Published: February 17, 2023 | Source: ASUS | Author: Tom Logan

ASUS ProArt B760-Creator D4 Review

Conclusion

We spoke in our introduction about how most of us are creators these days, although we are obviously aware that there is a difference between faffing about with a picture or trimming bits out of a video and genuine artistic endeavour.

The ASUS ProArt B760-Creator D4 is probably the most entry-level of the five B760 motherboards we’ve reviewed. Like all but the Strix F it utilises the more affordable DDR4 memory which allows you to get on to the Raptor Lake train for the lowest cost of entry. Connectivity is where it really shines, as you would expect a creator based motherboard to do. As well as a 1G Ethernet there is the Intel 2.5G, letting you connect the wider world as well as a home network without the two cross-pollinating. The rear is replete with a pair of display options – including a 8K DisplayPort! – and there are enough USB ports to satiate even the most dedicated content creator. Storage is made up of the usual four SATA ports as well as two PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots and a single PCIe 3.0 M.2. A balance between cost and speed.

Probably the one area we find the ProArt to be a little confused in its design is the performance side of things. There are seven fan headers, which certainly ensures that you wont be left scratching your head at where to connect the vital cooling fans into your rig, but the power phase is a very modest 50A setup. Certainly if you’re running a beefy 13th Generation Intel processor then there isn’t much headroom available to push the boat out and thus take advantage of all those cooling possibilities. It’s almost like the people designing the power stage didn’t get the memo from the rest of the design team.

Thankfully the performance, like all of the B760 motherboards we’ve reviewed, is nearly identical. Only in the very strenuous tests does the last little bit of speed the ProArt lacks show up, and even this can be explained by us using the Core i9-13900K to test with. Anything below that in the range and we’re sure that the 50A power stage on the ProArt will be able to keep up with the competition in ever benchmark.

However, the transluscent covers, and sleek black and gold aesthetics combine with an affordable entry price to make the ASUS ProArt B760-Creator D4 a good choice if you want to get onto the LGA1700 bandwagon without busting the budget to do so, and wins our OC3D Approved Award.

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