New Motherboard

[Blasty Blosty]

I'm thinking of getting a new mobo, as my current one is a bit on the low end (ASUS Prime A320M-K), and I have found 2 but I don't know which one is better. I currently have a Ryzen 5 2600x, and I plan to upgrade it in a few years, possible to a 5000 series, so I am thinking of getting a B550. I have found 2 motherboards that suit my price range, which one is better for overclocking? The Gigabyte one has a better rear I/O, but is it better or worse than the MSI one for overclocking?

 

1: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-B550M-AORUS-PRO-P-Motherboard/dp/B08K13YNYD/ref=sr_1_6?crid=F5XMVG279DAY&dchild=1&keywords=micro+atx+am4+motherboard&qid=1619354024&s=computers&sprefix=micro+atx+am%2Ccomputers%2C160&sr=1-6

 

2: https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-MORTAR-Motherboard-DisplayPort-Processor/dp/B08B8WTLMH/ref=sr_1_25?dchild=1&keywords=micro+atx+am4+motherboard&qid=1619535103&s=computers&sr=1-25

 

Thanks for your help in advance.

[thepoorgamer]

I think both would OC just fine. The msi one might be better, though. With what you are spending, you could get a x570 gaming edge, which would be a better board.  Any of them would handle a 5000 series just fine (maybe not an oced 5950x though). Just choose whatever one you like best based on your needs. I  would get the refurbished x570, but no option is bad. 

[Blasty Blosty]

24 minutes ago, thepoorgamer said:

I think both would OC just fine. The msi one might be better, though. With what you are spending, you could get a x570 gaming edge, which would be a better board.  Any of them would handle a 5000 series just fine (maybe not an oced 5950x though). Just choose whatever one you like best based on your needs. I  would get the refurbished x570, but no option is bad. 

Thanks for your views, I'll see if I can find a good X570

[Haro]

What's your budget, and what's your location and currency? 

B550, at least natively, does not support Zen+ (So your 2600X in this case), so you'll need either a B450 board or an X570 board to support your current CPU while allowing you to update the BIOS to support the AGESA code for Zen 3. 

 

35 minutes ago, thepoorgamer said:

With what you are spending, you could get a x570 gaming edge, which would be a better board.

This is categorically wrong. The Gaming Edge is an overpriced garbage board and is simply worse than both of the boards linked above. 

[Blasty Blosty]

On 4/27/2021 at 7:46 PM, Haro said:

What's your budget, and what's your location and currency? 

B550, at least natively, does not support Zen+ (So your 2600X in this case), so you'll need either a B450 board or an X570 board to support your current CPU while allowing you to update the BIOS to support the AGESA code for Zen 3. 

 

This is categorically wrong. The Gaming Edge is an overpriced garbage board and is simply worse than both of the boards linked above. 

Would a Ryzen 5 2600x work on the b550 board? On their website the lowest gen Ryzen is the 3000 series.

[Haro]

14 minutes ago, TheProGamer said:

Would a Ryzen 5 2600x work on the b550 board?

No, as I said above, it does not, you'd need an X570 or a B450 board to support your current CPU and allow you to support Zen 3 CPU (Though with a Beta BIOS on B450). 

What's your budget for a board? 

[Blasty Blosty]

7 minutes ago, Haro said:

No, as I said above, it does not, you'd need an X570 or a B450 board to support your current CPU and allow you to support Zen 3 CPU (Though with a Beta BIOS on B450). 

What's your budget for a board? 

I’m currently using an A320 board, and I want to get into some overclocking. Not like super high end, just a few hundred mghz kinda thing. I’m looking around the £100 mark, most I’d be likely to spend would be £125 or £130, anything more than that is kind of the point of diminishing return for me. My case is micro atx, so only matx mobos 

[Haro]

15 hours ago, TheProGamer said:

I’m looking around the £100 mark, most I’d be likely to spend would be £125 or £130

For less/around that budget: 
 

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PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£64.98 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£64.98
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-29 12:20 BST+0100

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£79.98 @ Box Limited
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£79.98
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-29 12:21 BST+0100

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING B450M-PRO S Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£128.90 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£128.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-29 12:21 BST+0100

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£67.97 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£67.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-29 12:22 BST+0100

 

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Sadly for X570, mATX is a dead form factor. 

Any of the boards above will handle the 2600X easily and are decent. Do note, the B450M TUF Pro S is a good board, while the B450M TUF Pro Gaming/ TUF Plus are both significantly worse and are not the same board.