Eric_182 :
I have been looking at the Asus Prime X370 Pro and the Crosshair VI Hero but they seem to be pretty similar in specs? Not surr if I should go for Prime X370 Pro to save some money. I will most likely be using a ryzen 1700 and overclocking since 1700, 1700x are pretty similar in performance as well?
Also, should I get a 1080 or 1080Ti? I will be doing editing in 4K as well as gaming and streaming.
There are some differences in ports/connectivity and features between the
Asus Crosshair VI Hero and the
Asus Prime X370 Pro. If you don't need such differences, as outlined below, the Pro is enough. If the extra features matter to you, then, get Hero.
Hero has a total of
7x fan headers |
Pro has a total of
6x fan headers
Hero has a total of
14x USB ports at the rear panel |
Pro has a total of
8x USB ports
Hero has only
1x USB2.0 (9-pin) internal header |
Pro has
2x USB2.0 (9-pin) internal headers
Hero has an
M.2 (Key E) for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth support (optional) |
Pro has
none
Hero has
12 (8 + 4) power phases |
Pro has
10 (6 + 4) power phases
Hero has an
I/O and Audio shroud/armor |
Pro has
none
Hero has
2x 4-pin RGB LED strip headers |
Pro has
1x 4-pin RGB LED strip header
Hero has
LN2, Slow Mode, Power On, Reset, ReTry, and SafeBoot switches buttons |
Pro has
none
Hero has
special water pump/flow monitoring headers (W_IN, W_OUT, W_FLOW) |
Pro has
none
Hero has a
2-Digit LED Debug Display and Debug/Status LEDs |
Pro has
none
You can also save some money
if you do
not need
Nvidia SLI and
if 4x to 6x SATA ports is acceptable to you by choosing a specific
B350-chipset motherboard (instead of the X370-chipset motherboards above). The B350 chipset also
supports overclocking any Ryzen CPU, like the X370s.
The
Ryzen 7 1700 is a
good choice for price/performance over the Ryzen 7 1700X.
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If you will be using 4K, I would suggest getting the
GTX 1080 Ti GPU (paired with a good-quality 600-650W PSU).