Links to all the boards in the description. Note that some haven't been listed in some regions yet. Buy our X570 Chipset Metro poster on the GN store to support our work while getting an educational representation of the chipset I/O specs: store.gamersnexus.net/products/x570-chipset-metro-station-poster-18-x-24 Watch our Lian Li Lancool II Mesh review here: ruclips.net/video/_JSLWewcieY/видео.html Find Buildzoid here: ruclips.net/channel/UCrwObTfqv8u1KO7Fgk-FXHQ
Yeah, but unfortunately, motherboard prices have been going up with every generation. At current prices, I don't suggest the average user buying a motherboard above $200 USD, and that pretty much only applies to the X570 and Z490, but there's not much point of an X570 for the average user when B550s are out and I don't recommend any CPU that makes use of the Z490, so yeah, $180 USD is probably the most money the average user should pay for a motherboard. Most people should be looking at the $150 and below realistically speaking. Funnily enough, there are people out there getting $400 motherboards for the sake of getting one. Ask them which feature they need from it, and it's either no answer or they bring something up that a $150 motherboard has. I guess this is why manufacturers make so many product stacks and can continue to do so, because some people are buying based on price, not based on needs.
BZ had to be picky with this one too, like he said in the intro, because there are so damn many boards now! We cut the most expensive ones because it starts making more sense to just buy X570 instead at those ~$180-200+ prices.
@@GamersNexus Yes/no - Most X570 boards (all except the Aorus Xtreme) have active cooling. To me, this means that any B550 board cheaper than the Xtreme with passive cooling is worth considering. Not everyone's as sensitive to/intolerant of tiny fans as me, though.
@@GamersNexus I agree. You want a good, not very expensive ''B550'' motherboard? Buy the X570 MSI Tomahawk. All B550 have compromises that I'm not willing to deal with...
Just commenting to tell you guys you're both fucking amazing. Steve, you're probably my biggest role model and I feel like I couldn't choose anyone more appropriate for the position, and bz, I feel like you genuinely brought low level motherboard features closer to the mainstream, actually affecting design and engineering of new products. Thanks Keegan, Andrew and anyone else assisting GN for the awesome stuff you do. Yeah I've had a few drinks tonight for those who find my comment weird
Thanks for including micro-ATX. It's too often ignored/overlooked but I use & love this form factor. So to me the video wouldn't have been worth a watch without this inclusion :)
Your grammar critique is unnecessary. My b450 board I got was ripped by Hardware Unboxed and others. Gigabyte made a revision. I bought that mb, Gigabyte Aourus Wifi Pro back in Jan 2019 for $105. A year and a half later the price has creeped up to $130 and I've had no issues with my 2700 and 32 Gb of 3000 Mhz ram, 1 Tb nvme ssd on that board
@@backupplan6058 wdym, he basically does this already, especially when talking about AM4 boards, it's goes postcode, Pcie slot arrangement, Usb ports, usb ports, memory topology, Vcore Vrm
Probably one of the best reviews, please keep uploading. 03:10 downsides 4-layer pcb might be worse at memory overclocking when running a lot of ram ... or just 4 ingle rank sticks you're not gonna have problems 03:30 it's only if you're gonna be like running 4 dual rank sticks that you might start running into issues 05:55 GIGABYTE B550 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0) 06:41 6-layer pcb 09:30 GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.0) 4-layer pcb 11:24 if all you are interested in is hammering a 3950X this is gonna do a great job 11:40 MSI B550-A-PRO 140$ uses a revised version of the X470 gaming pro carbon vrm, ... not as rediculously as good as the B550 as the elite or the pro or the steel legend ... 4-layer pcb ... you kind of get a little bit of everything 14:41 mATX boards
10:00 Look at the line below! The board is capable of 4733MHz, so there's nothing wrong with the topology, they probably just don't validate it above 4000MHz with Ryzen 3000 because no-one should be running RAM above that with Ryzen 3000 anyway.
I seriously love these MB roundups, MBs are by their nature complicated things so these really help me when people want parts lists and such for their builds :)
Quick question; I built and worked on a few thousand pc from 1999 to 2015. During those years, ASUS boards were highly reliable, event the cheap versions, Gygabyte were also reliable ( about 5% return rates within 2 years). MSI were a bit problematic with about 15% returns in 2 years. ASROCK were abysmal with about a 33% return rate . At one point, I just refused costumers who insisted on ASROCK. Whit your recent experience, what is now the status on reliability issues of these companies ?
Something niche that's nice though on some (e.g., the B550 Steel Legend) is that the PCIe x1 slots are open - in case you need to fit an x2/x4/x8 card and don't have a free slot, and are OK with the bandwidth limitation. Useful? Not for most, but when it's useful, it's REALLY useful.
You wouldn't want to upgrade to 500-series before Ryzen 4000 desktop launches anyway, and by then (hopefully) pricing will have dropped a bit. If you're planning on getting a Ryzen 3000 or lower, get a B450 motherboard.
Really depends on what you are running now. Is the upgrade needed or can you run it one more year and make the proper upgrade to DDR5 and the new AMD socket? Which will give you a foundation for atleast another 3-4 years.
@@c99kfm thats what i thought. ryzen 4000 is so close to release now. it doesn't really make sense to buy a b550 +ryzen 3600 at current price. if b550 priced more reasonably, i would bite the bullet .
@mister.T Jr after all these discussions you still have no idea why we are waiting and we are the idiots? well... you might not be as intelligent as you think you are.
The B550M Mortar WiFi is looking like the best, the middle board. I am looking to use that one I think to build my Nephew a starter system, so he has some room to upgrade down the line. Thanks for the Video!
Actually interesting that no mention of MSI B550 Tomohawk and MPG Gaming edge. Additionally I was more interested in boards with WIFI , so looks like Aorus Pro AC it is when it comes to upgrade.
and I also just watched this before his video (as he recommended in the comment section, when I was writing that comment I didn't know it was nexus gamers who cut it (their decision is fine imo, but I can understand why you are sad about it)
@@eltiondanglli4217 He said in his own video why he didn't include it. It has 6 USBs at the rear which isn't enough for him. Other than that it's great... I find it weird that it's not included because most people won't use more than that anyways
I chose the B550M Mortar WiFi for my build. At stock settings my 3900xt scores CPUMark 34433 (average of 11 tests, global average 33022 for 3900xt), with a single core score of 2934 (average of 6 tests, global average 2804 for 3900xt). All board temperatures below 50 degrees centigrade with one 120mm exhaust fan. It is memory fussy, follow the certified vendor list. Thanks for this review which helped me. Bluetooth is also included as part of the WiFi implementation on this board. The supplied 'rabbit ear' antennas are not very high quality.
