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Choosing an ASUS Motherboard for a Ryzen 5 5600X

  • 15-06-2021 2:00pm
    #1
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭


    Howdy folks!

    So I ordered a ryzen 5 5600x from mindfactory for €240, a friend of mine in Germany will be shipping it to me as they only ship to Germany at the moment.

    I'm a bit overwhelmed with all the choices of motherboard models.
    Currently own an ASUS prime X-370A with a Ryzen 5 1600, and GTX 1080 which is too out of date to support the Ryzen 5 5600X.
    I'm thinking of sticking with ASUS due to their well known reliability, have heard bad things about MSI boards.

    Apart from overclocking and higher ram speeds is there much of a difference between the B450's, B550's, X570's - Prime, TUF Gaming and ROG Strix boards?

    Anything to look out for? I think price might determine which board I get.


    I'll be using 4 x 8GB DDR4 3000mhz RAM, and 2 M.2 slots would be nice, my case supports ATX boards but might be open to smaller boards also.

    PCI.E 4.0 is a must to keep it some what future proof.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks,
    Doge.


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  • #2
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,722 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Doge wrote: »
    Howdy folks!

    So I ordered a ryzen 5 5600x from mindfactory for €240, a friend of mine in Germany will be shipping it to me as they only ship to Germany at the moment.

    I'm a bit overwhelmed with all the choices of motherboard models.
    Currently own an ASUS prime X-370A with a Ryzen 5 1600, and GTX 1080 which is too out of date to support the Ryzen 5 5600X.
    I'm thinking of sticking with ASUS due to their well known reliability, have heard bad things about MSI boards.

    Apart from overclocking and higher ram speeds is there much of a difference between the B450's, B550's, X570's - Prime, TUF Gaming and ROG Strix boards?

    Anything to look out for? I think price might determine which board I get.


    I'll be using 4 x 8GB DDR4 3000mhz RAM, and 2 M.2 slots would be nice, my case supports ATX boards but might be open to smaller boards also.

    PCI.E 4.0 is a must to keep it some what future proof.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks,
    Doge.

    B450 won't have PCIE 4.0 so would rule those out in your search. B550 vs X570 is much of a muchness, X570 might have more PCIE 4.0 lanes (you'll get generally a GPU and 1 m.2 at PCIE 4.0 with a b550) and better VRMs. But the tradeoff in price might not be worth it.


  • #3
    Aodhan5000
    Registered Users Posts: 607 ✭✭✭Aodhan5000


    How'd you get the 5600x for 240? Did you pay no VAT or something?


  • #4
    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    X570 prime is quite poorly laid out. The main m.2 slot is obstructed by the GPU, as is the chipset fan. Fine for pcie 3.0 SSDs but 4.0 with heatsink will be problematic.


  • #5
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    Aodhan5000 wrote: »
    How'd you get the 5600x for 240? Did you pay no VAT or something?

    It was a deal that came up on mydealz.de, the German version of HotUKdeals. It's currently on mindfactory for €250, you need to specifically go through the "mindstar" page and scroll down to to the 5600x In desktop mode if you're on mobile.

    https://www.mindfactory.de/Highlights/MindStar


    As I said they won't ship outside Germany so you need some way of forwarding it.


  • #6
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    Cheers for the info on the lack of PCI.E 4.0 on the b450s and the issues with the Prime x570 guys! Appreciated.


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  • #7
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,731 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    B550 mid-to-high end boards have better VRMs & RAM overclocking than X570.

    Best mid-tier boards would be:

    MSI B550 Gaming Edge Wifi
    Asus ROG STRIX B550-F / B550-E


  • #8
    pogcica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭pogcica


    I have the ASUS TUFgaming X570-PLUS with a 5800x and i am very happy with it.


  • #9
    Tin Man
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Tin Man


    I've got a gigabyte aorus i pro wifi x570 that I picked up for a small form factor case. To be honest at the time it came down to the number of USB sockets on it. There was no real difference in price between it and the B550 models that were available and it also came with a fan on the nvme slot, which was nice.

    In all honesty there is no huge difference between the B550's and B570's so just go with the one that meets your requirements and is cheaper.

    Also bear in mind that there is a good chance that the motherboard won't support the 5000 series CPU's right out of the box so you may need to upgrade the firmware with a USB stick first. If so, try to find a board that makes this simple i.e. one with a LED status light next to button and clearly marked dedicated USB socket.


  • #10
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,738 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Hey OP could you let us know which one you went for in the end and How's it working out when up and running :)

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • #11
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    TheValeyard wrote: »
    Hey OP could you let us know which one you went for in the end and How's it working out when up and running :)

    I will indeed. I'm waiting for the amazon prime day sales to see if I can pick up a bargain.


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  • #12
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,120 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »
    X570 prime is quite poorly laid out. The main m.2 slot is obstructed by the GPU, as is the chipset fan. Fine for pcie 3.0 SSDs but 4.0 with heatsink will be problematic.

    Accurate. I already need a second m.2 and I am putting it off for weeks now because I do not want all the hassle.


  • #13
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    So I pulled the trigger on the ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi today on Amazon UK for a non bargain price.

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08KBZ679C

    I only realised the WiFi version was available on Amazon UK today as the title in the listing is strange, it's missing the plus for a start and even says Xeon is the CPU type in the details.

    There was only one left in stock so I said feck it.


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