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I know that right now isn't the best time to purchase new computer equipment since a lot of stuff is out of stock. But this is the time that my wife finally said I can do it, so I want to try to get everything sorted before she changes her mind. 
I am putting together a Ryzen 9 3900X system that will mostly be used for distributed computing projects and light gaming. I have no plans to overclock the system since longevity and stability are more important than squeezing out a little bit more performance.
I already have most of the components ordered, and had decided on a Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite motherboard. I even had one in my cart at NewEgg a few days ago but I didn't order it fast enough while buying the other parts and it has been out of stock there and everywhere else since then. My second choice, the ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus is also out of stock everywhere. I don't mind waiting another week or so if there's any real chance of these being in stock soon, but don't want to wait too long or I'll be past the return window in case anything is DOA...
I do see a few boards in stock closer to $300 (Taichi X570 and X570 Aorus Ultra) but that's a bit more than I'd prefer to spend unless there aren't any other good options, or if one of those is enough better that it's worth the additional cost.
I had a recommendation from someone to get the Asrock Taichi X470 (NewEgg has it for $209 currently). The specs seem OK, but I'm nervous that the board will ship with a BIOS incompatible with the Ryzen 9 and I'll have no way to update it.
The MSI Tomahawk X570 is supposedly "coming soon", but has been that way since around January with no updates that I can find. If it is truly coming soon, it could be worth waiting for, but waiting too long again puts me in the potential situation of having DOA parts that I can't test before the return window ends.
Please help me decide what to do.
I am putting together a Ryzen 9 3900X system that will mostly be used for distributed computing projects and light gaming. I have no plans to overclock the system since longevity and stability are more important than squeezing out a little bit more performance.
I already have most of the components ordered, and had decided on a Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite motherboard. I even had one in my cart at NewEgg a few days ago but I didn't order it fast enough while buying the other parts and it has been out of stock there and everywhere else since then. My second choice, the ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus is also out of stock everywhere. I don't mind waiting another week or so if there's any real chance of these being in stock soon, but don't want to wait too long or I'll be past the return window in case anything is DOA...
I do see a few boards in stock closer to $300 (Taichi X570 and X570 Aorus Ultra) but that's a bit more than I'd prefer to spend unless there aren't any other good options, or if one of those is enough better that it's worth the additional cost.
I had a recommendation from someone to get the Asrock Taichi X470 (NewEgg has it for $209 currently). The specs seem OK, but I'm nervous that the board will ship with a BIOS incompatible with the Ryzen 9 and I'll have no way to update it.
The MSI Tomahawk X570 is supposedly "coming soon", but has been that way since around January with no updates that I can find. If it is truly coming soon, it could be worth waiting for, but waiting too long again puts me in the potential situation of having DOA parts that I can't test before the return window ends.
Please help me decide what to do.
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