What's the Best B350 Board?

Mar 2, 2018
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I've been looking for a B350 board to pair with my Ryzen 3 1200, there has been a large range of boards that I have considered from the MSI B350 Tomahawk to the Asus ROG Strix B350. After hours of research I still can't find a that board will meet my requirements. I want to know what board would best fit the following requirements


  • Under $130
    ATX
    Either is color neutral (not preferred), has red accents (still not preferred), red LEDs or RGB
    Has at least 3 case fan headers
    Adequate power delivery/VRMs to overclock up to a Ryzen 5 6 core processor
    Gigabit Ethernet
    At least 4 (preferably 6) SATA 3 ports
    At least 6 USB type a/c ports
    At least 1 M.2 port
    Support for 2666 Mhz ram or higher (preferably 3000 Mhz or higher)
    Decent enough bios (trying to avoid gigabyte, but will consider with though)

Current Planned Build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hpqmxG

If anyone knows of any boards that meet these requirements please let me know, thanks in advance!

 
Solution
If the B350 series does not have what you need then you should look at the X370 or X470

The MSI X370 GAMING PLUS has all you need and more under your budget.
4x 4-pin fan connectors, 1x CPU fan, 1x pump fan, 1x RGB LED connector
8+2 phase VRM / 4+2 phase PWM ......I think
6x SATA3 ports
5x USB 3.1 and 1x USB 3.1 Type-C (Lightning) and it supports 4x USB 3.1 additional ports and 2x USB 2.0
1x M.2 slot
Supports DDR4 1866-3200MHz
If the B350 series does not have what you need then you should look at the X370 or X470

The MSI X370 GAMING PLUS has all you need and more under your budget.
4x 4-pin fan connectors, 1x CPU fan, 1x pump fan, 1x RGB LED connector
8+2 phase VRM / 4+2 phase PWM ......I think
6x SATA3 ports
5x USB 3.1 and 1x USB 3.1 Type-C (Lightning) and it supports 4x USB 3.1 additional ports and 2x USB 2.0
1x M.2 slot
Supports DDR4 1866-3200MHz
 
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