Best B350 mother board for Ryzen 5 1600x.

[Catcher1]

Hey guys,

Need help picking the best B350 motherboard. So far I have seen the following, but they don't have great reviews:

MSI B350 TOMAHAWK
GIGABYTE GA-AB350-Gaming 3
ASUS Prime B350-Plus

Thank you!

 

[kanewolf]

AM4 motherboards are still evolving. IMO you would be an early adopter if you purchase now. I will wait until July or Aug to let a few more motherboard firmware revisions hit the street.

The 1800x is an Ryzen 7 also ...

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ all 3 brands mentioned above r reputed. but as kane said, its a new architecture n is still evolving. to face less probs, i would suggest getting made for ryzen parts like the G.skill flare x ram sticks. and yes, a few bios revisions should fix everything mostly.

 

[neblogai]

MSI B350 Gaming Pro Carbon is best featured known B350 motherboard, but not in shops yet:
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B350-GAMING-PRO-CARBON.html#productFeature-section
Should cost ~$135-140.

Right now- ASRock B350 Pro4 (ATX size, not not 350M) is getting great reviews, ASRock as a brand is also praised, the board is powerful, quite well featured, and also not expensive:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/AB350%20Pro4/

 

[goldstone77]

MSI B350 TOMAHAWK has been used by many YouTubers reviews. ASRock if you look at newegg reviews alone has by far the least bad comments for motherboards as a whole.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ am4 boards r relatively new. reading user review now is pointless. few bios revisions would sort most things out.

 

[goldstone77]

^ am4 boards r relatively new. reading user review now is pointless. few bios revisions would sort most things out.

It's not pointless if it actually benefits his decision now. For exampling buying a board riddled with problems now hoping for a updates to make it better vs. buying a stable board now can be determined by reading comments. ASRock x370 taichi being a prime example.

 

[Catcher1]

I went with the Gaming 3 and had a great experience (knock on wood). I choose it for the sound chip and the fan management system.