AMD Ryzen Motherboards

[Skateboardpanda]

Can anyone explain the options for motherboards for AMD processors and what is the best for the price

 

[tamzzy]

depends on what processor you will be running ofc

 

[Tetras]

best value (e.g. with a used Ryzen 3600) is b450
b550 has better compatibility with newer cpus and PCI-E 4
x570 is the high-end option, it has more pci-e 4 lanes, but it's technically older and the feature set/VRMs aren't always better than a decent b550

 

[Jan Zajac]

B450 cheapest for the 5000 series
B550 is the cheapest option with PCIE 4.0
X570 is the top end, usually not worth it for most people unless you want that extra PCIE lanes or front USB C connection.

 

[sy-core]

i would go for front end USB-C connector any day, wanting that 570 over the 550 is a killa any day

 

[Joxeon]

Most of the MSI B550 come with the front usb type C.

 

[Darujhistan]

Don't get conned into overspending on MOBO's that have features you'll never use, and features that aren't even widely implemented yet and won't be for some time. Expensive MOBO's are the biggest waste of money in PC gaming.

 

[EsaT]

Don't get conned into overspending on MOBO's that have features you'll never use, and features that aren't even widely implemented yet and won't be for some time. Expensive MOBO's are the biggest waste of money in PC gaming.

Yeah, have seen buying super expensive mobo and 8 core CPU while same money would have given perfectly good mobo and 12 core CPU.