GrimLobster
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Located in Australia , budget around $1500 USD. Not planning to manually overclock at this stage and just using PC for gaming.
Looking at MSI 450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC but concerned about BIOS, some say it's ok. Very hard at the moment to find stock of the MAX boards - fine out of the box with Ryzen 3000 CPU's. Best I could find that's currently being sold in Aus is Tomahawk MAX. Just read that MSI will have ongoing updates/support regarding BIOS in future for MAX boards, whereas they won't cater to the old boards. Not sure how important that is but maybe a factor to consider. X570 boards an option.
PCPartPicker Part List
Very simplified:
MSI 450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC - Best audio, network adapter included - features I want - may have ongoing BIOS issues with 3600X.
MSI 450 Tomohawk MAX - Not as good audio, around $20 USD cheaper than Gaming Pro - less or no BIOS issues with 3600X.
X570 boards - Around $70 USD more expensive than Gaming Pro Carbon AC at a minimum, depending on model the price will go much higher - less or no BIOS issues with 3600X.
- - Just wondering about people's experience with Ryzen 3000 with these specific B450 boards or the X570's? Or any advice?
Thanks a lot
Looking at MSI 450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC but concerned about BIOS, some say it's ok. Very hard at the moment to find stock of the MAX boards - fine out of the box with Ryzen 3000 CPU's. Best I could find that's currently being sold in Aus is Tomahawk MAX. Just read that MSI will have ongoing updates/support regarding BIOS in future for MAX boards, whereas they won't cater to the old boards. Not sure how important that is but maybe a factor to consider. X570 boards an option.
PCPartPicker Part List
Type | Item | Price |
---|---|---|
CPU | $238.90 @ OutletPC | |
Motherboard | $157.89 @ OutletPC | |
Memory | $134.99 @ Newegg | |
Storage | $74.99 @ Adorama | |
Video Card | $549.99 @ Amazon | |
Case | - | |
Power Supply | - | |
Operating System | $99.89 @ OutletPC | |
Monitor | - | |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1266.65 |
| Mail-in rebates | -$10.00 |
| Total | $1256.65 |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-20 05:28 EDT-0400 | |
MSI 450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC - Best audio, network adapter included - features I want - may have ongoing BIOS issues with 3600X.
MSI 450 Tomohawk MAX - Not as good audio, around $20 USD cheaper than Gaming Pro - less or no BIOS issues with 3600X.
X570 boards - Around $70 USD more expensive than Gaming Pro Carbon AC at a minimum, depending on model the price will go much higher - less or no BIOS issues with 3600X.
- - Just wondering about people's experience with Ryzen 3000 with these specific B450 boards or the X570's? Or any advice?
Thanks a lot