I dont understand the difference, i just want to play 1080p esports fast paced games and potential 1080p AAA thats all, with some background chrome windows.
will spending 269 euros on a B650E-F change anything at all performance/graphic wise for 1080p gaming?
There are two basic questions with any motherboard for performance:
1. Does it have good enough VRMs to support your CPU with no throttling.
2. Can it run your memory at the speed you want.
If the answer to those questions is: YES, then the price and secondary features of the motherboard is irrelevant.
When gaming, with a B650 motherboard (from low-end to high-end) and a 7800X3D, the difference between them is pretty much: margin of error.
That said, I would personally avoid the very low-end motherboards that don't even have a heatsink on their VRM.
After you have answered the two basic questions, you then look at other features, e.g.
1. PCI-E Generation of graphics slot and M.2 slots.
2. The number of M.2 slots.
3. The number of SATA ports.
4. Number and speed of USB ports (including USB Type-C).
5. The sound codec and number of jacks.
6. Presence of SPDIF (if you want it) and integrated DAC/AMP.
7. Number of PCI-E slots (if you need other cards, like sound card).
8. LAN or WIFI version and speed.
9. USB flashback and onboard clear CMOS button.
10. LED post code and onboard power ON/RESET switch.
11. PCI-E slot and M.2 latches and release button.
If PCI-E 5 offers better performance/graphics i will spend few more bucks, the question is: will spending 269 euros on a B650E-F change anything at all performance/graphic wise for 1080p gaming?
PCI-E Gen 5 graphics. Right now? There is zero benefit. In the future? We don't know yet, maybe, maybe not. Based on past history, I would say that it will be at least 4-5 years before this matters and if you buy higher-end graphics cards with 8 or 16 lanes available, it is not important.
PCI-E Gen 5 SSD. Right now? There is a benefit if you do very large file transfers/copies, but outside of that, you're unlikely to notice the difference. In the future? Again, I think at least 4-5 years before PCI-E Gen 5 drives are competitive and cheap enough to make them worth buying. It is true that games are using the SSD A LOT more than they used to, but a decent PCI-E 3.0 or 4.0 drive is enough.
Would I spend 269 euros on the B650E-F? No, not unless I wanted to keep it for 5+ years.
- WD Blue SN580 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD, PCIe Gen. 4x4, with read speed up to 4150 MB/s: 77 euros
This is a better option than the NV2, it has guaranteed TLC, 2 year longer warranty and higher endurance.
- WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD for Gaming up to 7300 MB/s: 107 euros
In my opinion, 100 euro for a 1TB drive is too much to pay.
Reminder that this would pair with a 4070 super + 7800X3D to reach steady 300 fps in CS2
Doesn't matter.
