Question What are the options for replacing a X570 motherboard?

[Siddhartha]

The X570 motherboard in my AMD 3900X based system died. What are the options for replacement? The system is basically a media server.

1. The selection for new X570 motherboards is not that great.
2. I can order a X570 mb via Newegg from Hong Kong, What is the experience of sourcing components from Hong Kong?
3. There are X570 motherboards available on ebay. But I have had less than satifactory experiences with ebay..
4. I could build a totally new system.

Thank you advance

 

[Tech Junky]

could build a totally new system

If you're unsure of the other components then this is the best option since you're spending a decent chunk of money on the mobo already and might end up down a rabbit hole of parts if that's not the only thing not working. Prices on am5 are low now that Zen 5 has released.

 

[Siddhartha]

If you're unsure of the other components then this is the best option since you're spending a decent chunk of money on the mobo already and might end up down a rabbit hole of parts if that's not the only thing not working. Prices on am5 are low now that Zen 5 has released.

I am sure about the other components, cpu, gpu, PS, and RAM. At first I thought the problem was the boot drive and I have replaced that. Will I have to replaced the RAM and CPU if I go with a AM5 motherboard?

 

[Tech Junky]

Will I have to replaced the RAM and CPU if I go with a AM5 motherboard?

Yes, but you can sell off the old stuff and gain a ton of performance.

The new platform runs DDR 5 and 7000 CPU. Prices are down on both...

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/tLCD4D,bwxRsY,XccgXL

Depending on what you use it for you gain 1ghz in speed. If you game with it then the X3D might be an advantage but the X is what I'm using currently as a server CPU and now that it's a bit older it's significantly cheaper. Both versions though are $50 cheaper than they were a year ago.

For the MOBO if you dig trough Amazon you should be to snag a X670E for ~$150 depending on the options you need. I gabbed an ASRock PG Lightning for $160 and the only thing that was wrong with it was the UEFI was the initial release and needed to be updated. Though it did take testing 3 different versions to get it smoothed out but, recent versions have been working just fine.

DDR 5 - I grabbed 32GB for ~$75 at the time as well which is cheaper than the initial release with Intel a year prior and inventory was dismal and being scalped for 3X+ what it should have been

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/memory/#b=ddr5&Z=32768002&sort=price&page=1

For the cooler I went with a PA120 for $35 and with dual fans it keeps temps in check pretty well.

Overall I ended up spending $900 for a complete rebuild other than the OS NVME and that includes the A380 GPU I added for media conversions since AMD doesn't do QSV which exponentially speeds those up and cuts the power draw and time considerably for $100.

 

[In2Photos]

What about b550 motherboards?

 

[Siddhartha]

What about b550 motherboards?

I hadn't considered B550 but considering the computer is basically a media server a B550 is something to look at. Thank you!