Hello, friends.
We are building a cheap workstation for my friend, and yes, I know that B550 is coming very soon, but he wants to avoid potential on-launch issues and we are not sure if it will be avaliable soon in Ukraine for a reasonable price.
I need a bit of yours experience, because I am stuck a bit with this rainbow of avalalible boards.
The budget for the motherboard is +/- 100$. We are going to grab Ryzen 1600 AF for now, but later he would like to be able to change the CPU to 2700/3700 and still have the solid performance.
So, the first question is, who will be the best choice between:
ASRock B450M Pro4
ASRock B450M Steel Legend
GIGABYTE B450 AORUS M
ASUS tuf b450m-plus
So, will Pro4 be enough, or more 15$ on Steel Legend worth it? Or will the same priced Aorus M be better than Pro4? Is will TUF be better than Steel Legend or not?
Moreover, is there a sense to grab ATX mobo instead of mATX? Will the Aorus Elite be an better investment than those matx boards?
He won't overclock, so, we are looking for a stable operation in stock. I am really worried about the possible VRM overheat.
Please, I don't want to hear anything about the Tomahawk and whatever MSI makes, I will not consider to this brand only if it goes for free. Don't ask why, there are a couple of reasons why.
Thank you!
We are building a cheap workstation for my friend, and yes, I know that B550 is coming very soon, but he wants to avoid potential on-launch issues and we are not sure if it will be avaliable soon in Ukraine for a reasonable price.
I need a bit of yours experience, because I am stuck a bit with this rainbow of avalalible boards.
The budget for the motherboard is +/- 100$. We are going to grab Ryzen 1600 AF for now, but later he would like to be able to change the CPU to 2700/3700 and still have the solid performance.
So, the first question is, who will be the best choice between:
ASRock B450M Pro4
ASRock B450M Steel Legend
GIGABYTE B450 AORUS M
ASUS tuf b450m-plus
So, will Pro4 be enough, or more 15$ on Steel Legend worth it? Or will the same priced Aorus M be better than Pro4? Is will TUF be better than Steel Legend or not?
Moreover, is there a sense to grab ATX mobo instead of mATX? Will the Aorus Elite be an better investment than those matx boards?
He won't overclock, so, we are looking for a stable operation in stock. I am really worried about the possible VRM overheat.
Please, I don't want to hear anything about the Tomahawk and whatever MSI makes, I will not consider to this brand only if it goes for free. Don't ask why, there are a couple of reasons why.
Thank you!