Replacing my MoBo

[Franklin_4]

Hi guys,

I'm on a Ryzen 5 1400 and ASRock B350m.

I want a new motherboard with wireless connectivity soon because ive been having trouble with my WiFi and Bluetooth. either the USB ones are too weak and inconsistant or the PCIe networking cards over heats after an hour of gaming (because of its proximity to my GPU, #MidTowerLife). Not to mention windows 10 keeps auto installing drivers for all my usb devices and its causing problems.

Anyway...what does this process look like? Will I have to spend hours on the phone with microsoft? what AM4 board would you guys recommend? has to be mATX...

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#e=31&c=133

 

[Franklin_4]

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#e=31&c=133

thanks i think im gonna get an x470 chipset. is there anything i can do about my windows key prior to swapping the hardware in order to make it a more seamless effort?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Link the key to a Microsoft Account for easy transition.

 

[kiss-method]

Usb wifi is weak.

Cards are weak if you buy cheap ones.

A good wifi card costs around 40$.

I would assume to check status of wifi before looking to change motherboard. And to actually run a good wifi card.

 

[USAFRet]

thanks i think im gonna get an x470 chipset. is there anything i can do about my windows key prior to swapping the hardware in order to make it a more seamless effort?

For the OS activation, read and do this before you change any parts:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html