Motherboard Tier List (EOL)

[LukeSavenije]

8 hours ago, trevb0t said:

Are we talking about a change in performance quality?

not really, it's mostly functional and aesthetic changes

 

18 minutes ago, XR6 said:

such as white VRM heatsinks

but it doesn't seem to have changed except color

[Szemike84]

What do you think about the new AMD chipset? Would the motherbord manufacturers be able to present the new motherboards in time? And what about the prices?

[GrockleTD]

1 minute ago, Szemike84 said:

What do you think about the new AMD chipset? Would the motherbord manufacturers be able to present the new motherboards in time? And what about the prices?

i was under the impression that the chipset was ready

[Szemike84]

Just now, GrockleTD said:

i was under the impression that the chipset was ready

I saw a topic in the morning, about a new motherboard from MSI with the new X540 (if I'm right). It's going to be tested in a few days.

[LukeSavenije]

57 minutes ago, Szemike84 said:

What do you think about the new AMD chipset? Would the motherbord manufacturers be able to present the new motherboards in time? And what about the prices?

well... with the leaks I've seen it's quite hot, estimated somewhere between 18-28 watts, hence the active cooling on it. it's so hot, i haven't seen this since x48

 

but yeah, powercolor, biostar and msi seem to have some stuff ready now

[Firewrath9]

what i don't get is why the Maximus XI and Maximus X are considered "mainstream", while the Z390 Aorus elite isn't.

wether its mainstream or high-end or budget isn't dependent on the quality, but rather the price.

A shitty 1 million dollar lambo is still a high-end/expensive car, not a mainstream one even if it looks ugly and is really slow.

[LukeSavenije]

9 hours ago, Firewrath9 said:

 

because i care about performance and not price? it performs like a mainstream board

[Jurrunio]

10 hours ago, Firewrath9 said:

wether its mainstream or high-end or budget isn't dependent on the quality, but rather the price.

 

performance is all this list is all about. Prices fluctuate so you might as well check retail and online stores for prices yourself instead of coming here

[TheDankKoosh]

A question about the b450 ds3h, why is it considered c tier board? I thought it had a decent vrm, the heatsink seems a bit small, but otherwise it seems decent.

[XR6]

1 minute ago, TheDankKoosh said:

A question about the b450 ds3h, why is it considered c tier board? I thought it had a decent vrm, the heatsink seems a bit small, but otherwise it seems decent.

If I remember correctly we put it in Tier C due to its VRM and its build quality.

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, TheDankKoosh said:

A question about the b450 ds3h, why is it considered c tier board? I thought it had a decent vrm, the heatsink seems a bit small, but otherwise it seems decent.

it's a better tier office board, not close enough to something like a pro4 to be in tier b, so that's mainly why it's in tier c

 

it's okay for like a locked r5, but not much more

[TheDankKoosh]

2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

it's a better tier office board, not close enough to something like a pro4 to be in tier b, so that's mainly why it's in tier c

 

it's okay for like a locked r5, but not much more

Are the mosfets really that bad? I figured the 4 phase would at least make it equal to the pro4.

[Jurrunio]

3 minutes ago, TheDankKoosh said:

I thought it had a decent vrm

low end mosfets just like the Asrock Pro4, but with 8 sets instead of 6 it's not that terrible among cheap boards

 

5 minutes ago, TheDankKoosh said:

the heatsink seems a bit small

With zero consideration in adding surface area, it's not a heatsink, it's fashion accessory.

[TheDankKoosh]

10 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

low end mosfets just like the Asrock Pro4, but with 8 sets instead of 6 it's not that terrible among cheap boards

 

With zero consideration in adding surface area, it's not a heatsink, it's fashion accessory.

I figure it would be about equal in terms of thermals compared to the pro4. 

 

The heatsink has some surface area, but nothing compared to the pro4, I'm actually wondering if I can get the s2h heatsink and slap that on for better thermals.

[Jurrunio]

2 minutes ago, TheDankKoosh said:

I figure it would be about equal in terms of thermals compared to the pro4. 

 

The heatsink has some surface area, but nothing compared to the pro4, I'm actually wondering if I can get the s2h heatsink and slap that on for better thermals.

If the cheap Gigabyte boards arent so barren in terms of features I might actually recommend them for cheap stuff. Sadly anything B450 above $70 is all MSI's since they use better mosfets than everyone else.

[TheDankKoosh]

39 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

If the cheap Gigabyte boards arent so barren in terms of features I might actually recommend them for cheap stuff. Sadly anything B450 above $70 is all MSI's since they use better mosfets than everyone else.

Either way, you think it'll be about equal to the pro4 for overclocking? I've got a golden chip 1600 that can do 4.0 at super low voltages so I think it could handle it fine, probably gonna tune my memory down really hard as well.

[XR6]

43 minutes ago, TheDankKoosh said:

Either way, you think it'll be about equal to the pro4 for overclocking? I've got a golden chip 1600 that can do 4.0 at super low voltages so I think it could handle it fine, probably gonna tune my memory down really hard as well.

I doubt it would be equal to the Pro4 for overclocking. Maybe it would be somewhat close to the Pro4 but definitely not equal to it.

[Jurrunio]

4 hours ago, TheDankKoosh said:

Either way, you think it'll be about equal to the pro4 for overclocking? I've got a golden chip 1600 that can do 4.0 at super low voltages so I think it could handle it fine, probably gonna tune my memory down really hard as well.

Problem is I've heard of 1600s cause VRM temperature throttling on Gigabyte's cheap boards (B350 Gaming 3, which isnt all that different in hardware to yours), but not on Asrock Pro4. Whether it's because Pro4 doesnt have this mechanics (The X470 Master SLI, on another platform the X299 Fatality don't, that's what worries me) is another problem, currently dont see any tests on this.

[TheDankKoosh]

@Jurrunio @XR6 @LukeSavenije

After some p95 at 4ghz the ds3h that I ordered seems to be doing ok, 85c (mosfets) isn't too bad, and I'll be cool with it until my replacement pro4 comes in. Time to bench this baby

[TrickyTheClown]

What about the Prime X370-Pro? 

[LukeSavenije]

3 minutes ago, TrickyTheClown said:

What about the Prime X370-Pro? 

decent, in tier b currently

 

but we'll soon release a newer revision for x570 and zen2

[SenKa]

Am I blind or is the ASRock X470 Fatality not on the list? Where would it place roughly?

[LukeSavenije]

2 minutes ago, SenpaiKaplan said:

Am I blind or is the ASRock X470 Fatality not on the list? Where would it place roughly?

yep... my fault

 

fatal1ty would be around tier b tho

[SenKa]

29 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

yep... my fault

 

fatal1ty would be around tier b tho

Thank you!

[LukeSavenije]

2 minutes ago, SenpaiKaplan said:

Thank you!

no problem

 

I'll soon renew it tho, for zen 2 and x570 mainly