Motherboard choice help

[Derren001]

I'm planning a build with a 7800X3D that I plan to keep in use for 8+ years, hence why I'm going with AM5 so I actually could upgrade the CPU in the future, but I'm not sure what motherboard to go with. Budget is $300 USD for the board, looking for one with good/overkill VRMs, PCIe Gen 5 support for future GPU/SSD upgrades, good audio, and ATX form factor.

 

[Blasty Blosty]

How much is the ASUS ROG B650E-F board where you are?

 

I just got it recently and its solid

[Blasty Blosty]

X670 boards are kinda overpriced IMO, but there are certainly options if you have the extra budget

 

Edit - The X670 alternative seems to be "Asus ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard"

[Derren001]

$259.99 for the B650E-F

$454.99 for the X670E-E

 

Both on Amazon

[Blasty Blosty]

Just now, Derren001 said:

$259.99 on Amazon

The one I have has a Gen 5 M.2 SSD in the first slot, and a Gen 5 PCIe x16

 

Also plenty of fan headers, its basically the best board I could find

[Blasty Blosty]

5 minutes ago, Derren001 said:

$259.99 for the B650E-F

$454.99 for the X670E-E

 

Both on Amazon

Yeah that's not worth the leap, the B650E-F is already super stacked with features, not much difference going to X670

 

It has beefy VRMs that stay cool for good overclocking, or if you ever drop in a high TDP CPU

[TatamiMatt]

Asrock HDV/M.2 is minimum of what you could go for

 

MSI and Gigabyte have some good offerings this time around

 

MSI:

Gaming plus

Tomahawk

Carbon Wifi

 

Gigabyte:

Eagle AX

and a lot of the AORUS stuff

 

Asus:

TUF

ROG

 

(oh to add these are going up in "performance" msi G+ is worse than tomahawk, carbon is the best type deal)

 

Honestly even the B650E boards are overkill for what you need, generally the most you need will be a B650

[Derren001]

Would the B650E-E be worth it if it goes on sale for under $300? or would it only be a small upgrade over the B650E-F?

[Blasty Blosty]

Just now, Derren001 said:

Would the B650E-E be worth it if it goes on sale for under $300? or would it only be a small upgrade over the B650E-F?

Perhaps, but the difference between the 2 is very small, the E-F is already filled with overkill specs

[Derren001]

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-ASF-Black-Corrective-Anti-Bending-Non-Marking/dp/B0BMM693NQ/ref=pd_ci_mcx_mh_mcx_views_0?th=1

Worth this be worth getting with it or are they really only worth while for socket 1700?

[Blasty Blosty]

Just now, Derren001 said:

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-ASF-Black-Corrective-Anti-Bending-Non-Marking/dp/B0BMM693NQ/ref=pd_ci_mcx_mh_mcx_views_0?th=1

Worth this be worth getting with it or are they really only worth while for socket 1700?

For how cheap it is, might as well.

 

In some cases they can reduce temps by about 10 degrees. Obviously when paired with a good thermal paste too

[TatamiMatt]

1 minute ago, Derren001 said:

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-ASF-Black-Corrective-Anti-Bending-Non-Marking/dp/B0BMM693NQ/ref=pd_ci_mcx_mh_mcx_views_0?th=1

Worth this be worth getting with it or are they really only worth while for socket 1700?

They're only worth it for lga1700, they dotn affect temps on Ryzen chips, but check out and AMD offset mount to improve temps for am5

[Derren001]

I'm going to use the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 for the CPU cooler, not sure if I  should use the thermal paste it comes with or get something else.

[Blasty Blosty]

Just now, Derren001 said:

I'm going to use the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 for the CPU cooler, not sure if I  should use the thermal paste it comes with or get something else.

Do you know what paste it comes with?

 

I imagine they use their own, which is pretty decent

[TatamiMatt]

1 hour ago, Blasty Blosty said:

Do you know what paste it comes with?

 

I imagine they use their own, which is pretty decent

 

1 hour ago, Derren001 said:

I'm going to use the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 for the CPU cooler, not sure if I  should use the thermal paste it comes with or get something else.

Thermalright TF-7

 

It's pretty decent, I wouldn't bother buying a new tube, you won't see a big enough difference to matter

[TatamiMatt]

1 hour ago, Derren001 said:

I'm going to use the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 for the CPU cooler, not sure if I  should use the thermal paste it comes with or get something else.

Go for the phantom spirit instead, updated and newer version of the PA with an extra heatpipe and only like 3 or 4 dollars more

[Blasty Blosty]

Just now, TatamiMatt said:

 

Thermalright TF-7

 

It's pretty decent, I wouldn't bother buying a new tube, you won't see a big enough difference to matter

Yeah, couple degrees at the most

[Doobeedoo]

You can check Techspot list that shows table of features easily. Can also check Hardware Unboxed videos on mobos, some to avoid especially for pricier build and longer term.