Question Trying to choose an X470 Motherboard

[scandrews]

I am going to be doing a Ryzen 7 2700 build, and have one component left to buy - the motherboard. I have two that I like, but cannot make up my mind. The two I am looking at are:


Asus ROG Strix X470-F

Gigabyte X470 Gaming 7

These two are at about the top of my budget ($200-250). Their features are pretty similar.

Is one better than the other? I'd like to OC my cpu and ram, if that makes a difference.

I also looked at the Asus B450-F, but was not sure if that was going to be good enough. I'm hoping to keep this through HS (4 years), so if spending $200-250 on a MB now, as opposed to $125 would make that more likely, I'd rather spend more on the MB.

Any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Asus ROG Strix X470-F

 

[scandrews]

Is it that much better?

It's less expensive, which is a good thing.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Better QC in my opinion.

 

[scandrews]

ok

And from what I understand, the bios is better

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Yes it is...Correct.

 

[DMAN999]

I have an Asus ROG Strix B450-F gaming and I am Very happy with it.
So, I'd lean towards the Asus X470-F also.

And I know Crosslhs82x2 has the Asus ROG Strix X470-F and he seems to be happy with it.

Question - Asus Rog Stix X470 F Gaming Bios Update Adventure

Specs R5 2600x Asus Rog Strix x470 f gaming Unfortunately 5204 bios And yes chipset drivers updated fisrt. Which may have started my issue. G.Skill Flare X 3200mhz 2x8 16gb on Qvl Was running fine NO ERRORS on ryzen dram calculator 3400 fast. Corsair h110i with stock fans replaced with 2x140mm...

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[scandrews]

I have an Asus ROG Strix B450-F gaming and I am Very happy with it.
So, I'd lean towards the Asus X470-F also.

And I know Crosslhs82x2 has the Asus ROG Strix X470-F and he seems to be happy with it.

Question - Asus Rog Stix X470 F Gaming Bios Update Adventure

Specs R5 2600x Asus Rog Strix x470 f gaming Unfortunately 5204 bios And yes chipset drivers updated fisrt. Which may have started my issue. G.Skill Flare X 3200mhz 2x8 16gb on Qvl Was running fine NO ERRORS on ryzen dram calculator 3400 fast. Corsair h110i with stock fans replaced with 2x140mm...

forums.tomshardware.com

I thought about the B450-F, and the Crosshair VII Hero, but the X470-F seemed like a better deal

 

[scandrews]

I have an Asus ROG Strix B450-F gaming and I am Very happy with it.
So, I'd lean towards the Asus X470-F also.

And I know Crosslhs82x2 has the Asus ROG Strix X470-F and he seems to be happy with it.

Question - Asus Rog Stix X470 F Gaming Bios Update Adventure

Specs R5 2600x Asus Rog Strix x470 f gaming Unfortunately 5204 bios And yes chipset drivers updated fisrt. Which may have started my issue. G.Skill Flare X 3200mhz 2x8 16gb on Qvl Was running fine NO ERRORS on ryzen dram calculator 3400 fast. Corsair h110i with stock fans replaced with 2x140mm...

forums.tomshardware.com

Looks like I'll be going with the X470-F.

it's got everything I want, and should last me a while, even if I upgrade to a 4th gen Ryzen in a couple years