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Originally posted by mark123:
I need something for editing 4K video and the i5 laptop isn't up to the task. I've only got the case and video card so far. I think I'm going with a Ryzen 7 3700x unless there's a better choice for the same loot ($283.55). The motherboard I chose was an MSI B450-A Pro but it is no longer available. Apparently, some folks don't seem to like MSI anyway so I'm wondering if I should go with something else. I've used Asus and Gigabyte motherboards for everything I've cobble's together so far.

Is MSI ok? Should I go with something else? The recent version of the MSI (B550-A) is about $60 more than the B450-A was.

Motherboard suggestions welcome.

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Originally posted by sig2392:
Anyone that uses a Chinese Motherboard gets what they deserve.

One million Asus motherboards were hacked with software delivered by Asus update system.

It was supposedly done by outside hackers.

Its a Chinese company with Chinese government oversight.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/...n-check-if-affected/

Lenovo laptops have been caught phoning home.

This is why I stick with US computers and parts.

If you keep only data on it you don't care if the Chinese get it, it doesn't matter.

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Originally posted by sig2392:
from my memory, Intel, AMI, super micro.

I would also trust HP and Dell wherever they are made, for now.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
I build and support computers for a living.
First, I would never build one AMD based.
Intel is so much better as a company and their product is first class.
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Originally posted by sig2392:
Anyone that uses a Chinese Motherboard gets what they deserve.

One million Asus motherboards were hacked with software delivered by Asus update system.

It was supposedly done by outside hackers.

Its a Chinese company with Chinese government oversight.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/...n-check-if-affected/

Lenovo laptops have been caught phoning home.

This is why I stick with US computers and parts.

If you keep only data on it you don't care if the Chinese get it, it doesn't matter.

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Originally posted by sig2392:
from my memory, Intel, AMI, super micro.

I would also trust HP and Dell wherever they are made, for now.

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Originally posted by sig2392:
I also stick with Intel.

Here is the latest benchmarks.

You can save money on AMD, but not much, in performance vs price.

It's a Hertz Avis thing.
Hertz was always number one and Avis was always trying harder to keep up.

https://www.tomshardware.com/r...-hierarchy,4312.html

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Originally posted by mark123:

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Originally posted by sig2392:
I also stick with Intel.

Here is the latest benchmarks.

You can save money on AMD, but not much, in performance vs price.

It's a Hertz Avis thing.
Hertz was always number one and Avis was always trying harder to keep up.

https://www.tomshardware.com/r...-hierarchy,4312.html

AMD isn't trying to keep up though. They have pulled ahead. For video the main spec I'm looking for is thread count and AMD has a lock on that. As I've said before though, I could be very wrong.

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Originally posted by mark123:

I've only ever used intel before but, from what I can see, for video processing they can't touch the performance of the Ryzen processors at any price point. I could be wrong though.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
You are.
If you NEED any advanced Graphics say for gaming or CAD then you should get a separate Graphics Card designed for the purpose.

https://www.pcpartguide.com/gpu-for-video-editing/

Additionally, there are other components that affect performance not just the CPU.

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Originally posted by mark123:
Ok, secondary question. What am I gaining between a Gigabyte Aorus B450 and Aorus X570 besides features and price?

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Originally posted by joel9507:

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Originally posted by mark123:
Ok, secondary question. What am I gaining between a Gigabyte Aorus B450 and Aorus X570 besides features and price?

Not sure what you're looking for here....is there something other than features and price that would help you make the call?

There is a feature on the Gigabyte site where you can select specific MBs and then a window comes up with a link to compare features of the selected MBs. Not knowing which specific products within those families you were/are looking at, I picked two with similar descriptions and here's how those two compared: link: Gigabyte B450 Aorus Pro WIFI vs X579 Aorus Pro Wifi Link

They differ in which AMD chipset they are based on, and in a lot of the other features going down the page. I don't recall what OS you were looking for, but if that matters to you, the B450 supports both Windows 7 (separately downloaded tool required) and Windows 10 while the X570 only supports Windows 10.

Having a bunch of non-subscription-licensed, perfectly functional software that does not support Win10, I will be on Windows 7 as long as binary has ones and zeros (or until hardware supporting it has let out all the smoke that keeps it working.) So for me, the X570 would have been off the table. I don't know if you are already on Windows 10 with a platform of editing tools all nice and new, or working with a bunch of legacy sw and just looking to give them a new home, but if it's the latter, you may want to see how much OS flexibility your suite of tools gives you - it could be you don't have much.

Anyway, hopefully that feature comparison thing from Gigabyte helps you. There are bunch of feature differentiators in that autogenerated table. And if those aren't the specific MBs you were thinking of (and they're probably not - Gigabyte has a LOT of products within those families) you can generate your own customized version from their motherboard web page.