Choosing the Perfect Motherboard to Complete My PC Build

[andrei-pulva]

Hi everyone,

I’m finalising my PC build, mainly for gaming, productivity, video editing, and sound production. Here’s my current configuration:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black
• Motherboard: Still looking for the right one
• Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 (AMD optimized)
• SSD: Western Digital WD Black SN850X 4TB M.2 PCIe 4.0
• GPU: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB
• Case: Corsair 7000D AIRFLOW ATX Full Tower
• PSU: Corsair RM850e 850W 80+ Gold Fully Modular

I need help choosing a motherboard. Looking for a high-end, reliable option with no hardware or driver issues. It should have the latest technologies, good connectivity (Wi-Fi 7, etc.), and be future-proof. I also prefer a simple black design with no RGB.

Budget: Around 400€. Do you have any recommendations?

Here’s my full config: https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/r48ndb

Many thanks,
Best

 

[Harlow]

A very close match to my 7950X, NH-D15, RTX 4070 (non Ti), RM850 video rig, built in December 2022.

The main difference is I'm using 2 x 32GB Kingston Fury DIMMs. I have 4 x 16GB Corsair Vengeance in a 3800X rig, but some people warn against using Vengeance with AMD CPUs.

Motherboard is an Asus Prime X670P WiFi. You'll see lots of negative comments about Asus, but my 3800X is on another Asus board and it's still working fine.

I have three 1TB M.2 NVMe drives (OS & apps, Adobe scratch, Work-in-progress) and 5 hard disks for archive. Backup to RAID-Z2 TrueNAS and LTO tape.

You might consider splitting your 4TB M.2 into a couple of 2TB drives, especially if you work on 4K video or higher resolutions. Split the work load between drives.

I don't use the WiFi on the Asus mobo (it's switched off and not Wi-Fi 7). Instead I use a separate 10Gigabit NIC for speed and an LSI SAS controller card with the tape drive.

 

[andrei-pulva]

Hey there thanks a lot for your feedback. Much appreciated.

Re the motherboard, I am currently looking into different models:

What do you think of the following options?
-ASUS ROG STRIX X870-F
-MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi
-Gigabyte X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7
-Asrock B850 Riptide Wifi

 

[kapone32]

It all depends on what you want. WIFI 7 also comes in 2 flavours. One of them is 320mhz and the other is 160. For the money I would actually recommend the As Rock but look for the X870E Taichi. The thing with AM5 is that because of socket support, getting the best board for the money is a great way of future proofing on AM5. If my board had not borked I would not have gotten a new one.

 

[andrei-pulva]

Thanks a lot
I could also read that among:
-ASUS ROG STRIX X870-F
-MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi
-Gigabyte X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7
-Asrock B850 Riptide Wifi
The only one that does not have sharing lanes issues is the Asrock. My only concern is on the quality and reputation of Asrock.

 

[andrei-pulva]

I think I did my final choice here: https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/LdH92x

- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 4.2 GHz 16-Core Processor
- CPU cooler: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black 82.52
- Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI ATX AM5
- Memory : Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory AMD optimised
- SSD: Western Digital WD Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME
- Video card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16 GB 256bit
- Case: Corsair 7000D AIRFLOW ATX Full Tower Case
- Power supply: Corsair RM850e 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX

Potential upgrade on the PSU on a later stage.

 

[3838]

the roundup.... your strix motherboard reached the 8,000 limit without compromising stability. Do you think that Ram you chose can do the same? I haven't looked into that corsair DDR-6000 yet

X870E Motherboard Roundup: 21 Motherboards Tested​

 

[AMF]

Hi everyone,

I’m finalising my PC build, mainly for gaming, productivity, video editing, and sound production. Here’s my current configuration:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black
• Motherboard: Still looking for the right one
• Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 (AMD optimized)
• SSD: Western Digital WD Black SN850X 4TB M.2 PCIe 4.0
• GPU: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB
• Case: Corsair 7000D AIRFLOW ATX Full Tower
• PSU: Corsair RM850e 850W 80+ Gold Fully Modular

I need help choosing a motherboard. Looking for a high-end, reliable option with no hardware or driver issues. It should have the latest technologies, good connectivity (Wi-Fi 7, etc.), and be future-proof. I also prefer a simple black design with no RGB.

Budget: Around 400€. Do you have any recommendations?

Here’s my full config: https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/r48ndb

Many thanks,
Best

www.amazon.com/ASUS-ROG-X670E-Motherboard-Front-Panel/dp/B0DDZSP2BG?th=1 u can turn off RGB get this board increase your budget