Need motherboard for Ryzen 5 5600

[Jynxx]

I'm very new to AMD so wanted to know of any good motherboards compatible with the 5600...
Any advice would be appreciated!

 

[TheJudge]

Go with a B550 board. Below that you lose PCIE 4.

 

[JollyJamma]

Go with a B550 board. Below that you lose PCIE 4.

I agree go B550 but not because pci-e makes a difference (it doesn’t, not really, not unless you’re using a 6500XT or 4090) but because it doesn’t use a second chipset for the lower pci-e 16X slot which can be a pain and isn’t really useful since SLI/Crossfire is no longer a thing.

AMD chipsets can be a pain even when there’s only one. The second just makes things far worse.

 

[TheJudge]

I agree go B550 but not because pci-e makes a difference (it doesn’t, not really, not unless you’re using a 6500XT or 4090) but because it doesn’t use a second chipset for the lower pci-e 16X slot which can be a pain and isn’t really useful since SLI/Crossfire is no longer a thing.

AMD chipsets can be a pain even when there’s only one. The second just makes things far worse.

Doesn't resizeable bar etc also only exist from B550 up? Can't recall off hand.

 

[JollyJamma]

Doesn't resizeable bar etc also only exist from B550 up? Can't recall off hand.

Maybe. I think that some B450 boards would get it (MSI has that B450 Mortar Max which very well supported).

B450 is fine for 95% of all users and can be had for cheap since people want B550.

I’d happily run a B450 with a 5700X3D over an X570.

Edit: B450 mortar max got Rebar back in Q1 of 2021 and a new BIOS in October 2023.

A cheap one of those would be a great buy, especially for a budget build - put the money into a better GPU.

 

[TheJudge]

Maybe. I think that some B450 boards would get it (MSI has that B450 Mortar Max which very well supported).

B450 is fine for 95% of all users and can be had for cheap since people want B550.

I’d happily run a B450 with a 5700X3D over an X570.

Top end mobo pricing has gotten insane, I saw the reviews on the 5600X3D and %700X3D and would also dump my money into them over an excessive mobo. I don't tweak stuff much so it wouldn't be worth it for me. Also, I might still be salty after owning two X370 systems. 🤣

 

[JollyJamma]

Top end mobo pricing has gotten insane, I saw the reviews on the 5600X3D and %700X3D and would also dump my money into them over an excessive mobo. I don't tweak stuff much so it wouldn't be worth it for me. Also, I might still be salty after owning two X370 systems. 🤣

I had an X570 Tomahawk and hated it.

Sold it and got a B550i Strix ITX motherboard.

I have some regrets over getting an ITX build because it’s a pain to do maintenance on and was expensive but I still like it as a PC.

My next build will be a mATX setup so I can add a pci-e LAN card and have a PLEX server, NAS backup and firewall system all in one.

Also, it’ll need to have an iGPU for quick sync and be put in the roof to be out of sight.

 

[moedeez]

Doesn't resizeable bar etc also only exist from B550 up? Can't recall off hand.

No, even some 3xx series boards have rebar, it's CPU dependant though.

 

[Jynxx]

Awesome! thanks everyone! Ill look out for that b450/550 boards yall mentioned!
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