Ryzen 2700x motherboard recommendation

kPATm · 17 Jan 2021 at 16:32

Just picked up the 2700x from the market and now I'm looking for a motherboard to go with it. Budget is pretty tight at £100 or even less. I will be OCing the chip (if I can). Was looking at the Tomahawk Max but not entirely sure if thats even compatible with the 2700x after a bit of Googling. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

mickyflinn · 17 Jan 2021 at 17:46

2700k intel or 2700x amd ?

kPATm · 17 Jan 2021 at 17:52

Sorry its a 2700x

mickyflinn · 17 Jan 2021 at 17:58

kPATm said:
Sorry its a 2700x

B450 tomahawk is spot on and great motherboard.

kPATm · 19 Jan 2021 at 08:50

How about the MSI B450m Mortar? Bit cheaper and I wont ever be going SLi. How is the Mortar with Ocing?

mickyflinn · 19 Jan 2021 at 10:27

kPATm said:
How about the MSI B450m Mortar? Bit cheaper and I wont ever be going SLi. How is the Mortar with Ocing?

Decent board with average overclocks but if your going to push the limit to the max the tomahawk is slightly better.

Check out some reviews.

Cyber-Mav · 20 Jan 2021 at 20:30

msi x470 gaming plus max i use. currently sells for 80 quid and buildzoid says its not crap which is good enough for me. supports zen 3 too so has a future in it.