I was just replacing my crosshair v formula z, loved the fact it had a post code. The fact lower end boards still dont have one as a minimum requirement is crazy considering how long its been.
I haven't needed to see a post code on a build for years. Just don't think it's that necessary unless you're overclocking, and apparently the manufacturers agree.
Great round-up! Always love your content. There are a few points I think you missed out on, IMO. The B550M Steel Legend really seems worth considering for mATX boards. It's less than your top two picks for mATX, and the only one that uses SATA designated lanes for the 2nd M.2 slot, instead of lanes for the 2nd PCIe slot. Also, the B550 Phantom Gaming ITX is still a worthwhile mini ITX IMO. It may only be $20 cheaper than its X570 variant, but the X570 version also doesn't have a 2nd M.2. That lack of a 2nd M.2 kills the X570 Phantom Gaming as an option in any build for me. I think any of the mini ITX B550 boards in the $180-$200 range (so the Aorus, Phantom Gaming, and Gaming Edge) are worthwhile. The MSI and ASRock boards are $20 more than the Gigabyte B550, and only $20 less than the Gigabyte X570, but both also come with USB Type-C headers (which neither Gigabyte does). The only mini ITX where I think it's stupid to get the B550 over the X570 is the ASUS. At $230 for the B550 and only $250 for the X570, the B550 is a poor choice imo. Unless you're completely set on an ASUS board and have to have a Type-C header. Though, I suppose the same argument could be made of the B550 ASrock/MSI vs the X570 Gigabyte. Regardless, great round up. I've got a B550 Tomahawk sitting next to me waiting to be tested, and will be grabbing a mini ITX or mATX B550 for a build in the next month or so. Looking forward to trying them out, and to seeing more in-depth B550 testing from you!
Think you guys missed an important point with the m-atx pcie config. Specifically that having the pciex16 in the second slot allows for mounting large CPU coolers, such as a Thermalright Macho or a Noctua D15.
Thanks, this really helped me. I was indecisive between the Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro and Elite. I will get the Pro for 165€ now, hoping it will serve me well for five or more years. For now with a 3900X and at some point perhaps a Zen 3 chip once those hit the used market.
@@AllanHundeboll That's cause B550 only supports only one M.2 SSD with full PCI-E 4.0 speed. You shouldn't really use the second M.2 slot cause you automatically loose 2-3 SATA ports on the motherboard and the speed of the SSD is reduced by more then 50% even if it is a PCI 3.0x4. If you wan't to use more then one M.2 SSD at full speed buy a x570 motherboard.
@Gamers Nexus I noticed you did not cover the MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus motherboard. It is $10 more than the MSI B550-A Pro. I had the opportunity to pick up the Gaming Plus at $99 and I did. To me, the only difference that I can find on paper/visually is that the Gaming Plus appears to have better VRM heatsinks with builtin I/O plate. Gaming Plus has the same sound chipset but offers HD output (SPIDF) and couple of LED's under the chipset heatsink but I think board also provides RGB control but maybe the A Pro does too, not sure. To me the builtin I/O and heatsink is worth the $10 extra alone. I'm wondering why this board was omitted form your overview? I've read elsewhere that power delivery is different but would like to know more. Thanks.
8:47 When you change the dram frequency the board automatically changes the timings you have manually set (source: buildzoid's random b550 oc stream on 20/08/12)
I know this guy goes on about post codes and most dont care, but as someone who has had to trouble shoot faulty hardware it is a life saver! If you ever plan on buying used parts and fliping them this can really help.
The whole time he kept talking about running a 3950X. I'm like, "Dude, they're budget boards. Be realistic. 90% of these boards ain't touching a CPU over 3700X. Stop obsessing about that damn $700 chip." It's like test bench channels doing comparisons between i3s and 3300X using a 2080TI. Something those CPUs will most likely never be paired with on the same MB.
The RUclipsr, Buildzoid, overclocks alot thats why his channel name is "Actually overclocking". If it can run a 3950x at stock then it will easily run low end cpus without issues. It's much quicker to just talk about the high end because of that. Most people who have a fucking brain would realize this.
Agree. Seems this guy only cares about boards you can run a 1000$ CPU on, overclocked of course. And that is totally fine, but don't say every other board is "terrible". The video says "Best B550 boards for Ryzen CPUs", well, last time I checked Ryzen 3, Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 existed. It is not just Ryzen 9 out there. In fact, most of us don't care about Ryzen 9 at all.
Bummer the 550 tomahawk wasn't listed given its really great power delivery and thermals but I'm guessing it using debug LEDs instead of a post code is what prevented it from being on here. Really great list though and it's good to see that there's a lot of really good options for b550 boards
I was waiting for this too. I guess the price is one of the worst points, I would go X570 if they are too close but I really hate the chipset fan. I just can't stand it :/
@@sweetyfox7058 nah, the lack of a chipset fan and better thermals than most x570 boards makes the tomahawk worth the cost. But I get why it might scare some people off. It's also 180 bucks like the Asus and gigabyte atx boards mentioned. I'm also not in a situation where I'd need multiple pcie gen 4 SSDs (which many many people don't need) so thermals and longevity are my two utmost critical needs. B550 boards deliver better on that and with less points of failure. In the end you get what you pay for to an extent and the 180 b550 boards seem to be the sweet spot for performance, overclocking, durability and reliability.
@@martinquintana2458 I got my tomahawk for 180 (got lucky on the draw at Newegg) and I think it's worth it from a reliability standpoint. Definitely check out some of the other boards mentioned in this video though. If you don't need multiple pcie gen 4 SSDs then stick with b550. Only thing I can think of for needing that much pcie bandwidth for storage is multiple 8k video renderings or utramsssive engineering projects like a full scale internal and Boeing 787 for example. Most of the population doesn't need multi pcie gen 4 tbh.
It got dropped cause of lack of usb ports and a useless additional obsolete previous generation lan port. I mean I was surprised when they announced the board and saw almost no usb ports there.
I picked up the Mortar WiFi and the Aorus ITX. I absolutely loved the Mortar, and the silver heat sinks are nice. The Gigabyte has been running good too but I had mad issues with audio drivers at first boot.
