what would you choose

faz123 · 2 Nov 2018 at 13:17

As above really stuck between these 2 boards

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ocket-am4-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-6c1-as.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...ocket-am4-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-33q-ms.html

any help would be appreciated

orbitalwalsh · 2 Nov 2018 at 13:22

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 5 Wifi AMD X470 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £174.95
1 x Asus ROG Strix X470-F Gaming AMD X470 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £184.99

Total: £371.04 (includes shipping: £11.10)

aorus for better audio,UK RMA and wifi
strix for bios and looks, and in stock unlike MSI

faz123 · 2 Nov 2018 at 13:41

Thanks is the asus strix end of life as not many have stock

ChocoViennese · 2 Nov 2018 at 14:14

I have that asus board for my Ryzen 5 system, I bought it as it, according to a guy that calls himself 'Buildzoid', has better quality VRMs, which should give a more stable overclock than the Gigabyte or MSI boards. e.g. here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8T2gzIkw78

faz123 · 2 Nov 2018 at 15:10

Thanks for the link just watched it

Grandmaster Fap! · 4 Nov 2018 at 13:42

I have the X470-F, really nice board that pushes my 2700x to 4.2 all core boost at 1.32v and my VRM temps have never got above 48c.

4K8KW10 · 4 Nov 2018 at 15:56

faz123 said:
As above really stuck between these 2 boards

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ocket-am4-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-6c1-as.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...ocket-am4-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-33q-ms.html

any help would be appreciated

The Asus one is better designed - with its primary M.2 slot above the PCI-E x16 graphics card slot.
That is very important for the M.2 thermals, since the hot air from the graphics card won't go directly onto the M.2 SSD.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asus ROG Strix X470-F Gaming AMD X470 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £184.99

Total: £195.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Journey · 4 Nov 2018 at 16:02

What CPU are you going to use? These mid range boards tend to be low end, with RGB and loads of plastic stuck on them with no real improvement in the base electronics. You'd be better off with a high end B450 board like the MSI Gaming Pro Carbon for £119.

4K8KW10 · 4 Nov 2018 at 17:00

Journey said:
What CPU are you going to use? These mid range boards tend to be low end, with RGB and loads of plastic stuck on them with no real improvement in the base electronics. You'd be better off with a high end B450 board like the MSI Gaming Pro Carbon for £119.

No.

faz123 · 6 Nov 2018 at 22:07

Journey said:
What CPU are you going to use? These mid range boards tend to be low end, with RGB and loads of plastic stuck on them with no real improvement in the base electronics. You'd be better off with a high end B450 board like the MSI Gaming Pro Carbon for £119.

no its not a low end board
a 2700x will be going in it