Which mobo and ram for 5600x

sirp · 24 Apr 2021 at 16:09

Hi,

Just building another machine and not quite sure which board and ram to get. I have been looking through the other forums and still not sure. It will be used with a 5600x for now. I will probably put 32 gig of ram in, but 16 would be an option for now. It will need WiFi built in and I think 2 nvme drives will be used, but possibly more in the future.

Any good pairings?

Cheers.

mickyflinn · 24 Apr 2021 at 16:28

GIGABYTE X570 AORUS ULTRA or the ASUS ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING has 3 x m2 slots, ram you want 3600mhz just depends what ypu want to pay.

Digital X · 24 Apr 2021 at 16:51

If you only need two then I would suggest the X570 Tomahawk, but if you might need another in the future then see above.

sirp · 24 Apr 2021 at 20:51

Cheers. Would the b550 Rog strix be a good buy if I just wanted 2 nvme? Quite a bit cheaper that is all.

Digital X · 24 Apr 2021 at 21:29

Should be fine, may need a BIOS update, but I've never had a B550 board. I see there's several variants (A, E, F etc)

clv101 · 24 Apr 2021 at 21:45

The MSI B550 Gaming Edge WiFi is a solid choice.

ninjag · 26 Apr 2021 at 15:12

I went with Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit and MB-351-MS MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi to go with my 5600X. I had to flash the BIOS, which didn't seem to work on the bench but after building it I flashed again and it was perfect.

sirp · 26 Apr 2021 at 19:18

Cheers for the suggestions.

sirp · 12 Jun 2021 at 17:03

Still not got a board, everything else is bought!

I'm a fan of the Asus boards as I like the onboard code LEDs. Which is the best Asus board to get at the moment, was considering the b550 boards. I have looked at them all and I keep reading the odd dodgy review, so not sure!

Joxeon · 12 Jun 2021 at 17:19

I'd probably go for the F although the A is similar if your into a different colour scheme.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard= £169.99
1 x Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard= £169.99

Total: £350.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)

sirp · 12 Jun 2021 at 17:31

Does the f have front usb-c?

sirp · 12 Jun 2021 at 18:05

I think I might have to stump up for the xe gaming for front usb and wifi

Joxeon · 12 Jun 2021 at 18:22

Yeah both the E versions have it although most B550 msi have it and they come in quite a bit cheaper. Not in stock at OCUK but in stock elsewhere for less.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x MSI MPG B550 Gaming Edge WiFi (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard= £159.95

Total: £170.45 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Alan McFall · 12 Jun 2021 at 23:09

Any mid range B550 (£150) board should give you the power delivery to hit maximum boost on upto a 5900x.

You have to be a bit more careful if your going B560, some boards can't even boost the 11400 properly by default.

3600 mhz RAM for Ryzen, 3200 mhz for Intel.

Alan McFall · 12 Jun 2021 at 23:11

handyandy24 · 13 Jun 2021 at 07:44

clv101 said:
The MSI B550 Gaming Edge WiFi is a solid choice.

This is what ill be getting

Kostyantyn Maslov · 13 Jun 2021 at 08:42

B550 and anything around 3600 and lower the latency the better

sirp · 13 Jun 2021 at 08:57

Cheers, just bagged the Asus 550 xe as was on offer, so can finally stop looking!