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Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING opinions

To start with I was going to get the MSI B450 PRO Carbon for my 3700x build BUT it's nowhere to be seen where I live and from the only place where they had it, said that they are probably not getting it soon if at all. So right now I am looking at the Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING (technically the same price for me as the MSI one). Also I know that overall the MSI boards are great for B450 and X470 but I only have the X470 Carbon (which is 50euro more) and I don't really need the features of it. Feel free to mention other boards but either they weren't available for me or I skipped them for a certain reason.

Edit: the x470 PRO carbon is the only reasonable MSI board for 3700x that I have here. By reasonable I mean not dirt cheap or too damn expensive.

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According to this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d9_E3h8bLp-TXr-0zTJFqqVxdCR9daIVNyMatydkpFA/htmlview?sle=true#gid=639584818 it should be good for a 3700X. I had one and it ran my 2700X with 0 issues, now it's in a friends rig with a 2600 and I haven't heard about any problems. 

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Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

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PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

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OS: Windows 11

 

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Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

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I have it with my 2700. No issues. Also running my ram 3466mhz 16-17-17-35-52-1T Hynix afr. Everything got better than the original xmp profile (3200 16-18-18-38). Tried to squeeze 3600 but had to lose timings and the scores were lower. I will grab a 3200 CL14 bdie kit next week since dram prices got down, hope I can squeeze a bit more from ram speed :)

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The Asus B450-F is a good board but as a weaker VRM then the MSI board, if you can afford the X470 version then go for it.

Main System: Ryzen 2700, Asus Crosshair VII Hero, EVGA GTX 1080ti SC, 970 EVO Plus NVMe, Crucial Ballistix 3200mhz CL14, CM H500, CM ML240L cpu cooler.

Second System: Ryzen 2400G, Gigabyte B450 DS3H, RX 580 Nitro+, Kingston A400 SSD, Team T-Force 3200mhz CL15

If it ain't overclocked it ain't good...

 

AM4 boards VRM rating list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d9_E3h8bLp-TXr-0zTJFqqVxdCR9daIVNyMatydkpFA/htmlview?sle=true#gid=639584818

Buildzoid's AM4 motherboard roundup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti38JS8RuPU

 

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