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welcome back to harbor unboxed today we're talking be 350 motherboards or more precisely what my top 5 be 350 list it looks like since starting the top 5 series all the way back in June now now with my top 5 GTX 1017 graphics card picks many of you have been hounding me to make an AMD B 350 motherboard version and well it's been on my to-do list now for many months finally things have quieted down enough in December and with Tim coming on board to carry some of the workload that's freed up a bit of my time so I thought I'll put this video together as usual I'm not just picking 5 products and saying this one's the best this one 2nd best third best and so on we're a little more creative in that at least we like to think we are anyway the categories for this video include best ultra cheap motherboard a best value ATX model best mini ITX model best overclocker and the most important category best-looking you know that last ones bit of a fun bonus round anyway let's get into it front so first up my best entry-level be 350 motherboard and the award goes to the asrock a B 350 M for $6 us it simply can't be beat apart from the fact that there really aren't any cheaper P 350 motherboards to pick from wins for the simple fact that it beats everything else priced between 60 and 70 dollars us in fact the next best board would be the pro 4 version which backs to extra DIMM slots so slightly better for those wanting to upgrade their memory in the future the asrock a B 350 M might only offer two DIMM slots but you also get a real three-phase v core vrm with a double ax so there's a 3+3 design and you also get MDOT to support the rest of the board is pretty basic but there's really nothing inherently bad about the design or the feature set for the price you really are getting a great motherboard for those of you buying an AMD APU though you will want the pro 4 versions that model does provide display connectivity and you get things like DVI VGA and HDMI for those though not interested in using integrated graphics the a/b 350 M offers a healthy amount of USB port so you get 2 USB 2.0 ports and 6 USB 3.1 gem 1 ports if you are after USB type-c though again you will have to go for the pro 4 model the onboard audio is decent and you get a basic but tried-and-true real tech Cubitt Ethernet controller although value for money as rock a B 350 M is the best choice for those that want to spend as little as possible but still want a board that can safely overclock the Rison v 1600 or any of the other rise and CPUs for example the first board I ever tested the risin 5 series of CPUs on was the sous prime B 350 plus and I have to say it's one of the best be 350 motherboards that I've used to date there are more expensive and arguably better standard ATX boards available but for those looking to spend as little as possible while still receiving a great motherboard the prime be 350 plus pax a lot at the 110 dollar price point I have to admit I was tossing up between the Isuzu Prime at be 350 plus in gigabytes a be 350 gaming 3 I have both of the boards and I very much like both of them and frankly picking between the two is very difficult user reviews though they do seem to lean towards the gigabyte board but in their current form with the latest bias I personally prefer the Isuzu model so that's what I'm gonna go with it's a great overclocker and I've managed to extract the most out of all my rising CPUs with it like the asrock a B 350 M that we looked at just a moment ago I feel like the Isuzu Prime be 350 plus is a leader at its price point this coupled with the excellent overclocking is the key reason for why I have picked it compared to similar price boards the vrm of the prime is also much better as you get for real phases I have to admit there really isn't a huge amount of competition for the best be 350 mini ITX motherboard I believe there are only about 4 boards on our firm right now so yeah not a lot of competition but there are two standout models in my opinion that is the gigabyte a be 350 n Gaming Wi-Fi and the asrock a be 350 gaming ITX AAC and both cost the same amount at around 115 dollars a soos does offer a nice-looking ROG Strix be 350 i mini ITX port but it's pretty hard to come by at the moment and it does seem a very pricey for me as rock wins this battle and therefore my money would go towards an a/b 350 gaming ITX AC although I'm not a hundred percent sure which bought ultimately offers the best vrm design they are both adequate when paired with a risin 7 cpu so that's really the main thing that said though the vrm on the gigabyte board does seem to run quite a bit hotter than that of the asrock board other reasons why i prefer as rocks board include this superior UEFI experience the Intel Gigabit LAN higher-quality implementation of the realtek ALC 1220 codec USB type-c support and it does have three fan