X470 or X570 - Power concerns?

[pete_agreatguy]

Hi all,

Is it worth paying the extra £150+ for the X570 chipset now and future proofing myself with PCIe 4.0?

I am concerned about the current power consumption differences between the two chipsets and do not want my electric bill to go through the roof.

I am planning on doing the following upgrade atm:

USE: Gaming mainly but occasional Photoshop and ripping blu rays (handbrake and mkv).

CPU: Either the R7 3700X, though probably the R9 3900X
M/B: Asus ROG Hero x470 or x570
RAM: 3600MHz 32GB kit (CL16) or 3200MHz if prices are ridiculous
OS HDD: NVMe Corsair MP510 480GB

 

[pete_agreatguy]

I decided to go with x470. I do not regret my decision.

 

[pete_agreatguy]

I went with an Asus X470 board which had flash back feature (i.e. ability to flash the bios without any components installed). I got the Crosshair Hero VII. Great board.