No comment, the ROG one looks the nicest which is the worst part of this decision! if it was your choice and you knew you weren't going to use the LAN or the thunderbolt what would you pick? 
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No comment, the ROG one looks the nicest which is the worst part of this decision! if it was your choice and you knew you weren't going to use the LAN or the thunderbolt what would you pick? 
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Presuming you mean wifi.
I would get the Asus.
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/All-series/PRIME-X570-PRO/
What would you think about this one to go with instead of both ? I had a guy mentioning to me I should just get the x570 if im paying the 210 for a b550 anyway? would this be better than both the white ones suggested so far can pick it up for £230 with a discount code? what do you think lemme know asap ordered pretty much everything else
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Would have recommended that motherboard but it doesn't have bios flashback feature so your taking a risk if it doesnt have the correct bios . X570 motherboards have more pcie4 lanes so you can run 2 x m2 pcie4 drives.https://www.asus.com/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/All-series/PRIME-X570-PRO/
What would you think about this one to go with instead of both ? I had a guy mentioning to me I should just get the x570 if im paying the 210 for a b550 anyway? would this be better than both the white ones suggested so far can pick it up for £230 with a discount code? what do you think lemme know asap ordered pretty much everything else
So that one would be the best barring the flashback feature? My brothers got a ryzen 3600, so if I need a ryzen cpu to update it I could always use his I guess? I assume its basically if it doesnt have the latest bios that isnt beta to just update to the latest stable bios right?
As at this very moment in time im between this x570 and the asus rog 550 board, my only lean towards the b550 is the styling the flashback feature and the fact my current nvme is gen 3 anyway, so it only having 1 x gen4 slot is fine as id just use that for a new one if I ever got a new one
where as for the mean time id just run my single gen 3 on it, knowing this fact and all the other parts ive already bought would you just stick with the 550 over the 570? Relieving the headache of flashback?Again sorry for the million questions!
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@9dal39 I would stick with the b550 personally the extra £70 just doesnt seem worth it for your needs.
This whole cpu lanes thing being less on 550 than 570, is it just if you use 1 gfx card at pcie 4, and 2 m2's 1 gen 4 1 gen 3? That theyll be fine at those speeds or once you plug in the 2nd m2 are things limited? Ive seen a couple of reviews mentioning problems with the asus b550 strix saying the intel lan ports have problems you ever heard of that? Bahh honestly I hate choosing a motherboard should be the easiest piece of the puzzle! Then I wonder could and all black board work with all the other parts and case being white to offset them
Im now between the x570 just for this future expandability and not having to worry about pci lanes and things, and the cheaper asus b550 that will offer what I need for now but not sure about future wise.
so it can handle a graphics card at 16x pci 4 atm and a m2 drive at gen 4 x4, and I believe a m2 drive at gen 3 x4 is this correct for the b550 board? and nothing would be slowed down because of this? im just worried that if I do expand in future id have to then get another motherboard where maybe the x570 would cover me from the start? but if a b550 can do the 2 m2 drives and the graphics card without problem. then thats all I'll need and I can go ahead and order the asus b550?
I apologie massively for all the questions I know im a pain!
so it can handle a graphics card at 16x pci 4 atm and a m2 drive at gen 4 x4, and I believe a m2 drive at gen 3 x4 is this correct for the b550 board? and nothing would be slowed down because of this? im just worried that if I do expand in future id have to then get another motherboard where maybe the x570 would cover me from the start? but if a b550 can do the 2 m2 drives and the graphics card without problem. then thats all I'll need and I can go ahead and order the asus b550?
I apologie massively for all the questions I know im a pain!
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Your correct the b550 will give you pcie4 x16 for the gpu and pcie4 for the first m2 slot, the second m2 is pcie3 run from the chipset.
So the gpu will run at full speed.
If you want 2 x m2 pcie4 and gpu pcie4 x 16 then you want a x570.
And if your not happy you got £70 saved towards another board.
Your correct the b550 will give you pcie4 x16 for the gpu and pcie4 for the first m2 slot, the second m2 is pcie3 run from the chipset.
So the gpu will run at full speed.
If you want 2 x m2 pcie4 and gpu pcie4 x 16 then you want a x570.
And if your not happy you got £70 saved towards another board.
So GPU will run full speed, id get 1 x m2 pcie4, and my current nvme is pcie3 anyway so if say for instance I get a new M2 for the pcie4 slot is that correct?
GPU full speed, m2 pcie4 full speed, and the other m2 pcie3 at its own full speed without affecting anything else? if thats the case then looks like the asus b550 it is!
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Better warranty. Specially if you live close to Milton Keynes.
When people refer to full speed PCIe 4, no GPU maxes out PCIe 3.0 16x unless your running dual Volta GPUs
Recently got 4.0 m.2 myself , only due to trade prices and not even full speed. Which have only recently come out and PCIe 5.0 m.2 will be here at end of the year . Now tech is moving a little to fast haha
Will say, white Gigabyte x570 Aero S should launch soon, no chipset fan
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Better warranty. Specially if you live close to Milton Keynes.
When people refer to full speed PCIe 4, no GPU maxes out PCIe 3.0 16x unless your running dual Volta GPUs
Recently got 4.0 m.2 myself , only due to trade prices and not even full speed. Which have only recently come out and PCIe 5.0 m.2 will be here at end of the year . Now tech is moving a little to fast haha
Will say, white Gigabyte x570 Aero S should launch soon, no chipset fan
I went with the white asus b550 for the time being! Meets my needs gets me by, maybe if theres a need for an upgrade hey I paid £160 for it thats a bargain in my eyes!
Well I mean I've been waiting for the Asus b550 since wednesday when it was supposed to be delivered and man oh man I wish I just bought from OCUK, as for the extra £10 I wouldn't of had to wait around for these morons at YODEL who have lost my bloody parcel!