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Best B450 Mini ITX

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Planning a mini ITX build and I’m going to use a Ryzen 3600 and NVIDIA 2060 Super.  I cannot decide between the Asus, gigabyte pro wifi, MSI, or ASROCK board.  Luckily all are the same (relatively) priced on Newegg, so price to performance isn’t an issue.  Just looking for the best option.  

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4 minutes ago, Vejnemojnen said:

MSI B450I GAMING PLUS ITX AC. 

 

My favorite 

Why is it your favourite? I’ve heard it’s a great value, but is it better than the ASUS ROG STRIX? Both are exactly $180 CDN on Newegg.  Asus board is originally $215.

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The B450I Gaming Plus has the best VRMs out of the bunch, therefore allowing the most CPU upgradability for the future. It should handle up to a 3900X with no issues.

Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6

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1 hour ago, Aidan.69420 said:

Why is it your favourite? I’ve heard it’s a great value, but is it better than the ASUS ROG STRIX? Both are exactly $180 CDN on Newegg.  Asus board is originally $215.

I believe it to be better. Not just the VRM, but I prefer MSI Bios, which is very intuitive and well composed. Whereas ASUS Bios-es for B450 boards since 3rd gen came out, are somewhat buggy. :( 

Life is really challenging. I don't always suceed: )

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