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[Amazon Prime] GIGABYTE X470 AORUS Ultra Gaming AM4 AMD Motherboard $152.02 Delivered @ Amazon USA via Amazon Global

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GIGABYTE X470 AORUS Ultra Gaming (AMD Ryzen AM4/ X470/ USB 3.1 Gen 2 Front Type C/ATX/ DDR4/ Motherboard)

Historic low on Amazon as far as I can tell but correct me if i'm wrong. PC Case Gear lists at $239 and Mwave lists at $249. Seems like good value for money, especially at this price. Going by their downloads pages it is compatible with Ryzen 3rd gen with BIOS updates.

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  • Gravy Train on 17/07/2019 - 12:32
    +4

    Nearly bought yesterday for 189. Lucky I held off overnight

    • MEGASERVE on 17/07/2019 - 12:39

      Where was it $189?

      • Gravy Train on 17/07/2019 - 12:50

        Also on Amazon just a different seller.

  • The 10th Doctor on 17/07/2019 - 12:33
    +10

    Seems like this doesn't support no-CPU BIOS updates, so you'd need to hope you get one of the new revisions or have a spare CPU to update the BIOS if you wanted to use the Ryzen 3's, is that right?

    • Merlict on 17/07/2019 - 12:38
      +1

      Correct. Looks like most of the boards that support it are by MSI.

      • ts13 on 17/07/2019 - 12:41
        +1

        I don’t quite understand what this means. I wanted to buy a Ryzen 3 with this mb.

        Basically, you can’t run a bios update unless it has a cpu in it? So if it isn’t compatible with zen 2 out of the box, you’re in a bit of a pickle? You’d have to source an old gen cpu to update the bios before installing a newer cpu?

        • Merlict on 17/07/2019 - 12:43
          +1

          Exactly. Some of the better boards allow you to update it with just a USB stick, no CPU in at all.

          • pinkybrain on 17/07/2019 - 13:01

            @Merlict: so MSI board can update without a CPU
            just plug in a USB with the BIOS?

        • adam-07 on 17/07/2019 - 12:43
          +1

          Yes, it needs a BIOS supported CPU installed before updating the BIOS. Sometimes the computer store will update it for you or you can buy a bare bones AM4 CPU for $10 just for the update.

          • ts13 on 17/07/2019 - 12:45

            @adam-07: I didn’t know you could buy a cpu for $10 … hahaha.
            Thanks for prompt replies guys.
            I read it doesn’t support 3600MHz ram anyway, so need to hold off.

          • pinkybrain on 17/07/2019 - 12:48

            @adam-07: where you buy a barebones am4 cpu for $10?
            can it boot Windows or DOS?

            got a link?

        • Gravy Train on 17/07/2019 - 12:49

          All my local stores also quoted $10 for a BIOS update (unless you buy the mobo from them then its free).

        • aragornelessar on 17/07/2019 - 13:03
          +4

          I hear AMD will loan you a CPU. Not sure if it's valid in Australia, or if they send the heavies after you if you don't return it…

          https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pa-100#faq-Short-Term-…

          • whiskeyjack89 on 17/07/2019 - 13:17
            +5

            @aragornelessar: Yeah it is available here. I am going through the AMD CPU loan process now for my B450, a lot of paperwork unfortunately so unless you're happy waiting a while I'd recommend the $10 bios update mentioned above.

            • spoonmugen on 17/07/2019 - 14:17

              @whiskeyjack89: cool.
              does amd ship it locally or…?

              • whiskeyjack89 on 17/07/2019 - 14:29

                @spoonmugen: They don't say, the response was from AMD Global Customer Care though.

                Below was their response to my boot kit request if you're interested, would help you get the information together at the same time.

                Thank you for your request to loan a boot kit from AMD.
                Before approving your request, I would like to verify that you have tried to contact your motherboard manufacturer or their local authorized service provider, and they have established that your motherboard requires a BIOS update, and were not able to help you perform that update.

