Differences between B450M-HDV and R4.0

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   Like the topic implies, I'm wondering if anyone can enlighten me on the (technical) differences between the original B450M-HDV board, and the newer R4.0 version?

I notice from the images that there appears to be a different number of VRMs/Chokes on the R4, along with a different layout of those. (No VRM heatsink either...and the chipset heatsink appears to be different/smaller.)

But do these changes imply an improvement in build quality, or a decline?

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Niccador Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 31 May 2018 Status: Offline Points: 44	Post Options Post Reply Quote Niccador Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Differences between B450M-HDV and R4.0 Posted: 15 Mar 2019 at 12:26pm
	Like the topic implies, I'm wondering if anyone can enlighten me on the (technical) differences between the original B450M-HDV board, and the newer R4.0 version? I notice from the images that there appears to be a different number of VRMs/Chokes on the R4, along with a different layout of those. (No VRM heatsink either...and the chipset heatsink appears to be different/smaller.) But do these changes imply an improvement in build quality, or a decline?

xhue Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 17 Aug 2018 Status: Offline Points: 634	Post Options Post Reply Quote xhue Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Mar 2019 at 5:18pm
	Well, in my opinion they wouldn't make 4 revisions of the board of there was nothing wrong with the original. I doubt anyone from ASRock will publicly acknowledge any issues or differences.