New build and out of touch, any real difference in mobos between x670 and b650e for gaming?

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Been a good few years since I've built a PC and just wanted to check I'm not totally out of the loop. Was looking to put together a high end build as now have the time and money to put it to a bit of use. Only real stress for it will be gaming, have a G9 monitor so 5120 1440 at high FPS is basically what will be going for, mainly first person shooters and the occasional simulator. On the motherboards, going with AMD for the 7800x3d and MoBo might get another generation but not sure why they have got so expensive, am I missing anything in b650e v x670, I don't need multiple PCIE devices and wont need a million USB ports but is there anything major different apart from some additional PCIE lanes? B650E seems to have everything I would need and room for any realistic changes in next couple of years or am I wrong? Then RAM I am assuming isnt such an issue with the 7800x3d. Also want it to be quiet, but is the silent loop overkill. Then finally I could go top end GPU but also slightly amused/amazed that they are now £1600+, I am assuming at 5120 x 1440 a 4090 is just a waste of time. Have left out case and power supply as not sure on GPU, and open to suggestions, no interest in looks/RGB more focus on quietness/performance.

 
Yep going to DIY it. Had been thinking it would be ~£75-150 for the case but if there are towers that make it easier/quieter happy to spend more as case is probably the one part I wont be updating for some time as not too worried about aesthetics more the functionality (although having done a bit of looking at the dimensions of some GPUs, seems like will need a small cupboard for the next gen if things keep going the way they are).
 
tamzzy said:
(not the case)
total for the whole computer setup sans peripherals

it's easier to spec and balance a build if we know the full budget rather than speccing piecemeal
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Ta, wasn't sure. Had assumed ~2.5k and could stretch that which I know can get top end spec, but I am not going to be trying to push out 4k, or doing any heavy rendering and don't feel the need for the latest and greatest. Would like a machine that will handle current batch of games and probably the next set, be upgradeable down the line and that can play current batch of games at 100+ FPS (although while not quite 4k I do use a 5120*1440 monitor)
 
Craig_d1 said:
only diff between the B650E and the X670E is the X670E chipset is basically 2 of the B650E chipset, so you get more lanes and more usb 3.2 gen2 or whatever the board manufacturer wants to do with the extra lanes. The E denotes pcie5 gpu and nvme slot, but that's also not a requirement, more a recommendation, so you really need to go through the boards to see what they have. Been looking at the asus B650E-e v the x670e-e myself. prefer the e variant to the f as i like the debug display which will actually give you some codes telling you what's wrong, rather than a led light that could mean anything.
VRM's, B650E-E has 16+2 70a, x670E-E 18+2 110A...the 7800x3d doesn't draw that much power so massive overkill on both, and should offer plenty of power for future cpu upgrades...B650e has 4 nvme slots, 2 are pcie5 speed though drops to pcie 4 if you use sata ports i think(4 ports)...x670e-e 4 nvme, 3 are pcie5, 4 sata,..x670ee also has a start button on the board so you can test it outside of the case, and guess more rgb on the heatsink...anyway, you can see below

Also seen the 2tb crucial P5 plus for £132 on offer if you search, which is step up from the P3 plus above...they also have non rgb corsair 32gb 6000c36 veangeance for £108
Also b650e-e is on offer for £305.59 with free next day delivery

Below is a review of the B650E

and the x670e-e

for roundup of x670e boards though below nice starting point before you delve deeper
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Thanks, that is v helpful. Does seem like anything more than the B650e e would be beyond what I would need anytime in the next few years.
 
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