                Please provide a summary or copy of your communication with the motherboard manufacturer to indicate why support from the Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) is not suitable.

                NOTE: Some motherboards are designed to support “USB BIOS Flashback,” which allows for BIOS updates from a flash drive even if the current BIOS on the motherboard does not have the software code to boot a new processor. Such motherboards feature special hardware to enable USB BIOS Flashback, and every manufacturer has a unique procedure to execute USB BIOS Flashback. Check your motherboard’s user manual to see if USB BIOS Flashback is supported. If it Is supported, follow the steps described in the manual or support documentation to perform the BIOS update.

                If the motherboard manufacturer is unable to assist, and your motherboard does not support USB BIOS flashback, AMD is in position to be able to provide a short-term loan of a Boot kit, such that you can Flash the BIOS yourself.

                To qualify for this service, AMD will require a picture of your Ryzen processor that clearly shows the Model number and Serial number plus a copy of your purchase invoice.

                Please Note: A picture of the retail box is not sufficient

                List of qualifying parts:

                Ryzen 9 3950X
                Ryzen 9 3900X
                Ryzen 7 3800X
                Ryzen 7 3700X
                Ryzen 7 2700X
                Ryzen 7 2700E
                Ryzen 7 2700
                Ryzen 5 3600X
                Ryzen 5 3600
                Ryzen 5 3400G
                Ryzen 5 2600X
                Ryzen 5 2600E
                Ryzen 5 2600
                Ryzen 2500X
                Ryzen 5 2400G
                Ryzen 5 2400GE
                Ryzen 3 3200G
                Ryzen 3 2300X
                Ryzen 3 2200G
                Ryzen 3 2200GE

                Please can you also provide a picture of your motherboard clearly displaying the make and model number.

                • By submitting these details you agree to the attached terms and conditions of AMD’s Boot Kit loan.

                Once we receive this information, we will be happy to review your claim to establish legibility for a Boot Kit loan.
                If you no longer require this service no response is required.

                • Viospeed on 17/07/2019 - 20:02
                  -1

                  @whiskeyjack89: In reality the CPU manufacturers should engineer their chipsets to support booting motherboards without the need for CPUs. It baffles me to this day this is not a thing.

                  • whiskeyjack89 on 17/07/2019 - 22:43

                    @Viospeed: You mean mobo manufacturers? Some do, but you have to look for it. Lesson learned aye!

    • ls123 on 17/07/2019 - 14:45
      +3

      For those wanting a cheap board for Ryzen 3, best to wait a month for the MSI MAX boards. Scorptec already has the B450 Tomahawk Max up for pre-order https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Motherboards/AMD-Socket-…
      Ships with support for Zen 2.

      • t0087669 on 17/07/2019 - 15:38

        I thought they will release B550 next month? So they are not doing that anymore?

        • ls123 on 17/07/2019 - 15:52

          where did you hear that? B550 isn't due til end of year or early 2020

      • exc3113nce on 17/07/2019 - 19:04

        Thanks for posting this! Was about to get the Tomahawk but might wait for the MAX now.

        • ls123 on 24/07/2019 - 18:55

          Looks like a few stores have started to get stock in, including PCCG

    • wings bubbin boaz on 17/07/2019 - 14:52

      most local tec stores will do an update for $10->

      only 15min in labor max

      some of the higher end mobo can be updated via usb

  • Kooratz on 17/07/2019 - 12:35
    +1

    Is this good for ryzen 2600?

    • YLD1 on 17/07/2019 - 12:43
      +5

      it'll work if thats what your asking

      natively supports it without bios update

  • StuBalls on 17/07/2019 - 12:35
    +3

    that is a great price. I want m-atx though :(

    • skittlebrau on 17/07/2019 - 12:47
      +4

      It's a shame that mATX doesn't get much love. Most attention is on ATX and ITX these days.

      • Goldfire on 17/07/2019 - 13:06
        +2

        Agreed, there is what, one, mATX board for X570 - I had to change my case just to accommodate the newer boards when I moved to 3rd gen Ryzen.

