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Do I need x570 or can I go for B550

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Hello!

I'm looking to purchasing a computer build soon, and am unsure whether i need to spend the extra money on an x570 board, or if i can instead get away with a B550 board.

The key parts that will be used (when released) is the RTX 3070, Ryzen 5 5600x, Corsair MP600 Force series Gen 4 PCIe, and a mass storage hdd.

My concern is that there will not be enough PCI4 bandwidth for all the parts, and will see performance bottlenecking in any of the parts. 

Thank you in advance!

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Just get a board with a PCIe 4.0 x4 m.2 slot and you will be fine.

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from msi website:

WHO SHOULD UPGRADE TO THE X570 PLATFORM?

Some professionals may need even more power and extensibility than what the B550 platform can offer. For such professionals, MSI’s X570 motherboards are the ideal choice. If any of the following apply to you, the X570 platform is a better choice:
  • You use more than 4 USB 3.1 devices
  • You use more than 6 SATA devices
  • You use more than 3 Gen 4 M.2 SSDs
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1 hour ago, GamingSeargent said:

Hello!

I'm looking to purchasing a computer build soon, and am unsure whether i need to spend the extra money on an x570 board, or if i can instead get away with a B550 board.

The key parts that will be used (when released) is the RTX 3070, Ryzen 5 5600x, Corsair MP600 Force series Gen 4 PCIe, and a mass storage hdd.

My concern is that there will not be enough PCI4 bandwidth for all the parts, and will see performance bottlenecking in any of the parts. 

Thank you in advance!

You will be fine with B550 as you get x20 pcie 4.0 lanes  (x16 lanes for the GPU and x4 for a Gen 4 SSD). 

 

What is the pc being used for ? As a Gen 4 SSD isn't worth it for most people.

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9 hours ago, lee32uk said:

You will be fine with B550 as you get x20 pcie 4.0 lanes  (x16 lanes for the GPU and x4 for a Gen 4 SSD). 

 

What is the pc being used for ? As a Gen 4 SSD isn't worth it for most people.

Gaming and some school work. The gen 4 is only a few dollars over the 970 evo plus so thats why im getting it

Ryzen 5 3600

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16GB 3600mHz Trident Z RGB

1650 Super

Fractal Design Meshify C

Samsung 970 Evo 1TB

 

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14 minutes ago, GamingSeargent said:

Gaming and some school work. The gen 4 is only a few dollars over the 970 evo plus so thats why im getting it

Samsung are also expensive though. 

 

How much is something like a WD Blue SN550 in comparison ?

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7 hours ago, lee32uk said:

Samsung are also expensive though. 

 

How much is something like a WD Blue SN550 in comparison ?

SN550:$114

Samsung 970 evo PLUS: $268

Corsair MP600 Force:$279

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MSI B550 Tomahawk

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1650 Super

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Samsung 970 Evo 1TB

 

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B550 allows the lanes that are wired to the cpu to be gen 4, meaning you'll still be able to run the gpu and the m.2 at gen 4 bandwidth. 

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4 hours ago, GamingSeargent said:

SN550:$114

Samsung 970 evo PLUS: $268

Corsair MP600 Force:$279

The WD Black SN750 500GB is available for $104.

 

https://www.mwave.com.au/product/wd-black-sn750-500gb-nvme-m2-2280-pcie-3x4-3d-nand-ssd-without-heatsink-ac22307

 

Or there is the 1TB SN550 for $160.

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/BhmFf7/western-digital-blue-sn550-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds100t2b0c

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