Are the motherboards for the 9600x and 9700x Microcenter bundles really so bad?

[ccrNoctu]

Specifically the ASUS Prime B650M-A AX II and the Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX V2. I'm researching parts for my first PC build and I've heard that the Microcenter bundles are by far the best value. I also want the 9600x/9700x for having excellent power consumption and thermals. However, I'm kind of getting hung up on the controversial motherboards included in these bundles. The 9600x bundle has the ASUS mobo, which has pretty awful reviews on Microcenter. It has an average of 3.4/5 stars with 5 1-star reviews and 2 2-star reviews out of 18 total reviews. On Amazon, the reviews are quite a bit better, with an average of 4.0/5 stars and 300 reviews. The story is similar, but opposite for the Gigabyte mobo for the 9700x bundle. It has a 4.3/5 star average on Microcenter with 300 reviews, mostly positive. But on Amazon the board has an average of 3.4/5 stars, with 18 reviews, with many negative. If both these boards had good reviews, I'd probably go with the 9600x bundle, for the microATX as well as being 100$ cheaper. What are your experiences with these specific boards?

Websites:

Asus:

t.ly/ntDMi (Microcenter)

t.ly/pftgp (Amazon)

Gigabyte:

https://t.ly/v_Pw2https://t.ly/v_Pw2 (Microcenter)

https://t.ly/N0Y2B (Amazon)

[Somerandomtechyboi]

id steer clear of that asus board but the gigabyte looks good vrms wise

[Dedayog]

1 hour ago, ccrNoctu said:

Specifically the ASUS Prime B650M-A AX II and the Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX V2. I'm researching parts for my first PC build and I've heard that the Microcenter bundles are by far the best value. I also want the 9600x/9700x for having excellent power consumption and thermals. However, I'm kind of getting hung up on the controversial motherboards included in these bundles. The 9600x bundle has the ASUS mobo, which has pretty awful reviews on Microcenter. It has an average of 3.4/5 stars with 5 1-star reviews and 2 2-star reviews out of 18 total reviews. On Amazon, the reviews are quite a bit better, with an average of 4.0/5 stars and 300 reviews. The story is similar, but opposite for the Gigabyte mobo for the 9700x bundle. It has a 4.3/5 star average on Microcenter with 300 reviews, mostly positive. But on Amazon the board has an average of 3.4/5 stars, with 18 reviews, with many negative. If both these boards had good reviews, I'd probably go with the 9600x bundle, for the microATX as well as being 100$ cheaper. What are your experiences with these specific boards?

Websites:

Asus:

t.ly/ntDMi (Microcenter)

t.ly/pftgp (Amazon)

Gigabyte:

https://t.ly/v_Pw2https://t.ly/v_Pw2 (Microcenter)

https://t.ly/N0Y2B (Amazon)

No idea about the ASUS, but the Gigabyte is great.  Running a 7800X3D + 7900GRE setup with one.  No issues in any way, build went flawless and is running like a champ.

 

 

[191x7]

2 hours ago, ccrNoctu said:

Specifically the ASUS Prime B650M-A AX II and the Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX V2. I'm researching parts for my first PC build and I've heard that the Microcenter bundles are by far the best value. I also want the 9600x/9700x for having excellent power consumption and thermals. However, I'm kind of getting hung up on the controversial motherboards included in these bundles. The 9600x bundle has the ASUS mobo, which has pretty awful reviews on Microcenter. It has an average of 3.4/5 stars with 5 1-star reviews and 2 2-star reviews out of 18 total reviews. On Amazon, the reviews are quite a bit better, with an average of 4.0/5 stars and 300 reviews. The story is similar, but opposite for the Gigabyte mobo for the 9700x bundle. It has a 4.3/5 star average on Microcenter with 300 reviews, mostly positive. But on Amazon the board has an average of 3.4/5 stars, with 18 reviews, with many negative. If both these boards had good reviews, I'd probably go with the 9600x bundle, for the microATX as well as being 100$ cheaper. What are your experiences with these specific boards?

Websites:

Asus:

t.ly/ntDMi (Microcenter)

t.ly/pftgp (Amazon)

Gigabyte:

https://t.ly/v_Pw2https://t.ly/v_Pw2 (Microcenter)

https://t.ly/N0Y2B (Amazon)

The 9600X and 9700X offer nothing compared to the 7600 and 7700 except a higher price.