Motherboard help

[Entropy.]

I'm looking for a Motherboard- atm looking for a ATX B550, MSI/Asrock board under $150 (Under $180 if it has decent wifi built-in) that isn't sold out, and isn't super overpriced. Currently I'm looking at the MSI B550-A Pro, but Pcpp states that MSRP is 139.99, and all of sellers list it for $150+, so I'm having a bit of a penny-pinching dilemma. I'm also looking for general build advice on my setup (PC+monitor, maybe audio. Nothing else.). It atm looks like what's pictured below, and I'm planning on buying everything in a few months, give or take. I do realize new cards and possibly CPU are coming out pretty soon. I'd probably would be upgrading to their successors price-wise. I have a budget of $1500, for everything including the monitor. I'm open to other suggestions too, just specifically looking for a motherboard.

ty

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler	$59.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$74.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB THICC III Ultra Video Card	$409.99 @ Amazon
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case	$94.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$134.69 @ Amazon
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter	$34.99 @ Amazon
Monitor	Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor	$299.99 @ Best Buy
Custom	Samsung 860 EVO	Purchased
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1424.60
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-23 14:50 EDT-0400

 

 

[warmongerp]

3 minutes ago, Abyssal Radon said:

Perhaps look into getting a decent pair of headphones, instead of buying an aftermarket CPU cooler, as I believe the 3600 comes with a (fairly decent stock heat sink). Otherwise, assuming you already have a mouse/keyboard you like, everything looks good.

I wouldn't say the cooler on the 3600 decent, it serves its purpose but if you dont wanna game at 80c you need a better cooler and as a 3600 owner I highly suggest one too.

 

For the OP get a motherboard with wifi and drop the adapter, im sure there are good options out there.

 

Edit: 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/43BTwP/gigabyte-b450-aorus-pro-wifi-rev-10-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-aorus-pro-wifi-rev-10
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZGDJ7P/gigabyte-b450-i-aorus-pro-wifi-mini-itx-am4-motherboard-b450-i-aorus-pro-wifi

[Haro]

First of all, that cooler is not needed. 

Second of all, a 550w unit like a tx550m or an rm550x or a straight power 11 550w are more than enough. 

As for a board. why msi or ASRock specifically? 

Anyways to name some. 

9 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

under $150

B550 a pro ( even at around 150 it's worth it).

B550 pro vdh. Are pretty decent and will easily power a 6 core. 

For 180 dollars and under.

Steel legend.

Strix f. 

Aorus pro. 

Tomahawk. 

Mortar. 

Are all good. 

If you're building it in a few months just wait for zen 3 and ampere and big Navi. 

 

2 minutes ago, warmongerp said:

Edit: 

That board is subpart at best. 

[Entropy.]

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[Oswin]

this may also be an option for around $150

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hrCFf7/asus-tuf-gaming-b550m-plus-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-tuf-gaming-b550m-plus

 

[Entropy.]

Just now, Oswin said:

this may also be an option for around $150

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hrCFf7/asus-tuf-gaming-b550m-plus-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-tuf-gaming-b550m-plus

 

ty but I' not looking for a matx or itx motherboard currently. 

[Entropy.]

Just now, Oswin said:

this may also be an option for around $150

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hrCFf7/asus-tuf-gaming-b550m-plus-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-tuf-gaming-b550m-plus

 

ty but I' not looking for a matx or itx motherboard currently. 

[Oswin]

6 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

ty but I' not looking for a matx or itx motherboard currently. 

well, you didnt really state that you specifically want an ATX Board...

nvm i'm just blind

 

the ATX version is about $10 more 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pnqBD3/asus-tuf-gaming-b550-plus-atx-am4-motherboard-tuf-gaming-b550-plus

 

Edited August 23, 2020 by Oswin

[Avocheeseado]

31 minutes ago, warmongerp said:

I wouldn't say the cooler on the 3600 decent, it serves its purpose but if you dont wanna game at 80c you need a better cooler and as a 3600 owner I highly suggest one too.

 

For the OP get a motherboard with wifi and drop the adapter, im sure there are good options out there.

 

Edit: 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/43BTwP/gigabyte-b450-aorus-pro-wifi-rev-10-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-aorus-pro-wifi-rev-10
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZGDJ7P/gigabyte-b450-i-aorus-pro-wifi-mini-itx-am4-motherboard-b450-i-aorus-pro-wifi

I own the stock cooler and gaming temps are about 60c avg

[warmongerp]

Just now, Avocheeseado said:

I own the stock cooler and gaming temps are about 60c avg

No games with significant cpu load id imagine? Its impossible to sustain those temps under heavy load with stock cooler unless you undevolted your cpu.

[Avocheeseado]

Just now, warmongerp said:

No games with significant cpu load id imagine? Its impossible to sustain those temps under heavy load with stock cooler unless you undevolted your cpu.

The games were not particularly cpu intensive but we dont know which games OP is playing. I use an aftermarket cooler now but before I had that, I could run cinebench and get 75c max

[Avocheeseado]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$74.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card	$499.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case	$94.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.99 @ Newegg
Wireless Network Adapter	Ziyituod ZYT-AX200 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi Adapter	$33.79 @ Amazon
Monitor	Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor	$299.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1448.71
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-23 15:36 EDT-0400

just a few changes I made. That motherboard is great but if you want one with wifi built in then the Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC is good, but I have put a wifi 6 card in there. The stock cpu cooler is fine to start off with and you can always add something like a hyper 212 black edition or bequiet! dark rock 4. You can fit a better GPU in then. If you can, wait for the new hardware.

 

[Entropy.]

3 hours ago, Avocheeseado said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$74.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card	$499.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case	$94.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.99 @ Newegg
Wireless Network Adapter	Ziyituod ZYT-AX200 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi Adapter	$33.79 @ Amazon
Monitor	Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor	$299.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1448.71
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-23 15:36 EDT-0400

just a few changes I made. That motherboard is great but if you want one with wifi built in then the Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC is good, but I have put a wifi 6 card in there. The stock cpu cooler is fine to start off with and you can always add something like a hyper 212 black edition or bequiet! dark rock 4. You can fit a better GPU in then. If you can, wait for the new hardware.

 

Ty for the Wifi... but I do have some questions. First, Is the 2070S really worth the extra $100? I thought the performance was similar. I'm not a fan of Ray tracing so I don't really understand why the 2070S would be worth it more... Can you explain it? Second, can you explain why you changed the PSU? I though the Focus was supposed to be slightly better and a better value. ty

[Avocheeseado]

7 hours ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

Ty for the Wifi... but I do have some questions. First, Is the 2070S really worth the extra $100? I thought the performance was similar. I'm not a fan of Ray tracing so I don't really understand why the 2070S would be worth it more... Can you explain it? Second, can you explain why you changed the PSU? I though the Focus was supposed to be slightly better and a better value. ty

When i originally made this list, that psu was $110 but now it is near the price of the focus, it is not as good value as that.

If you are not streaming, using ray tracing or need good hardware acceleration for video editing etc. Then the 5700xt may be a better pick for price. The 2070 super may have 10-15fps more in some games while slightly less in others.