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Its terrible to buy MB. I want the best possible MB for my 3950x that supports 128ram at the highest possible clock etc regardless of pricr and i just get lost

Its terrible to buy MB. I want the best possible MB for my 3950x that supports 128ram at the highest possible clock etc regardless of pricr and i just get lost with all the possibilities.

aspenmayer 6y ago
I didn't have much to go on, but I was able to narrow it down to 87 motherboards for you. Give me some more info on your RAM clock or desired CPU clock and I can help a little more. https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#s=33&D=137438953472,2147483648000 https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#s=33&D=137438... Here's a spreadsheet from Tom's Hardware for AM4 mobos which may be just what you need: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/x570-x470-x370-b550-b450-b350-a320-motherboards-am4-socket-for-amd-ryzen-cpus-sortable-comparison-tables.3110172/ https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/x570-x470-x370-b550-... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wmsTYK9Z3-jUX5LGRoFnsZYZiW1pfiDZnKCjaXyzd1o/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wmsTYK9Z3-jUX5LGRoFn...
Donthatme 6y ago
Agreed! I am currently planning out building a similarly spec'd machine (or waiting for zen 3), and trying to pick out a motherboard that is a good balance of features has been a headache.
zamadatix 6y ago
Unless you actually require 128 GB of RAM for what you're doing getting less will let you push the memory and fabric clocks further (on any board). I went 2x16 GB for this reason. Beyond that most anything with a half decent VRM meets your listed requirements unless you plan on dunking it in LN2. The CPU just isn't that demanding and overclocking or boosting on this CPU isn't about how much power you can throw in it it's mostly about how cool you keep it and how lucky your chip is.
azinman2 6y ago
What are you going to do with all that ram?
- popotamonga 6y ago
  no ideia, at 64gb ram im always at 50+, chrome being the heaviest consumer.
DiabloD3 6y ago
You want two community spreadsheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d9_E3h8bLp-TXr-0zTJFqqVxdCR9daIVNyMatydkpFA/htmlview#gid=639584818 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d9_E3h8bLp-TXr-0zTJF... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wmsTYK9Z3-jUX5LGRoFnsZYZiW1pfiDZnKCjaXyzd1o/htmlview# https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wmsTYK9Z3-jUX5LGRoFn... But I'll save you the work (since this is rather complex): Look at the Asrock X570 Taichi, MSI X570 Aorus Xtreme, and the MEG X570 Godlike, those are the three boards that have most overbuilt VRMs and least flawed designs. Asus sold nothing worth mentioning for X570. Sadly the ROG Crosshair VIII Formula isn't as good as the other three, and Asus boards may have an issue with cooking CPUs due to subtle overvolting.
- stefanfisk 6y ago
  That should be "Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme", right?
  - DiabloD3 6y ago
    Whoops, my bad. Yes, Gigabyte. Too many companies with gamer brands, I usually refer to boards purely by their brand/product line, not their actual company, and that, apparently, finally stung me.

Its terrible to buy MB. I want the best possible MB for my 3950x that supports 128ram at the highest possible clock etc regardless of pricr and i just get lost with all the possibilities.

aspenmayer 6y ago

I didn't have much to go on, but I was able to narrow it down to 87 motherboards for you. Give me some more info on your RAM clock or desired CPU clock and I can help a little more. https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#s=33&D=137438953472,2147483648000 https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#s=33&D=137438... Here's a spreadsheet from Tom's Hardware for AM4 mobos which may be just what you need: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/x570-x470-x370-b550-b450-b350-a320-motherboards-am4-socket-for-amd-ryzen-cpus-sortable-comparison-tables.3110172/ https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/x570-x470-x370-b550-... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wmsTYK9Z3-jUX5LGRoFnsZYZiW1pfiDZnKCjaXyzd1o/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wmsTYK9Z3-jUX5LGRoFn...

Donthatme 6y ago

Agreed! I am currently planning out building a similarly spec'd machine (or waiting for zen 3), and trying to pick out a motherboard that is a good balance of features has been a headache.

zamadatix 6y ago

Unless you actually require 128 GB of RAM for what you're doing getting less will let you push the memory and fabric clocks further (on any board). I went 2x16 GB for this reason. Beyond that most anything with a half decent VRM meets your listed requirements unless you plan on dunking it in LN2. The CPU just isn't that demanding and overclocking or boosting on this CPU isn't about how much power you can throw in it it's mostly about how cool you keep it and how lucky your chip is.

azinman2 6y ago

What are you going to do with all that ram?

popotamonga 6y ago
no ideia, at 64gb ram im always at 50+, chrome being the heaviest consumer.

DiabloD3 6y ago

You want two community spreadsheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d9_E3h8bLp-TXr-0zTJFqqVxdCR9daIVNyMatydkpFA/htmlview#gid=639584818 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d9_E3h8bLp-TXr-0zTJF... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wmsTYK9Z3-jUX5LGRoFnsZYZiW1pfiDZnKCjaXyzd1o/htmlview# https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wmsTYK9Z3-jUX5LGRoFn... But I'll save you the work (since this is rather complex): Look at the Asrock X570 Taichi, MSI X570 Aorus Xtreme, and the MEG X570 Godlike, those are the three boards that have most overbuilt VRMs and least flawed designs. Asus sold nothing worth mentioning for X570. Sadly the ROG Crosshair VIII Formula isn't as good as the other three, and Asus boards may have an issue with cooking CPUs due to subtle overvolting.

stefanfisk 6y ago
That should be "Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme", right?
- DiabloD3 6y ago
  Whoops, my bad. Yes, Gigabyte. Too many companies with gamer brands, I usually refer to boards purely by their brand/product line, not their actual company, and that, apparently, finally stung me.