[SOLVED] Budget motherboard selection

[Spyro 999]

I currently have a system with an Asrock B450 steel legend and a Ryzen 5 2600.
I plan on upgrading to a Ryzen 5 5600x in the future and I hate this motherboard and want to change it first.

After looking at a couple options, I decided my budget for the board will be a maximum of 300 CAD (maybe a little more if it really is worth it).
The MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI looked pretty nice to me. It's features were exactly what I needed and the aesthetics look good.

I read about a few people saying the VRMs on it were pretty bad and i'm a little concerned about warranty returns for MSI, if I ever need to.

What do you guys think about this motherboard and MSI in particular?
Do you have any other suggestions? (I hate Asrock after a couple dab products from them don't suggest me those)

The features I need are:

• X570 chipset
• Full ATX size
• At least 4 chassis fan headers (6 ideal)
• 4 RAM slots
• 2 M.2 slots
• At least 3 SATA 6Gb/s ports
• Troubleshooting LEDs
• 2 USB 2.0 headers
• Not being ugly
• 12v RGB headers (2+ ideal)

Thank you for your help.

 

[Hellfire13]

The VRM on the EDGE is not bad, but pretty basic. It is not suitable for hard overclocks...
https://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/msi_mpg_x570_gaming_edge_wifi/11.htm

If you want a better Overclocker, go with the TOMAHAWK. MSI is fine otherwise...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
Motherboard | MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard | $309.99 @ Amazon Canada
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $309.99
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-10 10:32 EST-0500 |

You can refer to this guide for estimations...

Motherboard VRM Tier List v2 (currently AMD only)

Credit to: @LukeSavenije The following list is based on facts, ranked on power delivery and known problems. The list will include boards that support CPU overclocking available at retail from different brands. There are still differences in performance among boards of the same tier. As a result, ...

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[Spyro 999]

Does the tomahawk have debug LEDs?

 

[Hellfire13]

Does the tomahawk have debug LEDs?

Yes it does...

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

• 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C Port
• 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
• 1x 4-pin water-pump connector
• 4x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1x Front panel audio connector
• 2x System panel connectors
• 1x TPM module connector
• 1x Serial port connector
• 1x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 2x 4-pin RGB LED connectors
• 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
• 4x EZ Debug LEDs

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-X570-TOMAHAWK-WIFI/Specification

 

[Spyro 999]

Great I think I'll go with the tomahawk...

If anybody have any better option I'd be happy to hear it.

 

[Hellfire13]

Great I think I'll go with the tomahawk...

If anybody have any better option I'd be happy to hear it.

Goodluck...cheers