asus prime b450 or b450 plus?

[Andreas_42]

Hi, im going to change to an amd build and wondering what the differances is between asus prime b450 and asus prime b450 plus except that b450 plus is ATX and that the b450 is mATX

 

[TJ Hooker]

The Plus has VRM heatsinks while the non-plus does not. See here for other differences:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?CompareItemList=-1%7C13-119-137%5E13-119-137%2C13-119-138%5E13-119-138

 

[Andreas_42]

The Plus has VRM heatsinks while the non-plus does not. See here for other differences:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?CompareItemList=-1%7C13-119-137%5E13-119-137%2C13-119-138%5E13-119-138

does the heatsinks do a lot? like are they really needed and worth spending like 8 dollars more for them?
there is a really low price differance between b450 and b450 plus here in sweden

 

[TJ Hooker]

What CPU, and are you planning on overclocking?

 

[Andreas_42]

What CPU, and are you planning on overclocking?

Ryzen 5 2600, and probably later on but yes i will oc

 

[TJ Hooker]

VRM heatsinks help keep the VRMs cool, which is always good but especially important when overclocking. If the price difference is small I'd definitely go with the Plus.