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Best budget motherboard for Ryzen 7 3700x

So I'm building a PC for gaming and some some editing and some light 3D modeling. I am wondering what the best budget motherboard for the Ryzen 3700x or if a different cpu would be better?

My other specs are:

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz

EVGA RTX 2060 KO Ultra Gaming, 6GB GDDR6

EVGA 750 N1, 750W psu

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Well, define "budget"..?

 

Also, get a different PSU. A 3700X and 2060 won't pull even 50% of 750W, and the EVGA N1 is a time bomb.

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1 minute ago, Mateyyy said:

Well, define "budget"..?

 

Also, get a different PSU. A 3700X and 2060 won't pull even 50% of 750W, and the EVGA N1 is a time bomb.

Well I'm trying to keep the overall budget under 1100$ and ok

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2 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

Well, define "budget"..?

 

Also, get a different PSU. A 3700X and 2060 won't pull even 50% of 750W, and the EVGA N1 is a time bomb.

What wattage do you think then

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5 minutes ago, Mwraines said:

So I'm building a PC for gaming and some some editing and some light 3D modeling. I am wondering what the best budget motherboard for the Ryzen 3700x or if a different cpu would be better?

My other specs are:

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz

EVGA RTX 2060 KO Ultra Gaming, 6GB GDDR6

EVGA 750 N1, 750W psu

id swap out that psu its as stated a bomb

and i would get other ram perhaps TEAM Vulcan, G.Skill Ripjaws V or Crucial Ballistix 
i say change ram because binning on them have been really inconsistent

for the motherboard for the lower end id say a GIGABYTE B550 DS3H
mid:MSI B550 Tomohawk/Aorus Elite

ASTRAY NOIR

CPU

Ryzen 5 3600

Cooler

Corsair H100I PRO

RAM

PNY XLR-8 EPIC-X DDR4-3200 CL16 32GB

GPU

ASUS ROG RTX 2070

STORAGE

SAMSUNG 850 EVO, 2xSEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 1TB,A2000 1TB

Case

NZXT H500 

PSU

Enermax Revolution DF 650W

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MSI MAG272,LG 22MP68BQ,DELL D2015H

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9 minutes ago, Mwraines said:

Well I'm trying to keep the overall budget under 1100$ and ok

I have had fantastic reliability out of the EVGA BR series. Have a friend used one for 2-3years never an issue. Also Linus has been using EVGA with his budget builds. But I do agree there is better psu's you could buy but if you can't afford a more expensive unit I speak from experience with the EVGA BR units they are pretty reliable

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Just now, Mwraines said:

Well I'm trying to keep the overall budget under 1100$ and ok

1100 USD?

(or swap the 5600XT out for a 2060 if you need CUDA)

 

Really though, I'd wait a few more weeks before purchasing the parts and putting the system together.

AMD is revealing their new Zen 3 CPUs on October 8th and RDNA2 GPUs on the 28th, and will likely have a CPU (probably the 3700X's successor) and a GPU in the ~$300 ballpark, therefore potentially getting a lot more for your money.

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3 minutes ago, ace33223 said:

I have had fantastic reliability out of the EVGA BR series. Have a friend used one for 2-3years never an issue. Also Linus has been using EVGA with his budget builds. But I do agree there is better psu's you could buy but if you can't afford a more expensive unit I speak from experience with the EVGA BR units they are pretty reliable

BR and reliable dont go on in the same sentence especially with the parts he has my friend has a BR and its already coil whinning 

and just because EVGA is popular doesnt mean theyre reliable

 

when looking at psus brand doesnt matter that much

ASTRAY NOIR

CPU

Ryzen 5 3600

Cooler

Corsair H100I PRO

RAM

PNY XLR-8 EPIC-X DDR4-3200 CL16 32GB

GPU

ASUS ROG RTX 2070

STORAGE

SAMSUNG 850 EVO, 2xSEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 1TB,A2000 1TB

Case

NZXT H500 

PSU

Enermax Revolution DF 650W

MONITOR

MSI MAG272,LG 22MP68BQ,DELL D2015H

PERIPHIRALS

Ducky One 2 (HORIZON) || Glorious Model O- Pink || G305 || Razer Nari Essential || HyperX Cloud II

 

 

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Cheapest board Id pair that CPU with is an ASRock B450 Pro4.