@@martinquintana2458 according to the video no. I got the asus b550 rog strix f gaming. It was a $190 board. Im planning on using it for the upcoming 4000 series cpus so it should be good for that
@TotallyTrix that's a really good board. Sadly it didn't make it to this video but I like the looks of it and I heard it's pretty feature rich. Enjoy your buy!
I was gonna go with the Aourus elite but I realized there was only 3 system fan headers😡 so I canceled that order and got a b550-a pro for $15 cheaper and it did the job better
@@omegaPhix I don’t like splitters because the mobo thinks that only one fan is plugged in so I can’t change them individually. A hub is even worse cause it’s not controllable through BIOS and you can’t really set fan curves.
@@Zach_CR A hub is just a fancy splitter, wasn't talking about an external fan controller. Do you really have a seperate fan curve for every single fan in your system?
My two cents on the 160+$ mATX boards. Both the tuf and the mortar have pcie limitations. The tuf B550m with the spacing and if the first 1x is used, the last 4x (if you can fit the card) drop down to 2x. The B550m mortar is even worse in my opinion on that. If you use the 4x slot, the second m.2 ssd slot is disabled or vice versa, and since it has so few USB 3 ports you might add a card in that slot which limits the ssd expansion. Therefor I do believe that the B550m steel legend should be in the mix (and why I plan to buy that one), all pcie slots run as specified but the secondary m.2 only is a 2x which is not that big of a issue to most people if you use sata storage m.2 or a slower nvme drive and you already use a good nvme in the first m.2 slot. The steel legend only disable 2 data ports (down to 4 total) if the second m.2 is used but I do believe the board is the least expansion limiting of the 3. I hope the vrm is good enough for a 10 core with pbo though
@@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking Thought it was something like that, most of these B550 boards are too damn similar and decent, i have the B550M Steel Legend and so far my only complain is that the LED's on the board dont fucking turn off when the PC is powered off.
Can someone help me understand the meaning of the memory rank because the explanations on the Internet are so complicated and the only thing that I understood is that there is a dual, quad and single rank, but I did not understand the difference And will it affect performance or stability? How to now how much pcb layer in thé mobo
A rank is a section of the memory within a channel that the memory controller is able to access/control independently, but not simultaneously). More ranks is harder for the memory controller to manage, which makes memory overclocking harder, but it also allows "rank interleaving" where one rank is accessed while the other is in a refresh cycle, which effectively reduces latency. If you put multiple DIMMs (memory sticks) into each channel, the ranks remain separate (i.e. if you put two dual-rank sticks into one memory channel, you have 4 ranks). A rank is made up of 8 memory chips, so DIMMs with two rows of 8 chips or with 8 chips on both sides of the PCB (usually 16GB sticks) are dual-rank, and DIMMs with two rows on both sides (usually 32GB) are quad-rank. All 4GB DDR4 DIMMs are single-rank. Some games (Codemasters' F1 games are my go-to example of games that love memory rank interleaving) and some other software really benefit from dual-rank memory, while others don't benefit from it at all. Quad-rank memory is mostly a bad choice because it is likely to limit your memory clocks while the interleaving provides diminishing returns beyond dual-rank. If you're heavily overclocking your memory you should get single-rank, but for general use it might be better to get 1 dual-rank DIMM per channel, or 2 single-rank DIMMs per channel.
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@@nathangamble125 hey bro why didn't bullzoid recommend b550 tomhawk,tuf gaming plus,gaming edge,f gaming?and what about itx Mobo of msi?his whole list is filled with gigabyte can you tell me which is better gigabyte b550,msi or asus?
@@detective_orange6280 ehm its included in the thumbnail and the discription says its in it. Doesn't matter if its trash or not, thats not the point and no answer at all lol.
Plz mention the boards when you talk about them, I often just listen to the vids like a podcast so "this board" vs "this board" is annoying esp as you jump from one to another all the time. Would have liked to see more ATX boards in the comparison but okay, you wanted to do a "best of" (knowing that whatever board sucks and esp why is also a good thing to know). I don t know if it was your choice of boards there or if there really are far more better M-boards than ATX variants...which I really doubt. Just for the form factor alone, I don t know anyone who d pick a M-board in the first place. Appreciate your work and dedication educating ppl on mobos but from a consumer advice perspective, this one was disappointing.
14:31 am I weird or is it normal that I am so incredibly glad that I bought that motherboard without even watching this video or any other recommendation video on the subject, like good job me, you're good at picking motherboards
Tip: Your audience breathes at the same rate as narrator - this has been one hell of an exhausting video to watch. 29 mins of fast-talking Micro-Machines narration...feel like i just ran a marathon! Please! Slow down...make a longer video...or summarize more. Pause between sentences. Split video between ATX / Micro ATX...something please. I
Might just be me, but I never noticed it. I like the information in this, “fast as possible format”, plus it’s easier to go back and forth to compare features.
I'm happy with my B550M Pro4. Look at the features: 3 M.2 slots (2 for SSDs 1 for WiFi. It even has an antenna bracket) 6 PWM headers 2 USB 3.0 headers 2 RGB and 2 ARGB headers. The only thing missing is a USB-C header. VRM is adequate except for overclocking. I don't think you can expect more at this level. It's well worth $115 and a steal for the $90 I paid for it.
If you care about audio quality, get a solid no-frills board and use the money you saved for a good external sound card. You will get a MUCH higher quality audio.
Good stuff. I waited for B550 and XT to release before finally pulling the trigger on my OWN upgrade last week as opposed to the dozen or so i've built for others lately. Nice to see we're on the same page as I opted for the B550 Aorus Pro AC (non AC out of stock ) as I'm not as fussy about post codes and it has the LED's for troubleshooting. WiFi is meh and has been disabled but bluetooth might come in handy down the road. I agree with Steve and just about all the other sites that the XT's aren't worth it so went 3600 as a placeholder until Ryzen 3 launches. Think I got lucky on the silicon lottery as having pretty good all core OC's so far and haven't really pushed voltages, etc. yet. Thx for the good work boys. Keep it up
Is the difference between a 1gb and 2.5gb realtek(?) lan significant? And what about the B550 tomahawk? Just curious as to why it didn't make the line up. Thanks for the reply!
Got the ASRock B550M Pro4 for about $75 when I bought a new 3600 ($50 discount for pairing). Also one of the only mATX boards in stock. Should be an nice upgrade over my 9 year old Xeon E5520.
For anyone watching this end of 2020 - MSI B550 A-Pro ended up being an overclocking beast. Personally, I got better results with it than on my Aorus Elite X570 with R5 5600 and R5 3900. Originally planned to keep the AE and use A-Pro for GF's build, but she got the X570 mobo as the A-Pro with the 11/20 BIOS nets me ~ extra 200MHz OC and cooler VRM temps. And, it cost half the price /facepalm...
Currently I have the B550M-DS3H. It ain't bad, was able to increase voltage and overclock. Better than the previous generation of DS3H. It ain't horrible.
Just picked up the b550 auros pro ac (the one with WiFi and Bluetooth) on amazon. I bought it used via amazon warehouse condition was described as very good and I paid 152 bucks for it versus the 209 bucks for new. It arrived and the box wasn’t even damaged like it said it might be. The box was sealed and motherboard was sealed inside an anti static bag and everything was in there in the original bag. I basically got a new motherboard for 50 dollars off. EDIT: you can still buy a auros pro ac b550 on amazon right now used-very good for 152 bucks. If its anything like the one I got its basically a new board someone sent back and never opened it.
Asus has done a great job at fixing their X5XX BIOS's. I picked up the X570 Strix E on launch day, it it was full of problems, didn't boost for crap, didn't have options to enable it disable spread spectrum so bclk was stuck at 99.69 and BLK only adjusted in increments of 1mhz, and a ton of other issues. Now it has spread spectrum, a ton of cpu support, manual control over the current detection offset, more memory controls, BLK is adjusted in 0.00675 MHz increments, etc. It's soooo much better now.
Links to all the boards in the description. Note that some haven't been listed in some regions yet.
Buy our X570 Chipset Metro poster on the GN store to support our work while getting an educational representation of the chipset I/O specs: store.gamersnexus.net/products/x570-chipset-metro-station-poster-18-x-24
Watch our Lian Li Lancool II Mesh review here: ruclips.net/video/_JSLWewcieY/видео.html
Find Buildzoid here: ruclips.net/channel/UCrwObTfqv8u1KO7Fgk-FXHQ
Too bad he didn't mention the ASRock B550 Extreme4.
thanks for you tireless work, we really appreciate it.
Make a I like C O D E S shirt lol
Look at bottom of this reddit picture x590 board. i.redd.it/1ugbz0ccpg551.jpg
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"The high-end boards cost too much. The low-end boards suck too much"
My sentiment exactly 😂
This should be the slogan for every motherboard manufacturer.
Darkswordz for every pc part manufacturer in general lol
Even mid-range is too expensive. It is pointless to buy a B550 board now. AM4 is at end of life and B450 will support Zen3 too.
Yeah, but unfortunately, motherboard prices have been going up with every generation. At current prices, I don't suggest the average user buying a motherboard above $200 USD, and that pretty much only applies to the X570 and Z490, but there's not much point of an X570 for the average user when B550s are out and I don't recommend any CPU that makes use of the Z490, so yeah, $180 USD is probably the most money the average user should pay for a motherboard. Most people should be looking at the $150 and below realistically speaking.
Funnily enough, there are people out there getting $400 motherboards for the sake of getting one. Ask them which feature they need from it, and it's either no answer or they bring something up that a $150 motherboard has. I guess this is why manufacturers make so many product stacks and can continue to do so, because some people are buying based on price, not based on needs.
For the price of a better B550 you could get a good x570 for not a lot more...
00:00 Intro
01:34 B550 Steel legend
05:57 B550 Aorus Pro
09:28 B550 Aorus Elite
11:38 B550-A Pro
14:40 B550M Plus / B550M Mortar
17:44 B550M Aorus Pro
20:03 B550M Pro4
22:22 B550M DS3H
23:54 B550I Aorus Pro AX
25:56 B550M-ITX/ac
28:00 Conclusion
Thanks! The hero we did not deserve.
@@merlingt1 Yes, this confirms that the Vision D board is not actually covered. :(
@BattoEnstien the hero we don't deserve.
@@Bamfhammer yeah why? :/
@@Bamfhammer Man, that's why I wanted to watch this vid :(
Buildzoid is my favorite anime character
Is it the Super Saiyan hair?
I literally clicked for the hey guys buildzoid here. Then stayed for the content but that was the hook
yea the last time we saw his face (like a month ago i think?) u can go full anime
Best comment ever mate.
Top tier waifu for sure
Thanks, I was searching for this earlier today and nobody has really gotten a comprehensive "Best of b550" yet
BZ had to be picky with this one too, like he said in the intro, because there are so damn many boards now! We cut the most expensive ones because it starts making more sense to just buy X570 instead at those ~$180-200+ prices.
@@GamersNexus yep, I just got an Asus tuf gaming plus wifi for 180.
@@GamersNexus Makes complete sense.
@@GamersNexus Yes/no - Most X570 boards (all except the Aorus Xtreme) have active cooling. To me, this means that any B550 board cheaper than the Xtreme with passive cooling is worth considering. Not everyone's as sensitive to/intolerant of tiny fans as me, though.
@@GamersNexus I agree. You want a good, not very expensive ''B550'' motherboard? Buy the X570 MSI Tomahawk. All B550 have compromises that I'm not willing to deal with...
Just commenting to tell you guys you're both fucking amazing. Steve, you're probably my biggest role model and I feel like I couldn't choose anyone more appropriate for the position, and bz, I feel like you genuinely brought low level motherboard features closer to the mainstream, actually affecting design and engineering of new products. Thanks Keegan, Andrew and anyone else assisting GN for the awesome stuff you do. Yeah I've had a few drinks tonight for those who find my comment weird
Thanks so much for the kind words! We will continue to try to live up to them!
:)
"Time to go to bed"
GN/BuildZoid: nothing stops this train
Thanks for including micro-ATX. It's too often ignored/overlooked but I use & love this form factor. So to me the video wouldn't have been worth a watch without this inclusion :)
Whenever I hear Buildzoid critique motherboards I look at mine and ask if it’s gonna be ok.
Your grammar critique is unnecessary. My b450 board I got was ripped by Hardware Unboxed and others. Gigabyte made a revision. I bought that mb, Gigabyte Aourus Wifi Pro back in Jan 2019 for $105. A year and a half later the price has creeped up to $130 and I've had no issues with my 2700 and 32 Gb of 3000 Mhz ram, 1 Tb nvme ssd on that board
@@frommatorav1 If you haven't realized it, it isn't a grammar critique.
@@frommatorav1 /whoosh
Good job putting the B550 vision in the thumbnail and then not actually having it in the video.
