What is a good mobo for Ryzen 9 3950x

[iilbsay]

Sooo the question ^ What is a good motherblard for Ryzen 9 3950x?

 

Also, if you have links etc. about the topic I'd appreciate it.

 

And if anyone knows - are G.Skill Trident Z (3000Mhz/3200Mhz) fine for it or?

[Princess Luna]

Plenty would work, it's more a matter of how much you want to spend and then find the best value there.

[iilbsay]

12 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

Plenty would work, it's more a matter of how much you want to spend and then find the best value there.

I guess like somewhere around 200$ is something I could spend.

[Princess Luna]

10 minutes ago, iilbsay said:

I guess like somewhere around 200$ is something I could spend.

The Asus X570 TUF is a pretty good pick for the price range.

[boey]

There's a tier list for motherboard quality, that could help a lot

[ZephCloud]

msi meg x570 godlike!!!=p

i have a trident z royal sliver 32oomhz cl16 on my 3700x msi meg x570 ace...so...trident z should be fine too..=x

[Xkillerpn]

The asus one is a good pick for the price. Check the phases, 8 is the normal for cheap x570, 10 or 12 is the better cheap ones so you need one of those. 

 

I will put one on my x370 carbon but I have a fan on the cooler of the board

[GamerDude]

Wait, you are willing to splurge of a relatively expensive CPU but would scrimp on a mobo? Get a mid tier X570 at the very least, and 3600Mhz Cl16 RAM, or at the very least 3200Mhz Cl16 RAM.

 

When I scored my 3900X, I knew I'd get a mid tier X570 mobo at the very least, but ended up with a high end X570 Aorus Xtreme. Also bought 32GB DDR4 3200 cl16 and 3733Mhz cl17 Patriot Steel Viper to play with. I have the former, the latter my niece will pass to me in December when she comes to visit me.

[Vortex88]

Yeah, I'm not sure why people are suggesting cheap ass motherboards for a top tier CPU. Personally, if I had the money to drop on a 3950X, I'd probably grab either a Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master or Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero. For RAM, I'd definitely be at least looking for a 3600mhz CL14 kit. Ideally (and this is what I did for my 3700X), I'd get a 3866mhz kit with the lowest timings possible, under-clock it to either 3800mhz or 3733mhz, and then tighten up the timings and much as I could.

[Jon Jon]

I echo what others are saying.

 

You should be going high end if you are getting a 3950X.

 

It will work on lesser motherboards, but really, if you are getting a 3950X, I imagine that you will want to take advantage of all of the bells and whistles offered by the higher end boards, especially since this CPU is made for content creation workloads.

[johntwoods]

I am getting the 3950x when it materializes.

 

I have, in the past 30 years, used mobos in my builds from ASUS, GIGABYTE as well as MSI.  I don't lean one way or the other when it comes to the Bios setup or list of features.

 

But, it's 2019, almost 2020.  Does anyone have any solid insight in regards to leaning toward ASUS, GIGABYTE, or MSI these days and why?

 

The two I am deciding between seem to be the MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE EATX AM4 and the Gigabyte X570 AORUS XTREME EATX AM4.

 

COMPARISON.  Anyone have opinions?

 

 

 

[Vortex88]

2 hours ago, johntwoods said:

I am getting the 3950x when it materializes.

 

I have, in the past 30 years, used mobos in my builds from ASUS, GIGABYTE as well as MSI.  I don't lean one way or the other when it comes to the Bios setup or list of features.

 

But, it's 2019, almost 2020.  Does anyone have any solid insight in regards to leaning toward ASUS, GIGABYTE, or MSI these days and why?

 

The two I am deciding between seem to be the MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE EATX AM4 and the Gigabyte X570 AORUS XTREME EATX AM4.

 

COMPARISON.  Anyone have opinions?

 

 

 

I personally like Gigabyte's VRM design a lot more. No doublers used at all which will give you cleaner power delivery. Honestly though, I think both the Godlike and the Xtreme are a waste of money. The boards directly beneath them (Aorus Master and Meg Ace) are nearly the same boards for half the price. The Xtreme and Godlike boards might have a slightly better VRM, but it honestly doesn't matter at that point unless you're going to be LN2 overclocking, which they're both probably still overkill for anyway. If it were me, I'd save the money and grab either the Gigabyte Aorus Master or Asus Crosshair VIII Hero. The lowest I would go would be the AsRock Taichi.

[Triboal]

5 hours ago, johntwoods said:

I am getting the 3950x when it materializes.

 

I have, in the past 30 years, used mobos in my builds from ASUS, GIGABYTE as well as MSI.  I don't lean one way or the other when it comes to the Bios setup or list of features.

 

But, it's 2019, almost 2020.  Does anyone have any solid insight in regards to leaning toward ASUS, GIGABYTE, or MSI these days and why?

 

The two I am deciding between seem to be the MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE EATX AM4 and the Gigabyte X570 AORUS XTREME EATX AM4.

 

COMPARISON.  Anyone have opinions?

 

 

 

 

I agree with @Vortex88

 

Between those two the Aorus Xtreme is suppose to be the better one because of it's true phase power delivery and fanless chipset cooling not seen on any other X570 motherboard (it's a factor for some people, not sure if it is for you). The board also is very well designed with very nice finned heatsinks on its VRMs and full of features although the Godlike is also insanely good. However, I feel like the Crosshair VIII Hero, Aorus Master and even the MEG Ace should all be very capable of running a 3950X to the max.

 

At this level (upper mid to high quality of X570 motherboards) these motherboards' power deliveries are beginning to challenge HEDT platforms; not necessarily I don't think but the point is in most cases, if not all, these motherboards are overkill but then again if you're going to buy the flagship CPU you may as well go all out and give it an equally expensive home to sit in if you want.

[Vortex88]

I agree. I just think the $700 boards are a waste of money, especially because they're not much of an improvement over their $300-$400 brethren. If you want some deep dives on motherboards, I would recommend Buildzoid from Actually Hardcore Overclocking and Gamer's Nexus on YouTube. He covers tons of motherboards in depth.

 

[johntwoods]

Thanks for chiming in, folks, I really appreciate your insight!

 

-John T. Woods