recommend me a none asus am4 board please

ryhoper1 · 5 Jan 2018 at 20:49

My rog strix b350-f has died after less than 6 months of use. Not really getting any where with RMAing it. The retailer (not OC) & asus are palming me off on each other and I am going in circles.

So I think im just going to buy a new board and write the old one off.

So i am wondering wondering what peoples experiences are with the various boards now ryzen has been out a while. Which ones are recommended and which should I avoid ?

Nicholas Eagle · 6 Jan 2018 at 14:32

asrock x370 taichi, i have two... one running in my gaming build and also one running a server build with esxi.
rock solid and had no issues so far - both have 1700's installed.

it is around 200~ quid but totally worth it as i had 2 asus prime before both died or had issues.

8 Pack · 6 Jan 2018 at 18:01

Asrock taichi all the way.

ryhoper1 · 12 Jan 2018 at 06:10

Thanks for the responses.

I know the reputation of the Taichis but I just couldn't afford the extra.

I got a good deal on the x370 pro carbon.

But it turns out my problem wasn't actually my motherboard, well maybe not. My AIO leaked, wrecked my CPU but the b350-f may be salvageable, there didn't seem to be any liquid on the board. Although im not sure if I want to take any risks with it so might just write it off and go with the carbon.

orbitalwalsh · 12 Jan 2018 at 09:52

@ryhoper1
Best budget board and best ryzen board

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99
1 x Asrock X370 Taichi AMD X370 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £187.99

Total: £286.08 (includes shipping: £11.10)

with Gigabyte you can RMA directly, asus and other have to go through Reseller , but with going OCUK - they'll take care of it first, whether its asrock or gigabyte