Which is future proof

[Raysza]

Gigabyte x570 i aourus pro wifi mini itx mobo

Or, 

Asrock b450 i gaming itx mobo? 

 

Which one is more future proof and why? Does both support cpu aio?

It is for my mini itx build. Pre built dekstop from Aftershock Impulse. 

[.Apex.]

6 minutes ago, Raysza said:

Gigabyte x570 i aourus pro wifi mini itx mobo

Or, 

Asrock b450 i gaming itx mobo? 

 

Which one is more future proof and why? Does both support cpu aio?

It is for my mini itx build. Pre built dekstop from Aftershock Impulse. 

Forget about future proof if you're compromising performance for something you may or may not ever need on that current platform (PCIe 4.0), there's a 100$ delta between those boards that you could easily spend on a better CPU or GPU.

[minibois]

8 minutes ago, Raysza said:

Which one is more future proof and why?

Define future proof and what it means to you

8 minutes ago, Raysza said:

Does both support cpu aio?

Yes, they will both support AIOs that have AM4 mounting hardware and which fits into your case. (so your case should also be able to mount a certain sized radiator for example).

[Mister Woof]

A fantasy, caught in a landslide

[Raysza]

6 minutes ago, minibois said:

Define future proof and what it means to you

Yes, they will both support AIOs that have AM4 mounting hardware and which fits into your case. (so your case should also be able to mount a certain sized radiator for example).

@minibois what i mean by future proof is upgradable for the future cpu like ryzen 4000 series. Or the negative effect if i use it in a long term. Does it do any damage to the mobo. The thermal on the vram. I/o. Anything that shows that this mobo is better than this mobo if i want to upgrade in the future 

[minibois]

13 minutes ago, Raysza said:

@minibois what i mean by future proof is upgradable for the future cpu like ryzen 4000 series. Or the negative effect if i use it in a long term. Does it do any damage to the mobo. The thermal on the vram. I/o. Anything that shows that this mobo is better than this mobo if i want to upgrade in the future 

Looking into the future is difficult, but B450 will likely still support Ryzen 4000 (after a BIOS update), considering B350 supports Ryzen 3000 (after a BIOS update too).

 

I'll check in a minute if they are both good options.. what CPU are you going to use?

 

But a good CPU + Mobo combo won't last longer when buying a different chipset, there is also quality differences in the vrm.

 

I'll check it in more detail in a moment.

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11 minutes ago, Raysza said:

@minibois what i mean by future proof is upgradable for the future cpu like ryzen 4000 series. Or the negative effect if i use it in a long term. Does it do any damage to the mobo. The thermal on the vram. I/o. Anything that shows that this mobo is better than this mobo if i want to upgrade in the future 

The I/O on both is nearly identical, except you get an additional HDMI port on the Aorus one. If I Googled the right one, the Aorus also has PCIe 4.0 support whereas the Asrock does not. Both will support Ryzen into the near future, and long term is usually negligible as motherboards are typically made to last; your other components are likely to fail first before something on your board. The 'X' series tends to fair better in terms of overclocking if that is your thing.

 

A 'better' board is subjective, depending on your needs. If you're never going to have a PCIe 4.0 card then that point is moot, just like if you never plan to overclock then there's little need for a board that's designed to do just that. But if you foresee yourself doing those things then it might be a good investment (or if you just have money to blow). It's more going to come down to what CPU and GPU you are going to use as well as RAM.