[SOLVED] Mobo help: B450 or X570

[JCB965]

I'm new to building PCs, but I would like to give it a shot considering there's no exciting launch games for the PS5 imo and I don't plan on buying one until Bloodborne 2 comes out (Or another equally tempting exclusive). I've bought myself a Ryzen 7 3700x CPU and a new case but haven't picked up a graphics card or a mobo yet. Should I stick with the B450 Tomahawk MAX that I see a lot of people recommending? My plan is to pick up a 2080 Super when the 3000 series come out and the price drops, but I am in the same state of mind to get an X570 in case the 3000 series performs exponentially better. My main aim is 4k gaming at 60fps on the new monitor I bought. Hope you can help me out!

 

[GarrettL]

This is usually a budget decision due to the higher cost of the x570’s. The B550 boards aren’t due out for a couple more months.

Do you need an x570? No, but the upcoming Nvidia gpu’s are rumored to take advantage of PCIe 4.0. Not confirmed yet.

The x570 will accept the 4000 series CPU’s but no guarantee that the the B450 boards will.

 

[JCB965]

This is usually a budget decision due to the higher cost of the x570’s. The B550 boards aren’t due out for a couple more months.

Do you need an x570? No, but the upcoming Nvidia gpu’s are rumored to take advantage of PCIe 4.0. Not confirmed yet.

The x570 will accept the 4000 series CPU’s but no guarantee that the the B450 boards will.

What would you say the lifespan of the x570 is? Like, if I buy one now for 3700x and 2080 S/TI, would the mobo still be usable if I upgrade 5 years down the line?

I don't think I'll buy into 3000 series as 2000 seems to do 4k/60fps just fine. Unless again, there's something incredible about the new Nvidia gpu's.

 

[GarrettL]

I don’t have a crystal ball for that question.

The x570 boards in the $200 range have good VRM’s, PCIe 4.0 and will take the 4000 CPU’s.

You also won’t lose SATA ports if using two NVME SSD’s as you do with B450’s.

I chose the x570 for the long term. Didn’t want to have to change motherboard in the near future.

If you can wait until July the B550’s will be released and should have better pricing while supporting PCIe 4.0

 

[ocer9999]

I don’t have a crystal ball for that question.

The x570 boards in the $200 range have good VRM’s, PCIe 4.0 and will take the 4000 CPU’s.

You also won’t lose SATA ports if using two NVME SSD’s as you do with B450’s.

I chose the x570 for the long term. Didn’t want to have to change motherboard in the near future.

If you can wait until July the B550’s will be released and should have better pricing while supporting PCIe 4.0

There's couple of X570's from Asus and Asrock that are decent for 149$, not even 200$.

 

[GarrettL]

The Asus has better VRM’s and won’t run quite as hot as the AS

 

[hecatomb]

What exact Asus model you recommend?