B550 or X470???

[Demo_Boi]

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Is a x470 or b550 more futureproof and which one is better in general? 

[Chris Pratt]

B550. Not even a close call.

[Demo_Boi]

And then a X570 or B550?

(If same price?)

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, Demo_Boi said:

And then a X570 or B550?

(If same price?)

What specific boards? Whats the rest of the system?

 

We realy don't know about the future for any of these platforms

[Chris Pratt]

4 minutes ago, Demo_Boi said:

And then a X570 or B550?

(If same price?)

Eh. That's more difficult. At the same price, X570 simply because why not have the extra features like PCIe 4.0 on the chipset lanes as well. But, that carries the caveat that both boards would have to be of the same quality. A good B550 is infinitely better than a bad X570.

[Demo_Boi]

OK, thanks. So if I am building a moderate system (Ryzen 5 3600, unsure if 16gb or 32gb), that I plan on keeping for a while with minimal changes, I should get a higher end X570, right, so that I can put a Ryzen 9 5950X into it in a couple of years. Does my logic make sense, or should I see what the times bring (and spend more on other components)? 

[Downkey]

4 minutes ago, Demo_Boi said:

OK, thanks. So if I am building a moderate system (Ryzen 5 3600, unsure if 16gb or 32gb), that I plan on keeping for a while with minimal changes, I should get a higher end X570, right, so that I can put a Ryzen 9 5950X into it in a couple of years. Does my logic make sense, or should I see what the times bring (and spend more on other components)? 

But a higher end B550 will still do a great job with a 5950x?

[Action_Johnson]

3 minutes ago, Demo_Boi said:

OK, thanks. So if I am building a moderate system (Ryzen 5 3600, unsure if 16gb or 32gb), that I plan on keeping for a while with minimal changes, I should get a higher end X570, right, so that I can put a Ryzen 9 5950X into it in a couple of years. Does my logic make sense, or should I see what the times bring (and spend more on other components)? 

No. Just get a good B550 board, as they'll support 5950X's, too.

 

Really, unless you need some specific I/O of X570, there's not much reason to spend the extra on it. 

[Action_Johnson]

This is a really great motherboard for $140. Has plenty of VRM to handle a 5950, has lots of USB ports, has USB C internal and external, supports PCI-E 4.0 for the video card and one of the NVMe slots, there's not a whole lot most people need outside of something like this:

 

Amazon.com: MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus Gaming Motherboard (AMD AM4, DDR4, PCIe 4.0, SATA 6Gb/s, M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI/DP, ATX): Computers & Accessories

[Demo_Boi]

Thank you very much to all of guys! I really appreciate it!