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Hey guys
I am currently trying to put a gaming pc together. Mostly for pubg, wow, total war,... Mostly strategy and rpg and some shooter.
I am currently this far:
AMD ryzen 5 1600x
Gtx1080 from galax/kfa2
16 GB corsair vengeance ddr4 3200 MHz
Corsair RMX Series Certified 80PLUS Gold 550W
1 hdd
1 ssd
I doubt that I'll add more than one hdd over time maybe I won't even do that.
I didn't decide on the case yet but I want a rather small one, preferably with a lot of fans.
So I am looking for a suitable Mainboard, preferably not so expensive. I don't need fancy things. I only use one graphic card and I am not into fancy led showoff things so I really don't care if the Mainboard has lights or not. However I will need WiFi (at least I want to try it before putting a cable across the room).
So far I found the fatal1ty ab350 gaming x370 and abn350n gaming wifi. But dunno if they are any good. I want to overclock the 1600x and read I should get 3200 MHz RAM.

Do you have any recommendations?

Thank you in advance
 
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The x370 is a luxury level chipset. There are lots of reviews on the varuious ab350 series motherboards (which generally allow around 95% the same level of overclocking for 2/3 the price).
Since you want a less expensive MB, get a 350 chipset. I like MSI and Asrock the best and ASUS the least (due to serious quality issues on the last several I've had). But the ASUS line up generally gets close to the best reviews.

PCpartspicker.com plug in your CPU and it will list compatible motherboards. Pick the size you want. Pick one with a ab350 chipset. Sort on price. Check a few reviews.

Since you want to overclock, the Ryzen 1600 generally overclocks just as well. Use the savings for a decent CPU cooler which fits in whatever case...
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The x370 is a luxury level chipset. There are lots of reviews on the varuious ab350 series motherboards (which generally allow around 95% the same level of overclocking for 2/3 the price).
Since you want a less expensive MB, get a 350 chipset. I like MSI and Asrock the best and ASUS the least (due to serious quality issues on the last several I've had). But the ASUS line up generally gets close to the best reviews.

PCpartspicker.com plug in your CPU and it will list compatible motherboards. Pick the size you want. Pick one with a ab350 chipset. Sort on price. Check a few reviews.

Since you want to overclock, the Ryzen 1600 generally overclocks just as well. Use the savings for a decent CPU cooler which fits in whatever case you settle on. Keep in mind that the smaller the case, the crappier the cooler and the less overclocking as a result.
 
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Thank you for your answer.
But not every Mainboard is suitable for overclock. So which model do you think is suitable?
I was concerned about the size too. Here it's quite hot and moist in summer so I think a atx/micro atx case might be a good idea with s####loads of fans from every direction.
Btw I picked the 1600x because it's only 20$ more than the 1600 here
 
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I haven't seen more than a trivial percentage difference between the various AB350 motherboards. Avoid the ab320's. If you want a specific recommendation, I like the Gigabyte AB350-Gaming G3.

I would suggest a larger case not simply more fans. I hate windows, so I like the Fractal Define R5 version which can come without a window. If I could stand windows, I would also consider the NZXT H700i.

A wider case like these two will allow for a better CPU cooler and have more air inside which means the temperatures will be less volitile. They should still have auxiliary fans for a good airflow.
 
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If your looking to overclock, perhaps you should see this video talking about some B350 motherboards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGrxhf_xZWI


 
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Ok so I'll go for a larger case like atx.
The video was a bit hard to understand, I have no idea about MBs so it was difficult to follow through... However from what he said msi is thr best and it doesn't really matter when OC a 4 core. At least that's the message I could extract...
 
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