X370 or B350

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I have a choice of getting a high end X370 for future proofing with a 1600 6 core or getting a lower end b350 board and getting a 1700.

What would you recommend? was thinking of 1600 + Crosshair VI Hero or a cheaper B350 board and overclocking a 1700 to 3.9/4ghz

I will never use SLI/Crossfire so the extra features of the X370 chipset may be useless... but if i'm using it 3 years down the line with a new Ryzen CPU I want it to have everything..

Opinions?

Thanks
 
Exact same boat mate. Although having had a long think about it, I will probably got with the x370 taichi and a 1600/1700, meaning I won't need to upgrade for a while.
 
Seems most of the reviews were doing on B350 boards such as;

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Total: £215.98
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Gaming 3 managed 3200MHz on the RAM and 4.0Ghz overclock straight off the bat with BIOS update

went for the

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as its on the medium end of the x370 so hopefully will be able to handle better OC and RAM with future updates. Also made saving with going 1600 over 1600X to put towards it.
 
If you're running a single GPU then go B350 as you can get the same level overclocks on B350. The choice of CPU depends on if you're planning to mainly game or stream and content create with Adobe.

If you want to stream and content create then go with the 1700 and overclock it up to 4.0ghz
If you want to mostly play games then get the 1600, overclock it, and use all the money you saved on the B350 board and R5 CPU to get a much better graphics card. So rather than RX 480 get a GTX 1070 instead.
 
The Gigabyte GA-AX370 GAMING 5 as 10 phase VRM Better power delivery & Maybe Cooling & More Bios Options like the (CPU VCORE + -) a lot of B350s Don't have this
more sata ports ,SLI ..Debug Digital Display , Gigabyte AB350 Gaming 3 Can OC by using Dynamic Vcore (DVID) +0.000 + - , . Ryzen oc Program Don't seem to be working on gaming 3 , when oc to 3.9 & saving the profile

Comes down to you get what you pay for , If you have the cash Go for The Gaming 5 , Not K5
 
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I tested all this stuff. B and X370 chipset boards. I dont have time to evidence this kinda stuff I am just giving my opinion based on more testing than pretty much anyone..... Take it or leave it!!!!
 
8 Pack said:
X370 Asrock Taichi or ASUS CH6.

Dont bother with B Board options.
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:confused: Why not?!

If someone wants to take 1700X to around 3.8Ghz, wants decent memory support, only games using one GPU and has no requirement for more than one NVME SSD then the 370 seems like extra money for nothing.
 
I took gibbo and 8 packs general advice and got a ch6 as it has better quality components and likely to have better support. So far very good, easy to use and completely stable on a mild overclock on my 1700. Assuming there are future generations of am4 cpu's it should make a good base for upgrades.
 
I'd say B250 is great for anything R5 1600 or under but if spending more on the CPU then you might aswell spend the extra £50 and get a X370.
 
b board as i wanted a micro and sod paying all that extra cash on gimmicks i will not use!

i run at 3.9 comfortably, low temps and vt. Can do the 4 but at higher vt, not worth the epeen thingy! Have yet to be disappointed by the lower spec LOWER PRICE boards. Rather put the the extra £100 150 to a gpu card! :D

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Ha! Can be done anywhere on any site - I like using ocuk for my parts - but would it be bios to the higher price components?

Not new to computer building been around since the x286 days, so i have reference to what i believe in and as with others in the same background. And so far, going by the OC charts there is not much in it! Some b boards beating the top boards. And when warranty's are still the same, what the heck?
 
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I got a MSI B350 to last until I could get a C6H. Did not have any real problems with the B350 but I wanted more SATA/USB ports and the m.2 port is in a bad place on the MSI board, had to remove heatsink from my m.2 drive as the GPU would not go in. The C6H ran RAM faster with less messing but can be a bit random and the RGB LED’s and headers have stopped working. Overall, I would go for 1700+B350 over 1600+X370 but I use the cores and don’t overclock.
 
Once again its down to what you need - but overall if you take away sli so many sats .... and you dont use, its simple you do not need an a board. More people then ever are going micro, all my mates are micro! Paying, like 280 for a top m/board is crazy for most of us , even if i was spendthrift, which i can be when it comes to a gpu, never on a m/board. Once again same warranty! And if your like me , i d be upgrading to something else before the warranty runs out - ha!
 
oweneades said:
:confused: Why not?!

If someone wants to take 1700X to around 3.8Ghz, wants decent memory support, only games using one GPU and has no requirement for more than one NVME SSD then the 370 seems like extra money for nothing.
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its more attention to detail, level of components and engineering along with looking so much better
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Total: £254.08
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Gaming 3 was £116 so makes the sense to Pop up to x370 chipset with better VRM count etc. Budget x370 will always be better then top flight B350 .

first mistake is taking a 1700X just get a 1700 and you can get a x370 board to better overclock that 1700 or 1700x along with better ram speed support in the future , or allowing 2nd M.2 NVMe at full speed in the second 16x slot if your not going to use dual cards :D

I got K5 as that had only just been cleared for UK listing, would have gone for K3 with my 1600@ 4.0ghz if k3 was on order and saved from cash
 
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para about m/boards-

The conclusion
At 219 USD the Ryzen 5 1600 is simply put terrific value. Heck pair it with a 125 USD B350 motherboard, pop on a nice graphics card and tweak it close to 4 GHz, you'll get a smile on your face as to how well a setup like that works. For that kind of money this setup offers nice gaming perf and excellent application threaded performance as Ryzen offers killer single- and multi-threaded performance. And if you are not into tweaking, heck the 1600X model might be worth the few tenners more for you. The eco-system is fast in matters of storage like M.2, SATA and/or USB 3.1. The step upwards to a six-core Ryzen 5 1600 is a proper one for the folks that actually need and waited for a well deserved upgrade, the guys that have been waiting for a price/perf competitive 6-core processor series and the intent to give AMD some well-deserved support after a couple of gruesome years. The more I test quad-core processors the less excited I am getting about them. A move to six and eight-core processors to me feels like the right thing to do as I do feel my overall desktop experience is much snappier and faster compared to any brand quad-core CPU, really go ask some users in our forums as it really feels and seems faster. The one thing you need to keep in mind is that Ryzen is a platform in development. Your motherboard will need a few firmware updates in the future, the memory support sometimes can be daunting and icky. But progress has been made in large steps over the last few weeks and slowly but steadily things are maturing properly. Our recommendation sticks, Ryzen processors like fast frequency memory. You start with a 2667 MHz kit but really, we recommend 2933 MHz or 3200 MHz CL16 if you want the last few FPS out of your gaming experience. Motherboards wise the performance will be the same from a 99 USD B350 towards the most expensive 350 USD X370 motherboard, you define the budget and needs in features. Please base your memory purchase choices on what the motherboard manufacturer advises (check their QVL list). Your sweet spot memory might be 2933 MHz with two DIMMs hence for all processor reviews we are moving to that number where possible. in closing, I think that we might have hit true equilibrium with the Ryzen 5 1600. Tweak it a bit and the proc is offering great value for money relative to performance. For 219 USD you can have a high-end processor experience on a very affordable platform. I cannot iterate it enough, this proc is oozing value and performance, and as such comes recommended, even highly recommended. Hence I am issuing both awards to the Ryzen 5 1600.
 
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