Question Can I put a Ryzen 7 2700 cpu into any AM4 socket?

[Bearcat Şándor]

I need to replace my motherboard, and I have a Ryzen 7 2700 cpu. Do I have to get a "3000 series" motherboard, as NewEgg calls them? What happens if I use a 4000 or 5000 series to give me more options?

Thank you

 

[Dj0gany]

3000, 4000, or 5000 series ready means that the motherboard can run those CPU's without a BIOS update, in other words "right out of the box", you just install the CPU in the motherboard and it runs, no need for a BIOS update.
Do you have a motherboard in mind that you would like to buy or do you need recommendations?

 

[Bearcat Şándor]

Thank you! This is my current build, and I'm not looking to do any major upgrades right now. I'll jump to a Ryzen 9 on AM5 when I finally do that, but for now I just want a compatible mainboard. I would like it to have bluetooth on board if possible to save me a USB slot.

 

[Dj0gany]

You dont need to update your BIOS in order to run the r7 2700, you are good to go. Simply install it, build the system, and it will run out of the box!
Unless you really need that Bluetooth, i see no reason for you to upgrade the motherboard... Better to save that money for bigger future upgrades.

 

[Bearcat Şándor]

I agree. The components in that list are what I currently have (since 2019). The motherboard in that list is the one that I'm replacing. It's no longer available, so I'm looking for an alternative.

 

[Dj0gany]

Ahhh i get it now, so you are theoretically looking for a budget-ish motherboard, which has built in bluetooth in it, just to hold you r7 2700 until u upgrade to the AM5 platform?

 

[Bearcat Şándor]

You got it! I had a moment of stupid wherein I hadn't completely disenguaged the graphics card clip, and I pulled it out with a bit of resistance. Since then, I get warnings about the slot. Eventually my bluetooth stopped working, and now USB is a bit unreliable. So I'm looking to replace it before anything creeps along to Very Bad. Also, it'd be nice to have my Radeon RX 6600 in a full lane slot, budget box or not.

 

[Dj0gany]

This would be good:

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-b450m-ds3h-wifi/p/N82E16813145164

Has built in wifi and Bluetooth 4.2, 4 ram slots even though its a microATX motherboard, it will run your r7 2700 out of the box, basically perfect if you are just trying to house your r7 2700 until that AM5 upgrade, also its $80 currently, nothing expensive for these kind of features.

 

[Dj0gany]

It will run your rx 6600 perfectly at x16

 

[Bearcat Şándor]

That looks perfect! Thank you very much! Ordered!

 

[Dj0gany]

That looks perfect! Thank you very much! Ordered!

Enjoy! If you need more help, ill be more than happy to reach out