B550 boards

[Blair]

Long time lurker here! The forum was a great idea by the way. Love it.

I have been looking to buy a B550 motherboard for a work from home pc and there's been no post about it yet. Is there one coming soon? Could I get a few recommendations either way please?
My work is mostly within Photoshop and After Effects. I wanted to build a PC with the 3900X. Would the high end B550 be an okay choice? I'm considering the B550 Aorus Master. I have always used laptops so this will be the first time I'll be venturing into building my own thing.

 

[Jerry James]

Hey Blair,

I'm glad you joined us here!

Yes, a B550 post is coming soon. Taking me a bit longer than expected due to their complicated price points. Stay tuned

Meanwhile, I'd just steer away from the very high-end B550 motherboards completely. It'd be better to look into X570 motherboards at that price point. For most production and creation workloads, having access to those additional PCI-E lanes is pretty helpful - especially when you're thinking about it from a future-proofing standpoint.

If you're shopping in the mid-range, take a look at grabbing the MSI B550 Gaming Pro Carbon, MSI B550 Aorus Pro AC, or the ASRock B550 Steel Legend.