b450-f vs b550-a

[Agena_]

Hi, i found these 2 motherboards and i dont understand them that well. I've chosen 2

 

Black asus rog strix b450-f - £100

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-B450-F-GAMING-Socket-Motherboard/dp/B07F714FT7/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=asus+rog+strix+motherboard&qid=1603223255&sr=8-3

 

White asus rog strix b550-a - £170

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-ROG-Strix-Gaming-Motherboard/dp/B08F9VP2RC/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=asus+rog+strix+b550-a&qid=1603223388&s=computers&sr=1-1

 

Which would be best to pair with a 3300x or 3100

 

Thank You

[boggy77]

Why only these 2? Neither are great, and a bit expensive.

If you want to stick with asus, get the b550 tuf

[Agena_]

2 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

Why only these 2? Neither are great, and a bit expensive.

If you want to stick with asus, get the b550 tuf

its mainly aestheetics. which would would you recommend for performance. like which ones better?

[boggy77]

3 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

its mainly aestheetics. which would would you recommend for performance. like which ones better?

The b450-f is terrible, get the b550-a 

[Mateyyy]

5 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

its mainly aestheetics. which would would you recommend for performance. like which ones better?

The Strix B550-A is a lot better, but quite overkill for a quad-core.

 

Here's a good, in-between option, that can handle even a 16-core without any trouble: 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/7gxbt6/msi-b550-a-pro-atx-am4-motherboard-b550-a-pro

[Agena_]

Just now, Mateyyy said:

The Strix B550-A is a lot better, but quite overkill for a quad-core.

 

Here's a good, in-between option, that can handle even a 16-core without any trouble: 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/7gxbt6/msi-b550-a-pro-atx-am4-motherboard-b550-a-pro

what about 2600/x

[Mateyyy]

6 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

what about 2600/x

That wouldn't work with a B550 board, and if you're just gaming the 3100 and 3300X make more sense to buy.

[Agena_]

3 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

That wouldn't work with a B550 board, and if you're just gaming the 3100 and 3300X make more sense to buy.

which cpus would work, zen 3 and 3rd gen?

[Mateyyy]

1 minute ago, Agena_ said:

which cpus would work, zen 3 and 3rd gen?

B550 is compatible with Zen 2 (Ryzen 3000 excluding APUs) and Zen 3 (with a recent enough BIOS revision).