I need help choosing a motherboard

[djoki]

I don't know which one to pick between these 3.
Asus AM4 Prime B450M-K
MSI B450M-A PRO MAX
Gigabyte A520M S2H

[r.linder]

Either the msi or asus board, both have better vrm than the a520 board.

Both msi and asus boards have the same quality VRM, barely suitable for 50 amps so they are utter garbage for anything more than an APU or 3300X. A 65W CPU like 3700X or 5600X will run but will be held back by the motherboard VRM.

I don't recommend any of those boards for anything other than an APU like the 4750G. Minimum people should be getting would be around the X570-A PRO range which gives around 100 amps. 100A is enough for all Ryzen processors up to 8 cores with some limitations for Ryzen 9's 12+ core chips.

[_I_]

avoid the amd Axxx chipset boards

get one with 4 dimm slots and 5+ sata ports (or 4+ with a m.2)

[humboldt]

i have the a pro max (msi): ram xmp profile must be at 2933 mhz(default 2133mhz). with default timiings my board isnt booting windows. with 2933 mhz it boots. else zero problems since about six months. i could suggest it, but the error is not good. all in all: it runs. i dunno the other mainboards. else i would prefer asus. gigabyte is more famous for nvidia gpu cards. afaik.

[r.linder]

Publicado originalmente por s4r4:

i have the a pro max (msi): ram xmp profile must be at 2933 mhz(default 2133mhz). with default timiings my board isnt booting windows. with 2933 mhz it boots. else zero problems since about six months. i could suggest it, but the error is not good. all in all: it runs. i dunno the other mainboards. else i would prefer asus. gigabyte is more famous for nvidia gpu cards. afaik.

Gigabyte, from personal experiences, is only good in the high end. Below that they're pretty awful.

Their NVIDIA gpus aren't as bad but AMD GPUs and motherboards on both sides of the rainbow are bad in the low end and mediocre in the mid range.

[humboldt]

i dont really know. and i have a mediocore system with evga gfx board. i like it more than a gigabyte gfx board, because i am a fan of evga. its maybe just the look. my gpu is nvidia 1660 super by EVGA. generally it is afaik the best to choose gigabyte. this is my opinion.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

None of those, I'd look at B550M if you must have a MicroATX board

[djoki]

I didn't ask if these are good or not, I asked which of these 3 is the best.

[dOBER]

Publicado originalmente por KaveMan:

Gigabyte A520M S2H is the best choice.

Because of? This board has nothing, not even heatspreader on vrms. It supports zero oc and no pcie 4.0. At best its made for office pcs.

Edit: ok i was wrong all 3 boards look exscatly the same and they all cost exsact 50 bucks.

[humboldt]

Publicado originalmente por Bad 💀 Motha:

None of those, I'd look at B550M if you must have a MicroATX board

can you tell me why, please? the 450 mobos work with the new ryzen 5000 cpu series, dont they?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

If you want it for Ryzen 5000 series CPU then get B550 mobo instead.
If for Ryzen 2000 or 3000 series then MSI B450M-A PRO MAX from those three.
A520 is a low-budget chipset you should not even consider for gaming PC.

[humboldt]

i think mainboard is mainboard, if it is caompatible to the cpu...maybe overclocking makes a difference if there is a differnece...what do ayou say?

[AustrAlien2010]

MSI generally has quality mainboards.

[humboldt]

i have one without oc it is good...stable ryzen 5 2600 pc

[djoki]

I want to pair it with Ryzen 3 3100 and mi favourite here is MSI B450M-A PRO MAX, but still I'm not sure which one to pick. I won't overclock it because I don't want to ♥♥♥♥ up my warranty

[humboldt]

i have that µatx mobo running. listening to my music and playing games. be sure that u have a compatible bios for the 3100 AMD CPU. i have a 2600 AMD. i guess, that the 3100 is not really really faster. best 3000 cpu choice would be the 3600 without "X". it would surely be more expensive. will you buy the 3100?

edit: all 3000 cpus should run. look for the sticker that says: amd3000 comptible mainboard...i guess thats mainly it. contact me if u want help for the msi µatx mobo. i also talk to you in this thread...as you like it.