Asrock's Taichi motherboards are well-known as some of the most feature-balanced boards on the market. Typically, Asrock gives the Taichi name to its flagship for a given chipset—a motherboard that competes with the best from the likes of Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI. Asrock's new B550 Taichi ($289.99) is no exception. A full-ATX board built around AMD's second-best Ryzen chipset (one step down from the top-shelf X570), this Taichi's build quality ranks with higher-end motherboards that we've reviewed, and its price initially feels like good deal given the feature set. However, some significant issues with this board's RAM support and a few other things keep it from the high marks usually earned by Taichi-branded motherboards.Board Design: This Part's in Balance Following its usual Taichi design scheme, Asrock festoons the B550 Taichi with gears along with a black, steel-gray, and gold color scheme. Aesthetics are a matter of opinion, but personally I feel this board looks spectacular....
Asrock's B550 Taichi is a great-looking motherboard with superb build quality, but it's lacking in some important areas such as in-BIOS overclocking support and RAM-tweaking stability.
Feature-rich; Premium build quality; Classy, unique PCB design and details; Wi-Fi 6 support
Pricey for a B550 board; App Shop program prone to freeze-ups; Adjusting RAM settings causes board to not boot; Minimal BIOS-based overclocking support