Question Compatibility of GIGABYTE B550 Gaming X Motherboard with AMD 5000 Series Ryzen 7 5800X Processo

[kzainshah]

The GIGABYTE B550 Gaming X motherboard and I'm planning to pair it with the AMD 5000 Series Ryzen 7 5800X desktop processor. I would like to confirm if this motherboard is compatible with the mentioned processor.

Additionally, considering that if the motherboard requires a BIOS update even today 2023 or it'll come updated from the manufacturer to support the AMD 5000 Series Ryzen 7 5800X processor.

Thank you in advance for your assistance

Take a look at my specs if any changes are required:

GIGABYTE B550 Gaming X Motherboard with Digital VRM Solution ( With the same budget, please suggest an alternative motherboard or confirm if the current one is a good choice.)
Kingston Fury 16GB 3600MHz DDR4 CL18 DIMM Fury Beast Black
GIGABYTE pci_e_x16 GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD REV2.0 Video Card
AMD 5000 Series Ryzen 7 5800X Desktop Processor 8 cores 16 Threads 36 MB Cache 3.8 GHz Upto 4.7 GHz AM4 Socket 500 Series Chipset
Samsung 980 PRO 500GB Up to 6,900 MB/s PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
Corsair CV550, CV Series, 80 Plus Bronze Certified, 550 Watt Non-Modular Power Supply
Ant Esports ICE-311MT Mid-Tower ATX Computer Case I Gaming Cabinet – Black Support ATX/Micro-ATX/ITX Motherboard with 3 x 120 mm ARGB Front Fans and 1 x 120 mm Rear Fan Pre-Installed

 

[boju]

It should have the appropriate bios version already. It'll say so on box, 5th gen ready.

GIGABYTE B550 Gaming X does feature QFlash Plus, updating bios with unsupported cpu or without a cpu installed so you're good either way. But i think you'll be alright and cpu is fully supported out of the box.

 

[boju]

Regarding your specs, id change the power supply. Corsair Rm650x 10yr warranty. Cv is lower end of quality, i wouldn't use it if i were you.

 

[kzainshah]

Regarding your specs, id change the power supply. Corsair Rm650x 10yr warranty. Cv is lower end of quality, i wouldn't use it if i were you.

Oh thank you very much, yes I've got doubts about that, and what does it make a difference for that Corsair Rm650x and Corsair CV550, CV Series I mean in terms of what... just for the lower end of quality or other reasons?

 

[boju]

Having high powered parts like you do want best transient/overload protections. Rmx series offer that and a great deal more. Cv is ok for office orientated computers, not for a power user.

 

[ferrari5x7]

The GIGABYTE B550 Gaming X motherboard and I'm planning to pair it with the AMD 5000 Series Ryzen 7 5800X desktop processor. I would like to confirm if this motherboard is compatible with the mentioned processor.

Additionally, considering that if the motherboard requires a BIOS update even today 2023 or it'll come updated from the manufacturer to support the AMD 5000 Series Ryzen 7 5800X processor.

Thank you in advance for your assistance

Take a look at my specs if any changes are required:

GIGABYTE B550 Gaming X Motherboard with Digital VRM Solution ( With the same budget, please suggest an alternative motherboard or confirm if the current one is a good choice.)
Kingston Fury 16GB 3600MHz DDR4 CL18 DIMM Fury Beast Black
GIGABYTE pci_e_x16 GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD REV2.0 Video Card
AMD 5000 Series Ryzen 7 5800X Desktop Processor 8 cores 16 Threads 36 MB Cache 3.8 GHz Upto 4.7 GHz AM4 Socket 500 Series Chipset
Samsung 980 PRO 500GB Up to 6,900 MB/s PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
Corsair CV550, CV Series, 80 Plus Bronze Certified, 550 Watt Non-Modular Power Supply
Ant Esports ICE-311MT Mid-Tower ATX Computer Case I Gaming Cabinet – Black Support ATX/Micro-ATX/ITX Motherboard with 3 x 120 mm ARGB Front Fans and 1 x 120 mm Rear Fan Pre-Installed

This will work, because the motherboard has a weak VRM, its temperature will be high. Here, look at the Google spreadsheet and try to find something more interesting. Better to take the Gigabyte B550 Aorus ELITE V2 or Gigabyte B550M Aorus PRO-P. There are many other suggestions, so I recommend bookmarking this table.

 

[kzainshah]

This will work, because the motherboard has a weak VRM, its temperature will be high. Here, look at the Google spreadsheet and try to find something more interesting. Better to take the Gigabyte B550 Aorus ELITE V2 or Gigabyte B550M Aorus PRO-P. There are many other suggestions, so I recommend bookmarking this table.

Will have a look, Thanks for the reply