        I've almost always been running mATX for my builds.

    • jonathonsunshine on 17/07/2019 - 13:09
      +4

      Who are these people that have seven expansion cards…

      • Merlict on 17/07/2019 - 13:17
        +1

        It's less that you'd have 7 individual cards, but triple slot GPUs being common plus a capture card, soundcard etc it's not that crazy.

        • scuderiarmani on 17/07/2019 - 13:21
          +3

          Sound card? External all the way…

        • netsurfer on 17/07/2019 - 13:44
          -1

          Triple GPUs on this board? Assuming it is possible, the second m.2 slot is basically unusable or must run in SATA 3 mode.
          Honestly, if you are really going to have triple GPUs + sound card + capture card, you would go for X570.

          • Merlict on 17/07/2019 - 13:51
            +1

            @netsurfer: Triple -slot-, as in very large coolers.

            • netsurfer on 17/07/2019 - 15:34

              @Merlict: oh.. okay… GPU with big fan. Still think X570 is better option if you really want to use all the slots. On B450/X470, PCIe x4 slot is shared with second m.2 slot, so once you put the second m.2 in, that slot is basically useless. Some boards only permit 1 PCIe x1 slot to be used (despite having two slots).

              3 slots for 1 GPU, 1 slot fo wifi 6, 1 slot of capture card, 1 slot for sound card - that would mean the second m.2 slot cannot be used. Otherwise, take out 1 of them - my guess is the sound card would go.

          • jonathonsunshine on 17/07/2019 - 14:34

            @netsurfer: You're probably one of those 2% of people that are better off forking cash out for Intel single thread performance

            • netsurfer on 17/07/2019 - 15:18

              @jonathonsunshine: X470 isn't a good choice if you want to use all those slots. One of the slots is shared with m.2 (so you can only either use that slot or m.2). Anyone going with all those slots would likely be using 2 x m.2 setup. X570 is a better choice.

              There is one advantage of ATX over mATX, the PCIe x16 slot is not the right most slot so it will less likely to run into case issue (for cheap cases).

            • netsurfer on 17/07/2019 - 19:41

              @jonathonsunshine: Anyone going for B450/X470 now cannot be really serious about expansion slots. With Ryzen 3xxx series, if you really want to utilise the PCIExpress lanes, you really should go for X570, with the main m.2 PCIe x4 4.0 direct to the CPU, it frees up the PCIe lanes which go via the chipset (and with gen 4, you get 2X bandwidth).

              Honestly, with support up to 8x SATA3, and high end boards offering 10 gigabit ethernet, Thunderbolt 3, it is silly to go X470 and go crazy on expansion cards.

      • Oxxy on 17/07/2019 - 15:27
        +1

        Me, I use systems as esxi hosts

        10G SFP card
        Low end GPU
        4 port Intel NIC
        HBA SAS card
        Maybe wifi to pass through to Kali

        5 slots gone right there.

    • HKS on 17/07/2019 - 14:25

      yea mATX seems to be a dead area. either people want big cases or tiny ones. ill probably be going to mini itx if i cant find a good x570 mATX board.

      • jonathonsunshine on 17/07/2019 - 14:36

        I dunno, I'm building a computer for someone ATM, there still seems to be a wide range of mATX boards available across a AMD and Intel, across a range of chipsets and a range of price points. Much more so than ITX.

        • Fergy1987 on 17/07/2019 - 15:37
          +1

          Plus they are like half the price of the ITX boards which are ridiculously expensive.

        • netsurfer on 17/07/2019 - 15:59

          VRM on mATX tend to be inferior and ITX simply doesn't have enough room for decent cooling for VRM. So, 3900X on mATX / ITX would be difficult.

          On the AMD side, the advantage of mATX is reduced due to the included cooler. Don't get me wrong, the stock cooler is really nice and cool, but big, which means a slim mATX case won't fit (unless you get one with smaller / slim power supply). It's an even bigger issue for ITX as most AMD CPUs, you need to get a graphics card anyway.

