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Re: Motherboard Specifications on MotherboardDB

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May I suggest adding some information that enthusiasts are interested in? For instance, VRM, debug LEDs, RGB headers, pci-e conflict information (eg. if you use pcie_0 alone, it runs at x16, but if you have pcie_1 populated they both run at x8).

basically this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IY6W6YhyjnzSvi8BqEqi...

Re: Motherboard Specifications on MotherboardDB

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post #4

May I suggest adding some information that enthusiasts are interested in? For instance, VRM, debug LEDs, RGB headers, pci-e conflict information (eg. if you use pcie_0 alone, it runs at x16, but if you have pcie_1 populated they both run at x8). basically this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IY6W6YhyjnzSvi8BqEqi...

That's a really well done spreadsheet. It's not my project, but I believe the creator invites contact via email.

It's a shame I see so many good spreadsheets like yours, almost always on Google Sheets. A social network based on spreadsheets would help surface this content, and if clear licensing were included, instant remixable data would have me beating down that site's door.

Re: Motherboard Specifications on MotherboardDB

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I found this during research and thought I'd share. It could be better, but it's a one-person project labor of love, so I'm pretty forgiving.

For new-ish parts, PCPartPicker.com is still the single best resource for this info, but their info isn't always entirely accurate. For a given board I was researching with USB3.0, PCPartPicker listed it as having USB3.1Gen1 support. For compatibility its built-in checking is pretty good for what it does, but if your use case demands specific I/O ports/functionality, especially dicey things like Thunderbolt over USB-C, always discover the ground reality for yourself from first-party sources, such as the OEM/vendor.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/

Here's some other motherboard research links I found:

https://acme.com/build_a_pc/boardfinder/

http://www.motherboards.org/mobot/stats.html

Re: Motherboard Specifications on MotherboardDB

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Its terrible to buy MB. I want the best possible MB for my 3950x that supports 128ram at the highest possible clock etc regardless of pricr and i just get lost with all the possibilities.

I didn't have much to go on, but I was able to narrow it down to 87 motherboards for you. Give me some more info on your RAM clock or desired CPU clock and I can help a little more.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#s=33&D=137438...

Here's a spreadsheet from Tom's Hardware for AM4 mobos which may be just what you need:

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/x570-x470-x370-b550-...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wmsTYK9Z3-jUX5LGRoFn...

Re: Motherboard Specifications on MotherboardDB

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I wish it allowed me to search by CPU family instead of socket. I care a lot more about the CPU family than the socket. There is no way I remember what socket the latest AMD Ryzen 4000 family uses.

While the general idea that discovering sockets for different CPUs can be challenging, all AMD Ryzen consumer CPUs use the AM4 socket, including the Ryzen 4000 APUs. That hasn't been hard to remember, in my opinion. (But sure, Threadripper and EPYC are different - TR4 and SP3.)
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