Which motherboard should my friend choose?

[WhatComesAround]

Asus PRIME B450M-A or the Gigabyte B450M DS3H?

[LukeSavenije]

neither

[bowrilla]

24 minutes ago, WhatComesAround said:

Asus PRIME B450M-A or the Gigabyte B450M DS3H?

Ideally neither but it also depends on the chip he's intending to use.

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, bowrilla said:

Ideally neither but it also depends on the chip he's intending to use.

more on his use. that prime is a overpriced home theatre-ish board, and the ds3h a business board

[WhatComesAround]

3 minutes ago, bowrilla said:

Ideally neither but it also depends on the chip he's intending to use.

Hey's kind of a broke gamer, so I don't think he has much of a choice. He's planning on using the 2200G

 

Edit: 2200G

[bowrilla]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

more on his use. that prime is a overpriced home theatre-ish board, and the ds3h a business board

Both are ok for Ryzen 5 but shouldn't be paired with a Ryzen 7 due to poor VRM designs and/or cooling.

[WhatComesAround]

Just now, bowrilla said:

Both are ok for Ryzen 5 but shouldn't be paired with a Ryzen 7 due to poor VRM designs and/or cooling.

Alright, so there won't be a large difference right? Guess it's just where things are located and what IO it's got

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, bowrilla said:

Both are ok for Ryzen 5 but shouldn't be paired with a Ryzen 7 due to poor VRM designs and/or cooling.

they are okay, but not great at all compared to simulair priced boards like the pro4

[WhatComesAround]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

they are okay, but not great at all compared to simulair priced boards like the pro4

Alright I'll let him know. Thanks.

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, WhatComesAround said:

Alright I'll let him know. Thanks.

if you/he needs help with choosing one, just let me know... I'm one of those new build guys

[bowrilla]

The mATX options for AM4 are as follows in order of VRM quality:

 

1) MSI B450M Gaming Plus, MSI B450M Mortar (Titanium)

2) ASUS TUF B450M Plus Gaming, Gigabyte B450 Aorus M

3) Gigabyte B450M DS3H, AsRock B450M Pro 4, AsRock B450M-HDV

4) ASUS B450M-K, ASUS B450M-A

 

not rated due to unknown Mosfets: MSI B450M Bazooka (Plus), MSI B450M Pro-VDH, MSI B450M Pro-M2

 

If he can't afford anything else, then I'd go with the DS3H, but it's anything but a good board. He should aim for the ones listed under 2 or better 1 if he ever intends on upgrading to anything but a 2nd gen Ryzen 5. Even the Mortar will struggle with anything above 8 cores Ryzen 3 will allegedly bring along.