Best ATX MB (no more than £100) for ryzen 2600?

lee32uk · 20 Nov 2018 at 17:56

Nexus18 said:
Guys, is the asus X370-F STRIX better than the msi B450 tomahawk MB?

The one listed in this bundle?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...ram-free-240gb-ssd-online-only-bu-01f-am.html

It has a stronger VRM than the Tomahawk but it is a £158 board. You could probably do better for a similar price if buying things individually. The R7 1700 for example is currently the same price as the R5 2600. If you can make use of the extra cores then it is an attractive cpu for the money.

Also X370 might need a bios update to run the R5 2600 depending on how old the bios version is.

Nexus18 · 20 Nov 2018 at 18:12

lee32uk said:
It has a stronger VRM than the Tomahawk but it is a £158 board. You could probably do better for a similar price if buying things individually. The R7 1700 for example is currently the same price as the R5 2600. If you can make use of the extra cores then it is an attractive cpu for the money.

Also X370 might need a bios update to run the R5 2600 depending on how old the bios version is.

I will only be using it for gaming, nothing multi core demanding really.

lee32uk · 20 Nov 2018 at 18:21

Nexus18 said:
I will only be using it for gaming, nothing multi core demanding really.

If you are happy to stick with the 6 core R5 2600 then the Tomahawk or one of the Gigabyte B450 makes more sense.

Both of these are out of stock at the moment. Slightly over £100 on here but you get UK RMA and Gigabyte rep support on the forum (GIGA-Man).

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherbaord= £104.99
1 x Gigabyte B450 AORUS PRO (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £109.99

Total: £226.08 (includes shipping: £11.10)

Marc2180 · 20 Nov 2018 at 18:29

lee32uk said:
If you are happy to stick with the 6 core R5 2600 then the Tomahawk or one of the Gigabyte B450 makes more sense.

Both of these are out of stock at the moment. Slightly over £100 on here but you get UK RMA and Gigabyte rep support on the forum (GIGA-Man).

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherbaord= £104.99

1 x Gigabyte B450 AORUS PRO (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £109.99

Total: £226.08 (includes shipping: £11.10)

I got the last B450 Pro they had in stock yesterday along with a 2600X, 16gb team group 3000mhz ddr4 and a 480gb team group ssd. Missed the delivery today so hopefully will get it tomorrow!

Nexus18 · 20 Nov 2018 at 20:07

So which one would be the better board then, the MSI tomahawk or gigabyte?

Marc2180 · 20 Nov 2018 at 20:14

Nexus18 said:
So which one would be the better board then, the MSI tomahawk or gigabyte?

I would have got the MSI had they been in stock. I jumped on the gigabyte as didn't know how long really the msi boards would be and didn't want to lose out on the black Friday deals on the other parts (and didn't want to wait an age for the board to come)

PiKe · 20 Nov 2018 at 20:16

Tomahawk arguably because the VRMs run cooler.

lee32uk · 20 Nov 2018 at 22:55

Nexus18 said:
So which one would be the better board then, the MSI tomahawk or gigabyte?

The Tomahawk probably edges it with the VRM but it won't be an issue with a 6 core cpu. So either will be fine

viragka · 21 Nov 2018 at 20:25

Hi, is there any news about the Tomahawk, stock ETA? That will be my choice

Jimothy · 22 Nov 2018 at 10:45

viragka said:
Hi, is there any news about the Tomahawk, stock ETA? That will be my choice

Nope. I was told at the beginning of the week that it would be "soon" and "maybe" this week but that doesn't look likely at all. Oh well, what's another week eh?

lee32uk · 22 Nov 2018 at 14:41

If you need it desperately you can find the MSI B450 Tomahawk in stock if you google. Obviously I can't mention competitors but places do have it in stock.

4K8KW10 · 22 Nov 2018 at 16:03

Space Monkey said:
From reading around the MSI B450 boards are highly regarded, so that world be my first port of call

Jamin280672 said:
+1, the MSI B450 Tomahawk is a very popular board, just have a look at the star ratings between each board there.

chippy08 said:
Asrock B450 pro4

No! All of these go with Realtek ALC892, better consider the Gigabyte B450 Aorus Pro with Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec.

Marc2180 · 22 Nov 2018 at 16:56

4K8KW10 said:
No! All of these go with Realtek ALC892, better consider the Gigabyte B450 Aorus Pro with Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec.

thats the board i just got for my 2600X delivered and installed yesterday

Nexus18 · 22 Nov 2018 at 21:37

Not bothered about sound as I have an Asus essence stx 2 sound card.

viragka · 23 Nov 2018 at 13:37

MSI B450 Tomahawk still out of stock...

Jimothy · 23 Nov 2018 at 15:28

Yup, and the 450 Carbon.

viragka · 23 Nov 2018 at 16:17

No luck this week...

midweek · 23 Nov 2018 at 16:23

Hope the Tomahawk B450 is better than the B350 I've got. Mine is wildly unstable with pretty mild CPU and RAM overclocks. Probably just my bull in a china-shop OC style though.

Nexus18 · 23 Nov 2018 at 17:33

Just went with what I originally posted. Can wait for the tomahawk as I'm in no rush

FFLORO · 27 Nov 2018 at 01:40

Does anyone have any update on those boards? I'm still waiting for my order (which includes the b450 carbon ac) and my most recent email from OCUK says they're expecting to despatch my items on Friday, 16th of November...Even though the email itself was sent on the 22nd :rolleyes: