Part 2 is now available, covering 18 boards in total: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gnmVkticepPSgrw.html

@Asquadron1

2 жыл бұрын

what doesnt mean direct and standart air flow ? direct its u put additional fan on vrm radiotor or what ?

@aravindraja8034

2 жыл бұрын

what does direct airflow mean pls explain

@dothackjhe

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure of the general meaning of the term myself. But per the speaker himself, '... direct airflow configuration, which includes an additional 120mm fan covering the VRM.'

@aravindraja8034

Жыл бұрын

@@dothackjhe any idea how t mount a 120mm fan for vrm

@dothackjhe

Жыл бұрын

@@aravindraja8034 That will probably depend on the layout of your build. I think, you will just have to improvise on it, mainly.

Great to see someone still doing big comparisons. Thank you, Steve.

@mocannee

2 жыл бұрын

steve is just great!

i have to say though, this is some incredible effort! 9 boards ran across 12 tests each lasting an hour + the pc rebuild time, you truly are the best benchmarking channel out there

Woo! Steve at it again with the mega comparison! These comparisons are truly appreciated.

@Chris-hw4mq

2 жыл бұрын

the work load to make all those benchmarks must have taken weeks

@NamTran-xc2ip

2 жыл бұрын

I hope he test them with I5 12400f.

@Hardwareunboxed

2 жыл бұрын

@@NamTran-xc2ip any and all boards are going to work with the 12400F, it uses about 70w.

I would have avoided giving the Asrock Board such a clean B-roll, probably a mugshot style thing with a massive red Cross on it for Asrock to get the message 🤣🤣

@thelegendaryklobb2879

2 жыл бұрын

With a fart sound effect

@madcrowmaxwell

2 жыл бұрын

He's not Gamers Nexus...

@gtijason7853

2 жыл бұрын

I would have filmed it in a dumpster and on fire so you don't accidentally use it somewhere down the line. The only board even worth considering is the MSI Pro A in this roundup, hopefully round 2 fares better

@rmmbitfountain3922

2 жыл бұрын

Is gigabyte 660 ds3h good choice for i5 12400 or should I go for msi mag b660?

@ShubhamPednekarYt

2 жыл бұрын

@@rmmbitfountain3922 msi b660 m a

These comparison videos are always extremely appreciated, they're very informative. Thanks Steve!!

Very impressive results from the Maxsun and Soyo boards! Kinda put some of the established brands to shame. I would be tempted to try these if it wasn't for the potential support/warranty limitations.

@HelloOnepiece

2 жыл бұрын

They have been solid brands (in terms of products) for quite some time now, good to know they are starting to get some recognition (you wont buy them anyway, they are not really sold anywhere west)

@kosmosyche

2 жыл бұрын

@@HelloOnepiece Except, Aliexpress is a thing. I mean they do deliver to the west, east, south or north.

@Oz-gv5fz

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda order one, the legacy cpu cooler suport is what i need

@crispianchealuks2024

2 жыл бұрын

as a legacy pc builder, my customers(relatives) refuse to upgrade and I have to source fm2+ motherboards from China, maxsun and soyo fm2+ motherboards work seamlessly

@tuiso

2 жыл бұрын

as u said, "potential support/warranty limitations". I imagine this is the exact reason why they can sell for lower. Setting up global distribution, support and warranty should cost a lot too.

Thank you for the testing! I really love seeing these kinds of comparisons of the more affordable boards.

Thank you for the hard work Steve. This is exactly what I was waiting for. It is amazing the amount of variance in performance between boards priced so closely.

I have to say - I think I'm more excited about motherboards tests than cpu tests. It's true especially for these budget solutions. I mean cpu/gpu tests are ubiquitous, but good, confirmed boards comparisons are a rarity, but it can affect cpu performance in a substantial way.

Got the MSI PRO B660M-A, paired with a 12600K just yesterday. And I'm so glad to see this video. 🤩 Thank you so much Steve for all your hardwork! Cheers!

@mat-mat101

2 жыл бұрын

Thank God you made a right choice!

@JzfDavid

2 жыл бұрын

10 cores was more than enough for my needs. The 12700 would've been overkill for me even in the long run.

@Gabriel-gw8hf

2 жыл бұрын

Am i missing something but why 12600k with a b660 and not z690?

@mineatomtr

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gabriel-gw8hf why not, you still can do base clock overclocking which most people won’t do anyway

@nigel2187

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gabriel-gw8hf z690 is overkill anyway

Thanks for the hard work guys. Always appreciate the in depth testing

Excellent coverage and information, what a load of data and time you put this mate, thanks really appreciate all this , keep them coming

Thank you! Been waiting for this video.

Impressive review, good job! I'm just in the process of ordering parts for my new PC....and thanks to your review I changed my motherboard order to MSI Pro B660M-A (from Gigabyte B660M DS3H).

Man, this is the video I needed. Thank you very much, love this channel ♥️

was waiting for this video from hardware unboxed, thank you.

Very very informative comparisons. Thanks for saving my budget!

