ASUS ROG STRIX B550-XE Or MSI Tomahawk x570?

iwolverine

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Hi
I am so confused between these two motherboards. I really want to place the order now but can't decide.

The Asus B550-XE actually is £40 more than the MSI Tomahawk x570.

My Current RIG
AMD Ryzen 5900x
32GB RAM 3600hz
PSU 850W Platinum
RTX 3090

Please help me decide
 
but even if I pay £40 more. will it be a good option to get the Asus ROG strix B550 -xe - https://www.******.com/1136801-asus...atx-motherboard-rog-strix-b550-xe-gaming-wifi ?
 
mickyflinn said:
Its all about your needs sure the b550 has plenty of features but x570 offer more pcie4 lanes so wont limit the gpu speed if 2 x m2 pcie4 drives are used.
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I wasn't aware that if I use more than one nvme or m.2 drives on B550 it will limit the bandwidth for the GPU. I will definitely go with x570 then.
Do you know how good MSI is good with BIOS/Firmware updates? I want to place an order today and return my unused Asus Dark Hero VIII x570. I bought the Asus dark hero, but it's overkill for my needs I guess.
 
iwolverine said:
I wasn't aware that if I use more than one nvme or m.2 drives on B550 it will limit the bandwidth for the GPU. I will definitely go with x570 then.
Do you know how good MSI is good with BIOS/Firmware updates? I want to place an order today and return my unused Asus Dark Hero VIII x570. I bought the Asus dark hero, but it's overkill for my needs I guess.
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Just to clarify you can use 1 pcie4 m2 and 1 x pcie3 m2 on a b550 without limiting the gpu x570 you can use 2x pcie4 m2 drives without limitation.

Msi seem solid with bios and drivers for the tomahawk.
 
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