Which mATX board for G4560

Casterina · 9 Dec 2018 at 16:58

I have bought a used G4560 from the bay for my HTPC but which B250 board should I go for?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £69.95
1 x Gigabyte GA-B250M-D3H Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £74.99
1 x Asus Prime B250M-Plus Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £86.99
1 x Asus Prime B250M-K Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £69.95
1 x MSI B250M Gaming Pro Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £77.99

Total: £390.97 (includes shipping: £11.10)

Also, my PSU only has 1x 4 pin CPU connector but B250 board has 8 pin connector, will that be a problem?

AMDPower · 10 Dec 2018 at 03:49

are you aware all those boards are out of stock?

I would seriously recommend a better powersupply, all new PSU have 8pin cpu connector.

Casterina · 10 Dec 2018 at 11:08

AMDPower said:
are you aware all those boards are out of stock?

I would seriously recommend a better powersupply, all new PSU have 8pin cpu connector.

Yes, I know they are all out of stock and would need to get them from elsewhere.

Would it not work with just the 4 pin CPU connector as the CPU is only 54W? I have been using the same power supply for a AMD chip that is 80W.

AMDPower · 10 Dec 2018 at 11:23

it should work if its a low power cpu, try it and if it does not work, you can try a 4pin to 8 pin PSU cable adapter. But i would get a better brand psu in future.

ExoMale · 17 Dec 2018 at 21:29

i had this board with a celeron G3950 and seemed nice, had it for about 3 weeks till i sold the system at the weekend, never had issues, i paid much less than this though as it was a brand new, but private sale, however the power supply i sold with the system and my other ones i own support 8 pin cpu, generally speaking it should work with single 4 pin, just not very well.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte GA-H270M-DS3H Intel H270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £92.99

Total: £101.69 (includes shipping: £8.70)

you cant go wrong either either of the b250 boards, but id upgrade the power supply while your at it, you dont even have to spend much just to get better.