ASRock B760M PG Sonic Wi-Fi Review: Spinning Inside Spec

Our first evaluate protecting Intel’s budget-friendly B769 chipset is a singular trying card from ASRock known as the B760M PG Sonic Wi-Fi. It is a Micro-ATX motherboard and has a Sonic the Hedgehog theme. The budget-class motherboard prices $189.99 on Newegg, which ranks as the highest of the road for the B760. For the cash, you get distinctive Sonic design cues, three M.2 sockets and 4 SATA ports, a Realtek 2.5GbE port and built-in Wi-Fi 6E, plus a nugatory however succesful energy supply. All in all, it is a versatile possibility within the sub-$200 vary, however you may most likely solely purchase it when you’re a fan of spinning blue hedgehogs.

Probably the most notable characteristic is its collaboration with Sega, which options the star of the enduring console video games of the ’90s and an ongoing household film franchise. All around the board and coolers are licensed options that Sonic lovers like to see. It contains a rotating 16-bit ring on the left VRM financial institution, with blue and silver accents everywhere in the chipset cooler, together with Sonic himself. In case you’re not a Sonic fan, however the value level and specs are proper, you will discover its twin (by specs), the B760M Metal Legend Wi-Fi with a much less polarized search for $20 much less.

{Hardware}-wise, the B760M PG Sonic Wi-Fi performs properly in opposition to its equally priced rivals. Some use DDR4 and provide a less expensive path to the platform, however apart from that it is comparable. All of them have “adequate” energy supply on paper, 4 SATA ports, no less than two M.2 slots (do not anticipate PCIe 5.0 slots at this value level), and a suitable, however undoubtedly inexpensive, audio codec. Those that want greater than 8 USB ports on the again of the motherboard ought to search for a competing different to the Sonic board.