The amount of marketing jargon buildzoid is tired of, you can feel it in his voice. 🤣
Buildzoid: It has 13 usb ports so it made it on the list
I’m just waiting for the day he just ranks boards based on number of USB ports.
@@backupplan6058 wdym, he basically does this already, especially when talking about AM4 boards, it's goes postcode, Pcie slot arrangement, Usb ports, usb ports, memory topology, Vcore Vrm
Probably one of the best reviews, please keep uploading.
03:10 downsides 4-layer pcb might be worse at memory overclocking when running a lot of ram ...
or just 4 ingle rank sticks you're not gonna have problems
03:30 it's only if you're gonna be like running 4 dual rank sticks that you might start running into issues
05:55 GIGABYTE B550 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0)
06:41 6-layer pcb
09:30 GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.0) 4-layer pcb
11:24 if all you are interested in is hammering a 3950X this is gonna do a great job
11:40 MSI B550-A-PRO 140$ uses a revised version of the X470 gaming pro carbon vrm, ... not as rediculously as good as the B550 as the elite or the pro or the steel legend ... 4-layer pcb ... you kind of get a little bit of everything
14:41 mATX boards
"It could be worse, but this is already quite bad." You, sir, are a wordsmith. :)
Buildzoid dedicating a good chunk of the video for Micro-ATX, a true MVP by my books.
what Micro-ATX mobo would you choose ?
Also, thanks for also covering ITX boards, you revealed the B550I Aorus and it seemed like the best option for me! Just installed it in my system.
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that intro
is fricking legendary
buidzoid is a gold mine i love this man
These videos are SOOOOOOOOOO valuable it's insane
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Look at the line below! The board is capable of 4733MHz, so there's nothing wrong with the topology, they probably just don't validate it above 4000MHz with Ryzen 3000 because no-one should be running RAM above that with Ryzen 3000 anyway.
But that is related to Ryzen APUs, which most of the time are expected to have around 800 to 1000mhz higher speeds in memory vs CPUs
I seriously love these MB roundups, MBs are by their nature complicated things so these really help me when people want parts lists and such for their builds :)
Really surprise we didn't see the B550 Tomahawk here.
Would love to hear Buildzoid's comment on that one.
He responded to this on his channel.
@@Gorgula And what did he said? DOn't see any video about it apart one from January saying he doesn't know when it'll come.
@@clad95150 He say it s a good board but not enough usb port compare to other mobo.
ruclips.net/video/YJQOaIfksUY/видео.html
You had a tab open for the vision D, but never talked about it, left on the editing room floor. It’s a cool looking board.
It's a cool board infact, with Thunderbolt.
Quick question; I built and worked on a few thousand pc from 1999 to 2015. During those years, ASUS boards were highly reliable, event the cheap versions, Gygabyte were also reliable ( about 5% return rates within 2 years). MSI were a bit problematic with about 15% returns in 2 years. ASROCK were abysmal with about a 33% return rate . At one point, I just refused costumers who insisted on ASROCK. Whit your recent experience, what is now the status on reliability issues of these companies ?
5% is reliable?
@@keithw4920 Sounds a whole lot better than 33%
I'm disappointed I didn't see my Tomahawk in here. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
at least you know it doesn't suck too much xD
Something niche that's nice though on some (e.g., the B550 Steel Legend) is that the PCIe x1 slots are open - in case you need to fit an x2/x4/x8 card and don't have a free slot, and are OK with the bandwidth limitation. Useful? Not for most, but when it's useful, it's REALLY useful.
Would you say the statements in this video apply to Ryzen 5000 CPUs as well?
Thoughts on MSI's B550 Tomahawk vs the B550-A Pro and the Mortar?
b550's pricings really hinder my desire to upgrade my pc as they are not really attractive for someone with a limited budget.
You wouldn't want to upgrade to 500-series before Ryzen 4000 desktop launches anyway, and by then (hopefully) pricing will have dropped a bit. If you're planning on getting a Ryzen 3000 or lower, get a B450 motherboard.
Really depends on what you are running now. Is the upgrade needed or can you run it one more year and make the proper upgrade to DDR5 and the new AMD socket? Which will give you a foundation for atleast another 3-4 years.
@@c99kfm thats what i thought. ryzen 4000 is so close to release now. it doesn't really make sense to buy a b550 +ryzen 3600 at current price. if b550 priced more reasonably, i would bite the bullet
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@@evertchin I expect that A520 is planned to provide boards for the budget market.
@mister.T Jr after all these discussions you still have no idea why we are waiting and we are the idiots? well... you might not be as intelligent as you think you are.
Just picked up the Steel legend since the Tomahawk was out of stock. Glad you guys liked it kind of took a shot in the dark!
How is it ?
The B550M Mortar WiFi is looking like the best, the middle board. I am looking to use that one I think to build my Nephew a starter system, so he has some room to upgrade down the line.
Thanks for the Video!
Actually interesting that no mention of MSI B550 Tomohawk and MPG Gaming edge. Additionally I was more interested in boards with WIFI , so looks like Aorus Pro AC it is when it comes to upgrade.
He broke my heart, when he just skipped the Vision D Tab. Edit: Now this can be found on his channel Actually Hardcore Overclocking .
same expected buildzoid to be interested in it with 10 rear USB ports and post codes
he already reviewed it on his channel, it just didn't make it on to the list. surely a great board, but the price is too high for this list
@@bFix yes, but the comment was before his video was released
and I also just watched this before his video (as he recommended in the comment section, when I was writing that comment I didn't know it was nexus gamers who cut it (their decision is fine imo, but I can understand why you are sad about it)
the review I meant is from his round-up of all gigabyte boards a couple of weeks ago
I do not need overclocking, I never do it anyway. I just want the most stable, robust, fast board for an AMD Ryzen 9.
yup same for me from the beginning of time.
Phenominal work. Just a comment and thumbs up to support the channel and YT algorythms.
What about the MSI B550 Tomahawk? I would like to know how that stands up... since the X570 Tomahawk was so good.
same question!
@@eltiondanglli4217 He said in his own video why he didn't include it. It has 6 USBs at the rear which isn't enough for him. Other than that it's great... I find it weird that it's not included because most people won't use more than that anyways
I chose the B550M Mortar WiFi for my build. At stock settings my 3900xt scores CPUMark 34433 (average of 11 tests, global average 33022 for 3900xt), with a single core score of 2934 (average of 6 tests, global average 2804 for 3900xt). All board temperatures below 50 degrees centigrade with one 120mm exhaust fan. It is memory fussy, follow the certified vendor list. Thanks for this review which helped me. Bluetooth is also included as part of the WiFi implementation on this board. The supplied 'rabbit ear' antennas are not very high quality.
