Need Mobo tips for first build

[Patrick3k]

Hey guys! I'm new to pc building and I'm ordering my first parts ever.

I'm having trouble which Motherboard to pick. I'm thinking of MSI 450 Tomahawk or ASUS Strix B350-F

Any suggestions would be great. Thank you

Here's a list of my current parts chosen:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor	$158.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master - Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler	$39.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	ASRock - B450 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard	$109.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$99.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$77.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Red Devil Video Card	$202.98 @ Newegg
Case	Cougar - MX340 ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$46.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$866.60
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$846.60
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-03 11:42 EDT-0400

 

[LukeSavenije]

i would suggest tier b or higher for your usecase

[Spaceman_Wil]

The one you have listed there looks good! The specific things I look for in motherboards that to me indicate good quality is how many fan headers you have available and does the PCI slot have a winged release. That motherboard has 5 fan headers by my count and the winged PCI release. 5 is a great number of headers, most I see at that price point have 3-4.

 

Trust me. They may not sound that important, but you will appreciate having the space for more cooling down the road.

[LukeSavenije]

3 minutes ago, Spaceman_Wil said:

The one you have listed there looks good! The specific things I look for in motherboards that to me indicate good quality is how many fan headers you have available and does the PCI slot have a winged release. That motherboard has 5 fan headers by my count and the winged PCI release. 5 is a great number of headers, most I see at that price point have 3-4.

 

Trust me. They may not sound that important, but you will appreciate having the space for more cooling down the road.

that's not quality

 

if you're looking at quality, you should look into vrm's. that's where i mostly ranked my list on

[Patrick3k]

8 minutes ago, Spaceman_Wil said:

The one you have listed there looks good! The specific things I look for in motherboards that to me indicate good quality is how many fan headers you have available and does the PCI slot have a winged release. That motherboard has 5 fan headers by my count and the winged PCI release. 5 is a great number of headers, most I see at that price point have 3-4.

 

Trust me. They may not sound that important, but you will appreciate having the space for more cooling down the road.

Thanks a lot! I have a lot to learn about what you're talking about since I'm really new. Are you saying the current ASRock is good?

[Patrick3k]

34 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

i would suggest tier b or higher for your usecase

MSI B450 Tomahawk is in Tier B. So should I go for it?

Thanks for the list! 

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Patrick3k said:

MSI B450 Tomahawk is in Tier B. So should I go for it?

Thanks for the list! 

yeah, great mobo for the money

 

should be sufficient for your usecase

[Fasauceome]

btw you can replace the screenshot in the OP with the permalink on pcpartpicker

 

copy/paste this bad boy

[Patrick3k]

 

9 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

yeah, great mobo for the money

 

should be sufficient for your usecase

Thanks a lot!!

[Patrick3k]

8 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

btw you can replace the screenshot in the OP with the permalink on pcpartpicker

copy/paste this bad boy

There you go. Sorry about that. 

[Patrick3k]

One more thing guys.

I saw this sale

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.3900939

 

Is that a good mobo to pair with the CPU? 

[LukeSavenije]

20 minutes ago, Patrick3k said:

One more thing guys.

I saw this sale

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.3900939

 

Is that a good mobo to pair with the CPU? 

imo not really... the tomahawk is way better imo

[Patrick3k]

51 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

imo not really... the tomahawk is way better imo

Alright thanks!!

[SliceT]

4 hours ago, Patrick3k said:

MSI B450 Tomahawk is in Tier B. So should I go for it?

Thanks for the list! 

Actually the B450 Steel Legend is a really good B450 has the same VRMs as the MSI Tomahawk and better pricing. Was just released this jan.