Conclusion
B550 PG Riptide therefore needs to be around the £120 mark to stand out.ASRock adds yet another B550 chipset-based board to its ever-growing arsenal. Phantom Gaming Riptide's aim is to marry gamer looks with specification nearer the upper echelons of what users can expect.
In isolation the board is robust enough. Decent power delivery, three full-length slots, 2.5Gb Ethernet, sensible layout and a modicum of RGB are all good points on this £133 offering.
Yet we firmly believe that spending £15 more makes a lot of sense. Such an additional outlay brings forth boards with integrated WiFi, better audio, an integrated I/O section, and improved cooling.
B550 PG Riptide therefore needs to be around the £120 mark to stand out. If ASRock and its retail partners can achieve that, the board goes from average to good.
Competitive performance
GPU bracket
No WiFi
Non-integrated I/O
ASRock B550 PG Riptide
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