Board for Ryzen 5 5600

Jae-So

Jae-So

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So I grabbed a decent deal on a Ryzen 5 5600 (non X) - hopefully worth it for improved IPC, reduced heat and PCie4. Upgrading from an i7 5820k.

Looking for a Micro ATX board that can give me some level of future proofing (as compatible with future CPUs etc as possible) - I acknowledge that the next gen will probably be a new socket though.

Edit: Updated the board I am leaning towards to this B550M based on chats below.
www.overclockers.co.uk

Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard

Order Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard now online and benefit from fast delivery.
www.overclockers.co.uk www.overclockers.co.uk

I know this is counterproductive to future proofing but also trying not to spend crazy amounts on it.
 
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What's your limit on what you'd consider "crazy amounts"?

There's the Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite, but it's currently out of stock at OcUK. It's around the £105 mark elsewhere from a quick search. It supports the 5800X3D as of one BIOS version ago and is still getting updates, so it's got some level of futureproofing.
 
JRS said:
What's your limit on what you'd consider "crazy amounts"?

There's the Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite, but it's currently out of stock at OcUK. It's around the £105 mark elsewhere from a quick search. It supports the 5800X3D as of one BIOS version ago and is still getting updates, so it's got some level of futureproofing.
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Nice, I like it. Crazy amounts would be significantly above £100. I've seen some £200+ boards so trying not to spend that much.

Vish Petrol said:

MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI​

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Not as nice looking as the Gigabyte but looks pretty good, thanks.
 
to be honest with it being near EOL its best to buy the cheapest with good enough VRM's to support the most powerful chip you intend to buy in future. All the other bells and whilstles between motherboard generations like pcie3 vs 4 isn't even noticeable unless you specifically carry an activity which is designed to test the limits of the technology.

I built one for a friend with a b450m mortar max last year which used to be highly recommended and I couldn't fault it, only cost like £50 as well. I'd forgotten the model name when I sent you the other one.
 
Vish Petrol said:
to be honest with it being near EOL its best to buy the cheapest with good enough VRM's to support the most powerful chip you intend to buy in future. All the other bells and whilstles between motherboard generations like pcie3 vs 4 isn't even noticeable unless you specifically carry an activity which is designed to test the limits of the technology.

I built one for a friend with a b450m mortar max last year which used to be highly recommended and I couldn't fault it, only cost like £50 as well. I'd forgotten the model name when I sent you the other one.
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Nice, that board can be found for just over £60.
I see your point on PCie3 Vs 4, but feels like if I'm going to keep this set up for another 3 to 4 years (with option to put a 5950X in it). I might as well go B550 (PCie4).

I actually forgot that B450 didn't support that in my OP.
 
I have been following this as I am in the same position looking for a B550 board but decided in the end to just keep my current one as I couldn’t make my mind up
Will be interesting to hear your thoughts
 
chroniclard said:
There mag tomahawk in b grade for £80
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Hmm couldn't find this but no worries, found a board.

RobTi said:
I have been following this as I am in the same position looking for a B550 board but decided in the end to just keep my current one as I couldn’t make my mind up
Will be interesting to hear your thoughts
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Haha yeh I had to draw a line because I could research to death. Decided just to get this Aorus Pro-P board.
 
Jae-So said:
Hmm couldn't find this but no worries, found a board.


Haha yeh I had to draw a line because I could research to death. Decided just to get this Aorus Pro-P board.
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Lol I went the opposite and decided to keep my current board for now as I was getting a headache trying to work out what to go for
 
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