Asrock Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 vs Gigabyte GA-AX370-GAMING 5

[wah007]

Hello Forum,

I am looking to buy a new Ryzen PC and have decided on two motherboards.

If I buy the Gigabyte board I will buy a Ryzen 1700 CPU with it. If I buy the Asrock board I will buy a Ryzen 1700X CPU with it.

The Gigabyte board has a 6+4 Power phase design and the Asrock board has a 12 power phase design, Does it make a big difference that the Asrock has more power phases?

The Asrock costs £150 and the Gigabyte costs £200. Which board is better overall?

I've heard I'm better of buying the Ryzen 1700 as the 1700X AND 1800X aren't overclockable much.

Asrock

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/Fatal1ty%20X370%20Gaming%20K4/

Gigabyte

http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-AX370-GAMING-5-rev-10#kf


Thanks

 

[Suztera]

i would consider waiting a bit longer for in depth motherboard reviews.
With the Gigabyte X370 Gaming 5, there are some features that are not available such as no BLCK overclocking, the power phases and the heatsink on them is average.
If you're interested in overclocking, power phases does matter as well how good the cooling design is implemented.

 

[wah007]

i would consider waiting a bit longer for in depth motherboard reviews.
With the Gigabyte X370 Gaming 5, there are some features that are not available such as no BLCK overclocking, the power phases and the heatsink on them is average.
If you're interested in overclocking, power phases does matter as well how good the cooling design is implemented.

Thanks for that information. I've been reading up quite a bit on the Ryzen CPUs. It seems that the 1700 overclocks quite well whilst producing less heat compared to the 1700X and 1800X, and there's some people that have been able to get good overclocks on B series boards with the 1700.

 

[Suztera]

Here someone showing the problems he has with the motherboard:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?293130-Ryzen-Return-of-the-Jedi

Also, right now there are a lot of bugs that needs to be fix with all motherboards with the bios and you do want to research which ram is compatible with what motherboard you getting. If you thinking of buying a kit higher than 2666mhz, you do want an external clock generator built onto the motherboard so you can actually achieve the speeds. Currently there are some problems with running high speed ram on Ryzen, it may be fixed in the future but right now there is compatibility issues.

 

[wah007]

Here someone showing the problems he has with the motherboard:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?293130-Ryzen-Return-of-the-Jedi

Also, right now there are a lot of bugs that needs to be fix with all motherboards with the bios and you do want to research which ram is compatible with what motherboard you getting. If you thinking of buying a kit higher than 2666mhz, you do want an external clock generator built onto the motherboard so you can actually achieve the speeds. Currently there are some problems with running high speed ram on Ryzen, it may be fixed in the future but right now there is compatibility issues.

That is a lot of issues. I think I'm going to stay away from Gigabyte, as I currently have an AM3 Gigabyte board and have some issues with it. I think I'll buy the 1700X (and keep it stock clock or near stock) and get that Asrock board, but I'll wait for some more reviews first and see how it goes.. Thanks

 

[__Isomorph__]

i would consider waiting a bit longer for in depth motherboard reviews.
With the Gigabyte X370 Gaming 5, there are some features that are not available such as no BLCK overclocking, the power phases and the heatsink on them is average.
If you're interested in overclocking, power phases does matter as well how good the cooling design is implemented.

Thanks for that information. I've been reading up quite a bit on the Ryzen CPUs. It seems that the 1700 overclocks quite well whilst producing less heat compared to the 1700X and 1800X, and there's some people that have been able to get good overclocks on B series boards with the 1700.

check out what level1techs was able to achieve: https://level1techs.com/article/fastest-ryzen-1800x-system-world-2017-03-20
that's with the ASRock Taichi mobo.

 

[__Isomorph__]

re power phases, i can now answer your question: YES! or you can answer it yourself by reading this article that explains all about it: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-motherboard-voltage-regulator-circuit/

so it looks like the ASRock Taichi is the superior board for OC'ing due to the better alloy choke, the better MOSFET, and the better VRM with 16 phases, which explains the lower thermal signature than the competition (and though time will tell, probably also the longer lifespan of the circuitry).

go ASRock!

now if only they would restock the shelves... i can't find a Taichi mobo anywhere. ;(

Hello Forum,

I am looking to buy a new Ryzen PC and have decided on two motherboards.

If I buy the Gigabyte board I will buy a Ryzen 1700 CPU with it. If I buy the Asrock board I will buy a Ryzen 1700X CPU with it.

The Gigabyte board has a 6+4 Power phase design and the Asrock board has a 12 power phase design, Does it make a big difference that the Asrock has more power phases?

The Asrock costs £150 and the Gigabyte costs £200. Which board is better overall?

I've heard I'm better of buying the Ryzen 1700 as the 1700X AND 1800X aren't overclockable much.

Asrock

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/Fatal1ty%20X370%20Gaming%20K4/

Gigabyte

http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-AX370-GAMING-5-rev-10#kf


Thanks

 

[eyupo92]

I have posted my experience here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3398021/aorus-x370-gaming-gaming.html
Stay away from Gaming 5 !

Hello Forum,

I am looking to buy a new Ryzen PC and have decided on two motherboards.

If I buy the Gigabyte board I will buy a Ryzen 1700 CPU with it. If I buy the Asrock board I will buy a Ryzen 1700X CPU with it.

The Gigabyte board has a 6+4 Power phase design and the Asrock board has a 12 power phase design, Does it make a big difference that the Asrock has more power phases?

The Asrock costs £150 and the Gigabyte costs £200. Which board is better overall?

I've heard I'm better of buying the Ryzen 1700 as the 1700X AND 1800X aren't overclockable much.

Asrock

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/Fatal1ty%20X370%20Gaming%20K4/

Gigabyte

http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-AX370-GAMING-5-rev-10#kf


Thanks