Which A320 Motherboard?

[RadiatingLight]

I'm building a PC for a friend which, and I'm debating between two A320 motherboards to pair with a Ryzen 2600. This build is pretty budget-constrained, so even though a B350 board only costs $10 extra, I'll opt for a cheaper board, since I also know that he won't be overclocking at all.

 

I'm debating between this (Option A):

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157767&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

and this (Option B):

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157764&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

Option B seems to be better (with VRMs good enough to support 95W CPUs), but it isn't listed as 2000 Series ready, so I'm not sure if I can count on it being updated to the correct BIOS beforehand.

*Note that he is ordering the parts, and then I'm coming to his house to build them, so if the board isn't updated for the 2000 series, that could be a big problem.

[AskTJ]

Don't bother with the A320 boards. A B350 will let you overclock, but not the best.

 

btw, TL:DR

[jiyeon]

48 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

if the board isn't updated for the 2000 series, that could be a big problem.

If I were you, I would opt for option A, purely because it's Ryzen 2000 series ready and that seems to be the most crucial thing about this new build, is compatibility on the day.

 

Besides, you also mentioned that he wouldn't be overclocking, so the 65W TDP limit isn't an issue. Unless he plans on upgrading down the line.

[Jurrunio]

Option B (A320M), because there are more rear I/O options (wont be using display outputs on the DGS with a 2600 anyway), while there is an actual heatsink on top of the VRMs to make sure the caps near the mosfets dont get cooked alive and die shortly after (boards this cheap is very unlikely to have over temperature shutdown). I would rather go over the hassle of ordering the bootkit and updating the BIOS.