I was just replacing my crosshair v formula z, loved the fact it had a post code. The fact lower end boards still dont have one as a minimum requirement is crazy considering how long its been.
Well 10y ago you could buy 100-130€ boards with post codes... To this date I can not understand why they went away from this.
You buy new $80 chinese motherboards with post codes (mostly X99s).
I haven't needed to see a post code on a build for years. Just don't think it's that necessary unless you're overclocking, and apparently the manufacturers agree.
Only a very small minority of consumers care about post codes. That's why manufactors skimp it.
i bought myself the asrock b550 taichi. my previous was the x370 taichi. the new b550 taichi is just a great beautiful board.
I have the x570 Taichi, and I hate the damn thing. Maybe it's just mine, but the small issues drive me crazy.
Great round-up! Always love your content. There are a few points I think you missed out on, IMO.
The B550M Steel Legend really seems worth considering for mATX boards. It's less than your top two picks for mATX, and the only one that uses SATA designated lanes for the 2nd M.2 slot, instead of lanes for the 2nd PCIe slot.
Also, the B550 Phantom Gaming ITX is still a worthwhile mini ITX IMO. It may only be $20 cheaper than its X570 variant, but the X570 version also doesn't have a 2nd M.2. That lack of a 2nd M.2 kills the X570 Phantom Gaming as an option in any build for me.
I think any of the mini ITX B550 boards in the $180-$200 range (so the Aorus, Phantom Gaming, and Gaming Edge) are worthwhile. The MSI and ASRock boards are $20 more than the Gigabyte B550, and only $20 less than the Gigabyte X570, but both also come with USB Type-C headers (which neither Gigabyte does). The only mini ITX where I think it's stupid to get the B550 over the X570 is the ASUS. At $230 for the B550 and only $250 for the X570, the B550 is a poor choice imo. Unless you're completely set on an ASUS board and have to have a Type-C header. Though, I suppose the same argument could be made of the B550 ASrock/MSI vs the X570 Gigabyte.
Regardless, great round up. I've got a B550 Tomahawk sitting next to me waiting to be tested, and will be grabbing a mini ITX or mATX B550 for a build in the next month or so. Looking forward to trying them out, and to seeing more in-depth B550 testing from you!
Good luck actually getting one guys, i've been trying to get a good one
much needed video af, b550 tradeoffs are a pain in the ass
Think you guys missed an important point with the m-atx pcie config. Specifically that having the pciex16 in the second slot allows for mounting large CPU coolers, such as a Thermalright Macho or a Noctua D15.
26:29 yea do a video about it, maybe even do an entiere video dedicated to how to make ur cheapo garbo mobo better for the cheap
great idea; you should do this. great video.
Thanks, this really helped me. I was indecisive between the Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro and Elite. I will get the Pro for 165€ now, hoping it will serve me well for five or more years. For now with a 3900X and at some point perhaps a Zen 3 chip once those hit the used market.
AsRock are killing it on AMD, but the ball they dropped on Intel is hitting the Earth's core at noon tomorrow
Guess you don't mind your 2nd sdd running at pcie 3 x2 ?
This is a big turn of for me. Don't understand why no one seems to notice this...
@@AllanHundeboll That's cause B550 only supports only one M.2 SSD with full PCI-E 4.0 speed. You shouldn't really use the second M.2 slot cause you automatically loose 2-3 SATA ports on the motherboard and the speed of the SSD is reduced by more then 50% even if it is a PCI 3.0x4. If you wan't to use more then one M.2 SSD at full speed buy a x570 motherboard.
@Gamers Nexus I noticed you did not cover the MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus motherboard. It is $10 more than the MSI B550-A Pro. I had the opportunity to pick up the Gaming Plus at $99 and I did.
To me, the only difference that I can find on paper/visually is that the Gaming Plus appears to have better VRM heatsinks with builtin I/O plate. Gaming Plus has the same sound chipset but offers HD output (SPIDF) and couple of LED's under the chipset heatsink but I think board also provides RGB control but maybe the A Pro does too, not sure. To me the builtin I/O and heatsink is worth the $10 extra alone.
I'm wondering why this board was omitted form your overview? I've read elsewhere that power delivery is different but would like to know more. Thanks.
Already fired at B550 Aorus Pro. So happy I made a good decision :D. @buildzoid and @gamersnexus Thanks for your high quality reviews.
8:47 When you change the dram frequency the board automatically changes the timings you have manually set (source: buildzoid's random b550 oc stream on 20/08/12)
do you mean 20/07/12?
Now we just have to wait for the extended version at AHOC, im ready for that hour
I know this guy goes on about post codes and most dont care, but as someone who has had to trouble shoot faulty hardware it is a life saver! If you ever plan on buying used parts and fliping them this can really help.
Steve is in the background saying “ slow down”
Steve is in the background saying "more graphs"
Steve is in the background saying "MORE POWER!"
holy crap I was literally searching for a video like this from you guys for forever now XD
The whole time he kept talking about running a 3950X. I'm like, "Dude, they're budget boards. Be realistic. 90% of these boards ain't touching a CPU over 3700X. Stop obsessing about that damn $700 chip."
It's like test bench channels doing comparisons between i3s and 3300X using a 2080TI. Something those CPUs will most likely never be paired with on the same MB.
The RUclipsr, Buildzoid, overclocks alot thats why his channel name is "Actually overclocking". If it can run a 3950x at stock then it will easily run low end cpus without issues. It's much quicker to just talk about the high end because of that. Most people who have a fucking brain would realize this.
@@thedogiestgamerz1069 Thank you for being intelligent.
Agree. Seems this guy only cares about boards you can run a 1000$ CPU on, overclocked of course. And that is totally fine, but don't say every other board is "terrible".
The video says "Best B550 boards for Ryzen CPUs", well, last time I checked Ryzen 3, Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 existed. It is not just Ryzen 9 out there. In fact, most of us don't care about Ryzen 9 at all.
B550, when manufacturers decide a "budget" chipset should get bigger feature sets than high end chipsets
my smaller, cheaper list:
GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE 150€ (great vrm)
ASRock B550M-ITX/ac 145€ (itx sized)
MSI B550-A PRO 140€ (has internal usb-c header)
Thank you for dropping, buildzoid. I was actually looking at your B550 videos, but then I saw this. So, here I am instead. :)
Bummer the 550 tomahawk wasn't listed given its really great power delivery and thermals but I'm guessing it using debug LEDs instead of a post code is what prevented it from being on here. Really great list though and it's good to see that there's a lot of really good options for b550 boards
And it's a pretty expensive B550 motherboard that you might as well go get the X570 version instead.