  • Azmunga on 17/07/2019 - 12:43
    +2

    The reviews on Newegg are pretty concerning. Seems like quality control is atrocious for this board and returns to US Amazon would be a pain in the butt.

    https://www.newegg.com/global/au-en/p/N82E16813145060#

    • YLD1 on 17/07/2019 - 12:46

      I saw that too

      still bit the bullet and ordered it

      unsure if gigabyte do international warranty though

      • skittlebrau on 17/07/2019 - 12:48

        You won't have to deal with Gigabyte anyway if you have a problem as you'd be dealing with Amazon AU. Probably makes it easier anyway.

        • rekkore on 17/07/2019 - 13:56
          +2

          What a roller coaster of emotions this thread is, bit the bullet though. Although great price, spent more on my sffpc mitx.

    • jayz on 17/07/2019 - 13:56
      +1

      I wouldn't buy any Ryzen mobo built by Gigabyte. Always hear negative things about them from a large number of people.

  • t0087669 on 17/07/2019 - 12:43

    Does this have wifi on-board?

    • YLD1 on 17/07/2019 - 12:46

      no

    • CamoKazii on 17/07/2019 - 12:46

      No on-board wifi on this one. You would need to look at the Aorus Gaming 5 WiFi or Gaming 3 WiFi if you're after an aorus board

    • netsurfer on 17/07/2019 - 13:52

      At this price point, you are unlikely to get wifi on board. One possibility is to get Wi-Fi 6 AX200, but you still need to get a PCIe x1 card and antennas. It is a bit messy, but that gives you wifi 6 support.

  • AustriaBargain on 17/07/2019 - 13:20

    just got this from Kogan for like 250, and ai thought at the time this was a cheaper X470 board. Then again I'd pay an extra $100 to not have to research motherboards and prices for an extra week.

    • dzhay on 17/07/2019 - 13:48
      +8

      Bro, that's not the ozbargain way.

      • ganymede on 17/07/2019 - 14:56
        +2

        That's Austria Bargain.

      • AustriaBargain on 17/07/2019 - 15:52
        +1

        I was already looking at PCCG for the processor and they were about the same price for the board, and on both sites at the time this was the cheapest X470. And before my 2700X arrived the price dropped $44. So much sadness.

    • netsurfer on 17/07/2019 - 13:48

      The current recommendation is that, for $150-$170, you could consider B450 or X470. However, if your M/B budget is $260+, get the cheap X570 boards - according to buildzoid, quite a lot of good cheap X570 boards are worth getting over X470 (if the price difference is minimal).

      • Flyingmoo on 17/07/2019 - 13:56
        +1

        MSI have a good x570 for 250 (using the ebay codes)

        • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2019 - 15:06

          Link
          ?

          • netsurfer on 17/07/2019 - 16:01

            @[Deactivated]: MSY has one for $260, that's why I put $260+. But, people did buy MSI X570 Gaming Plus for $250 previously (sold out now).

  • elite79 on 17/07/2019 - 13:45
    +2

    Good find OP. Grabbed one for a future build…. One piece at a time.

    • blehgg on 17/07/2019 - 14:43

      I used to do this ~

      Fingers X'd none of the pieces are DOA while they come piece by piece

      • kisshell9 on 17/07/2019 - 17:27

        I am also doing this.. just waiting for ddr4 ram which will take 3 weeks to arrive.. and waiting for a good 2080 ti deal..Hopefully everything works when I build it or else I wouldn't be able to even return some items..

  • rmmm7410 on 17/07/2019 - 13:49

    Will this support Ryzen 7 3700x?

    • Merlict on 17/07/2019 - 13:51

      Yes, with a bios update.

