Rethinking the motherboard...help

[Otone]

Which motherboard is best for my build and why? Which one would you pick?

Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE: DDR4, USB 3.1 - ARGB Ready or the ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Insurance
Simplesurance Purchase Protection inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 16 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery

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[Ash_]

Strix X570 without a doubt

B450 < X470 < B550 < X570.

The strix has fantastic cooling, PCIe4 support for both M.2 slots (although you only currently have 1 gen 4, this could change in future upgrades).

The B450 is basically like a really suped up old board, but it is gigabytes premium line.

Strix is Asus’s premium line and a far newer board

 

[Otone]

I'll stick with the 570 then thanks 😊

 

[AgentCooper]

That's a fine build by the way, @Otone

 

[gohan2091]

I personally have gone with neither. I went ASUS STRIX B550 board. I don't need the 2nd m2 slot at gen4 speeds so I figure save some money by not getting the x570. Anyone think this was wise?

 

[Steveyg]

The Strix B550 should do the job fine but the X570 is just a more advanced chipset. You would get more out of it if you wanted to

 

[Ash_]

for £60 difference or so, with a machine that spec... i would go X570 100/100 times. Here is a little comparison of features etc

Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming vs Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming: What is the difference?

What is the difference between Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming and Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming? Find out which is better and their overall performance in the motherboard ranking.

versus.com

 

[Citrus_9]

In most cases B550 would be enough, but as above, a price difference is so insignificant that X570 sounds appealing. B550 can accommodate 1 fast and 1 slower M.2 SSD, while X570 both for NVMe 4. Also, X570 is with active cooling (adds a bit of additional noise though). If you're not 100% sure if you won't need X570's features in the future, then go for X570 to be safe but not sorry.

 

[Otone]

That's a fine build by the way, @Otone

Day 46 pre production and it shall be worth the wait!

 

[AgentCooper]

Right, this thread has been hijacked and we don't actually know other components @gohan2091 has got in their build. It's not sensible for us to offer well-rounded advice without more information. I suggest @gohan2091 starts their own thread if they want assistance from the forum and I will lock this one to stop the madness continuing.

Apologies, @Otone