we don't have Crucial Ballistix here sadly, importing costs even more. i was hoping to tighten timings on that D50, it seems decent if i am able to do that. all the rest are also CL18 unless i go for B-die? CL17 kits which cost about $100.

i would get the B550M Mortar but it is $166 and over budget. the cheapest ones without heatsinks looks like they have worse VRMs/features than the B450M. a decent one like ASROCK B550M PRO4 is $107 which i am not sure if the VRMs are that much better than the B450M Mortar. ASrock BIOS also feels a bit lacking, but i will consider if it i can find a good deal.

strange haha i thought it is the other way around since the used market here for Ryzen is pretty high especially during these times.