B350 vs x370 for Ryzen 5 1600 [For Streaming]

TSCSparks

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Hello everyone,

I am putting parts together for my pc build i will make in a month or two and struggled with the MotherBoard Chipset for my AMD Ryzen 1600. i know the slight differences of dual GPU but thats it. I am not planning to use a dual GPU

What are the other benefits of the X370 chipset? will it affect my streaming quality?

My upcoming Specs for reference
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
8 gigs of Crucial Ballistix Sport LTDDR4 2400MHz
GTX 780

thanks in advance
TSCSpaks
 
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The X370 is for SLI and better VRM's. The B350 can dual GPU but only crossfire with decent VRM's for overclocking. I suggest a good B350 as they are fine for overclocking. Do get faster RAM tho as it the same speed the CCX works between the complexes. I suggest 3000 which are only about $5~10 more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($70.92 @ Amazon)
Total: $70.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-02 13:34 EDT-0400
The X370 is for SLI and better VRM's. The B350 can dual GPU but only crossfire with decent VRM's for overclocking. I suggest a good B350 as they are fine for overclocking. Do get faster RAM tho as it the same speed the CCX works between the complexes. I suggest 3000 which are only about $5~10 more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($70.92 @ Amazon)
Total: $70.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-02 13:34 EDT-0400
 
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how is the Gigabyte AB350-GAMING 3? I can't seem to find if it support 3000mhz ram though i see 2933 (O.C.) and 3200 (O.C.)
i think the O.C. stands for overclock but does that mean i need to overclock my Ram?
and what does VRM mean, and CCX?
 
The gigabyte AB350 gamer 3 is a great board. With the RAM 3000 downgrades to 2933. Not a big issue. VRM's are on the motherboard to stabalice voltage going to the CPU. To few VRM's and or less quality means lower possible overclocking. CCX is complex connection where each complex houses 4 cores. The complex connection issue with latency increases at lower speed RAM use. Going from 2400 to 3200 reduced the latency between the 2 sets of 4 cores by 9ns. For most programs 9ns isn't much but games its its make or break. For more info on the RAM check the motherboards QVL.
http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-AB350-Gaming-3-rev-10#support-doc
 

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Can the AMD Ryzen 1600 handle 3000mhz though? the memory spec of the 1600 is "PC4-21300 (DDR4-2666)" whilst the ram you mentioned is "PC4-24000". I do not want my system to run unstable ofcourse
 
Yup all the Ryzen CPU's are the same. The motherboard is the determining factor in memory support. Bios updates are adding higher speed RAM. Currently AMD and board makers are working on 3466. The * is for AMD 7th Generation A-series/ Athlon™ processors. Those APU's are limit to 2400.

Support for DDR4 3200(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2667*/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
* Support for higher than DDR4 2667 MHz may vary by CPU.