What motherboard should I choose ?

chibamarco · Jul 22, 2018

Hello everybody, I'm finally making my Ryzen PC, but I am stuck ar selecting the motherboard.

I will have an Ryzen 5 2600X and 8GB of 3000Mhz DDR4 RAM.

Here are the contestans :

MSI B350I PRO AC

and the :

GIGABYTE GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI

They have the same price, the ASRock B350 ITX is out of stock and here in Romania the ASUS X370I AC/ASRock X370 AC ITX are almost 100$ more.

I don't care for fan headers, I can buy some splitters and the job is done.

Also, I will buy the Cooler master Masterfan MF200R RGB Fan ; so I need to sync it to the board or at least have the music reaction effect.

Thanks in advance.

profoundnoah · Jul 22, 2018

Personally, I would just buy the standard 2600, as the X doesnt bring much to the table aside from a bit faster clock speeds. Both boards are great, though I prefer Gigabyte's BIOS to MSI's. As for the fan, are you certain it is compatible with the case you've chosen?

chibamarco · Jul 22, 2018

Yep, the Thermaltake Core V1.

I don't really care about the aspect of the BIOS of it looks modern.

Here I found the 2600X at the same price of an 2600. I take the extra frames when I can get them.

I've seen that the Gigabyte board has only 6 VRM's and pretty bad review's, but it has everything I need.

So, which board should I choose ?

profoundnoah · Jul 22, 2018

If BIOS isn't a must (which it isn't), then go for the MSI board. Also, if you can find the 2600X for the same price, then, by all means, get it. Go ahead and get the MSI.

chibamarco · Jul 22, 2018

Hmmm... but I have one more question.

Does the MSI B350I PRO AC have MSI Mystic Light ? It has 2 RGB Headers.

profoundnoah · Jul 22, 2018

I do not believe it does. You'd need to get a bit of a higher-tier B350 board for that. ALSO, if you have problems booting up, it is more than likely due to the board shipping with an outdated BIOS. Just be prepared in case that happens. AMD has a program in place that allows you to update your BIOS, but it does take some time.

chibamarco · Jul 22, 2018

Oh.

I've read some reviews and they said that the MSI B350I PRO AC has Mystic Lighting.

Here is the link : https://www.tomshw.it/msi-b350i-pro-ac-piccola-completa-tutto-90596

It says that it has Mystic Lighting, but do I need to download the Gaming App to control the LED's ?

EDIT : The seller can update the BIOS for me for just 10 bucks. Should I go with it ?

profoundnoah · Jul 22, 2018

My apologies for not clarifying- The Board ITSELF is not equipped with any Mystic LED's, but should you want to attach any mystic-compatible devices, you can do so. Yes, download the software from this page: https://www.msi.com/news/detail/sjeV1BvESOIpVO55yK7n1Ct6lV8OsEyXp0I2eMVt_UTJypYhXGsbKyVKOXpWnr2h3ZkK5AiicpV4gkMCgvgFcg~~

chibamarco · Jul 22, 2018

Haha, thanks!

You are an bloody life-saver.

The Cooler Master Masterfan MF200R IS compatible with Mystic Light.

Once again, thank you !

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