Motherboard question

[Deus100]

Hi guys I have this motherboard now https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z77M/index.asp and I bought this one with amd ryzen 3600 https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X570-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10#kf.
Friend asked me what is the difference and only thing I know is well 1 has Intel and one uses AMD procesor XDDD So can you tell me what is all of the differences in them bcs I have 0 idea? Wh[at is better in this new one?

[minibois]

Just now, Deus100 said:

Hi guys I have this motherboard now https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z77M/index.asp and I bought this one with amd ryzen 3600 https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X570-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10#kf.
Friend asked me what is the difference and only thing I know is well 1 has Intel and one uses AMD procesor XDDD So can you tell me what is all of the differences in them bcs I have 0 idea? Wh[at is better in this new one?

Well the first one won't work with a Ryzen 5 3600, which seems like an important difference...

 

The difference lies in the socket. The first is socket LGA 1155, meant for Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge Intel CPU. The latter is socket AM4, meant for Zen/Zen+/Zen 2 CPU's (like the Ryzen 5 3600).

Furthermore, the X570 chipset also contains things like:

- Support for DDR4 (instead of DDR3 on the other board, so I hope you got some new RAM too)

- Support for PCIE 4.0 (instead of just 3.0 on the other board)

- More fast USB options

etc.

 

Simply put, it's another platform.

[fordy_rounds]

With a quick comparison of the specs, I see the following:

• Intel vs. AMD. Not only that, but Intel 2nd and 3rd Gen (several years old) vs. Modern AMD CPUs.
• DDR3 vs. DDR4 RAM. The DDR4 on the X570 is a newer, and faster, technology. They are not interchangeable though, so you'll need new RAM.
• 2 vs. 4 RAM slots. This allows for much greater RAM upgradability on the new board.
• 16GB RAM max vs 128GB RAM max. Again, greater upgradability.
• Newer board has no PCI slots, but more PCIE slots. PCI is basically deprecated, so again this helps with future upgrades.
• Newer board has better USB 3.x compatibility, with both more rear ports and more headers for front ports (including the header needed for USB C)
• All the SATA connectors on the new board are 6 Gb/s, vs. 4 @ 3Gb/s on the old board. (Only matters for SSDs, as HDDs are generally slower than that anyway, but still an improvement)
• New board has both addressable and regular RGB headers, old board does not
• microATX vs ATX form factor. This one is important! If your old motherboard was in a microATX case, you likely will need a new case to upgrade to an ATX board, as it's a larger board.

In summary, the new board is a whole different platform, but is also a pretty big improvement—but be aware of the form factor and the possible need to re-case. What other components do you have, including your case?

[Deus100]

On 4/30/2020 at 8:43 PM, fordy_rounds said:

With a quick comparison of the specs, I see the following:

• Intel vs. AMD. Not only that, but Intel 2nd and 3rd Gen (several years old) vs. Modern AMD CPUs.
• DDR3 vs. DDR4 RAM. The DDR4 on the X570 is a newer, and faster, technology. They are not interchangeable though, so you'll need new RAM.
• 2 vs. 4 RAM slots. This allows for much greater RAM upgradability on the new board.
• 16GB RAM max vs 128GB RAM max. Again, greater upgradability.
• Newer board has no PCI slots, but more PCIE slots. PCI is basically deprecated, so again this helps with future upgrades.
• Newer board has better USB 3.x compatibility, with both more rear ports and more headers for front ports (including the header needed for USB C)
• All the SATA connectors on the new board are 6 Gb/s, vs. 4 @ 3Gb/s on the old board. (Only matters for SSDs, as HDDs are generally slower than that anyway, but still an improvement)
• New board has both addressable and regular RGB headers, old board does not
• microATX vs ATX form factor. This one is important! If your old motherboard was in a microATX case, you likely will need a new case to upgrade to an ATX board, as it's a larger board.

In summary, the new board is a whole different platform, but is also a pretty big improvement—but be aware of the form factor and the possible need to re-case. What other components do you have, including your case?

I will buy, Ryzen 3600, I bought 2x8gb DDR4 3200mhz 16cl, and I will take my 1060 gtx nvidia from my old pc