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So I've been looking for a motherboard to replace the MSi B450-A PRO that had the hd audio give out in the first month of usage.

Are there any similar motherboards for the price point that are also good with dual channel ram? 

 

I would prefer if it had any RGB lighting with it, the more the better.

No need for built in wifi or USB C.

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56 minutes ago, ganestalay said:

So I've been looking for a motherboard to replace the MSi B450-A PRO that had the hd audio give out in the first month of usage.

If the motherboard you bought is faulty, return it to the store you bought it from or RMA it to the manufacturer.

If you want an overclockable Z370/Z390 motherboard, then you're going to have to spend more than $100. Which CPU do you have?

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Was confusing B450 and B360.

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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3 minutes ago, Spotty said:

If the motherboard you bought is faulty, return it to the store you bought it from or RMA it to the manufacturer.

If you want an overclockable Z370/Z390 motherboard, then you're going to have to spend more than $100. Which CPU do you have?

I have a ryzen 2600x.

 

I think a b450 is fine for the time being. Which model of b450 has the best rgb lighting then?

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3 minutes ago, ganestalay said:

I have a ryzen 2600x.

 

I think a b450 is fine for the time being. Which model of b450 has the best rgb lighting then?

Oh. Right... B450 is AMD. I was thinking of B360.

In that case then yes, you can probably get one that is decent for overclocking for $100. Boards with lots of RGB is going to cost a bit more though. The Gigabyte Aorus stuff are drenched in RGB, but not sure how good they are at overclocking. I guess it depends how hard you want to OC.

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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58 minutes ago, ganestalay said:

I have a ryzen 2600x.

 

I think a b450 is fine for the time being. Which model of b450 has the best rgb lighting then?

 

You can look at the B450 Tomahawk, but I'm not sure how well it overclocks. I do know that it has RGB  headers and I think a few lights

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I just bought this one which is working great for me and is close to your price wish.  The symbol on the top left cover is RGB and has a few RGB headers https://www.microcenter.com/product/510034/rog-strix-b450-f-gaming-am4-atx-amd-motherboard

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