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So ill be making a pc soon, and wanted an opinion between 2 motherboards:

msi tomahawk max b450

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Gigabyte b450 aorus pro am4

 

the msi supports up to 4133 memory speed but i dont plan to upgarde my 3200 anytime soon, and the gigabyte supports 3200 OC and has a much better audio and i like to have good audio, the gigabyte also has m.2 padding and shields for cooling. What do you think? I also heard gigabytes bios is not great, im really torn on what to choose please help.

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The tomahawk likely... it's vrm performance is better and it has been a go to board for a good while now.

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4 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

The tomahawk likely... it's vrm performance is better and it has been a go to board for a good while now.

Thanks, im so nitpicky about audio and i heard alc892 realtek is kind of bad as it has noise and not so good quality sound but ill just swallow my pride and get the better value board i guess, thanks

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15 minutes ago, NewbieGamer69 said:

Thanks, im so nitpicky about audio and i heard alc892 realtek is kind of bad as it has noise and not so good quality sound but ill just swallow my pride and get the better value board i guess, thanks

If you're picky about audio you should definitely get a dac

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