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I'm looking for a good X370 gaming motherboard under $220, lower would be nice, mostly looking for a good value motherboard, this is my build so far:
Ryzen 7 1700
Motherboard????
2/8 GB Ram
512GB SSD
2TB 7200RPM HDD
Zalman Z11 Plus
600W 80 bronze

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I would recommend the Asrock X370 Taichi, the MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon or the Asrock X370 Fatal1ty Gaming K4 (depends on your budget and specific ports/connectivity/feature requirements):

ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard ($181.98 @ Newegg)

MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard ($146.98 @ Newegg)

ASRock - Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)

However, you can also get better price/performance by choosing a B350-chipset motherboard (which is also overclockable like the X370). Major difference between the B350 is Nvidia SLI-support (most X370, not all, support it; while none of the B350 support SLI) and higher number of SATA ports (X370s have 6x minimum; B350 have...
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I would recommend the Asrock X370 Taichi, the MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon or the Asrock X370 Fatal1ty Gaming K4 (depends on your budget and specific ports/connectivity/feature requirements):

ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard ($181.98 @ Newegg)

MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard ($146.98 @ Newegg)

ASRock - Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)

However, you can also get better price/performance by choosing a B350-chipset motherboard (which is also overclockable like the X370). Major difference between the B350 is Nvidia SLI-support (most X370, not all, support it; while none of the B350 support SLI) and higher number of SATA ports (X370s have 6x minimum; B350 have 4x minimum). So, if such are not a priority for you, and you prioritize value over motherboard features, you can also choose some B350-chipset mobos such as these:

MSI - B350 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard ($122.98 @ Newegg)

Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($116.98 @ Newegg)
 
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I'd argue that most of the b350 boards are fine.
I'm running a 1700@4.1ghz on a asrock pro 4 with no issue.
The boards I would steer clear of are the MSI b350s.
Fairly weak vrm setups & only 4 sata ports.
On a value level for an x370 the asrock killer sli/ac

Can't really fault $140 for a good quality board with onboard ac wireless & Bluetooth 4.2
Two seperate ultra m2 nvme & sata based m2 slots, Dolby cinema audio & a good vrm setup.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LgmxFT/asrock-x370-killer-sliac-atx-am4-motherboard-x370-killer-sliac
 
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