Question Need help choosing an AM5 board.

[cenaa]

Hello,

I am having a hard time deciding which am5 motherboard I should go with. Till now I have only looked at b650 serie boards but I find it hard to differentiate them and know why one is better than the other. I've watched some hardware unboxed videos but they haven't helped me decide as I myself cant directly compare the mentioned motherboards and some (1) are left out.

I'd like recommendations for both mAtx and Atx as I am still deciding my case as well. I am located in The Netherlands.
My CPU will be the r5 7600 but I want to be able to upgrade to the 7 9800x3d in the future without needing a new mobo.

MOBO needs
- Atleast 6 USB A / 3.0 ports total
- Wifi (not sure if 6E is worth it over 6, I will be using ethernet most of the time)
- Black
- Atleast two 2280 m.2 slots, a 3rd slot regardless of type would be preferable but I think that is not offered on mAtx boards.
- Pci gen doesnt matter
- Good compatibility with the r7 9800x3d

budget: €150-200, If its really necessary to go over I will since I do not want to cheap out on my mobo.

 

[logainofhades]

I think this may help you.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57X2FygcqLE

 

[cenaa]

I think this may help you.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57X2FygcqLE

On this timestamp does he mean this comment only for the ones highlighted in blue in the table or also the ones in gray? I dont really understand the coloring as at first I thought its the one he is reviewing but he is reviewing the asus tuf b650m-plus but has the -e highlighted in blue, that might just be an editing mistake though.

 

[logainofhades]

The video is best at given price points. The highlights should be for the ones he is talking about, in each range.

 

[cenaa]

The video is best at given price points. The highlights should be for the ones he is talking about, in each range.

Alright thanks for your inputs, I guess I will check out all the ones in that list then except for the ones colored red and make a decision.

 

[Reckoner87]

I have the B650 Tomahawk Wifi ATX from MSI

It has
4x USB 3.2 Gen 1
3x USB 3.2 Gen 2
3x Gen 4 Nvme M.2 slots (backwards compatible with gen 3 etc)
Wifi
Black/dark grey in colour
Fully compatible with all Ryzen 7000 series CPUs.

It's available for £160 on scan.co.uk and other UK websites but not sure of what websites you'd use in the NLDs.