B550 headless boot

[igormp]

I'm almost done purchasing parts for my new build (3700x, 2x32gb 3200mhz corsair lpx, gonna reuse my current 2060S and CX650m), all that I need is a good mobo.

 

I've narrowed down some ATX options that I think are good, with nice VRMs, construction quality and features that fit my budget:

-Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite

-Asrock B550 Steel Legend

-Asus Strix 550-F

(I'm not a fan of MSI)

 

What I'd like to know if those boards are able to POST without a GPU installed, since I sometimes go by without a GPU and only do remote access to my desktop. From what I've researched, most Asus and GB boards should do it just fine, but I'd like to make sure. Does anyone here tried that with any of those mobos?

[AndreiArgeanu]

B550 Aorus Elite is worse than a B450 Tomahawk while also being more expensive, this kind of applies for lots of aorus boards. B550 Steel Legend is good, but the Strix B550-F is the best of the 3 VRM-wise. The Steel Legend is 1 tier below the B550-F.

 

[igormp]

4 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

B550 Aorus Elite is worse than a B450 Tomahawk while also being more expensive, this kind of applies for lots of aorus boards. B550 Steel Legend is good, but the Strix B550-F is the best of the 3 VRM-wise. The Steel Legend is 1 tier below the B550-F.

 

As I said, I'm not a fan of MSI at all. From what I've seen around (specially some buildzoid videos), the Aorus Elite has VRMs on par with the Steel Legend and Strix-F. I'll be favoring the Strix one since Asus is likely to offer bios updates through fwupd, otherwise I'll just grab the cheapest one.

 

Anyhow, do you know if any of those can post without a gpu without problems?

[Guest]

2 hours ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

B550 Aorus Elite is worse than a B450 Tomahawk while also being more expensive, this kind of applies for lots of aorus boards.

The ATX version of the B550 Aorus Elite has a solid VRM. It will handle a 16 core cpu.

[Kraven213]

1 hour ago, igormp said:

As I said, I'm not a fan of MSI at all.

 

Bit of a tangent, but what's your issue with MSI? Curious since I'm about to by a board and the Tomahawks are pretty highly regarded here and elsewhere.

[igormp]

1 minute ago, Kraven213 said:

Bit of a tangent, but what's your issue with MSI? Curious since I'm about to by a board and the Tomahawks are pretty highly regarded here and elsewhere.

Had a handful of GPUs of the GTX 700/Radeon 7000 series die on me, and their warranty was pretty lacking at the time where I live. Some friends also had GPUs and motherboards dying on then around that time, so I prefer to just avoid anything MSI.

 

Keep in mind that the same could probably be said about any other brand, it's just a personal experience that left me with a sour taste.

[AndreiArgeanu]

9 hours ago, lee32uk said:

The ATX version of the B550 Aorus Elite has a solid VRM. It will handle a 16 core cpu.

No, not really. There's boards half it's price with similar performing VRMs. For the price most Aorus Elite motherboards are all just looks over performance. Don't get me wrong, it will handle a 16 core, similarly to how an A320 can also handle a 16 core, it just won't be optimal, and chances are, the cpu won't boost properly under an all core load and will end up under performing. If all you care about is features and performance, and not shiny lights then the Aorus Elite is not worth considering under most circumstances.

[Guest]

21 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

No, not really. There's boards half it's price with similar performing VRMs. For the price most Aorus Elite motherboards are all just looks over performance. Don't get me wrong, it will handle a 16 core, similarly to how an A320 can also handle a 16 core, it just won't be optimal, and chances are, the cpu won't boost properly under an all core load and will end up under performing. If all you care about is features and performance, and not shiny lights then the Aorus Elite is not worth considering under most circumstances.

The B550 Aorus Elite mATX isn't the same as the B550 Aorus Elite ATX.

[AndreiArgeanu]

28 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

The B550 Aorus Elite mATX isn't the same as the B550 Aorus Elite ATX.

Still a Tier D regardless. And there's still boards cheaper than it that do just as well, and boards priced like it that perform better. My point still stands, Aorus Elite boards are looks over performance.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

Still a Tier D regardless. And there's still boards cheaper than it that do just as well, and boards priced like it that perform better. My point still stands, Aorus Elite boards are looks over performance.

No it isn't a Tier D. That is the mATX NOT THE ATX.

 

Hardware Unboxed video clearly shows that the B550 Aorus Elite is a perfectly good board in terms of VRM performance.

 

 

 

 

[AndreiArgeanu]

6 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

No it isn't a Tier D. That is the mATX NOT THE ATX.

Can you not notice? Also I never said it was a bad board. It's a decent board, but price wise there are boards similarly priced to it that are better, or boards that are cheaper and perform similarly to it.

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

Can you not notice? Also I never said it was a bad board. It's a decent board, but price wise there are boards similarly priced to it that are better, or boards that are cheaper and perform similarly to it.

Do you not understand English ? The board shown in the Tier list is the micro ATX board NOT THE ATX BOARD. HOW HARD IS THAT TO GRASP ????

[Mark Kaine]

53 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

The B550 Aorus Elite mATX isn't the same as the B550 Aorus Elite ATX.

Maybe but the matx is trash, don't support trash companies, hence msi and gigabyte are out of the question (for me) 

[Guest]

Just now, Mark Kaine said:

Maybe but the matx is trash, don't support trash companies, hence msi and asus are out of the question (for me) 

Who is talking about the mATX ? I am referring to the ATX version which is perfectly fine in terms of VRM performance.

[Mark Kaine]

9 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Who is talking about the mATX ? I am referring to the ATX version which is perfectly fine in terms of VRM performance.

 

18 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

It's a decent board, but price wise there are boards similarly priced to it that are better, or boards that are cheaper and perform similarly to it.

 The point is, it's not good value. 

 

The steel legend for example would be better, I believe. 

 

 

Also, besides, the OP was asking for a "motherboard that boots POSTS without GPU"...

I'm not aware of such a thing I thought you need a cpu with integrated graphics for this to work, which all current mainstream motherboards should support? 

 

 

[AndreiArgeanu]

1 minute ago, Mark Kaine said:

I'm not aware of such a thing I thought you need a cpu with integrated graphics for this to work, which all current mainstream motherboards should support? 

There is a feature that allows boot without an APU and without a GPU on some boards but it's very rarely mentioned, or acknowledged since it isn't commonly needed.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

 

 The point is, it's not good value. 

 

The steel legend for example would be better, I believe. 

 

 

Also, besides, the OP was asking for a "motherboard that boots without GPU"...

I'm not aware of such a thing I thought you need a cpu with integrated graphics for this to work, which all current mainstream motherboards should support? 

 

 

The Gigabyte board is cheaper, so why pay more if you don't have to ? 

 

[igormp]

4 hours ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

boards similarly priced to it that are better, or boards that are cheaper and perform similarly to it.

Remember that I don't live in the same place you do. Pricing is different and the Aorus Elite is the cheapest one of the boards I mentioned. Also, that's not the point of the topic.

 

4 hours ago, Mark Kaine said:

I'm not aware of such a thing I thought you need a cpu with integrated graphics for this to work, which all current mainstream motherboards should support? 

Video output isn't necessary for a PC to work, but some mobos present that as an error during boot. I'd like to know the ones that ignore it and proceed with boot as usual.

 

4 hours ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

but it's very rarely mentioned, or acknowledged since it isn't commonly needed.

Exactly, hence why I'm asking if someone knows.

[igormp]

Kinda late post, but since it's the first result on Google I guess it's worth to add: the B550 steel legend can boot headlessly without any problems.