Should I get his? (B350-F mobo)

[Zando_]

I'm currently debating whether or not to pick up a STRIX B350-F mobo. It's $105 on Newegg ($90 something with the promo code I have, but tax), with a $15 mail-in rebate. I was looking a X370 mobs for my eventual Ryzen upgrade, but do you think this is a good enough deal I should go for it?

[Guest]

There isn't too much of a difference between B350 and X370, as far as I know. At least not one that's noticeable in any way. Sounds like a decent deal.

[Brennan Price]

In the UK I can barely find them since they are selling out on places I usually look on. If you can get one then get one but I'm not sure how high the demand is in the US for them. (Here they are only £117 so the price on Newegg is not too much of a great deal/bargain tbh)

[Mello]

B350 can still overclock, no SLI or crossfire. So, it depends.

[Guest]

Just now, Mello said:

B350 can still overclock, no SLI or crossfire. So, it depends.

Crossfire works on some, like my ASRock pro4

[Mello]

2 hours ago, Abyss Gaming said:

Crossfire works on some, like my ASRock pro4

I know, I was too lazy to say there are exceptions.

[Zando_]

2 minutes ago, LeinadTM said:

There isn't too much of a difference between B350 and X370, as far as I know. At least not one that's noticeable in any way. Sounds like a decent deal.

 

2 minutes ago, Brennan_Price said:

In the UK I can barely find them since they are selling out on places I usually look on. If you can get one then get one but I'm not sure how high the demand is in the US for them. (Here they are only £117 so the price on Newegg is not too much of a great deal tbh)

 

2 minutes ago, Mello said:

B350 can still overclock, no SLI or crossfire. So, it depends.

I was looking at STRIX and Gigabyte mobos mostly, and I really like this one. But I may do SLI 980 Tis sometime, so there's that. And If I replace it, then I have a mobo lying around with no use for it. If it's not such a good deal, I think I'll pass. 

[JoostinOnline]

Well the first thing I did was look at the QVL to see what your memory options are.  Obviously you want 3200MHz or above.  This had a fair number of options, but take a look (page 10).  I also took a screenshot:

[Mello]

2 hours ago, Zando Bob said:

I was looking at STRIX and Gigabyte mobs mostly, and I really like this one. But I may do SLI 980 Tis sometime, so there's that. And If I replace it, then I have a mobo lying around with no use for it. If it's not such a good deal, I think I'll pass. 

I never like having 2 cards myself, that's why I have GTX 1060. (Not really)

I prefer to upgrade the card (When needed).

Edit: I like MSI, Asus, and Asrock motherboards myself.

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, Mello said:

I never like having 2 cards myself, that's why I have GTX 1060. (Not really)

I prefer to upgrade the card (When needed).

But I want to eventually do a custom loop (I'll have to plan it out well, since I've got an Evlov. It'll be a looker, that's for sure), and SLI cards just look soooo good. 

[Mello]

2 hours ago, Zando Bob said:

But I want to eventually do a custom loop (I'll have to plan it out well, since I've got an Evlov. It'll be a looker, that's for sure), and SLI cards just look soooo good. 

If you're talking about looks, then I can't help since it's more subjective.

[Zando_]

Just now, Mello said:

If you're talking about looks, then I can't help since it's more subjective.

Yup. Though I'll wait and see if Battlefront 2 supports SLI, since that's the main game I'm looking to play. I play the original Battlefront II right now, loaded with mods and such to make it awesomer. 

[Techicolors]

b350-f is a great board, i have one for a few weeks now. however if you're planning on SLI / crossfire then x370 is needed (the x370 strix perhaps). technically b350 can crossfire but some boards may not do it properly.