I was waiting for this too. I guess the price is one of the worst points, I would go X570 if they are too close but I really hate the chipset fan. I just can't stand it :/
@@sweetyfox7058 nah, the lack of a chipset fan and better thermals than most x570 boards makes the tomahawk worth the cost. But I get why it might scare some people off. It's also 180 bucks like the Asus and gigabyte atx boards mentioned. I'm also not in a situation where I'd need multiple pcie gen 4 SSDs (which many many people don't need) so thermals and longevity are my two utmost critical needs. B550 boards deliver better on that and with less points of failure.
In the end you get what you pay for to an extent and the 180 b550 boards seem to be the sweet spot for performance, overclocking, durability and reliability.
@@martinquintana2458 I got my tomahawk for 180 (got lucky on the draw at Newegg) and I think it's worth it from a reliability standpoint. Definitely check out some of the other boards mentioned in this video though. If you don't need multiple pcie gen 4 SSDs then stick with b550. Only thing I can think of for needing that much pcie bandwidth for storage is multiple 8k video renderings or utramsssive engineering projects like a full scale internal and Boeing 787 for example. Most of the population doesn't need multi pcie gen 4 tbh.
It got dropped cause of lack of usb ports and a useless additional obsolete previous generation lan port. I mean I was surprised when they announced the board and saw almost no usb ports there.
one of the only videos on the asrock b550m thank you so much thought I got a boof card doing the build this weekend
ASRock: Let 's put POST code on our B550 Steel Legend.
X570 Steel Legend users: Are we a joke to you?
lol
Same shit about Asus B550-F and X570-F, the B550 is better wtf...
I'd love to see you do this video again with all the boards that have been released over the last year.
everytime i hear "hey guys, build zoid here" i know i gonna learn something that sounds to normies like im an engineer
You are incredibly competent 👌🤩
I picked up the Mortar WiFi and the Aorus ITX. I absolutely loved the Mortar, and the silver heat sinks are nice. The Gigabyte has been running good too but I had mad issues with audio drivers at first boot.
Been waiting for this- thank you!
I literally just ordered my board 2 days ago time to see if i choose right lol
Did you?
@@martinquintana2458 according to the video no. I got the asus b550 rog strix f gaming. It was a $190 board. Im planning on using it for the upcoming 4000 series cpus so it should be good for that
@@mw3glitches123456789 it's still pretty good. Though you could have gone with a x570 unless you care about RGB.
@TotallyTrix that's a really good board. Sadly it didn't make it to this video but I like the looks of it and I heard it's pretty feature rich. Enjoy your buy!
@@martinquintana2458 yeah it's very pretty. God damn Asus is getting me with their RGB, isn't it?
Most helpful video available right now to help choose a motherboad
I was gonna go with the Aourus elite but I realized there was only 3 system fan headers😡 so I canceled that order and got a b550-a pro for $15 cheaper and it did the job better
How many fan headers it have I need answers
@@sish9912 It has 8 in total, a cpu fan header, a aio pump header, and 6 case fan headers.
@@Zach_CR never thought about getting a fan splitter / hub?
@@omegaPhix I don’t like splitters because the mobo thinks that only one fan is plugged in so I can’t change them individually. A hub is even worse cause it’s not controllable through BIOS and you can’t really set fan curves.
@@Zach_CR
A hub is just a fancy splitter, wasn't talking about an external fan controller. Do you really have a seperate fan curve for every single fan in your system?
My two cents on the 160+$ mATX boards. Both the tuf and the mortar have pcie limitations. The tuf B550m with the spacing and if the first 1x is used, the last 4x (if you can fit the card) drop down to 2x.
The B550m mortar is even worse in my opinion on that. If you use the 4x slot, the second m.2 ssd slot is disabled or vice versa, and since it has so few USB 3 ports you might add a card in that slot which limits the ssd expansion.
Therefor I do believe that the B550m steel legend should be in the mix (and why I plan to buy that one), all pcie slots run as specified but the secondary m.2 only is a 2x which is not that big of a issue to most people if you use sata storage m.2 or a slower nvme drive and you already use a good nvme in the first m.2 slot. The steel legend only disable 2 data ports (down to 4 total) if the second m.2 is used but I do believe the board is the least expansion limiting of the 3. I hope the vrm is good enough for a 10 core with pbo though
Didnt see the B550M Steel Legend on the matx section, wonder why, its pretty simliar spec/feature wise to the asus tuf b550m gaming.
lacks BIOS flashing feature and doesn't do anything else to compensate for that.
@@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking Thought it was something like that, most of these B550 boards are too damn similar and decent, i have the B550M Steel Legend and so far my only complain is that the LED's on the board dont fucking turn off when the PC is powered off.
@@lookitsrain9552 i think you can turn off the setting from the bios. turn on led in s5 or something like that
worse memory support
Both those matx boards offer the same as the b550m aorus pro, but are more expensive.
Thank you so much for this vid! Very informative, clear, critical enough, plenty of options for spending conscious. Super helpful! Thanks!
Can someone help me understand the meaning of the memory rank because the explanations on the Internet are so complicated and the only thing that I understood is that there is a dual, quad and single rank, but I did not understand the difference And will it affect performance or stability?
How to now how much pcb layer in thé mobo
A rank is a section of the memory within a channel that the memory controller is able to access/control independently, but not simultaneously). More ranks is harder for the memory controller to manage, which makes memory overclocking harder, but it also allows "rank interleaving" where one rank is accessed while the other is in a refresh cycle, which effectively reduces latency. If you put multiple DIMMs (memory sticks) into each channel, the ranks remain separate (i.e. if you put two dual-rank sticks into one memory channel, you have 4 ranks).
A rank is made up of 8 memory chips, so DIMMs with two rows of 8 chips or with 8 chips on both sides of the PCB (usually 16GB sticks) are dual-rank, and DIMMs with two rows on both sides (usually 32GB) are quad-rank. All 4GB DDR4 DIMMs are single-rank.
Some games (Codemasters' F1 games are my go-to example of games that love memory rank interleaving) and some other software really benefit from dual-rank memory, while others don't benefit from it at all.
