MSI B450m Bazooka Plus vs B450m Gaming Plus

[Rhaemond]

Hi so I'm looking for a b450m motherboard. I only have these 2 options as of now, but I'll also be on the lookout for good deals on the mortar. But in any case, what would you guys recommend I'd buy? Bazooka plus or Gaming plus? 

I have a Ryzen 3 2200g and would plan on OCing it a bit. Thanks!

[faziten]

Go with Bazooka, just because it has 4 dimm slots and the gaming plus only two.

You may not need/want 4 dimms right now, but maybe in the future they prove useful. I'd rather have two empty slots without the need to fill them up, to not having them and having that option entirely ruled out.

Besides that they are pretty close.

[nick name]

On the flip side is that if you're not going to use the extra slots then only having 2 slots will mean better RAM overclocking.  And faster RAM is always better for an APU.  Also, if you want 32GB capacity then you always want 2x16GB before going with a 4x8GB solution.  More capacity is always harder on RAM speed and 4 DIMMS is even harder.  

[SliceT]

Probably you would be better off buying a better one and actually have a very decent motherboard for years to come for not much more.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hNdxFT/asrock-b450m-steel-legend-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-steel-legend

[Rhaemond]

2 hours ago, faziten said:

Go with Bazooka, just because it has 4 dimm slots and the gaming plus only two.

You may not need/want 4 dimms right now, but maybe in the future they prove useful. I'd rather have two empty slots without the need to fill them up, to not having them and having that option entirely ruled out.

Besides that they are pretty close.

Gotcha. Thanks! 

2 hours ago, nick name said:

On the flip side is that if you're not going to use the extra slots then only having 2 slots will mean better RAM overclocking.  And faster RAM is always better for an APU.  Also, if you want 32GB capacity then you always want 2x16GB before going with a 4x8GB solution.  More capacity is always harder on RAM speed and 4 DIMMS is even harder.  

I don't think I'll be planning to overclock the ram since I have an RX570 and I believe that's already enough correct me if I'm wrong though. Will overclocking the ram help a lot?

2 hours ago, SliceT said:

Probably you would be better off buying a better one and actually have a very decent motherboard for years to come for not much more.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hNdxFT/asrock-b450m-steel-legend-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-steel-legend

ASRock isnt a big brand here in the Philippines and I haven't seen a lot of Asrock Motherboards around. I only have those 2 right now as the best options