Is the Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AX available in the UK?

EsxPaul · 30 Sep 2020 at 08:49

Hello to all

As per the title, I'm trying to find out if the Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AX has ever been available in the UK?

This board is listed on the official site: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B550-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10/gallery#gallery but I've never been able to locate one listed at a retailer.

The far more commonly seen and available option is the B550 AORUS PRO AC: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B550-AORUS-PRO-AC-rev-1x/gallery#gallery

My reason for preferring the AX version is that it sacrifices one rear USB 3.2 Gen 2 port in favour of a USB 3.2 Gen 2 case header.

I'd greatly appreciate any input from those that have been able to locate one in these parts. Many thanks

orbitalwalsh · 30 Sep 2020 at 14:04

EsxPaul said:
Hello to all

As per the title, I'm trying to find out if the Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AX has ever been available in the UK?

This board is listed on the official site: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B550-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10/gallery#gallery but I've never been able to locate one listed at a retailer.

The far more commonly seen and available option is the B550 AORUS PRO AC: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B550-AORUS-PRO-AC-rev-1x/gallery#gallery

My reason for preferring the AX version is that it sacrifices one rear USB 3.2 Gen 2 port in favour of a USB 3.2 Gen 2 case header.

I'd greatly appreciate any input from those that have been able to locate one in these parts. Many thanks

Seems gigabyte has changed naming.

Was meant to be Pro AC V2 ! You can see this with the Elite Line up of WiFi and non WiFi having V2

Second design batch included internal C port header .

@GIGA-Man might know any ETA but resellers have to clear out stock of current

EsxPaul · 30 Sep 2020 at 15:24

@orbitalwalsh Thank you very much for that information. I had no idea that V2 versions of certain Gigabyte boards existed!

I did just take a comparative look at the non WiFi Elite V1 + V2 and sure enough there's a similar type of deal going on.

Hopefully I'll just have to sit tight and hope that the AORUS PRO AX might morph into a V2, ready for release.

GIGA-Man · 30 Sep 2020 at 17:08

Hello guy's,

There's version 2 on the way due to power delivery re-design because of the shortage of doublers in the market. Almost all of the new V2 boards have front facing USB C headers added to them. Stock is starting to ship now from the EU warehouse. It should be in stock any time from now.

EsxPaul · 30 Sep 2020 at 19:25

Thanks for taking the time to pass on the latest information @GIGA-Man. Much appreciated

I'll be keeping a close eye out for that impending stock.

orbitalwalsh · 30 Sep 2020 at 19:54

EsxPaul said:
Thanks for taking the time to pass on the latest information @GIGA-Man. Much appreciated

I'll be keeping a close eye out for that impending stock.

Wrap it up in 4000D Airflow or Base 500DX and cool runnings along with USB C support

EsxPaul · 30 Sep 2020 at 20:00

orbitalwalsh said:
Wrap it up in 4000D Airflow or Base 500DX and cool runnings along with USB C support

You have psychic powers. I've got a 500DX sitting here empty, just waiting to get the right board to go in there!

orbitalwalsh · 1 Oct 2020 at 08:34

EsxPaul said:
You have psychic powers. I've got a 500DX sitting here empty, just waiting to get the right board to go in there!

Those two cases will be the norm for most builds with airflow, price and IO

EsxPaul · 5 Oct 2020 at 10:47

I've been doing a little bit of research on the AC V1 board in anticipation of the V2 arrival and noticed multiple reports of users having issues with USB2 ports. It's apparently a well known issue although I was unaware of this: https://www.pcseekers.tech/2020/08/gigabyte-b550-aorus-pro-usb-issues.html

I'm looking to select a board that has as many USB2 ports as possible as they'll be needed for my many Sim rig peripherals.

I'm now thinking that although the upcoming V2 board will have some changes, USB2 functionality won't be one of them. The Gigabyte boards look perfectly suited to my needs but I'm now wondering if avoiding both of these boards might be my best choice even though no other brand offers the same amount of ports?

TheGlyph · 5 Oct 2020 at 17:19

I would suggest you to wait for a month or so after the release of the newer version, may be they did fix the USB issue may be not. Considering you need the USB2 functionality my suggestion is to hold on for at least a month so that you can review user experiences and then pull the plug on the board that suits you best.

EsxPaul · 12 Oct 2020 at 10:27

@GIGA-Man Are you able to shed any more light on when we might see the AORUS PRO AC V2 or AORUS PRO AX might finally reach the UK stores?

I have seen a pre order page up on an Australian retailer site but still nothing at all for the UK.

GIGA-Man · 12 Oct 2020 at 11:32

We have the stock in the EU, re-sellers need to start listing and selling it. Should not be long now.

orbitalwalsh · 12 Oct 2020 at 11:38

GIGA-Man said:
We have the stock in the EU, re-sellers need to start listing and selling it. Should not be long now.

nice . will they be included in the deal going with the free 500GB PCIe 4.0 ? (hopefully ocuk does the deal)

EsxPaul · 21 Oct 2020 at 08:12

@GIGA-Man While I'm still in this interim waiting period, would you happen to know if the B550 Vision D will also be released in a revised "V2" version along with the others that have already been mentioned?

I'm yet to see any of the planned V2 boards listed in the UK but my current assumption is that they are being held back in order to synchronise with the Zen 3 release.

orbitalwalsh · 21 Oct 2020 at 10:43

EsxPaul said:
@GIGA-Man While I'm still in this interim waiting period, would you happen to know if the B550 Vision D will also be released in a revised "V2" version along with the others that have already been mentioned?

I'm yet to see any of the planned V2 boards listed in the UK but my current assumption is that they are being held back in order to synchronise with the Zen 3 release.

guessing your after the front internal USB C connector as that would be the only change .

have a feel if @GIGA-Man has said distribution have them, resellers are waiting too clear stocks . nice excuses for SSD deals rto clear them off as still USB C isn't mainstream on Cases as of yet

Bluntwrapped · 21 Oct 2020 at 11:37

Any plans to update the x570 itx to rev 2?

GIGA-Man · 21 Oct 2020 at 22:51

EsxPaul said:
@GIGA-Man While I'm still in this interim waiting period, would you happen to know if the B550 Vision D will also be released in a revised "V2" version along with the others that have already been mentioned?

I'm yet to see any of the planned V2 boards listed in the UK but my current assumption is that they are being held back in order to synchronise with the Zen 3 release.

A none RTX 30 related question, how refreshing

There are no plans in the long term for any B550 VISION board that I know.

EsxPaul · 22 Oct 2020 at 07:23

GIGA-Man said:
A none RTX 30 related question, how refreshing

There are no plans in the long term for any B550 VISION board that I know.

Thank you for always coming back to answer and give the best information that you have to hand, especially in the midst of the recent RTX related bombardment you are being hit with. It is much appreciated

EsxPaul · 11 Nov 2020 at 12:48

Still can't find a UK listing for neither the...

B550 AORUS PRO AC V2
B550 AORUS PRO AX

Has anybody else had better luck?

EsxPaul · 16 Nov 2020 at 08:07

GIGA-Man said:
Hello guy's,

There's version 2 on the way due to power delivery re-design because of the shortage of doublers in the market. Almost all of the new V2 boards have front facing USB C headers added to them. Stock is starting to ship now from the EU warehouse. It should be in stock any time from now.

Hi @GIGA-Man, would you happen to have any more recent knowledge on the movement of this V2 stock?