What motherboard for Ryzen 1800X?

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Right now I'm trying to decide between the ASUS Crosshair VI AM4 motherboard and the MSI Carbon Pro AM4 motherboard.

https://www.amazon.com/ROG-Crosshair-VI-Hero-Motherboard/dp/B06W2L6GBX/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493307759&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+am4+x370+crosshair+vi+hero

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-X370-GAMING-PRO-CARBON/dp/B06WGS4FJL/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493307814&sr=8-1&keywords=msi+carbon+x370

Can anyone recommend which one I should get? I see better reviews for the MSI but I'm still not sure about the quality.
 
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BuckyJunior
I would recommend the MSI board. I have personally considered those two, plus the MSI XPOWER X370 Titanium and X370 Taichi, and I have decided on the Titanium. I have only had one MSI board, and I have been very happy with it. They usually come with some decent features, though Live Update can be sorta gimmicky. If you're into USB ports, the Crosshair should be the way to go, but if not, go for the Carbon. MSI also has the steel PCIe armor, which can help with oversized GPUs. The isolated audio is also nice with the LEDs on the Carbon as well as with the chipset LEDs. I have also heard the Carbon is better at overclocking, but I'm not entirely sure if that is true. (think it is because I believe it has a bigger VRM) Both boards have the...
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I would recommend the MSI board. I have personally considered those two, plus the MSI XPOWER X370 Titanium and X370 Taichi, and I have decided on the Titanium. I have only had one MSI board, and I have been very happy with it. They usually come with some decent features, though Live Update can be sorta gimmicky. If you're into USB ports, the Crosshair should be the way to go, but if not, go for the Carbon. MSI also has the steel PCIe armor, which can help with oversized GPUs. The isolated audio is also nice with the LEDs on the Carbon as well as with the chipset LEDs. I have also heard the Carbon is better at overclocking, but I'm not entirely sure if that is true. (think it is because I believe it has a bigger VRM) Both boards have the same amount of PCIe slots, except that the Carbon has two M.2 slots instead of one on the Crosshair.
 
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