Looking for a good budget motherboard to pair with Ryzen 1700X

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Witch Mercy

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Hi, here soon, I'm going to be upgrading my outdated PC. So, being AMD announced the price drops on Ryzen, I'm going to upgrade to the 1700X. But, I need a motherboard, so if there's a good one that's budget and good for overclocking, I'd like to know. :D

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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($334.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.90 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card ($499.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - HAF 912 USB3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1085.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-11 10:02 EST-0500
 
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Witch Mercy

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No, but I'm building it mainly towards gaming. Would a 5 work well for 1080p/60fps?
And, I already have the GPU (didn't pay that price for it though) and the PSU.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($198.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Cooler Master - HAF 912 USB3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $605.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-11 10:41 EST-0500

1600 can OC to ~3.8 with stock cooler. Gaming performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM5nRISG2AU
 
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Witch Mercy

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And it's pretty future proof?
Also, would the Cryorig H7 OC it more?
 
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Holy Crap! You're willing to spend $500 for a GTX 1060 but want a cheap motherboard!:ouch:

Hold your horses. Wait for the Cryptomining surge to die down and get your GPU at a reasonable price. $500 is close to double what you could buy it for a month ago. That was nearly enough for a GTX 1080.

Since you are going to overclock. Don't buy the Ryzen 1700x. The Ryzen 1700 is the exact same CPU with a different factory clock. Once overclocked the Ryzen 1700, 1700x and 1800x have the exact same performance per gigahertz at the same power draw with the same maximum overclocks. Plus or minus your luck of the draw in the CPU lottery.

The motherboard you buy also affects maximum overclocks. Those with finer power control tend to OC better. Take the money you save by buying the Ryzen 1700 and put it into the motherboard. The ASRock X370 is an excellent overclocking board. It is also loaded with other premium components.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($288.27 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.90 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card ($499.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - HAF 912 USB3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1239.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-11 10:57 EST-0500
 
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6 core has a long way to go, not to mention AM4 socket will last for 3 years.
If you can wait, Zen 2 is releasing next month, see what new Zen can offer and decide.
Nope, H7 is not much better than stock cooler and the extra you spent on cooler is not justifying little OC improvement.
 
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Witch Mercy

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Thanks for the reply. :D But no, like I said, I already have the GPU and I did not pay anywhere near $500 for it. But, I'll look into this build too.
 
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Okay, thanks. Well, I already have the cooler too, I bought it when my current setup was having heating issues.
 
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I see, then you can OPT for 1600X since you already have the cooler, it OCed to 3.6 and not much more expensive:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($224.69 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Cooler Master - HAF 912 USB3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $631.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-11 11:11 EST-0500
 
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And that mobo is actually pretty good? I keep seeing quite abit of mixed/negative reviews on it. Everything looks fine, just cautious on that. :D
 
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I was working on my reply before there were any other replies. For just gaming I do prefer the Ryzen 1600 as Vapour suggested and 16GB RAM. By the time 6 vs 8 core matters. The per core speed of the Ryzen will likely be too slow to matter. Luckily AM4 is supposed to get a few new CPU lines over the next couple of years. So, you should be able to keep the motherboard and get a CPU. The Corsair RMx is definitely a better PSU.

The MSI Tomahawk is an excellent budget board. Nippon caps, decent power phase, bolted heatsinks, one reinforced PCIe x16 slot . Given the savings in the CPU arena. I'd certainly consider a premium motherboard like the X370 Taichi. Finer power phase, 802.11 ac integration, USB 3.1 Gen 2 Types C and A, ALC1220 audio, optical audio jack, more fan/pump/led headers. There's probably other fine detail improvements.
 
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The extra savings from the CPU is going into the 16GB DDR4 RAM he suggested, I was originally just doing 8GB but slower which was only $100. So, I need to be under $100 for the motherboard, for now.
 
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