ASUS ROG Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi AMD Ryzen AM5 mini-ITX motherboard, 10 + 2 power stages, DDR5, two M.2 slots, PCIe 5.0, 2.5G LAN, WiFi 6E, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C port, and Aura Sync RGB lighting

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I'd go AM4 as it's pretty cheap and you're not gonna change a lot over the lifespan of the hardware. Ryzen 7000 series only supports the new DDR5 RAM, meaning AM5 motherboards are also only compatible with DDR5 memory. I built my first custom loop on Socket 939, before AiOs were a thing and have been using either air or custom since then.

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Core Flex empowers you to smash limits farther than ever before by letting you control current, power, and thermals in creative new ways.EZ Tuning: Use can place 4 EZ Tuning points at rough temperature/fan speed, and Smart Fan 6 can quickly generate a fan curve. If You will install it to ITX case with future 65W models or 7600X with ecomode, propably You will don't need or almost don't need any fan on VRM section. You also get the AM5 socket, the B650 chipset, DDR5 support up to 64GB, a healthy variety of USB ports including Type-C and USB 3. But the parts I received were perfect and delivered very well in great packaging and it wasn't too expensive.

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