      • jrjr on 17/07/2019 - 13:55

        Bios update will require a 1xxx or 2xxx series cpu

    • netsurfer on 17/07/2019 - 13:54
      +1

      Yes*, but you need to have an existing Ryzen 2xxx CPU or pay a local computer shop $10-$40 to do a BIOS update for you (some people indicated shops will do that for $10, but you really need to shop around - so far, the cheapest I found was $20, but I picked a board with BIOS flashback feature).

      Also, stores may not do that for you right away and you may need to leave the board there and come back later to pick it up.

      • HKS on 17/07/2019 - 14:28

        AMD has or will have a program to update your boards to ryzen 1-2-3 compatible. they send you a dummy chip of a certain gen and you have to send it back and if you dont send it back you dont get a free cpu anymore. its a cpu not worth owning btw.

      • pinkybrain on 17/07/2019 - 17:28

        which board did you buy?

        • netsurfer on 17/07/2019 - 19:49

          MSI Mortar. The flashback BIOS was the easy bit. The latest BIOS is still not that good: the way it handles XMP profiles on RAM modules isn't ideal. I also went with 4 DIMMs which complicates things (it is best to stick to 2 DIMMs with AMD). I am after the 8 cores / 16 threads because I need to run a lot of docker containers. There are also server apps I need to run which recommend 16GB RAM minimum.

          If you do decide to get that board, DDR4-3200 is probably the max you should go for (though honestly, if you have the budget to go for DDR4-3600+ or Samsung B-die memory, you should just go X570, even the cheapest $250 X570 board would be better).

          Note: I picked Mortar mainly because I want the second m.2 slot (even though it only runs at PCIe x2 mode and when in use the second PCIe x16 slot (which runs at PCIe x4) cannot be used. If you prefer 2 extra SATA ports instead and the second PCIe x16/x4 not affected, then Tomahawk is a better choice. My AMD setup is for my work/server usage, for gaming, I still use my intel setup.

          • pinkybrain on 17/07/2019 - 20:18

            @netsurfer: got a link for the msi mortar board you bought?
            also what amd cpu did you buy and how much it cost?

            What is the main benefit of x570 vs X470?

            why you still use intel for gaming
            and what is the spec of that pc?

            BTW what do you do for work?

            • netsurfer on 18/07/2019 - 10:19

              @pinkybrain: B450M Mortar: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450M-MORTAR
              I bought it from MSY (so could be cheaper online elsewhere).

              AMD Ryzen 7 3700X $469 - from Computer Alliance (eBay).

              Gaming - I am not a serious gamer (well I am bad at first person shooter game) and my setup is below par for 1440p gaming. Not playing any game right now so it is not a priority. I will eventually move to use the AMD setup (the priority is to set it up to take advantage of the cores/threads).

              Ryzen 3600 is a much better buy if gaming is important and you don't need 8 cores. Also, I am waiting for a new BIOS to address the linux issue for Ryzen 3xxx series CPU.

              Another thing to note for the MSI board: the BIOS size on their B450 boards are only half of what they put in standard X570 boards, so MSI had to cut a fair bit out of the BIOS (so it has a lite UI interface now - which isn't an issue for me since I pretty much uses the classic / basic UI mode). They removed some old CPU support (some non-Ryzen CPUs).

              If you can stretch your budget a bit, X570 boards are better (even the basic ones has 6 SATA ports (X570 can do 8 max), a dedicated m.2 PCIe x4 gen 4 direct connect to CPU and despite still PCIe x4 link between chipset and CPU (graphics card not part of that picture), that PCIe x4 link is gen 4 so it still double the bandwidth (though only the second m.2 port would benefit - I doubt capture card and sound card companies will rush to release gen 4 PCIe cards any time soon).

  • chewchew on 17/07/2019 - 14:07
    +4

    Be careful, it's VRM is on the lower end tier according to this list
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-ZwVuH_tinzgpsOdfMvY…

    • TrulyUnicorn on 17/07/2019 - 15:08

      Indeed, it's a falsely advertised 4-phase with double the inductors. It's nothing special, I'd put any ATX B450 from MSI ahead of this in terms of VRM's, and they support CPU-less BIOS flashing for Zen 2.