Workstation Laptop: Dell Precision 7540, Xeon E-2276M, 32gb DDR4, Quadro T2000 GPU, 4k display

Wifes Rig: ASRock B550m Riptide, Ryzen 5 5600X, Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6700 XT, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz V-Color Skywalker RAM, ARESGAME AGS 850w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750, 500gb Crucial m.2, DIYPC MA01-G case

My Rig: ASRock B450m Pro4, Ryzen 5 3600, ARESGAME River 5 CPU cooler, EVGA RTX 2060 KO, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz TeamGroup T-Force RAM, ARESGAME AGV750w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750 NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 3tb Hitachi 7200 RPM HDD, Fractal Design Focus G Mini custom painted.  

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 video card benchmark result - AMD Ryzen 5 3600,ASRock B450M Pro4 (3dmark.com)

Daughter 1 Rig: ASrock B450 Pro4, Ryzen 7 1700 @ 4.2ghz all core 1.4vCore, AMD R9 Fury X w/ Swiftech KOMODO waterblock, Custom Loop 2x240mm + 1x120mm radiators in push/pull 16gb (2x8) Patriot Viper CL14 2666mhz RAM, Corsair HX850 PSU, 250gb Samsun 960 EVO NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 500gb Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 512GB TeamGroup MP30 M.2 SATA III SSD, SuperTalent 512gb SATA III SSD, CoolerMaster HAF XM Case. 

https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/37004594?

Daughter 2 Rig: ASUS B350-PRIME ATX, Ryzen 7 1700, Sapphire Nitro+ R9 Fury Tri-X, 16gb (2x8) 3200mhz V-Color Skywalker, ANTEC Earthwatts 750w PSU, MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO cooler in Push/Pull config as rear exhaust, 250gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD, Patriot Burst 240gb SSD, Cougar MX330-X Case

 

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3 minutes ago, truecrafting said:

BR and reliable dont go on in the same sentence especially with the parts he has my friend has a BR and its already coil whinning 

and just because EVGA is popular doesnt mean theyre reliable

 

when looking at psus brand doesnt matter that much

I completely disagree I have used the 450w for over a year it was whisper quiet so is my friends he has the 550w. I trust them so much I decided to save the money on my new build and get the 600w br for my new build. I know there is better psu's no question about that but these have served many well. Out of user reviews on amazon it has a 4.7 out 5 stars from over 1k users so most people who have bought them seem to also have had a good experience. 

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14 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

Cheapest board Id pair that CPU with is an ASRock B450 Pro4.

that is a good board i have one on my sons tower but most likely wont support the next gen cpus 

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Just now, keysbeast said:

that is a good board i have one on my sons tower but most likely wont support the next gen cpus 

If it comes with the right BIOS, and I push mine to the upper limits (140 sustained AMPs via overclock) and was able to get the board pushed up a tier on the LTT tier list by proving it out ;) Long as its ready for the right Ryzen series, cheapest board available for that CPU Id do all day long

Workstation Laptop: Dell Precision 7540, Xeon E-2276M, 32gb DDR4, Quadro T2000 GPU, 4k display

Wifes Rig: ASRock B550m Riptide, Ryzen 5 5600X, Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6700 XT, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz V-Color Skywalker RAM, ARESGAME AGS 850w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750, 500gb Crucial m.2, DIYPC MA01-G case

My Rig: ASRock B450m Pro4, Ryzen 5 3600, ARESGAME River 5 CPU cooler, EVGA RTX 2060 KO, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz TeamGroup T-Force RAM, ARESGAME AGV750w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750 NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 3tb Hitachi 7200 RPM HDD, Fractal Design Focus G Mini custom painted.  

