PC Building

[Hiramabiff]

I am currently working on upgrading from a 2600x.

I just upgraded from a gtx1070 TI to a RTX 7600 oc

My Psu is a Eva 850 gold

i am wanting to keep the with the ddr4 if I can to save money.  I am looking t the 5800x  it I am at a loss for the motherboard.  What is a good 200-250 ish price range mother board that will go great with that cpu? 

[Hiramabiff · Accepted solution]

I am currently running MSI Enthusiast Gaming AMD X470 Ryzen 2 AM4 DDR4 Onboard Graphics SLI ATX Motherboard (X470 Gaming M7 AC), 

64 gb Corsair rgb vengeance pro

samsung 980 pro with heatsink

[N_weasels]

Asus B550-XE is kinda the next best thing if you don't want to spend the ~450ish on a the best of the best X570. Also heard good things about the Asus Tuf x570-plus, same with the gigabyte x570s Aurus elite AX.

TBH, as far as I know there's no real noticeable difference for the average user from one manufacturer to the next, even if you dip down into lower cost motherboards. 

[goodplay]

What motherboard make/model do you currently have? 

[Hiramabiff · Accepted solution]

I am currently running MSI Enthusiast Gaming AMD X470 Ryzen 2 AM4 DDR4 Onboard Graphics SLI ATX Motherboard (X470 Gaming M7 AC), 

64 gb Corsair rgb vengeance pro

samsung 980 pro with heatsink

[goodplay]

The 5800x is compatible with that mobo, so why change board?

[N_weasels · Accepted solution]

Seconding this. You have already have a mobo that's compatible with the CPU you've picked for your upgrade and aren't changing anything up with the ram. Personally, I if I were in your shoes I'd wait until the next time you're going to upgrade to change out the motherboard since whether you go team red or blue you'll  need a new motherboard due to AMD having changed sockets.

[Hiramabiff]

I couldn't find anything on at MSI to see if it was compatible. You literally saved me a ton of money. I was not looking forward to changing Mother Boards. Thank you 

[goodplay]

Product support link https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/X470-GAMING-M7-AC/support

Check bios (other drivers?) version required for the 5800X. 

[N_weasels]

According to MSI so long as your bios version is 7B77v1I you should be able to use a 5800X with that board.

[Prince117]

 MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI, ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-Plus and ASUS ROG Strix X570-E these are pretty solid. I've used msi and asus motherboards in 2 of my builds and havent had any issues. I heard Auros is pretty good brand as well.