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reptep23
By reptep23
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So I've found two motherboards that i really like but don't know which one to choose. The case i'm getting will look better with the AB350 Pro4 (atx) motherboard but a lot of people are telling me to get the AB350M Pro4 (micro atx). Could people give me their opinion on which motherboard and why?

 

My full setup - https://www.pccasegear.com/sc/whq

 

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Edit:

NVM, just took a second. Let me look :)

 

 

Edit 2:

This board should be solid:

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/38096/asus-prime-b350-plus-motherboard

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7 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Edit:

NVM, just took a second. Let me look :)

 

 

Edit 2:

This board should be solid:

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/38096/asus-prime-b350-plus-motherboard

is this better than the other two? And is there another color?

 

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The difference between the two mobo is mainly price ($10 in this case) and size. That's it. mATX mobo can look weird in an ATX case (looks empty), but it is also cheaper.

 

Another choice of graphics card is the GTX 1060 3GB. The Asus Dual version costs $400, while the card itself is generally 10%-15% slower in games than the 8GB RX580(despite the seemingly lacking VRAM).

 

Invest in high frequency RAM is absolutely worth it, especially when there are two Team T-Force 2x8GB 3000MHz kits at the same price as your 2400MHz kit.

 

Might want to wait for Ryzen 2000 series, launching next month.

 

The A400 SSD is quite slow for a SATA SSD as it does not have any onboard cache. Just squeeze out another $15 for the Crucial MX500 500GB, completely worth it.

 

Edit: Some LTT member says PCCG has horrible pricing.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Are there any specific features that you need on said board?

My Main PC

CPU - Intel Core i5 6600K CPU Cooler - Corsair H80i v2 Motherboard - ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 GAMING ITX/AC RAM - 1x HyperX FURY 8GB 2133MHz DDR4 GPU - Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Founders Edition  Storage - 1x HyperX FURY 120GB SSD, 1x WD Blue 1TB 2.5" HDD, 1x WD Black 330GB 2.5" HDD Power Supply - EVGA Supernova 650W G3 Case - Silverstone SUGO SG13B

 

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What's your price range?

 

My Main PC

CPU - Intel Core i5 6600K CPU Cooler - Corsair H80i v2 Motherboard - ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 GAMING ITX/AC RAM - 1x HyperX FURY 8GB 2133MHz DDR4 GPU - Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Founders Edition  Storage - 1x HyperX FURY 120GB SSD, 1x WD Blue 1TB 2.5" HDD, 1x WD Black 330GB 2.5" HDD Power Supply - EVGA Supernova 650W G3 Case - Silverstone SUGO SG13B

 

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Unless you plan on using the ATX board's ports, I would recommend theMicro ATX one :).

My Main PC

CPU - Intel Core i5 6600K CPU Cooler - Corsair H80i v2 Motherboard - ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 GAMING ITX/AC RAM - 1x HyperX FURY 8GB 2133MHz DDR4 GPU - Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Founders Edition  Storage - 1x HyperX FURY 120GB SSD, 1x WD Blue 1TB 2.5" HDD, 1x WD Black 330GB 2.5" HDD Power Supply - EVGA Supernova 650W G3 Case - Silverstone SUGO SG13B

 

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