Budgetest Mobo for Ryzen 5 3600XT?

[spencerstephens]

I've looked at so many options my brain is melting and I don't understand why this $69 mobo isn't reccomended as budget, but this $110 is. Is there some important features I'll miss, better for OC, etc? I just want a basic mobo, compatible with the following potential part list, that won't give me problems or drop performance, and for the best price. Thank you for your expertise LTT browsers <3 Here's the list:

Nvidia 1650s

Ryzen 5 3600XT

3200mhz DDR4 RAM 2x4gb

and an NVME M.2 SSD

[Shimejii]

Not sure why you are going with NVME on a complete budget system like that. Honestly you are also better off with 2x8 Ram 3200mhz cl14/16 ram.

[ColdPressCoconutOil]

12 minutes ago, spencerstephens said:

I've looked at so many options my brain is melting and I don't understand why this $69 mobo isn't reccomended as budget, but this $110 is. Is there some important features I'll miss, better for OC, etc?

well different motherboards come with different feature sets as well as different VRM phases. the more quality the VRMs, the more smoother, cooler and better your components will run. with a higher priced motherboard, you get better VRM solutions, VRM cooling with heatsinks, multiple m.2 slots, better I/O, wifi, etc. the low price ones generally lack most/all of these.

 

14 minutes ago, spencerstephens said:

I just want a basic mobo, compatible with the following potential part list, that won't give me problems or drop performance, and for the best price.

the b450 tomahawk is a relatively mid ranger board, it offers excellent VRMs, and can easily run your 3600XT, though im not sure why youre putting a nvme drive in a budget build. m.2 sata or regular sata should fit your budget and fulfil your needs.

 

15 minutes ago, spencerstephens said:

Nvidia 1650s

Ryzen 5 3600XT

3200mhz DDR4 RAM 2x4gb

and an NVME M.2 SSD

i would get 16 gigs of RAM, as thats the recommended minimum for gaming and similar tasks.i dont get why youre getting a 3600XT, a 3600 or 3600X should do, youre just getting higher clocks there.

 

id suggest waiting for zen3 and ampere to release (new gen ryzen cpus and nvidia gpus). that way, you could probably get a better cpu for the same price of the 4th generation cpus, as well as either get a new 3000 series ampere gpu, or a used 2060 or 2060super for the same price

[xg32]

58 minutes ago, spencerstephens said:

I've looked at so many options my brain is melting and I don't understand why this $69 mobo isn't reccomended as budget, but this $110 is. Is there some important features I'll miss, better for OC, etc? I just want a basic mobo, compatible with the following potential part list, that won't give me problems or drop performance, and for the best price. Thank you for your expertise LTT browsers Here's the list:

Nvidia 1650s

Ryzen 5 3600XT

3200mhz DDR4 RAM 2x4gb

and an NVME M.2 SSD

u can get way more performance for the same amount of money if u go with a 3600, regular ssd,  2x8gb ram and a better gpu

[Haro]

2 hours ago, spencerstephens said:

why this $69 mobo isn't reccomended

Bare mosfets. Crappy mosfets, the board won't power a 4 core let alone a 6 core. 

 

2 hours ago, spencerstephens said:

but this $110 is. Is there some important features I'll miss, better for OC, etc?

This has way better mosfets/ power stages. 

An actual heatsink. Please don't cheap out on a board. 

2 hours ago, spencerstephens said:

Ryzen 5 3600XT

First of all, get a 3600 non xt and save some

money and potentially get a better GPU. 

As for board. 

The tomahawk max. 

Mortar max. 

A pro max (non m). 

Pro 4. 

Pro vdh max.  Will all easily handle a 6 and even an 8 core. 

 

[thirdparty]

agree with tofu.. nvr cheap out on your mobo, learn my lesson by buying asus h110m-k. that thing just keep breaking down after warranty is over. broken audio, broken ram slot.

 

u can buy 3700x with the money u have for 3600xt OR buy 3600/3300x with much better graphic card

[spencerstephens]

@thirdparty @TofuHaroto @Shimejii @xg32 @PoopThatTookAPee Thank you all very much for your input. Was going to wait for new GPUs to drop, but I thought Zen3 was going to be awhile? Either way I'll go for the 3600 (I was under the impression that they were still the same price as the XTs), probably get a little better of GPU, and upgrade the ram to 16gb. Still getting an NVME M.2 as everywhere I look they are the same price as regular SSDs rn??? And as for the mobo, I won't be cheaping out as per reccomendation. Will  probably get a Tomohawk but I'll compare the list given first. Thanks again for the help guys, tremendously helpful and knowledgable as usual around here!