Jump to content

Asus x570 prime-pro, is it a good choice?

RingTheBellBoy
 Share
Posted

I'm trying to decide on what motherboard to pair with a Ryzen 3800x. The Asus x570 Prime Pro seems to be the right choice for me with the decent IO and the front type c header. My only concern is that there are not many reviews on the board. All the reviews I've read have express problem booting and the loud chip set fan. Has anyone here used this board? If so what are your thought. 

I'm a Mac-boy switching to PC, so every bit helps. Thanks everyone in advance. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Prime Pro is made of the same stuff as the TUF for a noticeable price jump so I dont see why you'd buy that. Gigabyte's Aorus Pro also has a similar rear I/O layout as the Prime Pro, while the Aorus Elite board simply replaced a USB Type-C port for a Type-A (so no more Type-C back there)

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 hour ago, RingTheBellBoy said:

I'm trying to decide on what motherboard to pair with a Ryzen 3800x. The Asus x570 Prime Pro seems to be the right choice for me with the

It's fine, but you should probably just jump up to the TUF or Gigabyte Elite around $199

 

also you don't need the 3800X the 3700X has the same performance.

What's your total budget/country, what stuff are you buying, and what do you need the PC for?

Also what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

I was originally going for a 3700x but someone is selling a 3800x near me for the price of a 3700. I am a music producer but I also do 4k video and photo editing. I'm also looking to do some light PC gaming and VR. I'm using a LG 4k 60hz IPS Monitor. My budget is roughly 2000 Canadian Loonies.

Specs I'm shooting for.

Ryzen 3800x

X570 Mobo TBD

RTX 2070 Super

32gb Trident Z 3200 Speed (already have it, bought used)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
1 hour ago, Jurrunio said:

Prime Pro is made of the same stuff as the TUF for a noticeable price jump so I dont see why you'd buy that. Gigabyte's Aorus Pro also has a similar rear I/O layout as the Prime Pro, while the Aorus Elite board simply replaced a USB Type-C port for a Type-A (so no more Type-C back there)

Front and rear type C is a deal breaker for me. The Aorus Pro Wifi looks like a good buy but I do prefer the look of the Prime board.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
33 minutes ago, RingTheBellBoy said:

I was originally going for a 3700x but someone is selling a 3800x near me for the price of a 3700. I am a music producer but I also do 4k video

An RX 5700/XT has like 80-90% of the 2070 super's performance at a lower price, though for some reason all of your aftermarket cards are super expensive.

Has it's upscaling to cheat out more fps as well by running at 70-80% of a game's native res.

The blower can be improved, +$100 for an XT with an after market cooler.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/mCJmP6/gigabyte-radeon-rx-5700-8-gb-video-card-gv-r57-8gd-b

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/3YTzK8/sapphire-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8-gb-pulse-video-card-11293-01-20g

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory

×