Afox A320-MA-V2 motherboard
Many people interested in improving their PC are looking for budget but quality models of hardware, and at this point it’s worth talking about the Afox A320-MA-V2 motherboard. It’s pretty much the most budget-friendly of its range, and it’s worth looking at its features. In fact, such a motherboard can serve as a basis for a cheap but rather powerful PC.
It is important to say that, in this case, PCle 2.0 support is coming. That is, we are talking about the fact that the number of ports and lines will be a little less. But it should be understood that with the Afox A320 comes support for USB 3.0 ports for the M 2 drive.
That is, in certain moments this chipset quite inferior to counterparts, but there’s also no separation of 16 lines from the processor, so that there was an opportunity to use two graphics cards at once.
More details about the Afox A320-MA-V2
The package includes standard elements:
- User manual.
- SATA cable.
- USB memory device with software.
- Rear port cover.
Technical Data
| Supported AMD Ryzen | 3000/4000/5000 CPUs (unofficially all Ryzen) |
| Processor Socket | AM4 |
| Chipset | AMD A320 |
| Memory | 2 × DDR4, up to 64GB, dual channel DDR4-3000 (XMP) |
| Audio subsystem | 1 × Realtek ALC667 (5.1) |
| Network controllers | 1 × Realtek RTL8111H 1.0 Gbps Ethernet |
| Expansion Slots | 1 × PCI Express 3.0 x16 (x16 mode)(CPU) 1 × PCI Express 2.0 x1 (A320) |
| Drive connectors | 4 × SATA 6Gb/s (A520) 1 × M.2 (CPU, PCIe 3.0 x4/SATA for 2242/2260/2280 devices) |
| USB ports | 2 × USB 2.0: 1 x internal connector for 2 ports (A320) 4 × USB 2.0: 4 Type-A (black) ports on rear panel (A320) 2 × USB 3.2 Gen1: 1 internal connector for 2 ports (A320) 2 × USB 3.2 Gen1: 2 Type-A (blue) ports on rear panel (CPU) |
| Rear panel connectors | 2 × USB 3.2 Gen1 (Type-A) 4 × USB 2.0 (Type-A) 1 × RJ-45 3 × mini-jack audio 1 × HDMI 2.0b 1 × d-Sub (VGA) |
| Other internal components | 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin EPS12V power connector 1 CMOS reset socket 1 USB 3.2 Gen1 connector for 2 ports 1 USB 2.0 port connector 2 x 4-pin plug for LAN fans and LCP pumps 1 COM port 1 x Front panel audio socket 2 Front panel control connectors |
| Form Factor | microATX (220×200 mm) |
| Approximate price | at the time of review can be found on Amazone and other marketplaces for approx. 1000 Euro |
Functional component
Ryzen processors have a total of 24 I/Os, including PCle 3.0 and communicate with the A320 chipset. An additional 16 lines are graphics card slots. And there are 4 lines that can be configured.
As for the chipset itself, it supports a total of 10 PCle 2.0 lines. And 4 of them are still required for communication with the CPU. There are 6 I/O lines, of which 2 serve for SATA ports. Again, the rest is configurable.
This motherboard is primarily aimed at the most undemanding PCs. It really is a budget builder’s solution. But it is important to understand that you will not be able to run modern games, with serious requirements. But for a mid-range download, it will be the optimal solution.
The package includes everything you need to connect and work, and there are all the slots, both basic and additional. As for the networking capabilities, there’s only 1 wired 1Gbps controller. No backlighting is provided in this case. But everything really fits the price and judging by the feedback from customers who have already bought the motherboard and are using it, there are no performance complaints.
