B550 or X570?

[Prebuilt]

So I'm a teen with the knowledge of building PCs but I have never physically done it (hopefully building one better then the Verge lol) but I am stuck on picking either a B550 or X570 motherboard for my new build.

 

I was thinking of reusing my RTX 2060 or switching to a RTX 3060 (or higher) as well as getting the supposedly Ryzen 5 "4600". 

 

Can anyone help explain which chipset is better for my build and what should I go for please? I am not going to pick any motherboards yet for my build until I can decide on B550 or X570.

 

Many thanks!

 

 

[5x5]

Unless you need lots of fast storage, get a B550 Pro4 or B550 TuF and call it a day

[Haro]

10 hours ago, FoldingToFightAnyDiseases said:

I am not going to pick any motherboards yet for my build until I can decide on B550 or X570.

depends, what x570 board and what b550 board? unless you need the gen 4 chipset lanes, b550 is as good as x570 really.. 

[Mateyyy]

With X570 you're looking at PCIe 4.0 lanes right from the chipset and a little more USB bandwidth - that's basically the gist of it. For most people, B550 is more than enough.

Also, the advantage of B550 is that you're generally getting a better feature set/VRM for the money, compared to X570.

[Prebuilt]

7 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

depends, what x570 board and what b550 board? unless you need the gen 4 chipset lanes, b550 is as good as x570 really.. 

I was not thinking about what brand or motherboard to get unless I can decide on either X570 or B550. I am really confused on which one is better both functionality and budget.

 

6 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

With X570 you're looking at PCIe 4.0 lanes right from the chipset and a little more USB bandwidth - that's basically the gist of it. For most people, B550 is more than enough.

Also, the advantage of B550 is that you're generally getting a better feature set/VRM for the money, compared to X570.

I see.

 

8 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

Unless you need lots of fast storage, get a B550 Pro4 or B550 TuF and call it a day

Oh, ok. 

[Haro]

10 hours ago, FoldingToFightAnyDiseases said:

I am really confused on which one is better both functionality and budget.

brand does not mean anything really. x570 just has gen 4 lanes from the chipset, other than that, b550 has really good vrm. and sometimes even better than x570.

for b550.

tomahawk.

mortar.

a pro.

aorus pro.

steel legend. 

strix f  are really good.

for x570.

tomahawk.

x570-p.

x570 tuf. are really good. 

[Prebuilt]

So I am guessing that an RTX 3060 or 3070 with a Ryzen 5 "4600" is ok with a B550 board then?

[Prebuilt]

Just now, TofuHaroto said:

brand does not mean anything really. x570 just has gen 4 lanes from the chipset, other than that, b550 has really good vrm. and sometimes even better than x570.

for b550.

tomahawk.

mortar.

a pro.

aorus pro.

steel legend. 

strix f  are really good.

for x570.

tomahawk.

x570-p.

x570 tuf. are really good. 

I did have a look at all of these. I guess it is down to looks?

[Haro]

10 hours ago, FoldingToFightAnyDiseases said:

I guess it is down to looks?

depends on your budget, all of them are capable boards.

[Prebuilt]

Just now, TofuHaroto said:

depends on your budget, all of them are capable boards.

Cool. 

[Prebuilt]

3 minutes ago, FoldingToFightAnyDiseases said:

So I am guessing that an RTX 3060 or 3070 with a Ryzen 5 "4600" is ok with a B550 board then?

I am sure B550 is enough for this then. 

[Prebuilt]

1 minute ago, FoldingToFightAnyDiseases said:

I am sure B550 is enough for this then. 

That was quick easy decisions. Thanks for the help!