AM4 B350 Motherboard

tony100500 · Nov 1, 2017

Specs: Ryzen 3 1200 w/ Corsair LPX 8x2 16 GB DDR4 @ 2666 MHz
(Plan to OC CPU as far as the 212 Evo can push it)

Buying a B350 Motherboard from Micro Center and I was wondering which one I should get:

Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3
http://www.microcenter.com/product/476024/GA-AB350-Gaming_3_AM4_ATX_AMD_Motherboard

MSI B350 TOMAHAWK
http://www.microcenter.com/product/476044/B350_TOMAHAWK_AM4_ATX_AMD_Motherboard

ASRock AB350 Pro4
http://www.microcenter.com/product/476397/AB350_Pro4_AM4_ATX_AMD_Motherboard

ASUS PRIME B350-PLUS
http://www.microcenter.com/product/476090/PRIME_B350-PLUS_AM4_ATX_AMD_Motherboard

or

ASUS ROG STRIX B350-F Gaming
http://www.microcenter.com/product/480185/ROG_STRIX_B350-F_Gaming_AM4_ATX_AMD_Motherboard

The Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 seems to be the best value which costs $69.99 after a $20 rebate, but is it worth dropping a few more for others listed?

vapour · Nov 1, 2017

ASRock AB350 Pro4 will be my first choice, most reliable among all and cheap.

Zerk2012 · Nov 2, 2017

You would be much better off buying a i3 8100.
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-8100-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-1200/3942vs3931
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.3654167
If not then get the gaming 3 as you planed.
https://www.bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/gigabyte-ab350-gaming-3-review/1/

Zerk2012 · Nov 2, 2017

vapour :

That is just your opinion their just a plain jane budget board.

vapour · Nov 2, 2017

Zerk2012 :

I did read all their reviews and this is what I find and don't like about the gigabyte MB:

need bias update to work with ryzen 5 10/30/2017 1:39:59 PM
Pros: none didn't work
Cons: Had to bring my this new build to my local pc shop.. to find out that ryzen 5 didn't work and that I would need to find a ryzen 7 cpu just to be able to update the bias so I can use my ryzen 1600 ..

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128991

Zerk2012 · Nov 2, 2017

Micro center will update the BIOS for you if needed.
The F6 BIOS or higher is on all boards made after 4-10-17
And the 8100 is a much better processor.

vapour · Nov 2, 2017

Zerk2012 :

Some bench and I agree 3.9 is not reachable for everyone, but I won't say I3-8100 is much better to justify the extra cost on Z370 MB. Fair comparison can wait until cheaper 3xx MB comes out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnADhTqytLE

Zerk2012 · Nov 2, 2017

I dont put much stock in youtube videos you can hand pick some benches to make the results look any way you wish.

vapour · Nov 2, 2017

Zerk2012 :

Wish tomshardware has an official review, can you provide some evidence for your claim then?

Zerk2012 · Nov 2, 2017

I already did 18% faster.
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-8100-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-1200/3942vs3931

vapour · Nov 2, 2017

Zerk2012 :

That is stock, dude. Without overclocking, who will buy non-X version CPU?

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