[SOLVED] Need mATX mobo for Ryzen 1700, X370 or B450

[sabot00]

Hi guys,

Just purchased a Ryzen 1700, looking for a good motherboard for it. Needs to be micro-ATX. Other than that having a higher end audio solution would be nice (isolated ALC 1220 for example). Also WiFi would be nice. Otherwise just looking for the cheapest.

Is there any difference between X370 and B450 for the Ryzen 1700? Looking to do some light overclocking.

 

[RCFProd]

B450 would be recommended. Decent enough for OC'ing and it has the bugs/issues that B350/X370 had ironed out. Generally you should definitely go for a good B450 motherboard, unless you can find an X470 for a decent price.

[URL unfurl="true"]https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9C97YJ/msi-b450m-gaming-plus-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-gaming-plus[/URL]

Asus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

pcpartpicker.com

Above two decent mobos you could try.

 

[sabot00]

Thanks for the recommendations, is the Gigabyte AORUS any good? How are these mobos in terms of VRMs/does that matter?

 

[computerjoe314]

Thanks for the recommendations, is the Gigabyte AORUS any good? How are these mobos in terms of VRMs/does that matter?

Gigabyte is usually ok.
I can tell you the VRM's matter, but i don't know how the VRM on those motherboards compare.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI - B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.99 @ B&H)
Total: $84.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-12 18:53 EST-0500

 

[ocer9999]

The Asrock Steel model is the new stuff that they say compares to the MSI msi tomahawk model on VRMs.
It's actually priced pretty good, you might want to check that out.