Reddit reviews ASRock ATX Motherboard (B450 PRO4)

I was looking at these B450 boards from ASrock. If you're not overclocking heavily it should be fine. They're pretty much the same board with minor variations.

Since VRM seems important to you, this thread might help

https://old.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/c7qj5e/am4_vcore_vrm_ratings_to_help_you_decide_on_a/

Apparently new stock through Amazon has a sticker "Ready for Ryzen 3000" or something that indicates it is pre-flashed to support Zen 2. The boards below also support ECC, which could make them a cheap candidate for a small server build with an HBA for ZFS

ASRock B450 Pro4
https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B450%20Pro4/
https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-ATX-Motherboard-B450-PRO4/dp/B07FVYKJHR/
$89.99

ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4
https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/Fatal1ty%20B450%20Gaming%20K4/
https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-Motherboard-B450-Gaming-K4/dp/B07FW5ZMHQ
$94.99

ASRock B450 Steel Legend
https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B450%20Steel%20Legend/
https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-B450-Promontory-CrossFireX-Motherboard/dp/B07MV7LR1B/
$106.00

Asrock B450 ATX Pro4 $89.99

This is the list from the post. He bought the suggested parts.

Published on Jul 5, 2019

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Here is my mobo, for reference

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FVYKJHR/?tag=pcpapi-20

How about this?

https://www.amazon.de/ASRock-B450-Pro4-D-Sub-Retail/dp/B07FVYKJHR/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=asrock+b450+pro4&qid=1572042702&sprefix=asrock&sr=8-1

I also want to confirm these are the parts you are referring to.

Corsair CX Series 450 Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Modular Power Supply (CP-9020101-NA) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B72VXE6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_10kKDb891PYRX

Sapphire Radeon Nitro+ RX 590 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/ DVI-D/ Dual DP OC w/ Backplate Special Edition (UEFI) PCI-E Graphic Cards 11289-01-20G https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K12KNHG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_n1kKDbSREX22C

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Desktop Memory Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B3000C15) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0134EW7G8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_z1kKDbYRDB7PN

ASRock ATX Motherboard (B450 PRO4) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FVYKJHR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_S1kKDb39Q9A1X

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B41WS48/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_71kKDbQG7ANGF

$75

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FVYKJHR/?tag=pcpapi-20

The cpu you linked previously is the one I was referring to. Reviews for that psu seem to be good, but I'm not familiar with that brand. Don't get a micro atx motherboard unless you can't fit a regular atx board in the case you choose. Something like this would be better for you. If you need a micro atx to fit your case, then the one you listed is fine. Ryzen benefits greatly from faster ram. You'd want DDR4 ram marked as 3000 C15 or 3200 C16 (the cost increase from slower ram should be pretty negligible).

id recommend this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07FVYKJHR/?tag=pcp0f-21

So here's what I would recommend ditch your motherboard and CPU buy a Ryzen 5 2600x. For the motherboard get a ASRock Atx Motherboard B450 Pro4 its out of stock on amazon at the moment but it will be in stock again on the 24th you could also order it from newegg. Your current CPU cooler should have come with a AMD AM4 mount but if you don't have it the CPU does come with a decent cooler and you won't really need to overclock it so it should work fine, You could also buy a mounting kit for AMD CPU's from Corsair. Next on the list would be a video card otherwise the new CPU would be bottle necked so I think you should get a ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition, New it costs $279.99 but you can buy a used one off amazon for $206.24 either way you should have some money left $606.59 if you go with new and $532.84 if you go with used. After that you'll want some new ram so I would recommend the Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB(2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2666MHz, If you went with the new video card that will put you at $716.58 if you went with the used video card that will put you at $642.83. Just in case you don't know this your old ram won't work in a ddr4 slot so don't try and force it in. In any case if you went with the used video card or you don't mind spending a little over budget I would next get a ssd my recommendation would be the Intel SSD 760P Series 256GB M.2 80MM PCIe 3.0 X4 That with the used video card will bring the total up to $715.82 with the new video card it would be $789.57. Anyways I hope that helps a little bit.

It's not a new board, was released in Feb 2017. Uses one of the 3xx chipsets; latest gen is 5xx (tho those are pricey since they're new and only the high-end X570 chipset is out).

There isn't much price difference between chipset 3xx and 4xx boards, so I'd look for a B450 chipset board like https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-ATX-Motherboard-B450-PRO4/dp/B07FVYKJHR

Any particular reason for that motherboard? Here's a cheaper ATX B450, and mATX ones are ~10 USD cheaper than the majority of ATX ones.