[SOLVED] New PC Build Question on Motherboard choice

[Daso]

Hello All,

New to this forum. I have ordered most of the parts for my work/gaming PC and my first PC build in many years. I'll be running a Ryzen 9-3900, RTX 2080Ti GPU, NZXT 510 case with 32gb of 3600mhz ram, 1TB MVE and have a dimena on which motherboard I use. Due to all the shortages of parts, my original only choice for mobo was the Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming AM4 ATX at $100 but now ordered the only X570 that wasn't ridiculously priced and available next week ASRock X570 Steel Legend AM4 ATX Motherboard for $199. While neither board is anything special, is it silly to not wait for the X570 board to make future upgrades easier (i don't expect to need to upgrade that soon), or save the $100 and just use the B450 until a later date when newer mobo's are out? I've posted both boards below for anyone's advice. Thanks.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1495027-REG/asrock_x570_steel_legend_amd.html

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...x_b450_f_gaming_republic_of_gamers_strix.html

 

[sizzling]

I wouldn’t run the 3900x on that ASUS board, I’ve seen reviews of seriously overheating VRM’s. If it was a better B450 board then ok.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

B450-f is not what I would recommend for a Ryzen 9, since the VRM is simply not up to par.

https://ibb.co/HqSxXch

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J69aiJJEHzQ

This test was with a 3950x, however, the 3950x and 3900x are similar power consumption surprisingly. 112c VRM temperatures are very bad, especially when the B450 Tomahawk max sits at a much more reasonable 87c and is like $15 more.

My choice would be to try to find the B450 tomahawk max in stock or wait for the X570 asrock.

 

[Daso]

Hi all, Thanks for all the great and fast replies. I actually have an order which should ship next week for the Asrock X570 Steel legend, so If that isn't a bad board, I'll stick with that and return the ROG. I can wait a week. Such a direc choice of motherboards lately. Just a crazy time to decide to build a PC.

 

[Daso]

Hi all, Thanks for all the great and fast replies. I actually have an order which should ship next week for the Asrock X570 Steel legend, so If that isn't a bad board, I'll stick with that and return the ROG. I can wait a week. Such a direc choice of motherboards lately. Just a crazy time to decide to build a PC.

Anyone have a favorite reasonably priced X570 mobo? With or without wifi.

 

[GarrettL]

I’ve been running an Asus TUF x570 WiFi since November without any issues.

If you can wait a few weeks the B550’s will be out.

Fir me it’s about what the gpu’s in the next couple of years may need. Will be interesting to see if Nvidia is going to start utilizing PCIe 4.0 and that’s why I can’t recommend B450’s and what appears to be lack of support for the next Ryzen cpu.

 

[Daso]

For $100, should I just use this and wait? does the 3000 ready imply I don't need to update the bios?

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[Daso]

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[Daso]

I’ve been running an Asus TUF x570 WiFi since November without any issues.

If you can wait a few weeks the B550’s will be out.

Fir me it’s about what the gpu’s in the next couple of years may need. Will be interesting to see if Nvidia is going to start utilizing PCIe 4.0 and that’s why I can’t recommend B450’s and what appears to be lack of support for the next Ryzen cpu.

I might have lucked out at the alert from a friend and hopefully snagged the Asus TUF X570 WIFI on Best buy. We'll see if it really ships. Thanks