Great work, Steve. The variation between boards make for interesting content.

can't thank you enough for making these comparison videos. I was in the process of upgrading my current build and was desperate for someone to let me know which motherboard is the best considering the limited options and budget I had. This and all other b660 videos gave me a perfect guide to choose my motherboard which is the msi pro b660m-a ddr4. Hopefully it dosen't disappoint me.

thank you very much for explaining how each board behaves regarding power. amazing review

Can't explain how much gratitude I have for you mannn.. Great work ...Vrm are so much important ... Most people just don't understand this...Thx for this comparison .. You just earned a subscriber

thank u so much looking for this type of video couple days

This is a very underated review in terms of the information it provides, kudos to you guys!

Thank you so much for doing this exhausting benchmarks! You are a true legend

Thank you very much! That's exactly the info I was looking for!

helped me a lot . have no words to appreciate

Thank you very much for this in-depth review!

Thank you for making this video. Great info and nice to look at

Great Video! Was a great help for me and my decisionmaking. Thank you for your effort !! :)

I waited for this video thx for bringing.

Man, thanks a lot! No one does this kinda comparison! It's Very helpful.

Great Video, Your testing does help consumers pick the components they need for there case scenaros which is most appreciated. i.e a bad product will be avoided and a good product will be bought, Simple.

More Kudos, thanks for your work and keeping it entertaining.

Really appreciate you for the testing, it does helps a lot 🙏🙏❤😊

Thank you so much for this video! As a budget gamer, I really needed an in-depth insight like this one. Cheers!

Wow, outstanding testing. So helpful and interesting results. I'm disappointed to see top brands come in below budget brands... I know you tested them rigorously and most users won't put them through these paces on a regular basis, nice job MSI!

This is exactly what I need. Thanks!

I'm waiting for this for Ages, thanks Steve...!!!

Steve just want to say really really appreciate your hardwork on this video as you took a month of testing! Resp+ 🙌 honest comparison

Great test, very interesting results!

this a great review. Excellent work!

Amazing video!

Ty for these kind of videos

Good testing! Looking forward for more motherboard content 😆

Man you do the best reviews... even way back in your channels life, you two were awesome. It seems like 15 years back you started your channel. 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼🍀🍀🍀😎🤓 Sheeet I subscribed 7 years ago! Great work!

Dude , I love you so much , thanks for all the effort , my next MB will be the MSI mentioned :)

Great work! Thank you!

Damn this is an insane difference between these boards! I wouldn't have thought this would ever happen lol, I've always had this in my mind that "any board can run anything stock with no problems" but turns out it's a wild difference with boards even in the same price range. The MSI Pro looks like a great candidate for an upcoming build, I just wish it had +1 M.2 slot like many other 12th gen boards do. I highly appreciate motherboard comparisons like this, I'm really looking forward to the next!

Though I don't personally need this exact content, this kind of motherboard mega comparison can be hugely useful and I'm glad this content is being made! I did build out a Alder Lake ITX build recently for a friend, hoping the ASRock Z690 ITX board is at least a bit better than their B660 offering....

@sonicboy678

2 жыл бұрын

You're probably asking too much from ASRock...

@Bareego

2 жыл бұрын

Just make sure to get some airflow on that VRM and don't ride the CPU too hard.

Great video. Keep up the good work 💪

Very good job. I would say that Alder Lake & B660 combo raises the due diligence level for the average user when building a new system with these parts. But thanks to you and your work here, we are now aware of the possible issues. Thumbs-up!

Awesome video, thanks a lot!

I don't know why even though I have decided and purchased all the components for my PC already, I just can't stop watching these videos

@sonicboy678

2 жыл бұрын

You find this content fascinating. On a personal level, I'm more interested in laptops, but I'd be lying if I claimed to have no interest in this content.

Not surprisingly MSI seems to have learned their lesson. (VRM performance issues from about 2 years ago) I have been VERY happy with my latest MSI boards and I hope the trend continues. Great quality boards from them lately.

Ohh, good information to know, keep up the good work guys!!

Great info. Well Done 🤘

Great comparison as always.

Hi Steve, if you read this, I think have the temperature bar red is fitting, intuitive and provides more visual contrast for comparing CB score to temperatures, thanks for the good work!

thanks for this review !!!

Thank you for the massive undertaking this test was

Kudos for the MSI for focusing on VRM quality.

@drewmendoza2041

2 жыл бұрын

I believe B560M Pro VDH is in their B560 round up.

@tygattyche2545

2 жыл бұрын

It's because the "MSI Pro B660M-A" is MSI's only for less than 150,- AUS/US(?)-$.

@mat-mat101

2 жыл бұрын

Ah never mind. He reviewed the VDH WIFI as well. Sorry for the confusion! ^_^

@GewelReal

2 жыл бұрын

MSI likes its VRMs

@bananya6020

2 жыл бұрын

i think this is just the right amount of focus. for people who have the budget to buy b660, it means we'll usually run i7's at most and an i9 if it's cheap later. as a result, designing a board to just BARELY run the i9 without throttling is ideal since the rest of the limited budget can be spent on features.

