Quick question about chosing a b350 motherboard.

[jakubek160]

Hello , I am experienced so I just want you to not ask the questions that are not so important in this very case such as what is your psu etc. Two quick questions. First.:

What motherboard to chose out of these. Don't look at the shop as I am just trying to show the models as I am from Poland and I am too lazy to type it on amazon.:

MSI tomahawk b350.: https://www.morele.net/plyta-glowna-msi-b350-tomahawk-am4-ddr4-2xpci-sata3-8xusb-3-1-atx-976467/

MSI pc mate b350.: https://www.morele.net/plyta-glowna-msi-b350-pc-mate-b350-ddr4-sata3-usb-3-1-gen-1-atx-7a36-003r-1195352/

MSI b350 bazooka.: https://www.morele.net/plyta-glowna-msi-b350m-bazooka-b350-ddr4-sata3-usb3-1-uatx-1211356/

Asus prime b350.: https://www.morele.net/plyta-glowna-asus-prime-b350m-a-b350-ddr4-sata3-usb-3-1-uatx-90mb0te0-m0eay0-1137480/

Yes my case will fit full atx motherboards. Yes I am building a ryzen system.

Second question.:

Which one of these motherboards can deliver the best overclocking? I am especially asking the people who do own the b350 motherboards and can recommend it as they hit 4.0 ghz on ryzen 1600 on them. Also which one provides the best overclocking for ram. I haven't touched a lot if it comes to motherboard bios stuff from b350 , so I can not answer that question by myself. All anwsers highly appreciated. Have a nice day.

 

[scout_03]

that is the one i have and tomahawk is similar i use it with a rizen 1600 with flare x ram cas 14 and did set axmp in bios ram run at 3200 and cpu goes to 3.4 ghz without any other overclock check undder my specs . https://www.morele.net/plyta-glowna-msi-b350-gaming-plus-b350-sata3-ddr4-usb3-1-gen-1-atx-7a34-015r-1233958/

 

[elbert]

I suggest either the PC mate b350, not on your list the ASRock ab350 pro4, or the ASRock ab350m pro4. The PC mate is basically the tomahawk but lower price without the RGB. The ASRock ab350's are some of the higher user rated motherboards. The Asus - STRIX B350-F seems to do well also.

 

[jakubek160]

I suggest either the PC mate b350, not on your list the ASRock ab350 pro4, or the ASRock ab350m pro4. The PC mate is basically the tomahawk but lower price without the RGB. The ASRock ab350's are some of the higher user rated motherboards. The Asus - STRIX B350-F seems to do well also.

I was thinking a lot about AsRock , but the problem is that AsRock motherboards had crappy power section and it lit on fire. The company wasn't giving the money back. This was with the miner motherboards. That's why I am not likely to go with them.

 

[scout_03]

mining is hard on all parts of system and made then heat and could burn like the one that got on fire could happens to any board that work for mining .

 

[elbert]

If its mining you seek I suggest a motherboard designed for mining like the ASUS B250 Expert Mining. The thing has 1 X 16X PCIE slot and 18 X 1X lane PCIE. Its costly but you could first go with a G4560 CPU.
https://hothardware.com/news/asus-b250-expert-mining-ethereum-motherboard-19-pcie-slots

 

[madmatt30]

^ asrock have long since improved mate in the last 3 years .

The issue you speak of were on the old am3/+ boards when running 125w+ CPU's.

I would never have recommended a budget board from that era - the fact is though MSI were just as guilty (more so) of pushing crappy quality boards out there that were more prone to vrm overheating (the 970 g43 & g46 were the lowest of the low).

None of those boards will have an issue with the vrm draw on a 1600@4ghz.

Don't blindly assume though that you'll hit 4ghz , some 1600s are topping out at 3.8 as of mate without pushing stupid voltages.

Vice versa ram speeds - depends entirely what ram you're going to be buying & I would never guarantee 3200 unless you're paying for guaranteed Samsung b-die which is going to be labelled 3200 cas 14 (mainly from gskill) or the patriot viper elite 3200 cas 16.

The asrock pro 4 ?? I'm running a 1700@4.1ghz on mine & 2400 ram at 2933.

Still wouldn't guarantee the same for everybody though.

Out of your list I'd take the tomahawk or the Asus prime .

If the pro 4 is available same price or cheaper I'd take that , if the asrock k4 fatality is available at a reasonable price that would be my absolute first choice hands down.

 

[jakubek160]

Idk why are you saying that I am mining. Not even planning to. Read the answer again. I said that I will not go with asrock motherboards BECAUSE their lineup of motherboards for mining had broken powering section and the board lit on fire. I am going with a gaming/streaming rig. Please guys read it twice before answering.

 

[elbert]

I suggest either the PC mate b350, not on your list the ASRock ab350 pro4, or the ASRock ab350m pro4. The PC mate is basically the tomahawk but lower price without the RGB. The ASRock ab350's are some of the higher user rated motherboards. The Asus - STRIX B350-F seems to do well also.

I was thinking a lot about AsRock , but the problem is that AsRock motherboards had crappy power section and it lit on fire. The company wasn't giving the money back. This was with the miner motherboards. That's why I am not likely to go with them.

You wrote what was in bold. If your not mining then the ASRock should be fine for normal game use.