Upgrading

[Nikez19]

I posted yesterday about my motherboard which died on me after a long time and I was debating whether to just upgrade to ryzen from my i7-4770 or to just get a cheap mobo. After looking for one since yesterday I gave up and I've decided to upgrade. So, my question is whats the best mobo, ram, cpu bundle out there right now for 300-400 euro. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

get a 3600+MSI B450 Tomahawk/Gaming Plus/-A Pro MAX+2x8GB 3000Mhz kit.

[Nikez19]

36 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

get a 3600+MSI B450 Tomahawk/Gaming Plus/-A Pro MAX+2x8GB 3000Mhz kit.

What about the B450 asus rog or aorus would they be alright as well? I quite like the look of those.

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Nikez19 said:

What about the B450 asus rog or aorus would they be alright as well? I quite like the look of those.

their VRMs are not as good, plus they aren't guaranteed to be updated for the 3600.

 

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, Nikez19 said:

What about the B450 asus rog or aorus would they be alright as well? I quite like the look of those.

The asus no. The aorus yes, but are you really willing to sacrifice quality for looks? How much time will you spend looking at the mobo vs how much time will you spend looking at the screen?

[Nikez19]

6 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

their VRMs are not as good, plus they aren't guaranteed to be updated for the 3600.

 

 

8 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

The asus no. The aorus yes, but are you really willing to sacrifice quality for looks? How much time will you spend looking at the mobo vs how much time will you spend looking at the screen?

Thanks for those replies, this definitely changed my view on these boards, one more question about it. I see that there is no usb type c header on the tomahawk, I am using the nzxt 510 and I dont want to have a completely useless front panel. Is there any workaround for this or should I look at a different board?

[Steo]

Just make sure you get a motherboard with flashback. I made the mistake of taking the chance before on a Gigabyte X470, only to end up buying a cheap CPU to update the BIOS. Even then, things weren't quite right and I had to return it. I ended up buying the ASUS Crosshair VI HERO X370 instead which has flashback. All I lost out on is an extra NVMe slot, but I really only need one NVMe anyway.

 

So yeah, just either be sure to have flashback, or at least have the manufacturer confirm that the motherboard has the latest BIOS installed for Zen 2.

[boggy77]

1 hour ago, Steo said:

Just make sure you get a motherboard with flashback. I made the mistake of taking the chance before on a Gigabyte X470, only to end up buying a cheap CPU to update the BIOS. Even then, things weren't quite right and I had to return it. I ended up buying the ASUS Crosshair VI HERO X370 instead which has flashback. All I lost out on is an extra NVMe slot, but I really only need one NVMe anyway.

 

So yeah, just either be sure to have flashback, or at least have the manufacturer confirm that the motherboard has the latest BIOS installed for Zen 2.

the MAX versions of the msi boards all come with ryzen 3 ready bios