Question B450 motherboard for 5800 X3D and 6700 XT

[Salil]

I order a B45O motherboard (ASUS TUF Gaming B450-PLUS II for 5800 X3D and RS 6700 XT. Should I return it back and upgrade to a B550. If so any recommended motherboards?

 

[igor_kavinski]

This: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ROG-Strix-Gaming-Motherboard/dp/B08F9VP2RC

 

[lopri]

You just ordered stuff and are having a remorse already? B450 should handle 5800X3D fine. Individual motherboard's quality matters more than the chipsets, imo.

 

[igor_kavinski]

B450 should handle 5800X3D fine.

Yeah but that GPU's gonna starve a bit on PCIe 3.0

 

[VirtualLarry]

Yeah but that GPU's gonna starve a bit on PCIe 3.0

nonsense.

 

[igor_kavinski]

nonsense.

Not with any game that stays inside the 12GB VRAM. But the moment his requirements exceed 12GB, that slow bus will hurt his card. With PCIe 4.0, the fps drop will be much less. If he wants to keep the system for a long time rather than upgrade every two years, he should go for B550.

 

[Shmee]

I order a B45O motherboard (ASUS TUF Gaming B450-PLUS II for 5800 X3D and RS 6700 XT. Should I return it back and upgrade to a B550. If so any recommended motherboards?

How much was the B450 motherboard? If the difference isn't that much, then sure, you could return it / cancel the order, and get a B550 instead. If going with the B550 is going to cost a lot more, or if there is a restocking fee or something, then I wouldn't bother.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

While the B450 will work fine, saving the equivalent of pizza night money is a bad trade off IMO. I'd see what the day after Xmas sales look like, and if there is a good deal on a 5 series board, that B450 would be going back.

As to which board to buy: The 3D doesn't need primo VRMs, so any quality 5 series board will be a great fit. Price and desired features are what pries my wallet open. I ended up with Gigabyte the last few times, because they offered the features and IO I wanted for the lowest price when buying.