[SOLVED] 3700x paired with MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus

[Midawnity]

So i have some parts on the way for a new rig I'm building and I'm starting to wonder if this was good pair or if i jumped the gun. What im wondering is what's the overclocking on this motherboard with Ryzen 7 3700x like and would It be better to stick to the x570 board or if it would be better to reinvest my money into a older motherboard like 470x or b450 for roughly the same price point.
The system spec are as follow.


-Case ~ https://www.amazon.com/darkFlash-Mid-Tower-Computer-Tempered-Pre-Installed/dp/B07F1YSB9M
-MoBo~ https://www.amazon.com/MSI-X570-Gaming-Plus-Motherboard/dp/B07T5QDRFX
-GPU~ https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-08G-P4-6183-KR/dp/B01GAI6478?th=1
-CPU~ https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-3700X-16-Thread-Processor/dp/B07SXMZLPK
-CPU Cooler~ https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-MasterLiquid-Dissipation-MLW-D24M-A20PC-R1/dp/B075YPG52N
-Ram~ https://www.amazon.com/Patriot-Viper-4000MHz-Performance-Memory/dp/B07KXNGWRF
-PSU~ https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-N1-0650-L1/dp/B01LYRXRDI

Thanks for the help in advance!

 

[Darkbreeze]

It really doesn't matter WHAT board you go with, Ryzen 3000 series has poor overclocking potential and is largely a waste of time to even pursue UNLESS you are only trying to establish a manual all core OC that is similar to the single core boost, in which case you might have some success but that is probably going to be equally possible on any mid to upper tiered board with a halfway decent VRM configuration. Right now, seems like the better established B450 and X470 boards are much better choices than all but the very highest tiered X570 boards.


https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ryzen-3000-series-cpus-lack-overclocking-headroom,39850.html


https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/ryzen-7-3700x-overclocking-benchmarks-performance


https://www.techspot.com/news/80912-amd-ryzen-3000-overclocking-youre-not-going-see.html


If it were me buying right now, there's no way I'd even LOOK at X570. I'd absolutely be looking at either the B450 Tomahawk or Pro Carbon, but there are a few X570 boards worth looking at if you have deeper pockets than mine.

Ryzen 9 3950X on Good and Bad B450 Motherboards

As we anticipated when we reviewed AMD's new flagship 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X, rather than testing it on the very high-end Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme, we want...

www.techspot.com

 

[bmockeg]

So i have some parts on the way for a new rig I'm building and I'm starting to wonder if this was good pair or if i jumped the gun. What im wondering is what's the overclocking on this motherboard with Ryzen 7 3700x like and would It be better to stick to the x570 board or if it would be better to reinvest my money into a older motherboard like 470x or b450 for roughly the same price point.
The system spec are as follow.


-Case ~ https://www.amazon.com/darkFlash-Mid-Tower-Computer-Tempered-Pre-Installed/dp/B07F1YSB9M
-MoBo~ https://www.amazon.com/MSI-X570-Gaming-Plus-Motherboard/dp/B07T5QDRFX
-GPU~ https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-08G-P4-6183-KR/dp/B01GAI6478?th=1
-CPU~ https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-3700X-16-Thread-Processor/dp/B07SXMZLPK
-CPU Cooler~ https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-MasterLiquid-Dissipation-MLW-D24M-A20PC-R1/dp/B075YPG52N
-Ram~ https://www.amazon.com/Patriot-Viper-4000MHz-Performance-Memory/dp/B07KXNGWRF
-PSU~ https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-N1-0650-L1/dp/B01LYRXRDI

Thanks for the help in advance!

The MSI X570 boards are notorious for hot VRM which will result in thermal throttling. Another brand would be fine or a MSI b450 max series.

 

[bmockeg]

It really doesn't matter WHAT board you go with, Ryzen 3000 series has poor overclocking potential and is largely a waste of time to even pursue UNLESS you are only trying to establish a manual all core OC that is similar to the single core boost, in which case you might have some success but that is probably going to be equally possible on any mid to upper tiered board with a halfway decent VRM configuration. Right now, seems like the better established B450 and X470 boards are much better choices than all but the very highest tiered X570 boards.


https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ryzen-3000-series-cpus-lack-overclocking-headroom,39850.html


https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/ryzen-7-3700x-overclocking-benchmarks-performance


https://www.techspot.com/news/80912-amd-ryzen-3000-overclocking-youre-not-going-see.html


If it were me buying right now, there's no way I'd even LOOK at X570. I'd absolutely be looking at either the B450 Tomahawk or Pro Carbon, but there are a few X570 boards worth looking at if you have deeper pockets than mine.

Ryzen 9 3950X on Good and Bad B450 Motherboards

As we anticipated when we reviewed AMD's new flagship 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X, rather than testing it on the very high-end Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme, we want...

www.techspot.com

And like he stated the overclocking potential is low if any. AMD can be left to boost from factory and will usually hit its limit.

 

[sizzling]

To support the above I recently chose the MSI B450 Tomahawk Max and am very happy with it. My 3700x will happily boost to 4.2-4.3 all cores.

 

[Darkbreeze]

I agree, the Tomahawk and Tomahawk max seem to really be the go to choice unless you want to spend significantly more. I haven't seen any common failures or complaints on those boards for a long time, unlike early on. Something was fixed either through quality controls or BIOS revisions, but the problems we saw early on with the Tomahawk is non-existent now. That's what I'd choose if I were to buy one right now.