[LAU] Looking for AMD motherboard with PCI slot

[michael noble]

Be aware, these boards do NOT have integrated GPUs. They have the headers
and ports, but the provision of actual graphics depends on you buying an
AMD APU which contains integrated CPU/GPU. This is the same for all current
gen AMD based mainboards. The current Ryzen chips are NOT APUs, they are
CPUs only. In other words, if you buy these mainboards and a Ryzen 3, 5, or
7 CPU you will still need to buy a separate GPU. To make use of integrated
graphics on the mainboards you have selected, you would need to buy a
slower current gen AMD APU which are NOT based on the Zen architecture.

On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 12:16 PM, Ivan K <ivan_521521 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> After 10 years with my ASUS M2N-E motherboard
> and my AMD Athlon 64 Dual Core 2.5 Ghz, I feel the
> need to upgrade.
>
> In the past, I have preferred AMD processors as they
> are just less expensive than Intel, and my preference
> existed before the meltdown/spectre flaws of recent
> news.
>
> I would like to continue to use my  M-Audio 2496
> PCI card, hence the need for a PCI slot.
>
> -----
> I did follow the "Christmas present for self"
> thread on this list.
> -----
>
> The two motherboards I am considering both have the
> AM4 socket, that is, they accommodate the AMD RYZEN
> processor.  Those motherboards:
>
>
> (1) ASUS PRIME B350-PLUS MB
> https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-B350-PLUS/specifications/
>
> It does have integrated graphics processor, though.  Does anyone
> have an opinion about the onboard AMD Radeon R Series Graphics ?
>
>
> (2) Gigabyte GA-A320-DS3
> https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-A320-DS3-rev-10#kf
>
> This one also has integrated graphics, which is called
> "2-Way CrossFire™ Multi-Graphics Support"
>
> I suppose if the onboard graphics do not work out I
> could go with a PCI-express graphics card.
>
>
> And then, for a processor, I was thinking of going with
> the AMD RYZEN 3 1200 4-Core 3.1 GHz.
> Yes, it is is not as fast and has fewer cores
> than RYZEN 7, but it is only $110 US.  For $220 US,
> I could go with a RYZEN 5 six core though.
>
>
> Has anybody any opinions on this hardware?
>
> Thank you for your help.
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