M-atx advice.

[MoBo]

Hi all,

For my birthday I've decided to upgrade pc; the cpu I've chosen is the Ryzen 5 3600, so I need advice on m-atx motherboard and ram (plus how much ram). Don't need gpu.

Max £150 for motherboard and same for ram.

Thanks for looking

 

[VortexA1]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...am4-b550-micro-atx-motherboard-mb-35e-ms.html

MSI b550m mortar mobo. £160 I think

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-b450m-mortar-max-socket-am4-ddr4-matx-motherboard-mb-348-ms.html

MSI b450m mortar max mobo. £99

Team 8 3600MHZ 16GB Ram £129

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-08q-tg.html

I have the b450m and the Ram.

The b550m is £60 more and TBH you won't notice any differences in real use, You have faster m2 support from 3.2GB a sec to 6.4GB a sec I think.... compared to the B450m.

The MSI has good VRMs.

 

[Sparx]

MSI B550M Mortar is a good shout

I'd go for this RAM though which is a great kit, then save your remaining dollar for other future rig upgrades

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x MSI MAG B550M MORTAR (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £159.95
• 1 x Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C17 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G360C7K)= £74.99

Total: £245.44 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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[VortexA1]

Hi all,

For my birthday I've decided to upgrade pc; the cpu I've chosen is the Ryzen 5 3600, so I need advice on m-atx motherboard and ram (plus how much ram). Don't need gpu.

Max £150 for motherboard and same for ram.

Thanks for looking

What did you go for mate? The one that Sparx recommended?

 

[MoBo]

I was going to go b450 mortar max with viper steel.

But then I saw the 3300x cpu and can't decide if I will need a 550 motherboard.

 

[VortexA1]

I was going to go b450 mortar max with viper steel.

But then I saw the 3300x cpu and can't decide if I will need a 550 motherboard.

Yeah , you have the PCI-E x4 on the B550 in which you have faster m2 support from 3.2GB a sec to 6.4GB a sec .... compared to the B450m but you wouldn't notice that unless you do a lot of large files transfers often. You wouldn't notice the difference with x4 over x3.

You also have PCI-E X4 on the graphics but the fastest graphics cards aren't anywhere near saturating PCI-E x3.

Because it's £70 cheaper it's tough as the B450m is a bargain and will be able to take the 4000 Ryzens, both the mobos have very good VRMs.

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

I'm building something very similar. But as I needed WiFi I went for the B550 Mortar WiFi version.

Once I added to the WiFi card to the B450 mortar there was about £20 difference so thought it as worth the extra.

I've also got the same ram (16 GB) but the rgb version as couldn't find the silver version anywhere.

 

[chippy08]

I'm building something very similar. But as I needed WiFi I went for the B550 Mortar WiFi version.

Once I added to the WiFi card to the B450 mortar there was about £20 difference so thought it as worth the extra.

I've also got the same ram (16 GB) but the rgb version as couldn't find the silver version anywhere.

Out of interest how fast is internet on these wifi motherboards

 

[Matt_West_Mids]

Out of interest how fast is internet on these wifi motherboards

Not sure from the spec page (others would be better to ask) but it does support WiFi 6.

Btw the WiFi version of the mobo is £169.99 and I've just had my shipping confirmation.

 

[MoBo]

What are the advantages of having a wifi motherboard?

 

[VortexA1]

What are the advantages of having a wifi motherboard?

Well it means you don't have to connect your internet via a lan cable. Mine is connected by lan and if you can, lan is the preferred connection.

 

[MoBo]

Pc is right next to phone, so i dont have to worry.

 

[Sparx]

The advantage of WiFi is WiFi If you don't need it, then don't!

It's always preferred to be wired via Ethernet anyway.