April 12, 20233 yr I am starting to plan my next full flight sim computer upgrade (AMD vs. Intel, what GPU to get, etc.). The one part that I don't understand is the difference between a nice, but lower end motherboard that costs $150 or so and the high-end one that costs $600 or more. I can see differences in the audio output (optical audio out) and the presence of Thunderbolt 4 ports... but those should not really make a difference in performance. And are they enough to make a motherboard cost 4x the price of the lower end one?
April 12, 20233 yr Quality of components and design. Most importantly the capacitors. Edited April 12, 20233 yr by jarmstro
April 12, 20233 yr As with most things in life, you really do get what you pay for. Skimping on the MB would not be a good idea. 9950X3D - X870E Aorus Master- TUF 5090 OC - 64GB DDR5 - 1500W HXi - Titan 360 RX LCD - 9100 Pro x 2 - LG 45GX950A - HOTAS Warthog with Ava Base
April 12, 20233 yr Even if it’s expensive it doesn’t always mean it’s better value for your use case, a £600 mobo might be advantageous to someone doing extreme overclocking because of the high quality caps but not so much for a gamer for example. It may be better to reference those two motherboards to better explain the price difference
April 12, 20233 yr 39 minutes ago, jarmstro said: Most importantly the capacitors. capacitors 😀 it's a little more than that: AMD 7800X3D, Windows 11, Gigabyte X670 AORUS Elite AX Motherboard, 64GB DDR5 G.SKILL Trident Z5 NEO RGB (AMD Expo), RTX 4090, Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 2 TB PCIe 4.0, Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 1 TB PCIe 4.0, 4K resolution 50" TV @60Hz, VR: Pimax Crystal Light + HP Reverb G2 @ 90 Hz, Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant, be quiet 1000W PSU, Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black air cooler. 60-130 fps. no CPU overclocking. very nice.
April 12, 20233 yr $ 450. 😉 Seriously though, I think that most 'regular' users (so those who aren't real hardware nuts) won't use the extra options a real expensive mobo brings. I bought some high end mobo's in the past and always ended up thinking 'why did I...?' Specially since I stopped OC'ing. Now I am all for quality and I certainly wouldn't buy the cheapest board but if prices are between 150 and 600 I'd go for a midrange board at around 250. That should do the trick.
April 12, 20233 yr absolutely, and thats where the B650 come into play, as shown in the first youtube above. Like nobody can make any use of PCIe5 as implemented in the high end X670E boards. and we don't need DigitalTheater Dolby 5-channel surround sound to enjoy the propeller engine rattling ... overall stability and DDR5 ram stability are my main issues. CPU overclocking is not available for the 7800X3D anyway. AMD 7800X3D, Windows 11, Gigabyte X670 AORUS Elite AX Motherboard, 64GB DDR5 G.SKILL Trident Z5 NEO RGB (AMD Expo), RTX 4090, Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 2 TB PCIe 4.0, Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 1 TB PCIe 4.0, 4K resolution 50" TV @60Hz, VR: Pimax Crystal Light + HP Reverb G2 @ 90 Hz, Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant, be quiet 1000W PSU, Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black air cooler. 60-130 fps. no CPU overclocking. very nice.
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