Best AM4 SFF motherboard

nicho12 · 16 Sep 2019 at 12:09

Any tips on the best ITX motherboard? Anything on the horizon worth waiting for? I was looking at the Asus ROG Strix B450-i which looks like a good balance vs cost.

an0nym0us · 17 Sep 2019 at 08:13

B450:
The best B450 ITX motherboard is this MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC. Better VRM than the ASUS ROG STRIX B450-I GAMING and it's cheaper too. Note that none of the B450 ITX have BIOS flashback feature.

X570:
The Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI is really good spec (great VRM, Q-Flash Plus, WiFi 6, BT 5), but it's pricier at £226.99.

nicho12 · 17 Sep 2019 at 11:18

Nice, thanks. Any thoughts on B550? I heard Q4 but I guess no news there.

an0nym0us · 17 Sep 2019 at 11:21

I've not seen any official news from AMD on B550 yet.

an0nym0us · 17 Sep 2019 at 11:25

What CPU will you be lookng to get? If you're going for a 3rd gen Ryzen CPU, then note that B450 motherboards will need their BIOS updated somehow before you can use the 3rd gen Ryzen CPU.

LePhuronn · 18 Sep 2019 at 15:23

Of course if you want to spend £400 then there's the Asus X570 Crosshair VIII Impact. Utterly insane board.

an0nym0us · 18 Sep 2019 at 15:32

LePhuronn said:
Of course if you want to spend £400 then there's the Asus X570 Crosshair VIII Impact. Utterly insane board.

Proper beast that board, crème de la crème of the SFF AM4 motherboards. @nicho12, note this is mini-DTX form factor though, so technically not mini-ITX.