Please help me choose a mobo for ryzen

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Good day everyone. Let me introduce you to my problem and say sorry for my unforgivable english)
So I want to make a new build based on ryzen (I know intel 8th gen and so on, but I live in the country where I can't even buy any AM coolers because there are none of them, so I don't even wait the 8th gen here.) The build will be : R5 1600 with a box cooler, gtx 1070 g1 gaming , any kit of 16gb ram (2666 to 3200) depends on the mobo. The problem is that I can't decide what motherboard I want to get. I want one that could be good for the future upgrades like new CPU and so on. In the end I came with 2 decisions. First one is ASUS ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING and the second one is MSI X370 GAMING PLUS. The price between them is like 5-6$. I want a board that will a good quality in general. There are 2 more mobos on the market btw : ASUS PRIME B350-PLUS and MSI B350 GAMING PLUS; That's all. Only 5 of them on the market.
Thanks everyone for feedback!

The price is not the problem. Almost every mobo for am4 is +- 5$ here :/
 


Here's to help you compare the 4 motherboards you are choosing from so that you can make an informed decision on which to buy:
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Asus ROG Strix║ ║ 8 | | | ║ | ║ 6x | ║ ║ | | ║ | |2x PCIe3.0 + | | ║ ║ | ║Supr.FX| | ║ | ║ ║ | | | | | ║ | | ║ 6x*║ | ║ | | ║ ║ ATX║BK/GY║Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming
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Msi X370 ║ ║ 10 | | |Onbrd║ | ║ 6x | ║ ║ | | ║ | |2x PCIe3.0 + |2wSLI| ║ ║ | ║ | | ║ | ║ ║ | | | | | ║ | 2 | ║ ║ | ║ | | ║ ║ ATX║BK/RD║Msi X370 Gaming Plus
Gaming Plus ║1║(4x2 |1x8|ALL | LEDs║4| X ║(ALL)|-║-║1x| X |1x PCIe3.0x4 ║3x|2/3|1x PCIe2.0* | or | - ║ 3*║ None |1x 8111HALC892|-|6║ - | - ║1║ 8x|1|1|0|4|2║ 0 |*1@| 2 ║ 6x ║ 1 | - ║ - | - | - ║ X ║305x║+ Red║WEBSITE
║ ║ ║ +2) | | | only║ | ║ | ║ ║ | | ║ | |x16/-/x4*, x8/x8/x4* |3w-CF| ║ ║ | ║ | | ║ | ║ ║ | | | | | ║ |90°| ║ ║ | ║ | | ║ ║ 244║Trace║MANUAL (E7A33v3.0, 2017/03)
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Asus Prime ║ ║ 6 | | | ║ | ║ 6x | ║ ║ | | ║ | |1x PCIe3.0 + | | ║ ║ | ║ | | ║ | ║ ║ | | | | | ║ | | ║ ║ | ║ | | ║ ║ ATX║BK/RD║Asus Prime B350-Plus
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Msi B350 ║ ║ 6 | | |Onbrd║ | ║ 4x | ║ ║ | | ║ | |1x PCIe3.0 + | | ║ ║ | ║ | | ║ | ║ ║ | | | | | ║ | 2 | ║ ║ | ║ | | ║ ║ ATX║BK/RD║Msi B350 Gaming Plus
Gaming Plus ║1║ (4 |1x8|ALL | LEDs║4| X ║(2/4)|-║-║1x| X |1x PCIe3.0x4 ║2x|1/2|1x PCIe2.0* |2w-CF| - ║ 2*║ None |1x 8111HALC892|-|6║ - | - ║1║ 6x|0|0|1|3|2║ 0 |*1@| 2 ║ 6x ║ 1 | - ║ - | - | - ║ X ║305x║+ Red║WEBSITE
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The best features of the Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming are its LAN controller (Intel I211AT), Audio (Realtek ALC1220 with Supreme FX), number of SATA ports (at 6x), number of PCIe slots (at 3x, with 2 reinforced, but only supports 2-way CrossFire and not SLI), number of fan headers (at 6x, but 4 are non-PWM), number of RGB LED Strip headers (at 2x), and on-board RGB lighting and a neutral gray color PCB.

The Msi X370 Gaming Plus have a slightly lower-tiered LAN controller (Realtek RTL8111H) and Audio Codec (Realtek ALC892), but its PCIe slots support 2-way SLI, has an additional USB3.0 header, but only 1 RGB LED Strip header and has a Black+Red theme with Red LED lighting (which, depends on your preferences of colors, might not suit your tastes).

The Asus Prime B350-Plus and the Msi B350 Gaming Plus have more disadvantages (SATA ports, PCIe slots, LAN and Audio). Both of these boards also have a Black+Red color scheme and Red LED lighting (similar to the Msi X370 Gaming Plus).

If you compare other X370 motherboards with the Msi X370 Gaming Plus, that motherboard would be somewhere in the bottom of the list (can be categorized as mainstream/mid-range X370 mobo) due to the lack of features it has compared with other X370 mobos.

If you compare other B350 motherboards with the Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming, that motherboard would be somewhere in the top of the list (can be categorized as high-end performance B350 mobo) due to the features it offers compared with other B350 mobos.

It's up to you which features/ports/connectivity/aesthetics you need and want.