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[Carbonado]

Lads i'm stuck between 3 motherboards for my R5 3600, 

Should I go for the B450 Aorus Elite, the b450 tomahawk max or the TUF b450-plus gaming?

 

[svmlegacy]

2 minutes ago, CouRageRC said:

Lads i'm stuck between 3 motherboards for my R5 3600, 

Should I go for the B450 Aorus Elite, the b450 tomahawk max or the TUF b450-plus gaming?

What are your priorities for a motherboard? Is anyone priced significantly different?

[Carbonado]

1 minute ago, svmlegacy said:

What are your priorities for a motherboard?

Nothing very particular, just that it should run my 3600 fine as it's my first pc build.

1 minute ago, svmlegacy said:

Is anyone priced significantly different?

Nope, they're all the same

[svmlegacy]

9 minutes ago, CouRageRC said:

Nothing very particular, just that it should run my 3600 fine as it's my first pc build.

Nope, they're all the same

They'll all do just fine for a Ryzen 5 3600.

 

Note: If buying the Gigabyte or Asus board, you might receive one with a BIOS too old to start a 3600.

Look for the orange "Ryzen 3000 Ready" badge.

Some brick and mortar retailers can update it for you.

 

The Gigabyte will require BIOS F40, and an AMD Boot Kit to flash if you happen to get old stock.

The Asus will require BIOS 1201, and the same AMD Boot Kit.

The MSI Max series all come with compatible BIOS's

 

The Boot Kit will not be required if you can use a 1000/2000 series CPU to update.

 

More information about the Boot Kit: https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pa-100

[Carbonado]

3 minutes ago, svmlegacy said:

They'll all do just fine for a Ryzen 5 3600.

 

Note: If buying the Gigabyte or Asus board, you might receive one with a BIOS too old to start a 3600.

Some brick and mortar retailers can update it for you.

 

The Gigabyte will require BIOS F40, and an AMD Boot Kit to flash if you happen to get old stock.

The Asus will require BIOS 1201, and the same AMD Boot Kit.

 

The Boot Kit will not be required if you can use a 1000/2000 series CPU to update.

 

More information about the Boot Kit: https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pa-100

Oh alright..So if i get the MSI one i don't have to update the BIOS right?

Also, does it have support for a rgb strip? 

[HotdropHeinz]

2 minutes ago, CouRageRC said:

Also, does it have support for a rgb strip? 

Just look it up in the manufacturers website. They will list all the features of a given board there

[aDoomGuy]

5 minutes ago, CouRageRC said:

Oh alright..So if i get the MSI one i don't have to update the BIOS right?

Also, does it have support for a rgb strip? 

Either should have Ryzen 3000 update installed from factory by now. You have to make sure the box says Ryzen 3000 ready is all. They should all support RGB strips but check their respective pages at their manufacturers websites.

[Carbonado]

3 minutes ago, HotdropHeinz said:

Just look it up in the manufacturers website. They will list all the features of a given board there

MSI website says this: 

• 2 x 5050 RGB LED strip 12V connectors                                     

Can it support this:

https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B08DKPYZ7L/?coliid=IOGFQ3D9CKJIH&colid=3E6ISCTR9M9CG&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

[Carbonado]

1 minute ago, aDoomGuy said:

Either should have Ryzen 3000 update installed from factory by now. You have to make sure the box says Ryzen 3000 ready is all. They should all support RGB strips but check their respective pages at their manufacturers websites.

Thanks man..I found the Tomahawk Max nice..

But again my query:

1 minute ago, CouRageRC said:

MSI website says this: 

• 2 x 5050 RGB LED strip 12V connectors                                     

Can it support this:

https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B08DKPYZ7L/?coliid=IOGFQ3D9CKJIH&colid=3E6ISCTR9M9CG&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

[aDoomGuy]

Just now, CouRageRC said:

MSI website says this: 

• 2 x 5050 RGB LED strip 12V connectors                                     

Can it support this:

https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B08DKPYZ7L/?coliid=IOGFQ3D9CKJIH&colid=3E6ISCTR9M9CG&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

No that is addressable RBG. Is not supported I think you need 12V strip.

[Carbonado]

1 minute ago, aDoomGuy said:

No that is addressable RBG. Is not supported I think you need 12V strip.

Oh alright, guess I'll just go for the Gigabyte one then, it says it has 

1. 1 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip header
2. 2 x digital LED strip headers
3. 2 x digital LED strip power select jumpers

So is one of them the a-rgb headers?

[Carbonado]

8 minutes ago, aDoomGuy said:

No that is addressable RBG. Is not supported I think you need 12V strip.

is this 12v ones?:

https://www.amazon.sg/headers-Compatible-Motherboard-Magnetic-Brackets/dp/B07DD54QCM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NM3XFRZ3CGL&dchild=1&keywords=12v%2Brgb%2Bstrip&qid=1603694806&sprefix=12v%2Brgb%2Caps%2C726&sr=8-1&th=1

[aDoomGuy]

1 minute ago, CouRageRC said:

Oh alright, guess I'll just go for the Gigabyte one then, it says it has 

1. 1 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip header
2. 2 x digital LED strip headers
3. 2 x digital LED strip power select jumpers

So is one of them the a-rgb headers?

Not with that strip I think. The Gigabyte have two argb headers but they are 5-pin and that strip is 3-pin...

[Carbonado]

2 minutes ago, aDoomGuy said:

Not with that strip I think. The Gigabyte have two argb headers but they are 5-pin and that strip is 3-pin...

oh shucks

[aDoomGuy]

2 minutes ago, CouRageRC said:

is this 12v ones?:

https://www.amazon.sg/headers-Compatible-Motherboard-Magnetic-Brackets/dp/B07DD54QCM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NM3XFRZ3CGL&dchild=1&keywords=12v%2Brgb%2Bstrip&qid=1603694806&sprefix=12v%2Brgb%2Caps%2C726&sr=8-1&th=1

Yes, this should be compatible with 4-pin RGB headers. So should work with any motherboard from ASRock, MSI, ASUS and Gigabyte with 4-pin 12V RGB headers.

[Carbonado]

Just now, aDoomGuy said:

Yes, this should be compatible with 4-pin RGB headers. So should work with any motherboard from ASRock, MSI, ASUS and Gigabyte with 4-pin 12V RGB headers.

Ooh alright, thank you so much! Guess i'll go ahead with the Tomahawk Max then!

[aDoomGuy]

1 minute ago, CouRageRC said:

Ooh alright, thank you so much! Guess i'll go ahead with the Tomahawk Max then!

You're welcome. Remember that only the Max version probably has update for Ryzen 3000. Is a good board. 

[Carbonado]

Just now, aDoomGuy said:

You're welcome. Remember that only the Max version probably has update for Ryzen 3000. Is a good board. 

Yup the Max is what i'll go for.