THE N7 Β550

White has never really been my color but the N7 B550 looks quite nice (not to mention there aren't many white motherboards in the market today).

NZXT has placed their logo just over the rear I/O.

The 16 power phase design NZXT has implemented here should be more than sufficient for moderate overclocking.

Offering 4 DDR4 DIMM slots is good since it allows people to further expand the amount of RAM later on if the need arises.

Aside the main 24pin power cable the N7 B550 also requires one 8pin and one 4pin power cables.

Both the SATA and USB motherboard connectors are angled.

Power on/off and reset buttons are located on the lower right corner of the motherboard.

Worth pointing out is that the two M.2 slots reside under plastic covers which are held in place magnetically.

With a total of just 4 PCIe slots the N7 B550 may not be the best choice for people with several cards.

Taking a look at the rear I/O we find the clear CMOS and BIOS flashback buttons, 2 Antenna ports, HDMI v2.1 port, 2 USB 2.0 ports, 4 USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (3 Type-A, 1 Type-C), 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, Realtek RTL8125BG 2.5GbE Ethernet port, 5.1 channel jacks and an S/PDIF out.

Just like with the N7 Z590 model the N7 B550 also lacks a protective plate underneath the motherboard.

With the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, the Acer Predator Apollo 32GB 4GHz RAM and the Neo Forza NFP425 2TB installed (among other things) the N7 B550 is ready for my tests.