headers not just two that last one is a bit of a small detail but I do love my fairness now if you're after an affordable be 350 motherboard that can land those big overclocks so 4 gigahertz up with the horizon 7 1700 for example then I feel like the msi be 350 crate gaming is the board you're after despite the very reasonable 110 dollar asking price that packs the same for +4 vrm design of the more expensive and higher-end X 370 boards such as the 160 dollar MSI X 370 gaming Pro carbon for example for a be 350 motherboard at this price the vrm is exceptional the board also packs some decent features though overall I would have to say it's not as nice as that little Azeroth board that we just looked at are the audio and networking solutions for example they're inferior in fact I would say in terms of those kind of features it's quite similar to the Isuzu Prime be 350 plus I should just quickly note though that if you still want these strong overclocking capabilities of the crate motherboard but you are after better audio and networking than the slightly more expensive MSI be 350 gaming pro carbon that might be the way to go it cost just $10 more and it packs the same 4+4 vrm but it does offer a better Realtek audio codec and you do get intel gigabit networking the gaming pro is also a more sedate looking motherboard but I think the crates kind of cool and I enjoy the aggressive looking design the big issue though with these MSI motherboards for my fellow aziz is the fact that they're not sold in Australia so that's disappointing and I'd say my fallback then would be the Asuza Prime at be 350 plus I actually happen to think the MSI be 350 crate gaming it does look great and I'm a bit sore that we can't purchase one locally you can order it via Newegg but once you factor in shipping it's really not a great deal at all forty dollars shipping yeah I don't really want one that badly thankfully though if you are after a unique looking board there are quite a few alternatives and my new favorite is one that I recently used in a building that's MSI's be 350 M mortar Arctic the board might only pack a four-phase vrm but even so you won't have any trouble when it comes to overclocking I paired mine with a Verizon seven 1700 X overclocked to four gigahertz by only changing about two settings that was very stable and ran out reasonable temperatures so you'll get on fire with a six core eyes and five processor which seems like probably a more realistic pairing with a be 350 board of this caliber and if you do get a capable chip then running at 24/7 at 4 gigahertz won't be an issue I do get that looks ant or at least shouldn't be of great importance but I also get why those who are passionate about their PC enjoy the bling the great thing there about the mortar Arctic is that it costs just ninety five dollars u.s. or 135 dollars Aussie and for that you get a reasonably well equipped motherboard so it's not all just for show well there you have it my top 5 be 350 motherboard picks before wrapping things up I would like to just note a few things almost all be 350 motherboards are designed and capable of safely powering an eight-course 16 thread rise and 7 CPU such as the 1800 X for example in fact the only board I know of that isn't able to do just what I said is the asrock a B 350 M - h DV yeah that's if it's the HD v that board I think asrock only list compatibility was 65 watt rise in CPUs so that means that you could technically use the Rison 7 1700 not the 1700 X or the 18 hundreds but you could use the plain-jane 1700 but you certainly shouldn't overclock on that particular motherboard I have to say it's an interesting choice asrock made with the a/b 350 M HDV as the planer sounding a B 350 M is much cheaper and that's the board we looked at first as my best value entry-level board so my advice is if you want a cheap a m4 motherboard that offers display connectivity that can't overclock just get an a320 board for like $50 also it's worth noting that when buying a premium be 350 motherboard you don't spend too much because good quality X 370 boards they start fir and $130 us so typically you are looking at spending say 20 to $30 us more on a X 370 board of comparable quality to better than be 350 version and for those of you unaware the X 370 chipset provides for extra USB 3.1 gen2 on ports and two extra SATA 6 gigabits per second ports thanks to the inclusion of two extra pcie 2.0 lanes it also supports multiple GPUs using a dual 8 x configuration it has to be said though for most uses the X 370 boards offer a little over the B 350 s which is why the cheaper be 350 motherboards are so popular and I think that about covers everything so I'm gonna leave it at that if you liked the video please take a member to the like button and of course if you agree or disagree with my picture I'd love to hear from you below in the comment section I'm your host Steve see you next time