Gaming build advice

[Chrispy_]

GIGABYTE A620M H AM5 DDR5 mATX €96.65

AM5 is the "future investment option" rather than the disposable temporary option, so that trash board with 65W-only VRMs isn't valid. It's still disposable but costs 35% more. There's no logic or value in that option IMO.

OP's original B650 choices were good for AM5 options. No-nonsense and affordable, but also decent VRM cooling that will handle an 9800X3D or whatever comes after that - and bonus QoL features that the barebones, lowest-quality A620 boards completely lack.

 

[AleXXX666]

AM5 is the "future investment option" rather than the disposable temporary option, so that trash board with 65W-only VRMs isn't valid. It's still disposable but costs 35% more. There's no logic or value in that option IMO.

OP's original B650 choices were good for AM5 options. No-nonsense and affordable, but also decent VRM cooling that will handle an 9800X3D or whatever comes after that - and bonus QoL features that the barebones, lowest-quality A620 boards completely lack.

well, then there are ASUS PRIME B650M-R or ASRock B650M-H/M.2+ for EUR ~115 which have basic VRM HS, and GIGABYTE B650M DS3H for EUR ~140 if you need beefier VRM, both zones covered with HS. I don't get spending more than that if you don't need tons of M2 slots or PCI-E slots.