Ryzen 2600 - Motherboard Recommendation Required

[nithin1992]

Hey, need help in figuring out which of these boards [or others] to get, for context I have already bought a Ryzen 2600[$217] and RAM [ignore QVL] etc.

 

Buying this in India, ideally, I'd like to spend ~$150, but can be extended if it's justified.

 

Here are my choices currently,

Asus Prime B350 Plus - $135

MSI X370 Krait Gaming - $143

Asus Prime X370 Pro - $190

 

-UPDATED PRICES

 

I'm aware that the X370 Pro has the best VRM, audio but I'm not sure if buying a board that costs almost the same price as of my CPU is justified.

 

Kindly provide your valuable inputs and also feel free to ask me any other details and I shall promptly provide.

[DocSwag]

No X470 boards?

[just_dave]

prime x370 pro is the best out of three

[Vek1313]

2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

No X470 boards?

Buying in India, probably way too expensive.

 

 

[DocSwag]

Just now, UnleashedPride said:

Buying in India, probably way too expensive.

 

 

I figured that might be, though I don't think it's a guarantee that 300 series boards will have a new enough bios for 2000 series CPUs.

[nithin1992]

4 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

I figured that might be, though I don't think it's a guarantee that 300 series boards will have a new enough bios for 2000 series CPUs.

This BIOS flash is something I can manage by going to a friend's place who has a first gen processor. As for X470 boards, I might be able to get the Gigabyte X470 Ultra Gaming at approximately the same price as the Asus X370 Pro

6 minutes ago, dave_k said:

prime x370 pro is the best out of three

Yes it is,  but I'm not sure if buying a board that costs almost the same price as of my CPU is something worth doing. What do you think?

 

Also, really appreciate the responses guys, didn't expect to get so many replies so quickly!

[Streetguru]

2 hours ago, nithin1992 said:

 

ASrock Pro 4 may need a BIOS update, otherwise Gigabyte Ultra Gaming.

[DocSwag]

6 hours ago, nithin1992 said:

This BIOS flash is something I can manage by going to a friend's place who has a first gen processor. As for X470 boards, I might be able to get the Gigabyte X470 Ultra Gaming at approximately the same price as the Asus X370 Pro

Don't do it. Vrm on the ultra gaming isn't that good; if they're a similar price go prime for sure.

 

Do you plan on OCing, and if yes, with stock cooler or something else? Depending on how far you'll push it the prime plus could be fine.

[nithin1992]

46 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Don't do it. Vrm on the ultra gaming isn't that good; if they're a similar price go prime for sure.

 

Do you plan on OCing, and if yes, with stock cooler or something else? Depending on how far you'll push it the prime plus could be fine.

Yes, I do plan on OCing a bit, I do have a modest Cooler master hyper 403 cooler. Are the VRMs on the Prime Plus ok for pushing say 1.35V with LLC? 

[Phentos]

3 hours ago, nithin1992 said:

Yes, I do plan on OCing a bit, I do have a modest Cooler master hyper 403 cooler. Are the VRMs on the Prime Plus ok for pushing say 1.35V with LLC? 

Should be. Don't go crazy with the LLC though, as that could push Vcore more than one would think.

[nithin1992]

4 hours ago, Phentos said:

Should be. Don't go crazy with the LLC though, as that could push Vcore more than one would think.

I'll try and get the B350 Plus then. I was under the impression that the MSI has better features / VRM for the price, never knew they were bad.

[GoldenLag]

400 series motherboard will have much better vrm and construction than the 300 series due to sceptisism by the manufactorers during the launch. Id grab an Asrock X470 if you can

[DocSwag]

11 hours ago, nithin1992 said:

Yes, I do plan on OCing a bit, I do have a modest Cooler master hyper 403 cooler. Are the VRMs on the Prime Plus ok for pushing say 1.35V with LLC? 

On a 6 core I think 1.35 should be OK. 1.35 is too much for an 8 core on that board though.

[nithin1992]

7 hours ago, nithin1992 said:

I'll try and get the B350 Plus then. I was under the impression that the MSI has better features / VRM for the price, never knew they were bad.

 

4 hours ago, DocSwag said:

On a 6 core I think 1.35 should be OK. 1.35 is too much for an 8 core on that board though.

So ASUS has further hiked the price of the boards here, which is absurd!

The B350 Plus now costs $135, X370 Pro costs $190 while the MSI X370 Krait Gaming still costs $143.

 

Are the ASUS boards still worth the premium over the MSI board? I'm currently at a juncture where I just want to get this over with, so please do suggest something based on the revised prices. I would be buying this within the next 15 hours or so, at most, based on the feedback I get here.

[DocSwag]

1 hour ago, nithin1992 said:

 

So ASUS has further hiked the price of the boards here, which is absurd!

The B350 Plus now costs $135, X370 Pro costs $190 while the MSI X370 Krait Gaming still costs $143.

 

Are the ASUS boards still worth the premium over the MSI board? I'm currently at a juncture where I just want to get this over with, so please do suggest something based on the revised prices. I would be buying this within the next 15 hours or so, at most, based on the feedback I get here.

MSI VRM is OK I think. Not sure about the board in general though @dave_k

[just_dave]

ye, the krait will suffice, although X470 Gaming Plus would be better

[nithin1992]

7 hours ago, dave_k said:

ye, the krait will suffice, although X470 Gaming Plus would be better

Thanks for the response. The X470 are also priced pretty high and are not really an option. Although I thought the MSI X470 Gaming Plus and the X370 Krait had the same VRM, is it not?

 

I’m  going for the Krait in the next hour or two, unless someone says otherwise. 

[DocSwag]

22 hours ago, nithin1992 said:

Thanks for the response. The X470 are also priced pretty high and are not really an option. Although I thought the MSI X470 Gaming Plus and the X370 Krait had the same VRM, is it not?

 

I’m  going for the Krait in the next hour or two, unless someone says otherwise. 

I think Gaming Plus is better than the krait, but the krait VRM is probably fine for a 6 core.