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7 minutes ago, WTFranKkK said:

 

Really needed a fan directly over that VRM for overclocking...

 

Just get something with a VRM heatsink, probably the MSI B450 Gaming Plus microATX board

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Hi guys, I'm looking to buy the best value motherboard possible. Keep in mind that I want to be able to Overclock my R5 2600 to at least 4.0ghz. I use to have a first gen R5 1400 and I was able to achieve 3.9ghz stable. I was even able to get to 4.1ghz for a while (unstable of course). That's what is bringing me here, although my CPU (trooper) survived the intensity of my beginner overclocking abilities. My motherboard, a simple but good enough MSI MORTAR B350 died in the process. It got so hot that you can see burn marks (discoloration) around the VRM. 

 

Long story short, I'm in need of a new mobo. But this time I really want to get opinions before I buy. Btw, I know I kinda ask for it...I've pushed it to far. I'm really just looking for a good mobo. That can overclock a bit, nothing crazy. Also if it as RGB, it would be a plus. 

 

Thank you all in advance. :)

 

Francis (a dumbass without a mobo)

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7 minutes ago, WTFranKkK said:

Hi guys, I'm looking to buy the best value motherboard possible. Keep in mind that I want to be able to Overclock my R5 2600 to at least 4.0ghz. I use to have a first gen R5 1400 and I was able to achieve 3.9ghz stable. I was even able to get to 4.1ghz for a while (unstable of course). That's what is bringing me here, although my CPU (trooper) survived the intensity of my beginner overclocking abilities. My motherboard, a simple but good enough MSI MORTAR B350 died in the process. It got so hot that you can see burn marks (discoloration) around the VRM. 

 

Long story short, I'm in need of a new mobo. But this time I really want to get opinions before I buy. Btw, I know I kinda ask for it...I've pushed it to far. I'm really just looking for a good mobo. That can overclock a bit, nothing crazy. Also if it as RGB, it would be a plus. 

 

Thank you all in advance. :)

 

Francis (a dumbass without a mobo)

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7 minutes ago, WTFranKkK said:

 

Really needed a fan directly over that VRM for overclocking...

 

Just get something with a VRM heatsink, probably the MSI B450 Gaming Plus microATX board

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

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1 minute ago, food158 said:

B450 Aorus

VRM is actually not very good despite the looks

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There was a heatsink on the mortar mobo I had. I removed it after it died cause I was curious to see the damage I've done. Thank you btw. I'm looking at your suggestion right now. 

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MSI B450M Gaming Plus has two memory slots and cheaper, Mortar/Bazooka has 4 slots and more expensive. All 3 can handle overclocked 6 core CPUs

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

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10 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

VRM is actually not very good despite the looks

There was a heatsink on the mortar mobo I had. I removed it after it died cause I was curious to see the damage I've done. Thank you btw. I'm looking at your suggestion right now. 

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1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

MSI B450M Gaming Plus has two memory slots and cheaper, Mortar/Bazooka has 4 slots and more expensive. All 3 can handle overclocked 6 core CPUs

Don't remember if those have USB bios flashing

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23 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Don't remember if those have USB bios flashing

why would b450 need that for 2nd gen Ryzen?

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

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1 hour ago, Jurrunio said:

why would b450 need that for 2nd gen Ryzen?

Still useful for recovery if the price is the same

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what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

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1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

Still useful for recovery if the price is the same

Bazooka doesnt, Mortar and Gaming Plus do

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

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Thanks to all of you guys. Btw, you guys got anything to say about the asrock pro legend micro?

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Also...if anyone could give me a quick "VRM 101 course" it would be OP. I always struggle with this topic. I'm never to sure about the phases and all that. 

 

For exemple, I'm still struggling to understand what's the best option between, 3+3/4+3 or 6+2... Need halp pwease.

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5 hours ago, WTFranKkK said:

Thanks to all of you guys. Btw, you guys got anything to say about the asrock pro legend micro?

I was just going to suggest that. Good mobo for the price, you cant go wrong.

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