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Ryzen 5-3600X, rtx 3070. B450 or B550?

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Hey guys! 

 

So Im about to build my very first gaming pc as soon as 3070 comes out. So I was wondering if I should buy the B450 or B550 motherboard. I will be using a Ryzen 5 3600X cpu with an rtx 3070 and 16gb 3600mhz ddr4 ram. Im not very experienced when it comes to pc building so I am just wondering what the main difference between B450 and B550 is and IF its actually worth the 50-70 extra $. If I buy a b450 tomahawk it costs 105$ in my country. However, B550 tomahawk costs 160-170$. Is it really worth that price difference? 

 

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I would probably go with the b450 board as really the only thing you gain from the b550 board would be PCIe gen 4 which unless you have a use for a high speed PCIe gen 4 ssd is not worth the extra money. The B450 Tomahawk is still an awesome board and will easily handle everything you plan on using

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the 3600x isn't worth the price premium for it. The main diff is pcie4 support (b450=pcie3 b550=pcie4)

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Also in 4 days there will probably be R5 5600X announcement.

But if you already have 3600X then I guess disregard that.

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1 hour ago, Manuel_KLG said:

what the main difference between B450 and B550 is and IF its actually worth the 50-70 extra $

Strictly between these two models, the b550 tomahawk has a far better vrm and gen 4 bandwidth for the lanes that are wired to the cpu, but both can easily handle a 3600/x/xt, and a 3070 is not affected by gen 3 bandwidth (or any ampere card honestly), budget for a board? you could also wait for zen 3 and to check what it has to offer. 

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Unfortunately I have already bought the r5 3600x because I found a deal for it on 160$ only. 

27 minutes ago, Haro said:

budget for a board?

100-140$. I saw that theres a B550-A Pro for only 120$ so maybe I should buy that? 

 

Appreciate all your replies though. Thank you

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1 hour ago, Manuel_KLG said:

for only 120$ so maybe I should buy that? 

That's a steal for that board. 

you could get it, it's a pretty good board. Since i don't know how prices are where you live, this board is pretty good. 

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Thanks again! I will get that. Only like 15$ more expensive than B450 tomahawk.

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