Budget (including currency): INR
Country: India
Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming on weekends for few hours and office work for rest of the week which is mostly writing work.
Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I won't overclock. Won't ever use a top-of-the-line CPU such as Ryzen 3900 or similar. Maybe use a Ryzen 3700x in the remote future and that is a big MAYBE as of now. Want to play all or most games at 1080p high/ ultra settings. Want to create an RGB build down the line. Have an existing 1050ti which I want to change with a RX 5700 sometime towards the end of 2020.
So, as of now I am keen on buying a CPU + Mobo which I will not ideally change for the next 4-5 years. My budget permits me to buy a Ryzen 5 3500 for 11000 INR (147 USD). 3600 is out of bounds for me as it costs 40% more than 3500 in India.
Now I need a Mobo and I have shortlisted these 2 - MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI (13495 INR) [ 180 USD] shorturl.at/DFIN9 or Gigabyte B550 Gaming X (11700 INR) [ 156.59 USD] shorturl.at/juA14
I know a review is not possible but if anyone could give me an idea just on the basis of specs, of what would best serve my purpose. Is the MSI worth the extra 23 dollars or my purpose can be also served by the Gigabyte. board. 23 dollars might not seem like much but I could simply put it away in my piggybank for the RX 5700.
Thanks and regards