Question Advice Needed Choice A620 vs B650

[taneryurttas]

Hello,

I am in the process of building a gaming PC and have finalized some of the components:

CPU: Ryzen 5 7500F

GPU: RTX 4060 Ti


My goal is to choose a motherboard that provides stability, does not have overheating issues, and allows for future upgrades, such as upgrading the CPU or GPU. During my research, I came across two main chipset options:

1. A620

More affordable

Does not support overclocking

No PCIe 5.0 support


2. B650

More expensive

Supports overclocking

Has PCIe 5.0 support


Here are my questions:

1. Is it necessary to perform a small overclock on the Ryzen 5 7500F, or are the stock speeds sufficient?


2. In the future, if I decide to upgrade the GPU, will the lack of PCIe 5.0 support significantly affect performance?


3. Are A620 motherboards sufficient in terms of performance and stability, or is it worth investing more in a B650 motherboard?



I need to manage my budget carefully, as the exchange rate in my country is high (1 to 35), which makes the prices significantly higher compared to international markets.

I would greatly appreciate your advice and recommendations regarding motherboard selection.

Thank you in advance!

 

[In2Photos]

Welcome to the forums!

The biggest difference in a lot of the A620 vs B650 boards isn't shown in the specs. The power delivery section of the A series boards is just not as good as on the B series boards for the most part. There are still some lousy B series boards as well, but most of them are pretty decent. In addition there are some added USB ports to the B series over the A series which could come in handy.

To answer your questions.

1. No, it is not necessary to overclock. But a lot of people do undervolt their CPUs to reduce power consumption and temperatures. This is part of the overclocking section so you also lose this ability should you want to try it out.
2. Probably not. Current GPUs do not saturate PCIe 4.0. And it would take a top end GPU to do so, which is not budget friendly. And PCIe 5.0 NVME drives get hot so a lot of people still use Gen 4 drives.
3. This is one of the things I mentioned earlier, the power delivery section isn't as good so you could see instability problems, but probably not with the 7500f.

A series motherboards really limit your CPU options in the future if you decide to upgrade down the road or if you want to add peripherals that would use hi speed USB. I would try to find a B650 motherboard on sale or maybe used to try and keep your budget down.