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The main difference between the X570 Chipset and the B550 one is that on X570, all the lanes that are wired to both the CPU and to the Chipset are Gen 4, on B550, the lanes that are wired to the CPU are Gen 4, while the lanes that are wired to the Chipset are Gen 3. 

Unless you know that you need the extra Gen 4 lanes on X570, you wont really be missing out on anything with a B550 board.  

The Strix A is quite a decent board if you want to go for it. 

 

27 minutes ago, MaxRaider said:

x570

updates/better compatiblity and OC features. 

All of this is just wrong.

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Hi guys,

 

getting myself a new motherboard. I have a Ryzen 5 5600x and a 5700xt.

 

I am currently looking at 2 motherboards:

the Asus Rog B550-a and the asus prime X570 prime-pro.

 

the prime is around €50 more expensive. 
I suppose I want to know is it worth the extra €50? As wel as that I have a white case and AIO hence the preference of 2 white motherboards.

 

any insights or that?

 

thanks guys! 🙂

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that x570 bnoard does not really offer anything over b550-a.

i have the b550A myself and i love it. Should not go for the x570 board 

QUOTE ME  FOR ANSWER.

 

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|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || 

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Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

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Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

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Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

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Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

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Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

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The main difference between the X570 Chipset and the B550 one is that on X570, all the lanes that are wired to both the CPU and to the Chipset are Gen 4, on B550, the lanes that are wired to the CPU are Gen 4, while the lanes that are wired to the Chipset are Gen 3. 

Unless you know that you need the extra Gen 4 lanes on X570, you wont really be missing out on anything with a B550 board.  

The Strix A is quite a decent board if you want to go for it. 

 

27 minutes ago, MaxRaider said:

x570

updates/better compatiblity and OC features. 

All of this is just wrong.

Edited by Haro

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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x570

updates/better compatiblity and OC features. 

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Yeah, I've built around 20 builds for said boards past month. Good luck having b550 stable and supportive for said gen. No b550 board will have capability of an x570, we are talking about top tiers of each lineup. 550 was very close not to get support for this gen, there is a reason for it.  Several customers came back asking to give them better board due to poor optimization and lack of bios patches for RAMs resulting in providing them with x570. Happy ever since, running sticks at rated speeds of 3600/4000 like a champ. 

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