Question Best AM4 B550 motherboard for under £100? (UK)

[JamesAtari]

As title says.

Preference for mATX but ATX would work also.

Will be paired with 5600x, rx 6650 xt, 32gb 3600mhz ram, corsair ll 120 fans, PCIe 4.0 NVMe.
Any suggestions welcome.

 

[COLGeek]

For your consideration:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-PRIME-B550M-Micro-Wi-Fi/dp/B09LVQXHBG

 

[Math Geek]

i've used both of these and liked them both

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/Kb6qqs,TG9tt6

the GB board would be my choice of the 2 but both will easily do what you need it to.

 

[JamesAtari]

i've used both of these and liked them both

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/Kb6qqs,TG9tt6

the GB board would be my choice of the 2 but both will easily do what you need it to.

The GB board has a flashback button right?

 

[COLGeek]

The GB board has a flashback button right?

Specs easily found here:

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B550M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10-11-12#kf

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B550M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-13#kf

This model (all revisions) can update the motherboard BIOS without a CPU installed. Shouldn't be required with the aforementioned CPU.

 

[Math Geek]

yes it does

 

[JamesAtari]

Any opinions on the MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS?

 

[COLGeek]

Any opinions on the MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS?

Seems okay. Do you have any specific concerns for any motherboard?

 

[JamesAtari]

Seems okay. Do you have any specific concerns for any motherboard?

Just PCIe 4.0 and decent supply of fan/rgb headers.

I'm just trying to the get the "best" for the price as the price of AM4 boards are still quite high relative to age- it seems like they still hold considerable value in the second-hand market.

 

[triplex1]

Just PCIe 4.0 and decent supply of fan/rgb headers.

I'm just trying to the get the "best" for the price as the price of AM4 boards are still quite high relative to age- it seems like they still hold considerable value in the second-hand market.

Get an Asrock b550m pro4, it will be great with the 5600x
look in mindfactory.de if you don't find a good price elsewhere
https://www.mindfactory.de/product_...M4-Dual-Channel-DDR4-mATX-Retail_1365385.html

 

[beyondlogic]

Any opinions on the MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS?

stay clear of msi if you can is best advice i can give someone at least from my experience ive never owned a stable msi motherboard when its come to ram they can be picky.

this board is fine if you arent intending to overclock

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-B...0&qid=1736634645&sprefix=b550,aps,119&sr=8-10

 

[JamesAtari]

Get an Asrock b550m pro4, it will be great with the 5600x
look in mindfactory.de if you don't find a good price elsewhere
https://www.mindfactory.de/product_...M4-Dual-Channel-DDR4-mATX-Retail_1365385.html

There's a UK retailer selling the board for £94 at the moment, but it will likely be running bios 2.10 and I ended up purchasing a 5600 instead of the 5600x, which requires bios 2.20 at a minimum.

With no flashback button or an older chip to perform the update, it'll be a risky purchase.