Matx motherboard for ryzen 1700

[This never ends well]

Looking to down size my pc so need a matx motherboard for ryzen 1700.
Whats a good board which can take the cpu, my ram is 2600mhz.

Not overclocked atm but mite do at some point.

 

[8 Pack]

Asrock extreme 4 matx x370 was my favourite x370 option.

 

[IT Troll]

Asrock extreme 4 matx x370 was my favourite x370 option.

I'm guessing you mean the X370M Pro4. Might also be worth looking at the newer B450M Pro4 (sadly there is no X470M Pro4).

 

[Ginjarou]

Hi, just thought I would ask on this post as it's relevant ...

I'm looking to upgrade to a Ryzen 7 1700 from an i5 4570. I'm looking for recommendations on a matx board that has simple overclocking options (I'm hoping to just have presets in the BIOS to OC the CPU).

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[tamzzy]

Any advice would be appreciated.

what's your budget for the whole lot? have you got the 1700 already?
fyi, also the ram isn't compatible (ddr3 on your 4570 vs ddr4 on the ryzen)

 

[Ginjarou]

what's your budget for the whole lot? have you got the 1700 already?
fyi, also the ram isn't compatible (ddr3 on your 4570 vs ddr4 on the ryzen)

Yes, I'll need to upgrade my DDR3 too but I think my 700W PSU should still be fine. After the cost of the Ryzen CPU and DDR4 RAM, I'd be looking to buy a matx motherboard for about £80 maximum. I'm not into RGB at all so long as it can do some simple overclocking I'm happy

 

[tamzzy]

After the cost of the Ryzen CPU and DDR4 RAM, I'd be looking to buy a matx motherboard for about £80 maximum.

what's your budget for the whole lot?

ryzen 1700 is a bit dated...for gaming, 2600/x is the better chip. unless you have a specific need for 8 cores, better to get 2nd gen ryzen

700W PSU

what brand & model?

 

[Ginjarou]

I'm a bit out of date in CPU names / versions. It looks as though the Ryzen 5 2600x is about the same price as the Ryzen 7 1700 but that Ryzen 5 is better for gaming? If that's the case I will go with that. How do you which are the newer chips? the (2)600 identifying the second gen?

My PSU is 5 years old but checking my ****** order history I can see it's a 'Coolermaster G-Series 700W Fully Wired 80+ Bronze Power Supply'.

 

[tamzzy]

How do you which are the newer chips? the (2)600 identifying the second gen?

correct

'Coolermaster G-Series 700W Fully Wired 80+ Bronze Power Supply'

if i recall, cooler master never used the best quality caps for their psu...

 

[Ginjarou]

So is a new PSU needed? I'm hoping not as it may go over my budget. A 2600/x and the RAM will be about £300 and then a motherboard on top is looking to be around £380 in total.

I'm still finding it difficult to catch up on any particular chipset being the best to use in motherboards too.

 

[tamzzy]

what's your budget for the whole lot?

 

[Ginjarou]

Well, it was £80 for the motherboard going with my original plan as mentioned above. But as things have changed, overall I don't want to spend more than £400 in total for everything required (CPU, RAM, motherboard - and hopefully not a PSU)

 

[tamzzy]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £179.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £98.99
• 1 x MSI B450M Bazooka V2 (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £79.99

Total: £369.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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[Ginjarou]

Thanks!
I take it that motherboard has simple oc’ing options too?

 

[tamzzy]

I take it that motherboard has simple oc’ing options too?

indeed. though you'd probably want an aftermarket cpu cooler for anything other than a very mild oc.

 

[Ginjarou]

Yes I always buy third party coolers just because I like things as quiet as possible

 

[This never ends well]

Forgot to update which board i got.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigabyte-b450-aorus-m-socket-am4-ddr4-matx-motherboard-mb-573-gi.html

Its not bad, had a look at bios and not really much for overclocking, only like cpu volts and frequency for cpu, memory has abit more.

 

[eeii]

For the 2600 you dont need to overclock as the chipset will do it for you.

 

[Ginjarou]

Hi again all,

I bought the Ryzen 5 2600X, MSI Mortar B450m and Corsair DDR4 3200 RAM.

I've been putting things together however I've noticed my old Cooler Master G700 PSU doesn't have a single 4pin CPU connect that is required for this motherboard. It does however (looking at the link to that Cooler Master PSU site), have a CPU 4+4 pin. I have found these and they do insert (though it doesn't look like the shapes of the pins and connectors match). Is this still safe to install this way? Just want to check.

Thanks!

 

[tamzzy]

Yes