Can the Asus - PRIME B450M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard overclock the Ryzen 5 2600x?

[adragoncalledgeorge]

Looking for a Micro ATX Motherboard that can overclock the Ryzen 2600x. I will pair it with 8gb of DDR4 3000mghz ram until I can afford 16gb. What motherboard would overclock it? Would any B450 motherboard provide a decent overclock? If not I may just get the Ryzen 2600 and a normal micro atx motherboard and not overclock.
Many thanks in advance!

 

[clutchc]

Yes, it will OC the 2600X, but it's not recommended for OC'ing due to its lack of heat sinks on the VRMs. Look for a board with heatsinks on the CPU's power transistors. They are small chips between the socket and the I/O ports.
The memory VRM is above the socket. They need a heat sink too if you plan to OC the RAM above board specs.

 

[adragoncalledgeorge]

Thanks! I will keep looking for a different board.

 

[xeon_fan]

I have put 80mm fan over Asrock's B450M PRO VRM for 2400G overclocking (Note:there is heatsink on the VRM for this mobo). Worked just fine.