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 video card benchmark result - AMD Ryzen 5 3600,ASRock B450M Pro4 (3dmark.com)

Daughter 1 Rig: ASrock B450 Pro4, Ryzen 7 1700 @ 4.2ghz all core 1.4vCore, AMD R9 Fury X w/ Swiftech KOMODO waterblock, Custom Loop 2x240mm + 1x120mm radiators in push/pull 16gb (2x8) Patriot Viper CL14 2666mhz RAM, Corsair HX850 PSU, 250gb Samsun 960 EVO NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 500gb Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 512GB TeamGroup MP30 M.2 SATA III SSD, SuperTalent 512gb SATA III SSD, CoolerMaster HAF XM Case. 

https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/37004594?

Daughter 2 Rig: ASUS B350-PRIME ATX, Ryzen 7 1700, Sapphire Nitro+ R9 Fury Tri-X, 16gb (2x8) 3200mhz V-Color Skywalker, ANTEC Earthwatts 750w PSU, MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO cooler in Push/Pull config as rear exhaust, 250gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD, Patriot Burst 240gb SSD, Cougar MX330-X Case

 

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13 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

If it comes with the right BIOS, and I push mine to the upper limits (140 sustained AMPs via overclock) and was able to get the board pushed up a tier on the LTT tier list by proving it out ;) Long as its ready for the right Ryzen series, cheapest board available for that CPU Id do all day long

from my understanding the bios will be up to the board maker if they will support 4000 series cpus and seeing as they are not out yet dont know i can only really see board makers doing it for the high end b450s and x470s if they choose to at all you have to remember that they want to make money 

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3 minutes ago, keysbeast said:

from my understanding the bios will be up to the board maker if they will support 4000 series cpus and seeing as they are not out yet dont know i can only really see board makers doing it for the high end b450s and x470s if they choose to at all you have to remember that they want to make money 

Ryzen 7 3700x is supported on this board already, if it has the proper BIOS update.  OP didn't mention an upgrade path just cheapest mobo for said CPU.  4000 series are still on the Zen2 architecture as they are just mobile variants (basically) but you are correct if they intend to launch support for it its up to the board manufacturer (but they already support Zen2 so Im betting it will be supported, the 4000 series APUs)

Workstation Laptop: Dell Precision 7540, Xeon E-2276M, 32gb DDR4, Quadro T2000 GPU, 4k display

Wifes Rig: ASRock B550m Riptide, Ryzen 5 5600X, Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6700 XT, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz V-Color Skywalker RAM, ARESGAME AGS 850w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750, 500gb Crucial m.2, DIYPC MA01-G case

My Rig: ASRock B450m Pro4, Ryzen 5 3600, ARESGAME River 5 CPU cooler, EVGA RTX 2060 KO, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz TeamGroup T-Force RAM, ARESGAME AGV750w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750 NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 3tb Hitachi 7200 RPM HDD, Fractal Design Focus G Mini custom painted.  

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 video card benchmark result - AMD Ryzen 5 3600,ASRock B450M Pro4 (3dmark.com)

Daughter 1 Rig: ASrock B450 Pro4, Ryzen 7 1700 @ 4.2ghz all core 1.4vCore, AMD R9 Fury X w/ Swiftech KOMODO waterblock, Custom Loop 2x240mm + 1x120mm radiators in push/pull 16gb (2x8) Patriot Viper CL14 2666mhz RAM, Corsair HX850 PSU, 250gb Samsun 960 EVO NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 500gb Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 512GB TeamGroup MP30 M.2 SATA III SSD, SuperTalent 512gb SATA III SSD, CoolerMaster HAF XM Case. 

https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/37004594?

Daughter 2 Rig: ASUS B350-PRIME ATX, Ryzen 7 1700, Sapphire Nitro+ R9 Fury Tri-X, 16gb (2x8) 3200mhz V-Color Skywalker, ANTEC Earthwatts 750w PSU, MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO cooler in Push/Pull config as rear exhaust, 250gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD, Patriot Burst 240gb SSD, Cougar MX330-X Case

 

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2 hours ago, Mwraines said:

So I'm building a PC for gaming and some some editing and some light 3D modeling. I am wondering what the best budget motherboard for the Ryzen 3700x or if a different cpu would be better?

My other specs are:

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz

EVGA RTX 2060 KO Ultra Gaming, 6GB GDDR6

EVGA 750 N1, 750W psu

I'm using Asus prime x570 with r7 3700x, same Ram, Rtx 2070, PSU 850w. 

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