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[robertsonjake03]

Hi, I am looking to upgrade my i5-7500 to the new Ryzen 7 3700X, but since I have a tight budget I will only be able to pay a maximum of about £120 ($150) on a new motherboard, which means I will probably be looking at getting a high-end B450. In your guys' opinion what would be the best choice of a motherboard for this chip around that price range?
it's probably not useful information but I also have a 980ti OC and 2x8GB 3000MHz RAM.

 

[dajuukes]

I think the Gigabyte B450 AORUS Elite motherboard (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRNSWNR/) fits your criteria nicely. It's $105, so well within your price range. There are many similar motherboards around your price range and system specs, so a lot of it comes down to personal preference.

 

[robertsonjake03]

I think the Gigabyte B450 AORUS Elite motherboard (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRNSWNR/) fits your criteria nicely. It's $105, so well within your price range. There are many similar motherboards around your price range and system specs, so a lot of it comes down to personal preference.

would you say that motherboard is superior to the equally-priced msi b450 tomahawk?

 

[dajuukes]

would you say that motherboard is superior to the equally-priced msi b450 tomahawk?

I've just looked at the specs for both of these boards, and I couldn't find any significant difference. I believe one has more USB ports on the back (but has more internal connectors to make up for it). The AORUS also has a M.2 heatshield if you ever need that. I don't see the reason to buy a $10 more board in this situation.