Re: [LAU] Looking for AMD motherboard with PCI slot

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?