AMD motherboard Question

[EchoBlue]

Hi guys

 

About AMD motherboards what do the X and B stand for and does it really matter?

 

I am planning to run a Ryzen 3000 series CPU.

 

Thanks

[Slottr]

x470 amd b450 are chipsets. In short, it matters for overclocking and whether you're looking to get the best overclock you can or a moderate overclock

 

[EchoBlue]

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

x470 amd b450 are chipsets. In short, it matters for overclocking and whether you're looking to get the best overclock you can or a moderate overclock

Either or will work with an AMD Ryzen 3000 series CPU?

 

What if overclocking is something you are not interested in doing?

[Teunvdhanenberg]

H series is a basic no frills motherboard used in many budget PC builds. Cant overlock.

 

B series is a business oriented motherboard that has ports and connectors specifically for businesses so it might not be suitable for home or gaming use. No overlocking either

 

Z series is a gaming/high end motherboard with extra features such as over clocking and newer connectors

 

Simply Put

 

H=Budget/Home/Consumer

B=Business

Z=High End/Gaming

[Slottr]

Just now, EchoBlue said:

Either or will work with an AMD Ryzen 3000 series CPU?

 

What if overclocking is something you are not interested in doing?

It will. If you don't want to overclock then you just get whatever board you want and don't overclock

[Teunvdhanenberg]

1 minute ago, EchoBlue said:

Either or will work with an AMD Ryzen 3000 series CPU?

 

What if overclocking is something you are not interested in doing?

I would strongly recommend not getting msi the software sucks. I would recommend as gamer z series asus strix or gygabite aurorus  motherboard for good software 

[EchoBlue]

2 minutes ago, Teunvdhanenberg said:

H series is a basic no frills motherboard used in many budget PC builds. Cant overlock.

 

B series is a business oriented motherboard that has ports and connectors specifically for businesses so it might not be suitable for home or gaming use. No overlocking either

 

Z series is a gaming/high end motherboard with extra features such as over clocking and newer connectors

 

Simply Put

 

H=Budget/Home/Consumer

B=Business

Z=High End/Gaming

Thanks for the help.

2 minutes ago, Slottr said:

It will. If you don't want to overclock then you just get whatever board you want and don't overclock

Good point. 

It's just different with AMD than Intel.

Just now, Teunvdhanenberg said:

I would strongly recommend not getting msi the software sucks. I would recommend as gamer z series asus strix or gygabite aurorus  motherboard for good software 

msi that bad?! 

[airdeano]

to sort some confusion:

 

[Teunvdhanenberg]

Just now, EchoBlue said:

Thanks for the help.

Good point. 

It's just different with AMD than Intel.

msi that bad?! 

Its not extreme but like rgb software is like static/breathing/flashing 8 colors thats it