Which motherboard would you recommend for AM5?
Posted by No-Jackfruit8797@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 11 comments
I am thinking about slowly upgrading to AM5. ChatGPT and Gemini suggest the following motherboards for gaming, especially Call of Duty, which requires TMP and secure boot.
ChatGPT suggested:
- ASUS ROG Strix B850‑F Gaming WiFi
- ASUS TUF Gaming B850‑Plus
- MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk
- Gigabyte B850 AORUS Elite
Gemini suggested:
- ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi
- GIGABYTE B650 AORUS Elite AX
I am also considering this CPU for AM5:
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Processor with 3D V Cache technology, integrated Radeon Graphics, 8 cores/16 threads, 120W TDP, AM5 Socket, 104MB cache, up to 5.0 GHz max boost, no cooler
My main concern is that some 1% of reviews give a motherboard one star due to issues after a few months or PCIe problems. While most reviews are five stars, I worry about buying a motherboard and facing problems later. Reinstalling everything, especially with a 5090 GPU, would be a big hassle. Even a technician would not know if the motherboard will develop issues after a couple of months.
Here are my current desktop specs:
GPU: ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 OC 32GB GDDR7, PCIe 5.0, 2610MHz Boost Clock, 2 HDMI 2.1b, 3 DP 2.1b, 4-fan design, Axial-tech fans, vapor chamber
CPU: Intel Core i9-12900K
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 32GB (4x8GB) 3600MHz
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4
Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow
PSU: 1000W Corsair RMX
Storage: Crucial P310 2TB PS5 SSD M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 with Heatsink, up to 7100MB/s
Monitor: Alienware AW2725DF 27 Inch QHD, 360Hz, QD OLED, 0.03ms, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, HDR400, USB-C, 2x DisplayPort, HDMI, 4x USB
No-Jackfruit8797@reddit (OP)
On a last note i got the ASUS B850-E Freaking amazing , but in the first run took a while to be stabilise with reading the ram ddr5 etc and so on.
Proud-Actuator-3864@reddit
I usually say "Dont listen to Chat GPT" however I personally have the Aorus B850 elite and it is a great motherboard. Plenty of connectors for everything you could possible want to hookup to the pc. Plus it's in all black so does not go crazy on RGB.,
astrix_au@reddit
have you been playing any games like BF6 or COD that require secure boot. I've had nothing but problems with secure boot stability. Ran great for years until I was forced to use secure boot.
I have a Aorus Z490 Ultra, Aorus 3080ti Xtreme and 10700K.
My PC keeps crashing as my memory gets locked out from secure boot key corruption, only thing that fixes it is removing CPU and ram and then i installing. Used to last a month before the issue came back now just about all the time since season 2 BF6. Once the issue comes back you can barely launch games without your whole system freezing up as it gets locked out of system memory.
Others that have this issue seem to mostly have Aorus motherboards, their Secure boot implementation through their BIOS's was horrible, not sure how it is on newer ones but I did see they fixed some of their newer BIOS's after pulling older ones do to not containing security keys. I've lost all confidence in them as I saw first hand how bad their software is.
I'm looking at getting a AsRock X870E Taichi Lite and Ryzen 9800X3D, now that AMD uses single chipplet on their main gaming CPU's where back in 2020-21 I don't think that was the case which was a no bueno for me.
No-Jackfruit8797@reddit (OP)
May I ask how long did you have it? And if you had any problems. I am just worried if I build it and then for some reason the motherboard is not functioning XD I am so scared off my 5090 lol I don't want to touch it too much xd
shooter_mcgavin2018@reddit
Avoid gigabyte like the plague. The only time games ran good was hours after a windows install. The software is glitchy. You need to uninstall the software. Some of the sata ports stopped working. It bricked itself. Got it un bricked and gaming is hit and miss. Sent it back. Going to upgrade soon.
Proud-Actuator-3864@reddit
Not too long, about a month now. However gigabyte is a well respected company when it comes to pc parts and you are covered with warranty. MSI is great as well, and ASUS makes some top of the line motherboards. Every intel I have had for the past decade has always had an asus motherboard with zero issues. Every motherboard that chatgpt suggested to you has great reviews from a trusted company. At this point it's really personal preference to what you like.
LongPossible5374@reddit
asus disgusting just for the realtek audio crappy shit and bluetooth wifi drivers messing with each other all the time i would greatly not recommend asus ever tried b650 and x870 hero same shit
Cer_Visia@reddit
Gigabyte B850 Eagle
The P310 uses QLC flash, which has low durability and becomes noticeably slower after a few years. Get a better drive with TLC flash like the WD Blue SN5000 or Crucial T500.
b-maacc@reddit
I’d go with the B650 from Gigabyte for $140.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CvcgXL/gigabyte-b650-eagle-ax-atx-am5-motherboard-b650-eagle-ax
Temporary-Ad8539@reddit
M8, stop using chatGPt we want our ram back xD. You could just asked us instead. The asus 870XE is a pretty good mobo
GSON26@reddit
i mean i wouldn't be that concerned about motherboard 1% reviews saying issues probably your current setups motherboard has thos as well it's really just like lottery so you should ask yourself if u really want to do the upgrade (u really have to think about twice or thrice since with that platform jump u will need DDR5 as well) or not if yes just do it
with the 7800X3D i would just go a high end B850 if u don't need the extra connectivity offered by the X870 boards also some high end B850 like tomahawk max wifi (this will get a new version soon out in shops called max wifi ii) or the asus board that chatgpt suggested are very close in terms of connectivity to the X870 baords but if money is not a problem u can go with the X870