Hey everyone! I've just upgraded my graphics card to the RX 9070XT, but now I'm running into some CPU bottlenecking. I'm thinking it's time to upgrade my CPU as well, and I'm considering the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. However, picking out a motherboard is turning out to be way more complicated than selecting a CPU, so I really need your input!
Currently, I have 2 M.2 drives, 1 HDD, 2 SSDs, and an optical drive. I want a motherboard that has at least 3 M.2 slots and at least 6 SATA ports (I'm okay with 4 or 8 ports). I don't need onboard Wi-Fi since I'm set up for ethernet, and I don't need extra PCIe slots or USB 4 support at the moment, though having some future-proofing would be a plus.
I haven't looked into RAM yet, but I might ask for recommendations on that later. Thanks in advance for your help!
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Check out this list from PCPartPicker for some solid motherboards that fit your needs: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#K=6,13&s=41&E=3,7&sort=price&page=1. Any of the options there should work well for you!
Thanks for the link! Just curious, does it matter whether I go for PCIe 4 or 5?