Deciding on a\nmotherboard is less of a religion than finding something that you can\nafford and that supports your processor. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The question of the\nmotherboard is more complicated depending on how high end of a CPU\nyou are planning on using. If you are just planning on a small 4\ncore\/8 thread pc you could probably get away with any of the existing\ncompatible motherboards. It would most certainly be overkill to get\nthe brand new x570 AMD motherboards if you are planning on getting an\nRyzen 3 with only has 4 cores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With certainty you\ncould find a motherboard from last years lineup and use it with even\nthe most current Ryzen 3, well with a few exceptions. If You are\nplanning on going to the other extreme and getting a high end\nprocessor you might then opt for a newer motherboard with all of the\nnew functionality. It might not be necessary to have a PCI 4 bus for\nyour new Ryzen 7 or 9 CPU but if you are getting a high end processor\nyou might also be getting a high end graphics card and that would\nbenefit from the faster PCI 4 bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In my case the\ndecision was to go with one of the existing motherboards that\nsupports the AM4 and 3rd<\/sup> gen ryzen or to get one of the\nnew motherboards that is chock full of newer technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Depending on the\nboards you might also be talking about better built in audio, more\nsupport m.2 cards, built in Wifi or even 2.5 gigabyte Ethernet port. \nOther things might also be availble such as newer easier to use\nversions of Bios or the ability to flash the firmware without even\nhaving a CPU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both motherboards\nhave the AM4 socket which was released in 2017 and seems to be\nholding strong. The socket seems scheduled to be in use into 2020. \nHow to actually select a motherboard is really difficult. I have done\na lot of research and it is not to difficult to find negative reviews\nfor all of the different motherboards. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n My old computer is\nabout 56 years old (in dog years) and I can only imagine that my new\ncomputer will also be kept for longer then the normal two or three\nyears upgrade cycle. With this in mind I will be getting the current\nx570 which supports pci4 which will future proof things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lot of these\noptions are actually available on a lot of x570 motherboards with the\nexception of the 7 segment display for post codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is of course\none additional consideration, the ability to install Linux. This\nactually falls under the heading of the UEFI bios and the ability to\ndisable secure boot so I can install a non-microsoft signed operating\nsystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note:\tmake\nsure you get a motherboard with the same socket as your CPU.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Deciding on a motherboard is less of a religion than finding something that you can afford and that supports your processor. The question of the motherboard is more complicated depending on how high end of a CPU you are planning … Continue reading Motherboard<\/td> Motherboard<\/td><\/tr> x470<\/td> x570<\/td><\/tr> pci 3<\/td> pci4<\/td><\/tr> usb 3.1<\/td> usb 3.2<\/td><\/tr> 8 pci 3 lanes<\/td> 20 pci 4 lanes<\/td><\/tr> max 64gb ram<\/td> max 128gb ram<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n Wish list<\/td><\/tr> 2 x M.2 drive support<\/td><\/tr> 128gb ram support<\/td><\/tr> USB 3.2<\/td><\/tr> 7 segment display for post codes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n