[SOLVED] B450 Boards

[cediegamotin]

Soon I'm going to buy:
Ryzen 5 2600
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 2 x 8 GB
(unsure)

I have three choices on mobo:
ASUS B450-F
MSI Tomahawk Max
Gigabyte Aorus B450 Elite

I want to know which one is better, more RAM compatibility, and importantly has less issue.
I don't plan overclocking soon.
Thanks for future inputs!

 

[taeioum]

I would go with the MSI board unless you're aiming for 2 M.2 drives seeing as the ASUS board has 2 M.2 drive slots, the MSI only has one. The MSI board has better VRMs (needed for overclocking, even though you said you weren't going to anytime soon), 1 more fan header than the ASUS board does and it's cheaper in most countries.

 

[cediegamotin]

I would go with the MSI board unless you're aiming for 2 M.2 drives seeing as the ASUS board has 2 M.2 drive slots, the MSI only has one. The MSI board has better VRMs (needed for overclocking, even though you said you weren't going to anytime soon), 1 more fan header than the ASUS board does and it's cheaper in most countries.

Noted, but I saw the other recommendations from here is the ASUS, because tomahawk max had more issues posted here, so I'm bit confused

 

[sizzling]

Noted, but I saw the other recommendations from here is the ASUS, because tomahawk max had more issues posted here, so I'm bit confused

What issues with a Tomahawk Max? I’ve got one running a 3700X and had zero issues. However the first thing I did was install the latest BIOS.

 

[Nemesia]

The Tomahawk Max is the most sold B450 board at the moment. The other board that I would recommend is the B450 Gaming pro carbon ac.

They both have good VRM's and they won't give you any problems whatsoever.

 

[cediegamotin]

What issues with a Tomahawk Max? I’ve got one running a 3700X and had zero issues. However the first thing I did was install the latest BIOS.

I one user said it has more issues posted here than the ASUS counterpart, how did you update yours? did you use older generation ryzen?

 

[Schlachtwolf]

I had a Asus Rog Strix 450-f Mobo, had it for a year and then killed it with an idiotic OC..... <Mod Edit> happens, then got the Asus Rog Strix x470 and man am I glad I fried the 450..... better if OC'ing on a budget is your thing.

 

[Nemesia]

I one user said it has more issues posted here than the ASUS counterpart, how did you update yours? did you use older generation ryzen?

Look at this - https://i.redd.it/7n48gewun0p21.png

The Asus B450-F is really a low end board with cheap VRM's. Tomahawk is better.

 

[cediegamotin]

Thank you everyone I'll buy the tomahawk max

 

[sizzling]

I one user said it has more issues posted here than the ASUS counterpart, how did you update yours? did you use older generation ryzen?

No I used my 3700X. The Max series are 3000 series ready out of the box.