Upgrading from an 8700k to a 9800x3d once it’s out. It’s currently a long weekend in New Zealand so there are some decent sales, but we do suffer from a real lack of choice. E.G I’m sure somebody will recommend the Tomahawk but it’s out of stock and NZD 500.

My main criteria for a motherboard is having 3+ m2 slots. I’d previously found the ASUS TUF GAMING B650-E ATX for NZD360, but the MSI X670E GAMING PLUS ATX has recently been listed for NZD400.

I’ve previously almost exclusively used Asus mobos and am not concerned about Asus’ poor reputation for RMA as we have legal consumer protections that mean I deal with the retailer not Asus. So I’m happy to go ahead with the Tuf but wondering if it’s worth paying the extra $40 for an x670e board?

Anybody have experience with either mobo they can share?

  • Eeyore_SyndromeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Isn’t it mostly do you need PCIE 5.0 / NVME 5.0 support:

    1. now
    2. nope
    3. slightly more future proof later?

    AMD bringing out surprise 56/700X3D/5600XT recently does give them more brownie pts for extended support for the old AM4 platforms.

    Maybe someday there will be a 96/7/800XT3D or something fancy for AM5?

    🤔insert moniker naming scheme here.

    I’m happy on my B650 board with NVME 4.0 drive and my 7900XTX is still only PCIE 4.0 so eh.