Help for my r7-2700 purchase b350 vs x470

[Crzywhiteskata]

Hi all, I've been able to research enough to know that i want to buy the amd r7-2700 and save a bit of money there and just overclock it myself, but I know nearly nothing about motherboards and haven't been able to figure out what I want. I'll be running a 1070 and I already have an h100 cooler.

I know b350 is the bare bones what I'll need to overclock but is it worth spending more to get the 470? trying to keep my total under 430-450 so any motherboard recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

 

[volkgren]

The thing about the B350 is the bios update required to run 2nd-gen Ryzen CPUs. Unless you can find a B350 mobo that is advertised as supporting 2nd-gen Ryzen, then there is no gauruntee that it will work without a compatible CPU to administer the update.

That said I would avoid the possible headache of an incompatible mobo and get the X470. The Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming looks good in the lower priced tier of X470 boards.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ($289.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($140.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $430.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-14 22:00 EDT-0400