      • kisshell9 on 17/07/2019 - 17:29

        Oo damn.. I was really itching to buy this and return my tomahawk b450… I also found that this board is cheaper in US compared to tomahawk in newegg which is not a good sign

        • AusNugz on 17/07/2019 - 19:09

          Yeah not a very good board especially if you want to OC the newer chips. Disappointing work from pretty much every motherboard manufacturer except MSI for X470/B450.

  • agentsmithy on 17/07/2019 - 14:14

    I have just bought the Ryzen 2600 from the last deal. For this price range is there a better option to consider or is this a really good deal?

    I am about to do a build with an RX 580 and 16gb DD4 3000 ram (Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2B3000C15W).
    Aim is for a budget gaming PC and some streaming. Case is an ATX Mid Tower

    Thanks :)

  • petry on 17/07/2019 - 14:24

    there's not a lot of posting information with this board so problems are difficult to find, plus the bios flashing is limited as stated earlier. if it works straightup all good if not it can be a bugger. Good price

  • Kegsta on 17/07/2019 - 14:31
    +1

    I just went with the MSI AMD MPG X570 GAMING PLUS for $250 last night for my new 3600 build as I couldn't find any decent b450/x470 boards for under $200 that had 6 sata + m2 ports that don't disable SATA.

    This + a cheap 2700 deal would be great value!

  • Viospeed on 17/07/2019 - 15:56

    Good price. Do these come flashed with the latest BIOS for Ryzen 3000?

    • ironpaw on 17/07/2019 - 16:45

      No they don't.

  • parallelparadox on 17/07/2019 - 17:00

    I recently bough the WIFI version, flashed it with V40 BIOS and it is running good so far. Got better reviews online which is oddly weird. The difference between that board and this one is the Wifi/Bt i believe.

    • pc6673 on 17/07/2019 - 17:21

      https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-3900x-3700x-tes…

      looks like not too bad for running 3700x on x470

      • parallelparadox on 17/07/2019 - 21:07

        Actually I stand corrected. The Wifi version has an extra PCIE slot and an extra M.2 from a quick glance.

        Yup, that is the plan. Just waiting for a bit to ensure there are no launch issues with the new chips and may be a better deal like the 15-20% sales from Computer Alliance on the 3700x.

  • Skinnerr on 17/07/2019 - 18:15

    2x PCI is meh

  • Dienk on 17/07/2019 - 18:46
    +1

    One of worst am4 x470 motherboard.

  • wolfy747400 on 17/07/2019 - 19:05

    No Pci-e 4.0 right (M.2 lightning)?

    • netsurfer on 17/07/2019 - 20:22

      No, but if you plan to get an m.2 with PCIe x4 gen 4 SSD, you certainly can afford a X570 board (while good ones are quite expensive, the cheaper $250 one is packed with features that X470 doesn't make sense - unless it is priced at B450 level like this one).

  • reactor-au on 17/07/2019 - 19:33
    +1

    That'll do pig, that'll do.

    Going to pair with the 2200G I won from AMD ANZ last year, make a nice home server.

  • D3NI3D on 17/07/2019 - 20:01

    I've got this board with 2600X. Can't complain. Does the job well.

  • Felixrising on 17/07/2019 - 20:08
    +1

    I just keep thinking of the what-if of a warranty claim when purchased from O.S…. that is a nightmare when it goes wrong…

    • netsurfer on 17/07/2019 - 20:30

      It is more troublesome as you need to post it overseas. Amazon will pay for the return postage, but you need to pay first then get the refund once posted. If you do sell items on feeBay, then I guess it is probably not a big deal posting items.

      The main features going for this are the intel gigabit ethernet and maybe ALC1220 (better audio chip) compared to B450 boards you get here at this price point. If you don't have an old AMD CPU and you want to use it with 3xxx series CPU, you still need a store to do a BIOS flash with you.

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