Question I need help choosing a motherboard please

[beauknowsdiddly]

Unfortunately I need a new board. I have no idea how this happened. Everything works except video. That slot must be burned up as well.

https://imgur.com/a/8Y436jH

View: https://imgur.com/a/8Y436jH#l3KLbeo


This board is a Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Rev 1.0
CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 RAM 64GB (4x16GB)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, iCUE H170i Cooler
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Mini 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
I have 4 RGB fans using a controller, the AIO has 3 RGB fans as well with it's own controller.

https://imgur.com/a/bD6X8wg

View: https://imgur.com/a/bD6X8wg


Can you guys recommend a better board without breaking the bank? Maybe around $200? I could get the same one for around $130. Not sure if I even need to upgrade. What do you guys think?

 

[Eximo]

Only 4 X series boards in budget new:

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#s=33&sort=price&c=132,138

X570 there is pretty bare bones. So I would look at the Fatality or the two Taichi.

 

[beauknowsdiddly]

Only 4 X series boards in budget new:

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#s=33&sort=price&c=132,138

X570 there is pretty bare bones. So I would look at the Fatality or the two Taichi.

Hey thanks Eximo. doesn't look like they're all available. What do you think of this one?
https://www.newegg.com/p/2MG-000K-000E6
I like that it's wifi. I'm not quite sure what's the difference between that and the one I have now though.,

Or this one?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FW85VFT/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A1VVFS82TFM7SW&psc=1

Looks like the one I have is much more expensive, if that means anything.
They were both released on the same day.

https://pangoly.com/en/compare/moth...a-gaming-vs-gigabyte-x470-aorus-gaming-5-wifi

 

[CountMike]

Hey thanks Eximo. doesn't look like they're all available. What do you think of this one?
https://www.newegg.com/p/2MG-000K-000E6
I like that it's wifi. I'm not quite sure what's the difference between that and the one I have now though.,

Or this one?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FW85VFT/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A1VVFS82TFM7SW&psc=1

Looks like the one I have is much more expensive, if that means anything.
They were both released on the same day.

https://pangoly.com/en/compare/moth...a-gaming-vs-gigabyte-x470-aorus-gaming-5-wifi

Both solid MBs. but damage like that doesn't happen all by itself, what did you plug in ? Whatever it was it made a bad short or you got some water in them so don't try it on new MB until properly checked.

 

[beauknowsdiddly]

Both solid MBs. but damage like that doesn't happen all by itself, what did you plug in ? Whatever it was it made a bad short or you got some water in them so don't try it on new MB until properly checked.

I KNOW but I honestly have NO clue what on earth happened to it. I woke with my pc turned off and when I turned it back on there was no display. I thought it was the GPU then about a week later I noticed the burn. Could a power surge do that? It's water cooled maybe the AIO is leaking?? Doesn't appear so. I just don't know.
I went ahead and ordered this one.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...are-us-8549516063857741817-20&geniuslink=true
Added this to be safe...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DBAAJQ6?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp&th=1

Thanks again CountMike

 

[CountMike]

I KNOW but I honestly have NO clue what on earth happened to it. I woke with my pc turned off and when I turned it back on there was no display. I thought it was the GPU then about a week later I noticed the burn. Could a power surge do that? It's water cooled maybe the AIO is leaking?? Doesn't appear so. I just don't know.

AIO and good liquid in custom coolers is not electrically conductive and neither is distilled water so it should cause such a mess, only "dirty" tap water or some drink. Even a voltage surge wouldn't do that if slots are empty. I've never seen damage like that and in that place even after lightning hit. Even battery is fried and blue. That takes some high heat and power. Did you have a GPU in one of those slots, whatever it was it should show same or worse damage, You better check PSU too.