Colorful CVN B450M GAMING V14 AM4 DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard
The Colorful CVN B450M GAMING V14 AM4 DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard is a CVN-series gaming board on the AMD B450 chipset for the AM4 socket, built for compact Ryzen gaming systems. Four DDR4 slots give it more memory flexibility than the two-slot BATTLE-AX AM4 boards, which suits builders who plan to add memory later rather than replace it.
Key Specifications
- AMD B450 chipset with AM4 socket for AMD Ryzen series processors
- 4 DDR4 DIMM slots supporting up to 64GB, with DDR4-3200 (OC) as the fastest listed speed in the detailed specification table used
- 1 M.2 slot and 4 SATA 3.0 6Gb/s ports, with SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 support
- 1 PCIe 3.0 x16 slot and 1 PCIe 3.0 x4 slot
- Board I/O including 1 PS/2 port, 1 DVI port, 1 HDMI port, 1 RJ45 LAN port, 3 audio ports, and USB 2.0, USB 3.0, and USB 3.1 connections including headers
- Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit LAN and Realtek ALC662 6-channel audio
- 128M UEFI BIOS in a 245mm x 245mm Micro-ATX layout
Shielded PCIe Slots and Gaming Connectivity
This CVN board highlights shielded PCIe slots together with gaming connectivity built around its M.2 slot and USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A connectors. The DVI and HDMI outputs also give builders two display options for a processor with integrated graphics, useful for a secondary monitor or a temporary setup before a discrete card is added.
- Start with an AM4 Ryzen processor and DDR4 memory, spreading modules across the four slots as capacity grows toward 64GB.
- Install an M.2 SSD for the operating system and games, keeping in mind that only a SATA SSD is supported in that slot when an AMD 7th generation Athlon processor is used.
- Seat the graphics card in the shielded PCIe 3.0 x16 slot and use the PCIe 3.0 x4 slot for additional expansion.
- Attach up to four SATA 6Gb/s drives for game libraries and media storage.
