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ASUS Prime B550M-A WiFi AMD AM4 mATX Motherboard $150 + FS @ Amazon (also available: TUF B550M PLUS mATX $160 and ROG B550-F ATX $190)

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Amazon has the Asus Prime B550M-A Wifi AM4 micro ATX Mobo [amazon.com] for $150 + Free Shipping.
In stock June 26 OOS, order today. May ship sooner based on other Amazon re-stock activities. B550's are coming back into stock, this is a mid-tier value option.

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Daskid
06-16-2020 at 08:26 AM.
06-16-2020 at 08:26 AM.
Funny you posted this as I was thinking about upgrading my mITX build from 2015. How much better is this compared to the STRIX B450-F gaming?
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Cujobob
06-16-2020 at 08:31 AM.
06-16-2020 at 08:31 AM.
Quote from Daskid :
Funny you posted this as I was thinking about upgrading my mITX build from 2015. How much better is this compared to the STRIX B450-F gaming?

A lot of testing is not available yet since this line is so new. The 550 boards tested so far by Hardware unboxed are very similar to the 570 boards available. Because these are just coming out, it might make more sense to wait until the holidays to get it at a better price since you're not waiting on it for a new build.
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PatrickH29
06-16-2020 at 08:36 AM.
06-16-2020 at 08:36 AM.
I actually ended up going with the ASRock B550m Pro4 even after looking at this one. The Pro4 has more robust VRM cooling, more sata ports, M.2 wifi, another Pciex16 slot, and most importantly, it's cheaper
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Daskid
06-16-2020 at 08:39 AM.
06-16-2020 at 08:39 AM.
Quote from Cujobob :
A lot of testing is not available yet since this line is so new. The 550 boards tested so far by Hardware unboxed are very similar to the 570 boards available. Because these are just coming out, it might make more sense to wait until the holidays to get it at a better price since you're not waiting on it for a new build.

Thanks! I got to get my research done.
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davel.usa
06-16-2020 at 08:58 AM.
06-16-2020 at 08:58 AM.
Quote from PatrickH29 :
I actually ended up going with the ASRock B550m Pro4 even after looking at this one. The Pro4 has more robust VRM cooling, more sata ports, M.2 wifi, another Pciex16 slot, and most importantly, it's cheaper

I think you mean the B450m Pro 4 board - the B550 hasn't been released yet.

I have the ASRock B450m Pro 4 and it is a solid board. A lot of features for a great price. Worked with a 3600 right out of the box.
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davel.usa
06-16-2020 at 09:00 AM.
06-16-2020 at 09:00 AM.
Quote from davel.usa :
I think you mean the B450m Pro 4 board - the B550 hasn't been released yet.

I have the ASRock B450m Pro 4 and it is a solid board. A lot of features for a great price. Worked with a 3600 right out of the box.

For those wondering what all the differences are, check this article out: https://hexus.net/tech/news/mainb...herboards/
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MK2172
06-16-2020 at 09:07 AM.
06-16-2020 at 09:07 AM.
In for 1, I need a Mobo and I have all the other components ready for a build on Ryzen 3700X.

So far ordered B450 Tomahawk Max, Asus B550M and MSI MAG x570.

B450 Tomahawk Max is ready for pickup until Thursday, but I am in need of a wifi board so I on the fence whether to pick this up or not.
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PatrickH29
06-16-2020 at 09:09 AM.
06-16-2020 at 09:09 AM.
Quote from davel.usa :
I think you mean the B450m Pro 4 board - the B550 hasn't been released yet.

I have the ASRock B450m Pro 4 and it is a solid board. A lot of features for a great price. Worked with a 3600 right out of the box.

The ASRock B550M Pro4 has definitely released https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089VY5...6Eb8EW1Q1C
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PeteyTheStriker
06-16-2020 at 09:57 AM.
06-16-2020 at 09:57 AM.
Even though this is regular price its still not bad for those wanting a new board now since these are all pretty hard to find, primarily the MATX FF boards. Still waiting on a X570 Asus but the 550 here is way cheaper really tempted....
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turkletont
06-16-2020 at 10:45 AM.
06-16-2020 at 10:45 AM.
These lines of motherboards make absolutely no sense to me. The x570 variants of these same boards are virtually identical in price, sometimes cheaper.. and clearly better. The fk is the point?
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PeteyTheStriker
06-16-2020 at 11:35 AM.
06-16-2020 at 11:35 AM.
Quote from turkletont :
These lines of motherboards make absolutely no sense to me. The x570 variants of these same boards are virtually identical in price, sometimes cheaper.. and clearly better. The fk is the point?
Since I am looking at both chipsets for my next build, the point is the 550 removes the general purposes lanes of PCIe 4.0 which the X570 has. That means that only GFX cards can run on 4.0 by default on the 550 boards while the X570 chipset allows for new lanes for accessories such as SSD's and other devices.

So in short if you dont plan on getting PCIe4.0 hard drives or other accessories in the near future save yourself the money and just go with the 550 cause its a huge price drop for those additional general purpose lanes.
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SDBuddy
06-16-2020 at 12:34 PM.
06-16-2020 at 12:34 PM.
Update @ 12:30pm PT:
The $150 Prime is sold out
The $160 TUF Gaming has 5 left
The $190 ROG Strix can still be ordered but in stock Jun 23 now
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turkletont
06-16-2020 at 02:12 PM.
06-16-2020 at 02:12 PM.
Quote from PeteyTheStriker :
Since I am looking at both chipsets for my next build, the point is the 550 removes the general purposes lanes of PCIe 4.0 which the X570 has. That means that only GFX cards can run on 4.0 by default on the 550 boards while the X570 chipset allows for new lanes for accessories such as SSD's and other devices.

So in short if you dont plan on getting PCIe4.0 hard drives or other accessories in the near future save yourself the money and just go with the 550 cause its a huge price drop for those additional general purpose lanes.
I'm confused though because it isn't cheaper.

For example the Asus Tuf Plus b550 is $160. The Tuf Plus x570 is $165.
What am I missing?
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shortgiraffe
06-16-2020 at 02:20 PM.
06-16-2020 at 02:20 PM.
If you are running Linux or considering it in the future, Asus motherboards (at least AMD versions) aren't well supported. I've never been able to get suspend or hibernate to work using any Linux version on my Asus / AMD system and must shut everything down and power off the system every single time I stop work.
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