honestly im just so over looking at these prices right now everything is so expensive for am5 it makes no sense. i tried to cheap out with this gigabyte a620 board i found on sale but the vrm is literally cooking and my 7700x is thermal throttling like crazy even with a decent cooler i mean i shouldve known better but still. its just frustrating because i spent all my money on the cpu and ddr5 and now im stuck with a system that feels like a space heater and i just want something that actually works without costing $300.

im in the middle of a video project for a client and i cant even finish a render without the whole thing stuttering or crashing it’s driving me insane. i have maybe $160 left in my budget for this month to replace it and i need something that doesnt have garbage boot times because ive heard some b650s take forever to post. i usually shop at the microcenter in dallas so if they have it in stock that would be even better.

what are the actual decent budget b650 boards that wont die on me or throttle my chip? like is the asrock pro rs actually good or is it just another trap...