Asus Prime B350 Plus vs B350M-A with Ryzen 5 1600

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Preet Saluja

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I'm planning to upgrade my current build and the parts I'm planning to buy are :-
Ryzen 5 1600
Corsair Vengeance DDR4 @ 2400Mhz
I cant decide what motherboard to get the Asus Prime B350 PLUS or the Prime B350M-A.
Other than the difference in size (ATX vs Micro ATX) is there any difference between the two boards? I do plan on overclocking my Ryzen a bit and from what I've heard the B350M-A cant supply more than 1.3875V. There are many versions of the B350M from Asus like the B350M-K, B350M-E, B350M-A etc. Do all of them have the same voltage limitation?
Another thing is that if I do go with the micro atx board I'll have enough money to go for a 240GB SSD from Kingston or Western Digital, which is why I was planning on buying the B350M-A rather than the B350 PLUS.
Will buying a mirco ATX one with an 240GB SSD be better than the B350 PLUS or should I go fro the B350 PLUS as I do plan on overclocking. (Not much but maybe to like 3.7 or 3.8GHz on the stock cooler)
The complete build will be -
Ryzen 5 1600
Asus Prime B350 PLUS OR B350M-A
Corsair Vengeance DDR4 @ 2400Mhz
WD Green 1TB HDD (already owned)
MSI R7 265 OC edition (already owned)
Corsair VS550 PSU (already owned)
WD or Kingston 240GB SSD (if i get the B350M-a)
 
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You'll want a full ATX board for overclocking where possible, for better VRM cooling.

But a SSD is really nice to have, and will increase general system performance a lot.
That, combined with your limited budget, only DDR4-2400 RAM and that pretty cheap, not overclocking-friendly PSU would make me vote for the SSD + mATX combo. And leave overclokcing alone for now, at least until you get a proper PSU to support it ;)
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You'll want a full ATX board for overclocking where possible, for better VRM cooling.

But a SSD is really nice to have, and will increase general system performance a lot.
That, combined with your limited budget, only DDR4-2400 RAM and that pretty cheap, not overclocking-friendly PSU would make me vote for the SSD + mATX combo. And leave overclokcing alone for now, at least until you get a proper PSU to support it ;)
 
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Preet Saluja

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I thought that the PSU has more than enough watts for this build. Any specific reason why the PSU is not that good for overclocking?
Also what if I overclock it only slightly? From what I've seen online 1.3875 is more than whats needed to run a the Ryzen 5 1600 at 3.8. If i dont overclock it to 3.8 but lets say something lower will that work fine?
Also do you know at what voltage does the Ryzen 5 1600 run at stock/base clock speed?

 
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Small overclocks should be possible, yes.

The problem with your PSU is not insufficient wattage, but poor quality. The components Corsair used in the VS series are very cheap and I generally try to get people away from them when they're buying new PSUs.
There's worse, of course, but that doesn't mean the VS series is good. Sorry to say this. It's okay for "normal" use though, as long as you don't stress it too much it should be fine :)
 
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Preet Saluja

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Okay, I guess Ill probably go for the mATX one. Any suggestions for SSDs around the 100$ mark?
 
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Preet Saluja

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Thanks a lot for your help. I went with the full ATX (B350 PLUS) and and SSD. Was spending this much anyway so why not a bit more. Got it built already and really enjoying the build. :D
 
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How much OC did you get?
 
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I am currently running it at 3.7Ghz..didnt OC much since im running it on the stock cooler and the room temp is kinda high here in India so didnt want to risk OCing it more. You can get most Ryzen to like 3.8 or 3.9 easily.
 
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hammamapple

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Thanks for the early response, and what about the RAM?
 
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Preet Saluja

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I am currently running the same RAM I mentioned above (Corsair Vengeance DDR4 @ 2400Mhz) at 2666Mhz now...just upped the speed up a bit from the BIOS. As it is not as fast as the other DDR4s like 3200Mhz and stuff I never faced any issues with it.
 
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