Quad-rank memory is mostly a bad choice because it is likely to limit your memory clocks while the interleaving provides diminishing returns beyond dual-rank. If you're heavily overclocking your memory you should get single-rank, but for general use it might be better to get 1 dual-rank DIMM per channel, or 2 single-rank DIMMs per channel.
@@nathangamble125 hey bro why didn't bullzoid recommend b550 tomhawk,tuf gaming plus,gaming edge,f gaming?and what about itx Mobo of msi?his whole list is filled with gigabyte can you tell me which is better gigabyte b550,msi or asus?
What do yo think about MSI B550M Mortar?
I'm thinking in buy it, but I'm deciding between this one and the Aourus B550 Elite
This is one of the most complicated intros ever. Also came here to see the B550 Vision D but its not even in the video WTF
Bcuse it’s trash
@@detective_orange6280 ehm its included in the thumbnail and the discription says its in it. Doesn't matter if its trash or not, thats not the point and no answer at all lol.
why did the aorus elite v2 fix almost all the complaints? (led are there and there is a type c header) Did Gigabyte watch?
Plz mention the boards when you talk about them, I often just listen to the vids like a podcast so "this board" vs "this board" is annoying esp as you jump from one to another all the time. Would have liked to see more ATX boards in the comparison but okay, you wanted to do a "best of" (knowing that whatever board sucks and esp why is also a good thing to know). I don t know if it was your choice of boards there or if there really are far more better M-boards than ATX variants...which I really doubt. Just for the form factor alone, I don t know anyone who d pick a M-board in the first place. Appreciate your work and dedication educating ppl on mobos but from a consumer advice perspective, this one was disappointing.
You'd have to watch the video anyways to make sure of what board is being mentioned, the names are super fucky.
Man, people are mean. As though youtube content must only be consumed their way.
I think yours is a valid suggestion.
this is exactly what I was waiting for before making my final decision on which board to buy
thanks GN and Buildzoid!!!
14:31 am I weird or is it normal that I am so incredibly glad that I bought that motherboard without even watching this video or any other recommendation video on the subject, like good job me, you're good at picking motherboards
Tip: Your audience breathes at the same rate as narrator - this has been one hell of an exhausting video to watch. 29 mins of fast-talking Micro-Machines narration...feel like i just ran a marathon! Please! Slow down...make a longer video...or summarize more. Pause between sentences. Split video between ATX / Micro ATX...something please. I
Might just be me, but I never noticed it. I like the information in this, “fast as possible format”, plus it’s easier to go back and forth to compare features.
@@CrypticCabal same goes for me. really normal if you have "few" idea about computer hardwares
I'm happy with my B550M Pro4. Look at the features:
3 M.2 slots (2 for SSDs 1 for WiFi. It even has an antenna bracket)
6 PWM headers
2 USB 3.0 headers
2 RGB and 2 ARGB headers.
The only thing missing is a USB-C header. VRM is adequate except for overclocking. I don't think you can expect more at this level. It's well worth $115 and a steal for the $90 I paid for it.
Well, watching this after the release of the B650 boards really puts B550 pricing in perspective.
I've been so ready for this!
I have an ASRock B550m/ac running a 3700X and and PNY Epic-X 3080 and a 1TB Firecuda. No problems. Excellent performance.
Between the Gigabyte Aorus Pro, ASRock Pro4, MSI Bazooka. Which one has the best audio quality?
If you care about audio quality, get a solid no-frills board and use the money you saved for a good external sound card. You will get a MUCH higher quality audio.
definitely saving this video as a reference for future upgrade
Good stuff. I waited for B550 and XT to release before finally pulling the trigger on my OWN upgrade last week as opposed to the dozen or so i've built for others lately. Nice to see we're on the same page as I opted for the B550 Aorus Pro AC (non AC out of stock ) as I'm not as fussy about post codes and it has the LED's for troubleshooting. WiFi is meh and has been disabled but bluetooth might come in handy down the road. I agree with Steve and just about all the other sites that the XT's aren't worth it so went 3600 as a placeholder until Ryzen 3 launches. Think I got lucky on the silicon lottery as having pretty good all core OC's so far and haven't really pushed voltages, etc. yet. Thx for the good work boys. Keep it up
Was looking forward to this!
I love the opening minute rant.
Is the difference between a 1gb and 2.5gb realtek(?) lan significant? And what about the B550 tomahawk? Just curious as to why it didn't make the line up. Thanks for the reply!
A well done & informative video on the new B550 Mb's.
Got the ASRock B550M Pro4 for about $75 when I bought a new 3600 ($50 discount for pairing). Also one of the only mATX boards in stock. Should be an nice upgrade over my 9 year old Xeon E5520.
Great video, thanks for that BZ!
For anyone watching this end of 2020 - MSI B550 A-Pro ended up being an overclocking beast. Personally, I got better results with it than on my Aorus Elite X570 with R5 5600 and R5 3900. Originally planned to keep the AE and use A-Pro for GF's build, but she got the X570 mobo as the A-Pro with the 11/20 BIOS nets me ~ extra 200MHz OC and cooler VRM temps. And, it cost half the price /facepalm...
Currently I have the B550M-DS3H. It ain't bad, was able to increase voltage and overclock. Better than the previous generation of DS3H. It ain't horrible.
Just picked up the b550 auros pro ac (the one with WiFi and Bluetooth) on amazon. I bought it used via amazon warehouse condition was described as very good and I paid 152 bucks for it versus the 209 bucks for new. It arrived and the box wasn’t even damaged like it said it might be. The box was sealed and motherboard was sealed inside an anti static bag and everything was in there in the original bag. I basically got a new motherboard for 50 dollars off. EDIT: you can still buy a auros pro ac b550 on amazon right now used-very good for 152 bucks. If its anything like the one I got its basically a new board someone sent back and never opened it.
Another great job thank you guys
What do you recommend if you don´t want to overclock anything? Thank you for this video.
Asus has done a great job at fixing their X5XX BIOS's. I picked up the X570 Strix E on launch day, it it was full of problems, didn't boost for crap, didn't have options to enable it disable spread spectrum so bclk was stuck at 99.69 and BLK only adjusted in increments of 1mhz, and a ton of other issues. Now it has spread spectrum, a ton of cpu support, manual control over the current detection offset, more memory controls, BLK is adjusted in 0.00675 MHz increments, etc. It's soooo much better now.
thank you it really helped im gonna use my 3600 and in like 3 months i might upgrade to 5th gen
I would really love to see EVGA motherboards for AMD.
Perfect timing once again GN x Builzoid never fails