Question Help me choose which AMD board for Ryzen 3000?

[rumple99]

I am going to do a new build when Ryzen 3000 comes out and need help choosing between 2 boards as I am on a budget. I expect the new X570 boards will be out of my price range. I will never use crossfire so was looking at choosing between B450 MSI Pro Carbon (£115) or the Gigabyte Aorus Gaming 5 X470 (£160). I am not likely to overclock in the near term but probably will in future as the chip gets old as I only tend to upgrade every 5 years

They both look pretty much the same to me except with the Gigabyte board you get the newer x470 chipset and 4 USB ports for £45 extra

Help please


https://www.cclonline.com/product/2...ket-AM4-B450-Chipset-ATX-Motherboard/MBD2474/

https://www.cclonline.com/product/2...ket-AM4-X470-Chipset-ATX-Motherboard/MBD2443/

 

[Obakasama]

What other components do you plan to use? Anything like PCIe SSDs? I ask because X470 motherboards will have more options for storage than the B450 counterparts.

Also, depending which Ryzen 3000 series CPU you intend to use it may require a motherboard with good VRMs to handle the power. Without independent reviews at the time of writing it may be premature to make certain assumptions.

 

[rumple99]

I have 2 sata ssd and 4 sata hard drives. I am unlikely to ever use M2 storage because of the cost

 

[Obakasama]

Those will fill up all the SATA ports of either motherboard. Once we know what the power requirements of the new CPUs are then it'll be easier to make a more informed choice.

 

[CountMike]

It mostly depends on which Ryzen 3000 you are planning, it surely isn't same if it's 3600x or some 16 core. 3950x.

 

[ocer9999]

Go for the X470 Auros, it's a better motherboard, if you want a good B450 go either for the Steel Legend or Tomahawk.

 

[rumple99]

As per above I'll most likely get the 3600 or possibly the 3700x depending on prices