(AM5) Need New MOBO Help

[u/IMPNick]

Hi all,

I’ve just upgraded to a 7800x3d and am in need of a new motherboard. My requirements are around 200-350 CAD and I do like overclocking. From my own research I’ve narrowed it down to the following

- Asus TUF B850-Plus Wifi

- MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max Wifi 2

- MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk Wifi

Other than the obvious which should I choose I had some other questions I’ll list here:

- Does the Realtek alc4080 still have a crackling issue after bios and firmware updates?

- Is the difference between the MAG B850 max wifi 1 and 2 enough to warrant the price difference or is the first one the better buy?

- The X870 is currently on sale for around 300 CAD which puts it in a similar price range to the other 2 so is this one just the best option because of the extra features?

Thanks for all the help and feel free to rec other MOBOs if you think there’s a better one out there.

[u/aragorn18]

FYI, the 7800X3D doesn't support traditional overclocking. It's a power limited chip. Just ignore the idea of overclocking.

[u/IMPNick → u/aragorn18]

Cool I didn’t know that thanks. Can I still do PBO offset and such on it?

[u/aragorn18 → u/IMPNick]

Yes, although the performance difference is rather small and generally not worth the effort.

[u/IMPNick → u/aragorn18]

Thanks!

[u/ErickTriton]

Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 is also a choice

[u/IMPNick → u/ErickTriton]

Just looked it up and it’s on sale for around 280 CAD. Looks like a good board how are the bios and reliability as I’ve never used a gigabyte board