Asus B350 Prime Plus or Asus Strix B350-F

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mojone87

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Hi Guys,

So as mentioned above, I am currently planning and shortlisting my option for:

AMD ryzen 5 1600 + Stock cooler (until i decide to overclock at higher level)
Flare X 16gb (8x2) 2400hz (3200hz is not available cheap, inflated price, where im from)
GPU: Asus Strix GTX1070

At the moment, my mind is leaning towards Strix mobo just because of asthetic appeal + future possible upgrade compatibility (SLI perhaps/faster clock speed?)

However, I do want to ask everyone's wise opinion on:

1. I should get the Prime Plus instead and use the extra cash to upgrade the other part of my build (I am not planning to go higher then Ryzen 5 1600)

2. Which one is better? strix or prime plus?

Thanks for any of your inputs and suggestions. :)

Rey

 
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raisonjohn
Specs-for-specs, the Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming is definitely better than the Asus Prime B350 Plus. But you need to decide, based on your needs and wants, if the additional costs of the B350-F justifies the features that you will use not present on the B350 Plus.

Whichever motherboard you select between the two, you will have these similar features:

Both have 4x RAM slots supporting up to 64GB capacity and up to 3200MHz+ speeds
Both have 6x SATAIII ports and 1x M.2 socket
Both have 8x total USB ports at rear panel (2x USB3.1-A + 4x USB3.0-A + 2x USB2.0)
Both have 1x USB3.0 (19-pin)...
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Specs-for-specs, the Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming is definitely better than the Asus Prime B350 Plus. But you need to decide, based on your needs and wants, if the additional costs of the B350-F justifies the features that you will use not present on the B350 Plus.

Whichever motherboard you select between the two, you will have these similar features:

Both have 4x RAM slots supporting up to 64GB capacity and up to 3200MHz+ speeds
Both have 6x SATAIII ports and 1x M.2 socket
Both have 8x total USB ports at rear panel (2x USB3.1-A + 4x USB3.0-A + 2x USB2.0)
Both have 1x USB3.0 (19-pin) and 2x USB2.0 (9-pin) internal headers
Both have 1x Serial (COM) header
Both require a 24-pin ATX power cable and an 8-pin ATX12V/EPS power cable from your PSU
Both do not support Nvidia SLI
Both are ATX-sized
Both have B350-chipsets (supports overclocking the Ryzen 5 1600 CPU)

The salient differences between the two are:

B350-F has 8 (4+4) power phases | B350 Plus has 6 (4+2) power phases
B350-F has 6/6 SATA ports in 90-degree layout | B350 Plus has only 2/6 SATA ports in 90-deg.
B350-F has 3x PCIe x16 slots (2x PCIe3.0 in x16/x0 or x8/x4 modes + 1x PCIe2.0 in x4 mode) | B350 Plus has 2x PCIe x16 slots (1x PCIe3.0 in x16 mode + 1x PCIe2.0 in x4 mode)
B350-F supports 2-Way CrossFire or 3-Way CrossFire | B350 Plus can support 2-Way CrossFire only
B350-F has 3x PCIe2.0 x1 slots | B350 Plus has 2x PCIe2.0 x1 slots and 2x PCI slots
B350-F uses Intel I211AT LAN controller | B350 Plus uses Realtek RTL8111H LAN controller
B350-F uses FX S1220A audio codec | B350 Plus uses Realtek ALC887 audio codec
B350-F has 5x 3.5mm audio jacks at rear panel | B350 Plus has 3x 3.5mm audio jacks at rear panel
B350-F has no PS/2 port at rear panel | B350 Plus has 1x PS/2 port at rear panel
B350-F has 6x total fan headers | B350 Plus has 3x total fan headers
B350-F has 2x 4-pin RGB strip headers | B350 Plus has 1x 4-pin RGB strip header
B350-F has 1x 2-pin Temperature Sensor header | B350 Plus has none
B350-F has RGB ambient LED lighting | B350 Plus has Red ambient LED lighting
B350-F has 2/3 PCIe slots reinforced | B350 Plus has no reinforced PCIe slots

Given the above differences, you can see clearly why the B350-F would cost more (I do not know how much price difference those two motherboards are in your location). It is up to you if those differences (in features and in costs) are worth it or not for your specific use of the PC.
 
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