Posted March 10, 2019 Hey guys, recently purchased an RTX 2070. Quickly found out that my poor old FX8320 isn't quite cutting it anymore, so it's time to upgrade to Ryzen 2nd gen for a stop gap until Ryzen 3rd gen comes out. I currently have a ASUS Sabertooth R2.0 mobo, looking for suggestions on an AM4 board that has same/better features as my current one? Not really up-to-date on AMD boards, I know Ryzen needs a lot of RAM, so 4 DIMM slots are a must have, as is USB 3.x. I've had a look on Amazon, and wondering if the Strix boards are any good? Not quite sold on the Crosshair platform, as I had an AM3 Crosshair V board and it died within 2 weeks of ownership without overclocking, but maybe I should give it another chance? Any help is much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2019 The Strix B350-F is great (I speak from experience, own one). CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 || LAPTOP: Dell XPS 15 7590 TABLET: iPad Pro PHONE: Galaxy S9 She/they Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said: The Strix B350-F is great (I speak from experience, own one). I'd stick with picking up 400 series since they're generally better than the 300 boards. Nothing wrong with your suggestion, I just wanted to point it out. 8086k aorus pro z390 noctua nh-d15s chromax w black cover evga 3070 ultra samsung 128gb, adata swordfish 1tb, wd blue 1tb seasonic 620w dogballs psu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2019 The Sabertooth board is pretty killer, you must be after deluxe features 15 minutes ago, bks_e30 said: so 4 DIMM slots are a must have, as is USB 3.x. Any decent AM4 board will have 4 dimm slots, and consider 3.1 instead of settling for 3.0 https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XQgzK8/asus-rog-strix-b450-f-gaming-atx-am4-motherboard-strix-b450-f-gaming Does something like this suit your tastes? I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B Primary PC: i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me. Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference. How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2019 Do you want to stick with ASUS, or are you more or less flexible? Gigabyte B450 Arous Elite ASUS B450-F STriX Gaming AsRock X470 Master SLI/AC Gigabyte Z470 Arous Ultra Gaming Intel Z390 Rig ( *NEW* Primary ) Intel X99 Rig (Officially Decommissioned, Dead CPU returned to Intel) i7-8086K @ 5.1 GHz Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master Sapphire NITRO+ RX 6800 XT S.E + EKwb Quantum Vector Full Cover Waterblock 32GB G.Skill TridentZ DDR4-3000 CL14 @ DDR-3400 custom CL15 timings SanDisk 480 GB SSD + 1TB Samsung 860 EVO + 500GB Samsung 980 + 1TB WD SN750 EVGA SuperNOVA 850W P2 + Red/White CableMod Cables Lian-Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL Ekwb Custom loop + 2x EKwb Quantum Surface P360M Radiators Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum + Corsair K70 (Red LED, anodized black, Cheery MX Browns) AMD Ryzen Rig AMD R7-5800X Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro AC 32GB (16GB X 2) Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4-3600 Gigabyte Vision RTX 3060 Ti OC EKwb D-RGB 360mm AIO Intel 660p NVMe 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB + WD Black 1TB HDD EVGA P2 850W + White CableMod cables Lian-Li LanCool II Mesh - White Intel Z97 Rig (Decomissioned) Intel i5-4690K @ 4.8 GHz ASUS ROG Maximus VII Hero Z97 Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7950 EVGA GTX 1070 SC Black Edition ACX 3.0 20 GB (8GB X 2 + 4GB X 1) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz Corsair A50 air cooler NZXT X61 Crucial MX500 1TB SSD + SanDisk Ultra II 240GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD [non-gimped version] Antec New TruePower 550W EVGA G2 650W + White CableMod cables Cooler Master HAF 912 White NZXT S340 Elite w/ white LED stips AMD 990FX Rig (Decommissioned) FX-8350 @ 4.8 / 4.9 GHz (given up on the 5.0 / 5.1 GHz attempt) ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula 990FX 12 GB (4 GB X 3) G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3 @ 1866 MHz Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7970 + Sapphire Dual-X HD 7970 in Crossfire Sapphire NITRO R9-Fury in Crossfire *NONE* Thermaltake Frio w/ Cooler Master JetFlo's in push-pull Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD Corsair TX850 (ver.1) Cooler Master HAF 932 <> Electrical Engineer , B.Eng <> <> Electronics & Computer Engineering Technologist (Diploma + Advanced Diploma) <> <> Electronics Engineering Technician for the Canadian Department of National Defence <> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2019 Author 1 minute ago, fasauceome said: The Sabertooth board is pretty killer, you must be after deluxe features Any decent AM4 board will have 4 dimm slots, and consider 3.1 instead of settling for 3.0 https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XQgzK8/asus-rog-strix-b450-f-gaming-atx-am4-motherboard-strix-b450-f-gaming Does something like this suit your tastes? I was looking at getting something that's X470 tbf. Only just read up on the chipsets like 10 mins ago. The board doesn't have to be ASUS though, I'd be happy with any well known board OE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2019 Author Just now, -rascal- said: Do you want to stick with ASUS, or are you more or less flexible? Gigabyte B450 Arous Elite ASUS B450-F STriX Gaming AsRock X470 Master SLI/AC Gigabyte Z470 Arous Ultra Gaming I'm flexible. I'll check out those boards, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, bks_e30 said: I was looking at getting something that's X470 tbf. Only just read up on the chipsets like 10 mins ago. The board doesn't have to be ASUS though, I'd be happy with any well known board OE. Gigabyte's boards are very feature rich for the price, they offer tons of connectivity. I used an Aorus ultra gaming and at only $120 it has such a bounty of USB, as well as a 3.1 internal header for even more HSIO. On top of dual M.2, solid power delivery, metal coated PCIe slots, and really robust options for RGB connectivity, it's a killer value. I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B Primary PC: i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me. Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference. How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2019 Author 7 minutes ago, fasauceome said: Gigabyte's boards are very feature rich for the price, they offer tons of connectivity. I used an Aorus ultra gaming and at only $120 it has such a bounty of USB, as well as a 3.1 internal header for even more HSIO. On top of dual M.2, solid power delivery, metal coated PCIe slots, and really robust options for RGB connectivity, it's a killer value. Sounds good! Will check it out, though I hate RGB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2019 1 minute ago, bks_e30 said: Sounds good! Will check it out, though I hate RGB. RGB is optional, and can be manipulated in the BIOS. I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B Primary PC: i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me. Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference. How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2019 Author 4 minutes ago, fasauceome said: RGB is optional, and can be manipulated in the BIOS. Looking at that board, I'd be concerned with the clearance of the heatsink on the I/O with my Noctua DH-15 cooler. Might have to look at something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 10, 2019 Author For anyone reading this thread; I've gone with a Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING Mobo. It's compatible with the Noctua DH-15 according to Noctua's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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