Description

GIGABYTE B460M DS3H V2 At first glance, we observe that this motherboard is not “intended to be nice.” There are no RGB LEDs on this card, only the strip left on the board, and the finish is minimalistic with grey and black tones.

Also, I prefer the Ryzen version of this board’s artwork, but that is just my opinion. This board has a mini ATX design with dimensions of 10.43 x 10.43 x 2.12 inches.

However, the Gigabyte B460M DS3H is now cheaper than the Gigabyte B450M DS3H at the time of writing this article. So it’s likely that they tried to make a board with a minimal design that was more performance-oriented. Overall, this is a reasonable and reasonable proposal.

GIGABYTE B460M DS3H V2

This motherboard has four DDR4 RAM slots, each with dual-channel compatibility. If you have an i5 processor, the b460 chipset on this board will only allow you to use memory frequencies up to 2600Mhz.
The Gigabyte B460M DS3H contains 4+2 phases and low Rds (on) MOSFETs, which means less energy is wasted because of unnecessary residual heat dissipation.

Furthermore, unlike the Ryzen version, this board features a 1X SSD M.2 slot on the right side of the PCIe X16 slot, which supports up to 32GB/s, and unlike the Ryzen version, this board only has one graphics card slot.

We have two SATA connectors on the bottom right of the board and four on the top right. Now, let’s look at the CPUs that are recommended.

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GIGABYTE B460M DS3H V2

Supports Intel® CoreTM 10th and Intel® CoreTM 11th Generation Processors*
NVMe PCIe Gen3 X4 M.2 Connectors, Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
5 Benefits of a Smart Fan Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP, Multiple Temperature Sensors
Ready for Intel® OptaneTM Memory
cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software with Intel® GbE LAN
3 Different Display Interfaces RGB FUSION is supported. 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light
Show Design, Addressable LED and RGB LED Strip Support
Design Q-Flash Plus Anti-Sulfur Resistors Install the CPU, Memory, and Graphics Card before
updating the BIOS.

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port, 1 x D-Sub port, 1 x DVI-D port, 1 x HDMI port, 1 x RJ-45 port, 3 x audio jacks are seen on the Gigabyte B450M DS3H rear panel connection.

To summarise, the Gigabyte B460M DS3H is likely one of the most affordable boards with a 1200 socket. If you want to purchase a 10th generation Intel processor but don’t have one yet, this is the board to get.

When choosing a processor for this board, keep in mind that higher TDP CPUs may create overheating concerns. Additionally, if you enjoy overclocking, this board is not for you.

GIGABYTE B460M DS3H V2 CPU	Support for 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processors/Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1200 package L3 cache varies with CPU
GIGABYTE B460M DS3H V2 Chipset	Intel®H470 Express Chipset
GIGABYTE B460M DS3H V2 Memory	Intel® Core™ i9/i7 processors: Support for DDR4 2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules Intel® Core™ i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron processors: Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory Dual channel memory architecture Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)
GIGABYTE B460M DS3H V2 Onboard Graphics	Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support: 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60 Hz * D-Sub port, supported by 10th Generation processors only. 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60 Hz * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@30 Hz * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3. Support up to three displays (limited to 10th Generation Intel processors only) Maximum shared memory of 512 MB
GIGABYTE B460M DS3H V2 Audio	Realtek® Audio CODEC High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
GIGABYTE B460M DS3H V2 LAN	Intel® GbE LAN chip (1000 Mbit/100 Mbit)
GIGABYTE B460M DS3H V2 Expansion Slots	1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) 2 x PCI Express x1 slots (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) Supports up to ASPM L1.2 power management protocols.
GIGABYTE B460M DS3H V2 Multi-Graphics Technology	Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
Storage Interface	1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 * Refer to “1-7 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors. Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready M.2 connectors support up to ASPM L1.2 PCIe power management protocols.
USB	5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header) 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors	1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x addressable LED strip header 1 x RGB LED strip header 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only) 1 x serial port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
Back Panel Connectors	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 3 x audio jacks
I/O Controller	iTE® I/O Controller Chip
H/W Monitoring	Voltage detection Temperature detection Fan speed detection Fan fail warning Fan speed control * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the fan you install.
BIOS	1 x 256 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
Unique Features	Support for APP Center @BIOS EasyTune Fast Boot Game Boost ON/OFF Charge RGB Fusion Smart Backup System Information Viewer Support for Q-Flash Support for Q-Flash Plus
Bundled Software	Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed
Operating System	Support for Windows 10 64-bit
Form Factor	Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm