Question does my size of motherboard matter

[Milo G]

im very soon upgrading to a ryzen 2600 and i need a new motherboard. i think this one will be fin but does the size of it (micro-ATX) matter?
i have a normal tower pc which a atx would fit most likely.
thanks.

milo

 

[JQB45]

Which "Normal Tower" do you have can you tell us the brand and model number?

For the AMD Ryzen 2600 it doesn't really matter what size the motherboard is that is much less important then the chipset and UEFI BIOS version of the motherboard. There are plenty of AMD Ryzen R5-2600 builds that use micro ATX and even the tiny ITX motherboards.

 

[Milo G]

aha u see i bought this pc off ebay so its a pretty generic case i dont actually know what is it

 

[Milo G]

ALSO if not this mobo do u reccomend any other ones? i would like to stay below $100 aha

 

[JQB45]

Download CPU-Z, install and run the program. It will tell you what motherboard you currently have, it will also tell you your current UEFI/BIOS version. Run the application and let us know what you have.

 

[Milo G]

intel DQ57TM

 

[Milo G]

im in need of a am4 mobo for my soon coming ryzen 2600 ) #
suggestions??

 

[JQB45]

Ok you will need a new Motherboard, DDR4 RAM and a CPU. I'm going to recommend a mATX motherboard since you don't know what case you have now.
What parts will you be keeping from your old computer and moving over to the new compuer. Do you own the retail version of Windows 10 complete with the Product ID/Code if not you will need to buy that as well. What is your total budget and what country do you live in?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI - B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-23 19:21 EDT-0400

 

[Milo G]

im looking for a decent mobo for my brand new amd Ryzen 5 2600 and i was going to get the asus prime b450m-a but heard its not very good because of the vram or something. im not very familiar with what it is. #
any mobo's people suggest under 75 $$



edit: im not to keen with overclocking as im not very familiar with how it works. maybe will overclock in the future tho
thanks : ))

 

[jojesa]

If you're not overclocking, then the Asus Prime b450m-a should be a fine motherboard.
Others
ASRock B450M PRO4
MSI B450M PRO-M2

 

[Milo G]

do you think the msi b450 gaming plus is a better bet >????

 

[jojesa]

do you think the msi b450 gaming plus is a better bet >????

I do prefer the MSI over that Asus model.