MSI b650 edge

Actually it was this board with 4 m2 slots
That's better, but I'd say it is overpriced.

I would say (..roughly):
B650: £100 - £150
B850: £150 - £220
X870: £180 - £250
X870E: £250 - £350

Main difference:
B650: PCI-E 4.0 everything, sometimes 1x PCI-E 5.0 M.2 slot.
B850: PCI-E 5.0 graphics (not all of them do) and 1x PCI-E 5.0 M.2 slot.

X870: PCI-E 5.0 graphics, USB4.
X870E: as above.
 
Thanks for that, I have much to look at
If you like MSI, white, don't care about USB4 and want M.2 slots, I'd take a look at MSI's X670E Gaming Plus. It is a last gen board so might need a BIOS update with a 9000 CPU, but ~£200 price is decent.

Boards with a white PCB like the ICE and Edge Ti are often expensive, though the Edge Ti is fairly well-equipped apart from the lack of USB4.

The B850 Aorus ICE is cheaper than the Edge Ti, but the VRM is a downgrade and it is only 6-layer instead of the 8-layer Edge Ti.
 
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