Mini ITX board for 5950x

[xxShinobixx]

Picked up a 5950x to replace my 9700k and wondering which board to go for. Everywhere I look pretty much says go for x570i strix, but are there any comparable and cheaper options out there?

For what I need it, will make use of all cores under heavy load and also needs to support 64GB RAM. The system will be watercooled by 1x240mm GT and 1x120mm GT rads. I won't need extreme overclocking but If I can overclock mildly it will be great. The RAM I have got now is 2x32GB Corsair RGB pro @3200.

I'd appreciate any alternatives on the Strix.

Thanks

 

[GoRedwings19]

Gigabyte itx board. overclocking in an itx form factor with a 5950x, not exactly impossible but it makes more sense to underclock it and it will boost itself.

 

[xxShinobixx]

I was looking at x570 Aurros pro WiFi but would really prefer a couple more USB ports so I don't have to use hub.

 

[InfiniteNoise]

Most decent B450/B550 ITX boards should be able handle it, my Gigabyte B450 ITX Aorus Pro WiFi does a decent job handling my 5800X with PBO settings tweaked, it runs at up to 4.8 GHz single core and 4.4-4.6 GHz all cores (depending on temp), since 5950X has twice the cores/threads, so expect to get similar single core boost but lower all cores boost compared to my 5800X, but don't expect to be able to push it too far, if I had a 5950X, I'd go for X570 board instead.

 

[xxShinobixx]

Yes it seems itx options are quite limited when it comes to amd. It think i'll do a little more research but it looks like the x570i strix is going to have to be the top pick.

 

[LePhuronn]

X570 on ITX is just not worth the premium, you literally cannot make use of the chipset's features in that form factor. Decent B550 board will be more than sufficient.

 

[jrwagh333]

B550 also has superior networking compared to X570

 

[Drazhen]

Gigabyte B550I Pro Ax should be a perfect option, very good VRM, it had some problems with bluetooth at launch but it seems all solved on the latest BIOS updates.