AMD ryzen- Which AsRock mainboard to get? X370 SLI killer or B350 Pro 4 ?

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thomas81br

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Hello Which board? AsRock B350 Pro4 or AsRock X370 Killer SLI ?

I'll be getting 1700 CPU ryzen, i want to overclock to 3.8 to 4 GHz with voltage not much over 1.35 V (on AIR noctua NHD15 or equvalent). I want it as work station for graphic rendering etc. I will have it for at least another 5 years most likely or longer (currently have amd X6 1055T for almost 7 years...). I will not upgrade most likely on that board (buy some new ryzen in few years) or maybe i will upgrade but only once (no upgrades once two years for me like other users, im carefull with money :) ).

I do not want SLI gaming, but i will most likely use 2 GPUs in future for GPU rendering (which doesnt need SLI, so i dont think i need specifically X370 chipset), so no SLI gaming, but yes im planning tol have 2 GPUs most likely...

My question is:

Is the B350 Pro4 enough for me...? Or should i buy X370 Killer SLI...?

I wanted the X370 Killer SLI, but now im wondering... is it worth it? I will overclock but only modestly (1700 to 3.8 to 4 GHZ on AIR (noctua NHD15) with reasonable voltage (not much if all over 1.35 V)... And i dont need SLI (although i will be using 2 GPUs)...

im starting to think that i should be ok even with the B350 Killer Pro4...?

What do you think... does anybody here have B350 Killer Pro4 with overclocked CPUs...? How is it...?
 
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the ASRock Taichi

why? because of this:

https://level1techs.com/article/fastest-ryzen-1800x-system-world-2017-03-20
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-motherboard-voltage-regulator-circuit/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylvdSnEbL50


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The B350 series are not overclockers. If you want to overclock your 1700 to 3.8 - 4.0GHz (which is not easy on Ryzen btw). You might need the X370 series.

(My friend got the 1700X, X370 chipset, and watercooling and he only got to 3.9GHz @ 1.35V. You might have better luck)
 
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thomas81br

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I saw a lot of people on AMD subredit with B350 boards (even worse then AsRock with 9 phases VRM) with their Ryzens around 4 GHZ easily...

Also B350 are overclockable i dont know where you did got this info, only the lower chipsets (i dont even remember which ones) dont support OC
 
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Asrock are currently the most behind with supply, so the reviews aren't there yet. As Thomas81br said, the b350 is fine for overclocking.
If I were you, I'd wait a little longer for A)stock to become available which leads to B) More reviews.
 
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the ASRock Taichi

why? because of this:

https://level1techs.com/article/fastest-ryzen-1800x-system-world-2017-03-20
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-motherboard-voltage-regulator-circuit/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylvdSnEbL50




 
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Both are good boards, but i you want to make your system more "futureproof", buy the killer sli because of the multigpu-support. Theres still a significant difference in price and both have dual-m.2. I would buy the killer sli, but if you are in really tight budget, buy a b350. I would buy an msi b350 board because theres only about 10$ difference in price and msi has propably the best software.
 
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BTW thats stock voltage, so if you or one of your friends want an overclock that will make a noticeable difference in performance on almost any cpu, you need to overvolt.
 
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