Great video, great value!

I was waiting for this video for long to upgrade to alder lake. However, I just purchased the MSI B660M-A Wifi as I needed Wifi and the VRMs looked like they could handle a 12700. This video only made me happy for my decision. Thanks

Great video thanks a lot

Great review 🙂

My workplace is upgrading my work system and are using the Asus Prime B660M-A D4-CSM, which seems to be the same as the -A D4 in this video, minus one of the VRM heatsinks. It'll be running a 12700F, which seems like will work fine with the VRM solution. I'm nearly certain they will be using the stock cooler with that CPU, so we'll see how that goes. Thank goodness for you making this video, and allowing me to rest easy that my employer hasn't selected a trash mobo for my new machine.

I enjoy all of the content covered by HUB but I particularly love the motherboard testing videos. Good work. 👍

Great roundup. Super curious whether the EK-LiteBlock on the MSI MAG Torpedo EK would fit onto the Soyo and Maxsun given their VRM heatsink design looks very similar to the Torpedo's and whether that block would benefit them as much/more than direct air flow and when/if EK will make that LiteBlock series general availability rather than just tied to the Torpedo.

Great video. Thanks.

thanks man helped alot

Thanks for your hard work! Is there any chance to compare all the ITX boards as well in the future for us who's in the way of building a SFF builds? Thanks again!

Thank you so much. Greetings from Argentina !

brands don't really like to sample or focus marketing on low end boards especially since they know that some of there products there are either bad or underwhelm and are mostly just there to have a presence in that market segment and/or are mostly sold to SI. Good on Steave to give budget buyers an insight on what they can expect at the low end.

Good job Steve!

This is what i was waiting for

The Maxsun and Soyo results are really good. Nice.

These motherboard tests are awesome, no one else is doing anything like it. MSI Pro is only £20 more than the Gigabyte boards, well worth it!

So good. Amazing videos

Thanks for this video! Quick question--to obtain these results for the MSI Pro, did you connect the 4 pin CPU power connector when testing the i5-12600k, or just the 8 pin?

Looking forward to seeing the TUF and MORTAR results :) To few people show how the boards behave with the non-K SKU's, I'm looking for a B660 MATX for a 12700 non-K right now :)

Wow... Good result for Maxsun and Soyo. Maybe next time HU need to review mini itx B660/H670 from asrock. Btw thanks for amazing video review 👍

Really good info, thanks. Do you plan to test MITX mobos? I really wanna get back in sff

That's some nice colorful tile in the background of the test system.

How did you setup direct airflow to the VRM for these boards?

Thank you ❤️

Sweet! Very good reviews. Is there a similar video for the top of the line Intel-based mobos for the z690 chipset?

Big thanks, Steve 😘

I cannot wait for the testing of the Asus TUF GAMING B660M-Plus Wifi D4. It seems promising!

Wide berth hahaha nice. Very thorough and great video, thanks

Have you been able to check which boards have a BCLK overclocking ability for locked SKUs? I know the Asus B660 Strix can OC the 12400 to 5GHz+ for example.

Back in my days (lol) any board could run a compatible CPU at stock frequency. High-end motherboards were needed for overclocking. It makes the choice a lot more complex so thank you for these comparison videos.

Question, so if I pair the 12400 with any of these board I should be ok?

Hi Steve, thanks for the comparisons, really apreciate it as I´m about to build a 12400f (found it at 164 euros) with an Asus PRIME B660-PLUS D4 (100 euros) and a RTX 3050 phoenix from Asus (329 euros) as I grab a bargain for all of them at my local hardware store here in Madrid. So I will build quite a killer combo for a reasonable price. Waiting to see the mid tier B660 comparison soon and hopefully know were the Asus PRIME B660-PLUS D4 holds with the other motherboards, as I plan to upgrade to an I7 12700 in the future.

good job steve!

Aside from the MSI, all other mobos look very underwhelming. The cost of the chipset + PCIe4 must be high.

@nayan.punekar

2 жыл бұрын

You're ignoring the maxsun and soyo boards as they are the best performers in both performance and temperature but yeah they are Chinese products so it doesn't surprise me that you're ignoring them

@vh9network

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like your typical budget motherboard to me. You want he bells and whistles you go for the Z690

@rdmz135

2 жыл бұрын

@@nayan.punekar they are second to the MSI B660m-a. Still very good boards.

@bananya6020

2 жыл бұрын

agree, b560 had much better boards eg b560m pro vdh

@nayan.punekar

2 жыл бұрын

@@rdmz135 Yeah but they were pretty close when you look at the graphs as there were multiple instances where the Chinese motherboards outperformed the msi boards and the msi boards are more likely to be sold at a much higher price while it's common for Chinese boards are generally cheaper but like I said the msi board is more preferable as it's a more trustworthy company and would provide bios support for a long time and have a warranty which I would not expect from the Chinese boards.

I LOVE THIS SERIES

Big thanks for your time and effort. Also what do you think about the h610 boards for non k i3 and i5 SKU s?

Great work Steve and well done MSI!

Thank you so much