WP_3A and CHA_FAN1~6/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

Rear Panel I/O
- 2 x Antenna Ports
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 1 x USB4 Type-C Port (40 Gb/s)*
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (USB32_12 are Lightning Gaming Ports. USB32_11 supports Ultra USB Power.)
- 8 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (ASMedia ASM1074 hub)
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
- 1 x Clear CMOS Button
- 1 x BIOS Flashback Button
- 1 x Line Out Jack (Gold Audio Jack)
- 1 x Microphone Input Jack (Gold Audio Jack)
*Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 9V@3A (27W) / 5V@3A (15W) charging

Software and UEFI
Software
- ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
- Killer Control Center
- ASRock Polychrome SYNC*
UEFI
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer
- ASRock Instant Flash
*These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.

Accessories
- 1 x User Manual
- 4 x SATA Data Cables
- 1 x Wireless Dongle USB Bracket
- 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna
- 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
- 1 x Standoff for M.2 Socket

Form Factor
- EATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.5-in, 30.5 cm x 26.7 cm
- 8 Layer PCB

OS
- Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit

Certifications
- FCC, CE
- ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

• Socket: AM5
• CPU Compatibility: AMD Ryzen 7000
• Chipset: AMD B650
• Form Factor: EATX
• Memory Slots: DDR5 - 4 Slots
• M.2 Compatibility: PCIe
• USB C: Yes

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Brand New Products: All our Brand New products come with Manufaturer warranty. These can vary in length and it's important to check with the manufaturer of the product what warranty they provide and what is covered.

Used Products: All our used products come with 1 years warranty provided by us and some products may have manufaturer warranty.

Refurbished Products: With our refurbished products, we offer a free 3-month warranty which covers all software and hardware issues, that have not been influenced by the customer. There is also Manufactured Refurbished products which they will specify how long their warranty is.

Custom Gaming PCs: All our Custom PCs by default come with 3 years warranty. This includes parts and labour. You can also upgrade to 5 years warranty. Our warranty includes all hardware issues relating to the machine. If there is any faults, we will attempt to solve this remotely and if needed get the PC collected and back to base for repair.

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