Question getting ready for a cpu upgrade, what are things i should expect with amd?

[jordanbuilds1]

held back using the 3700x for a while now (back story: i got my 1070 for free from my math teach and along side he gave me aton of ddr4 ram and a 3700x, the 3700x apparentley had a stability issue even at stock clock.), but now im considering using it in my system. this is the first time using an amd in a build, so what are some things i should expect with amd?

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Try updating the BIOS to latest version and run the ram at the rated XMP profile. See how that goes. AM4 is a mature platform 'TM', you shouldn't face any problems by now.

 

[geofelt]

First of all, you will need a suitable motherboard.
3700X will not run on your H61 motherboard,

 

[jordanbuilds1]

First of all, you will need a suitable motherboard.
3700X will not run on your H61 motherboard,

who said i was running it on a h61 mobo... im not that dumb. was looking at an msi b450m

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Might as well get the B550 and make use of pcie 4.0

IIRC, B450 still used gen 3.

 

[jordanbuilds1]

Might as well get the B550 and make use of pcie 4.0

IIRC, B450 still used gen 3.

eh its not like i trully care about storage speeds but i get it.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Not just storage speeds, even the GPUs. the X16 pcie slot is also gen 3.

 

[jordanbuilds1]

Not just storage speeds, even the GPUs. the X16 pcie slot is also gen 3.

would it effect preformance if i went the b450m route? im asking because i found the alot cheaper than b550 mobos.