Recommendation for AM5 boards

[J*Squared]

Looking to officially upgrade my PC after my trusty AMD Phenom X6 (13.5 years) and Intel 4790K (10 years) is starting to feel the age. GPU died last year and bought a Radeon 6750XT, and recently windows update corrupted my SSD. Luckily now there is not a huge need to use computer at home but I thought of buying a new setup to start playing games at 1440P.

I'm looking at the AM5 platform. Now may not be the best time to get a PC but having a desktop is still important for me especially when WFH. I do not upgrade often so spending a little more on mid-tier to borderline high-end should at least last me for a good 5 years.

There has been tonnes of issues with AM5 platform for the early adopters, but I believe most of the issues have been rectified. I have also considered Intel 14700K, but have been put off by the power consumption and almost EOL socket. I use an Intel 13900K with Nvidia 3070 at work for productivity work so having a gaming setup at home should compliment work life balance.

I have shortlisted 3 mobo for use with 7800X3D:

Gigabyte B650 Aero G (~ S$1050)
Asrock X670E Steel Legend (~ s$1090)
Asus Prime X670E-Pro WiFi (~S$1135)

Any recommendation for the above mobos or am I missing out important specs? Read that Asrock QC and specs are improving with good pricing and I am inclined towards it. Asus is really overpriced. Has been using Gigabyte mobo for the past decade without issues, but not sure about the current ones.

 

[NightRaven49]

basically as long as u dont go for ultra budget boards u should be fine. just select boards based on price, features u want and aesthetics in that order. i wouldnt go for x670/e unless i want to flex or need pcie gen5 or the extra pcie lanes for additional expansion, b650 is enough for a regular gpu + 1 nvme build.

 

[J*Squared]

Yep I shortlisted the mobos after watching the B650 and X670 roundup. The price difference between Aero G and Steel Legend is a mere $50 so I was thinking why not go for X670E for "better future proofing".

 

[Koenig168]

suggested by another HWZer

https://www.newegg.com/asrock-b650e-taichi-lite/p/N82E16813162135?Item=N82E16813162135

 

[Daty41]

7800X3D dont need a X670E. I have one and its pointless cause u not going for extreme overclocking on a 7800x3D.

Only big difference is the gen 5 NVMe cause it will be common soon enough and most of us will be FOMO and upgrade to it... But theB650 Aero E have gen5 NVME if i am not wrong.

The gen 5 GPU support is silly, by the time that comes out, we are upgrading our whole old PC already...

 

[NightRaven49]

The price difference between Aero G and Steel Legend is a mere $50 so I was thinking why not go for X670E for "better future proofing".

the only reasons why id see anyone go for the aero g is for the white aesthetic and visionlink, neither of which are present on the x670e steel legend so im not sure why both of them are shortlisted personally i agree with daty 100%, u dont even need to go for the aero g for gen5 nvme, cheaper boards like the asus tuf gaming b650m-plus and asrock b650m pg riptide already offer similar features and connectivity at a much cheaper price point (≤$900 bundled with the 7800x3d).

 

[KleoZy]

the only reasons why id see anyone go for the aero g is for the white aesthetic and visionlink, neither of which are present on the x670e steel legend so im not sure why both of them are shortlisted personally i agree with daty 100%, u dont even need to go for the aero g for gen5 nvme, cheaper boards like the asus tuf gaming b650m-plus and asrock b650m pg riptide already offer similar features and connectivity at a much cheaper price point (≤$900 bundled with the 7800x3d).

this i agree with you.. being provided with both chipset boards, I find that a B650M is more than enough. if just for gaming, get a decent B650M, spend on a better AMD GPU.