ChipsXDAabout 2 hours ago
Skip flagship motherboards for better value
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An XDA editor upgraded to a 9800X3D and bought an X870E board for $400, but a B850 or B650 board costing half as much would perform identically in games. Features like Wi-Fi 7 and dual PCIe 5.0 SSDs added no gaming benefit, and populating the second M.2 slot cut the primary PCIe slot to x8.
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