Hello, I'm doing my first build and I have a bit of trouble choosing a motherboard. I'll try to explain briefly all the options I've considered and discarded so you can have a better idea of what I'm looking for.
At first I thought about going for a Ryzen 2600x since the 2700s were a bit out of my budget and I'd need a high-end mobo for them. Then I read about how the x versions aren't really worth it, the differences are minimal and I'd be better if I stick with the non-version.
Another reason for going for the 2600 over the x version is the lack of Voltage Offset option in the boards I'm considering. According to what I read, in order to overclock the 2600x and 2700x using PB2/PBO (which seems to be the right way to OC these chips) you need this option, and the boards I'm considering don't have it (going for a MSI board, which have the best opinions/temperature results) then it'd be a better idea if I go for the non-x version and do the overclock manually (no issues here apparently?).
As for the motherboard, I decided to go for a top-tier B450 board instead of a mid/low-end X470 one since I won't be using SLI or doing some heavy overclock. While searching for the best boards I read good things about the MSI B450 Carbon AC and the MSI B450 Tomahawk (good price, features and temperature).
So all of this leads me to the point where I don't know if I should pair a 2600 with the Tomahawk or the Carbon AC. I thought about buying the ROG Strix B450 which has VO option and the best BIOS out there but after reading about its heating issues it felt like a waste.
As for the other components, I'm going for a Radeon RX 580 and 16gb of RAM (still don't know which I'm going to use). I also want to add an independent sound card, so the codec sound on the motherboard is irrelevant, same as other extra features. I know the Carbon AC has Bluetooth and WiFi included, but since I'm going for wired connection that's more of an extra.
As for my needs, I'm going to use this build mostly for gaming and some video editing. I'd prefer if I can use it for some time before having to change anything. I'm planning to keep it at stock and save the overclock when it starts to slow down so it can last without being stressed too much.
Taking all that into consideration, what would be the best choice here? I'm more interested in performance and better VRM than extra features like WiFi on-board. I'm also aware that since I'm going for a mid-end B450 board then this build doesn't have much room for future-proofing, so maybe another processor-mobo combo would be better for me. What do you think?
Thank you in advance for your time
TL;DR: Best board for a Ryzen 5 2600? No heavy OC needed, codec sound doesn't matter and things like WiFi are more of a plus. Looking for a future-proof build, mostly for gaming and video editing. Also in a budget of about 1100 USD.
At first I thought about going for a Ryzen 2600x since the 2700s were a bit out of my budget and I'd need a high-end mobo for them. Then I read about how the x versions aren't really worth it, the differences are minimal and I'd be better if I stick with the non-version.
Another reason for going for the 2600 over the x version is the lack of Voltage Offset option in the boards I'm considering. According to what I read, in order to overclock the 2600x and 2700x using PB2/PBO (which seems to be the right way to OC these chips) you need this option, and the boards I'm considering don't have it (going for a MSI board, which have the best opinions/temperature results) then it'd be a better idea if I go for the non-x version and do the overclock manually (no issues here apparently?).
As for the motherboard, I decided to go for a top-tier B450 board instead of a mid/low-end X470 one since I won't be using SLI or doing some heavy overclock. While searching for the best boards I read good things about the MSI B450 Carbon AC and the MSI B450 Tomahawk (good price, features and temperature).
So all of this leads me to the point where I don't know if I should pair a 2600 with the Tomahawk or the Carbon AC. I thought about buying the ROG Strix B450 which has VO option and the best BIOS out there but after reading about its heating issues it felt like a waste.
As for the other components, I'm going for a Radeon RX 580 and 16gb of RAM (still don't know which I'm going to use). I also want to add an independent sound card, so the codec sound on the motherboard is irrelevant, same as other extra features. I know the Carbon AC has Bluetooth and WiFi included, but since I'm going for wired connection that's more of an extra.
As for my needs, I'm going to use this build mostly for gaming and some video editing. I'd prefer if I can use it for some time before having to change anything. I'm planning to keep it at stock and save the overclock when it starts to slow down so it can last without being stressed too much.
Taking all that into consideration, what would be the best choice here? I'm more interested in performance and better VRM than extra features like WiFi on-board. I'm also aware that since I'm going for a mid-end B450 board then this build doesn't have much room for future-proofing, so maybe another processor-mobo combo would be better for me. What do you think?
Thank you in advance for your time
TL;DR: Best board for a Ryzen 5 2600? No heavy OC needed, codec sound doesn't matter and things like WiFi are more of a plus. Looking for a future-proof build, mostly for gaming and video editing. Also in a budget of about 1100 USD.
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