Review SAPPHIRE NITRO+ B850A WIFI 7

[DAPUNISHER]

It's good to see Sapphire making boards again. - https://www.thefpsreview.com/2025/09/10/sapphire-nitro-b850a-wifi-7-motherboard-review/

Hardest thing I do 99.9% of the time is game. So I am even eyeing the NITRO+ B650M WIFI for the next build. I found it a minute ago looking for the B850A - https://www.newegg.com/sapphire-tech-motherboards-amd-amd-b650-am5/p/2MG-000N-00011

Probably better choices for the money? But I am a sucker for the nostalgia bait and idea of comboing it up with my Pulse 7900XTX.

 

[Shmee]

Looks like a decent board, but not enough m.2 slots for me, especially since I would want to use the PCIe x4 slot for my NIC, and that is disabled when the 3rd m.2 slot is used. I am hoping that this means Sapphire will continue to offer additional board designs down the road, and I am especially eager for some good X870E options.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I was reading that both Sapphire and Colorful are made by Chaintech. And that bios update releases are exceptionally poor for both brands. I guess I'll be sticking to the big 4. EDIT: Unless they start putting much more effort in.

 

[Shmee]

Ah that is unfortunate to hear, but I guess not surprising really.