Best Motherboard and Fan for a Ryzen 7 3700x?

[FoxOfWar]

Hello everyone,

Since most of you probably don't have a lot of time I am just gonna cut to the point,

I am looking for a good Motherboard to pair with a Ryzen 7 3700x.

my current CPU is fine for light gaming (Ryzen 5 1500x on an Asus Prime B350)

but seeing as I recently upgraded my GPU to a Vega 56 hyperOC (Asus Strix)

my CPU is now limiting me in some Games (Battlefield V on Ultra the GPU isn't getting max load (less than 90%))

and overclocking isn't the greatest idea seeing as my PC already has issues with crashing (probably a bricked mobo or some other part)

and my CPU is only connected using a loose pin I put into the socket I think it's time for a new Motherboard, Ideally, it should be using the x570 Chipset (the newest one and the best one for high-end CPUs)

and shouldn't cost more than 350€ (the absolute max I can save up for a motherboard in less than a year)

the Fan, on the other hand, is basically completely unimportant (any fan that doesn't cost more than 30€ should be fine)

 

I hope some of you can help me with this issue (I would really appreciate it)

 

- Prec1sioN / Leonard

[Trippsy]

Tomahawk B450

[Jurrunio]

Dont need to spend nearly that much on a board. For a gaming rig PCIe 4.0 is pointless, so B450 and X470 boards will do. On the cheaper stuff the B450 MSI Tomahawk, Mortar, Bazooka Plus, Gaming Pro Carbon, X470 Gaming Plus and Pro will do. Better boards on X470 Asus Strix, Crosshair, Asrock Taichi and Taichi Ultimate, Gigabyte Gaming 7, MSI X470 Carbon and M7 will do.

 

10 minutes ago, Yuno said:

Ideally, it should be using the x570 Chipset (the newest one and the best one for high-end CPUs)

Yeah, waste of money. the 8 core 3700X uses even less power than the 2700X that the better of older boards are meant for. Because of this the high end X470 boards can even handle the 16 core no problem.

[FoxOfWar]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Yeah, waste of money. the 8 core 3700X uses even less power than the 2700X that the better of older boards are meant for. Because of this the high end X470 boards can even handle the 16 core no problem.

So it would be better for me to get a better x470 board instead of a cheaper x570 board? interesting, I always thought that you have to upgrade your Motherboard together with the CPU:´

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, Yuno said:

So it would be better for me to get a better x470 board instead of a cheaper x570 board? interesting, I always thought that you have to upgrade your Motherboard together with the CPU:´

Yes. For example the X470 Carbon and X570-A Pro, both MSI, share the same price point. Just check them out and see how barren X570-A Pro is

 

upgrading motherboard for the CPU? Not always, it depends from generation to generation.

[Trippsy]

Just now, Yuno said:

I always thought that you have to upgrade your Motherboard together with the CPU:´

No, you dont,

If you want to use a x470 note it will require a bios update to recognize Ryzen 3000 chips.

[FoxOfWar]

10 minutes ago, Trippsy said:

No, you dont,

If you want to use a x470 note it will require a bios update to recognize Ryzen 3000 chips.

that shouldn't be an issue since I have a working first-gen chip laying around

[SkyDom]

Can I use a b350 gaming pro carbon with the 3700x??

[SliceT]

You could but wouldn't recommend, doesn't even support the latest AMD boost.

If you dont want to spend much get a quality B450 like the Steel legend.

[Tom H]

On 7/11/2019 at 1:15 PM, Yuno said:

Hello everyone,

Since most of you probably don't have a lot of time I am just gonna cut to the point,

I am looking for a good Motherboard to pair with a Ryzen 7 3700x.

my current CPU is fine for light gaming (Ryzen 5 1500x on an Asus Prime B350)

but seeing as I recently upgraded my GPU to a Vega 56 hyperOC (Asus Strix)

my CPU is now limiting me in some Games (Battlefield V on Ultra the GPU isn't getting max load (less than 90%))

and overclocking isn't the greatest idea seeing as my PC already has issues with crashing (probably a bricked mobo or some other part)

and my CPU is only connected using a loose pin I put into the socket I think it's time for a new Motherboard, Ideally, it should be using the x570 Chipset (the newest one and the best one for high-end CPUs)

and shouldn't cost more than 350€ (the absolute max I can save up for a motherboard in less than a year)

the Fan, on the other hand, is basically completely unimportant (any fan that doesn't cost more than 30€ should be fine)

 

I hope some of you can help me with this issue (I would really appreciate it)

 

- Prec1sioN / Leonard

i have 2 new ryzen systems (a 3600 and 3700x) each using MSI B450 Pro Carbon ACs. You don't really need x570 for 3700x. Even on B450, I'm maxxing out the 3700x on PBO

 

BUT

 

If you want a x570 without going crazy in price, my pick is the Asus TUF X570 Gaming Plus (Wi Fi). The price is decent, and it was reviewed very favorably by TechSpot compared to more expensive X570 boards

 

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-TUF-X570-Plus-Motherboard-Lighting/dp/B07SXF8GY3/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=asus+x570+tuf+gaming+plus+wifi&qid=1566426506&s=gateway&sr=8-1