[SOLVED] Is ASUS B450M Good For Ryzen 5 2600?

[ceyhun9771]

Hi, i want buy new system for gaming & streaming. I want buy this system:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AM4 3.4GHz 19MB (includes fan)
Motherboard: ASUS B450M DRAGON 4400MHz(OC) DDR4 Soket AM4 M.2 HDMI DVI mATX
RAM: GSKILL 8GB Ripjaws V Black 3200MHz CL16 DDR4 Single Kit Ram
GPU: ASUS TUF GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC 6GB GDDR6 192 Bit
CASE: CORSAIR Carbide SPEC-05 550W 80+ USB 3.0 Mid Tower
SSD: ADATA 480GB SU630 SATA 3.0 2.5" SSD

Is ASUS B450M Good For Ryzen 5 2600? If ASUS B450M doesn't good for this system, what can i buy motherboard for this system?

Thx for all answers.

 

[R_1]

Welcome to the forums 😀

you could actually say they were made for each other. the B450 chipset was made and meant to run with the Ryzen 2 series.
I suggest a set of RAM, Ryzen loves the bandwidth dual channel provides.
the Power supply in that case is literally the worst one corsair sells. I suggest a better unit ASAP.

 

[ceyhun9771]

Welcome to the forums 😀

you could actually say they were made for each other. the B450 chipset was made and meant to run with the Ryzen 2 series.
I suggest a set of RAM, Ryzen loves the bandwidth dual channel provides.
the Power supply in that case is literally the worst one corsair sells. I suggest a better unit ASAP.

Thanks for your good answer. Actually, I created this thread to learn ASUS B450M good or bad. If you say ASUS B450M Dragon is good motherboard, i'll buy ram also power supply.

Also I have one question about Motherboard.
ASUS B450M Dragon hasn't VRM cooler according to the topics i see. Is this important for motherboard? Maybe I buy ASUS PRIME B450M-K 4400MHz or different motherboard. It is very important for me, because my first desktop computer.

 

[R_1]

the VRM will be an issue if and only if you plan to overclock the CPU.
you never mentioned that so I never addressed the issue. if you do wish to overclock I suggest a larger more capable cooler as well as some VRM cooling.

 

[ceyhun9771]

the VRM will be an issue if and only if you plan to overclock the CPU.
you never mentioned that so I never addressed the issue. if you do wish to overclock I suggest a larger more capable cooler as well as some VRM cooling.

No, I haven't any plan about OC.

Let me explain what I mean:
I'll buy builded system. This system has this features:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AM4 3.4GHz 19MB (includes fan)
Motherboard: ASUS B450M DRAGON 4400MHz(OC) DDR4 Soket AM4 M.2 HDMI DVI mATX
RAM: GSKILL 8GB Ripjaws V Black 3200MHz CL16 DDR4 Single Kit Ram
GPU: ASUS TUF GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC 6GB GDDR6 192 Bit
CASE: CORSAIR Carbide SPEC-05 550W 80+ USB 3.0 Mid Tower
SSD: ADATA 480GB SU630 SATA 3.0 2.5" SSD

This system price is 642$ (I am live in the Turkey - 4482 Turkish Liras). And my friends says this system is good for streaming and gaming but Asus B450M Dragon is very expensive and bad than another b450m brands (e.g: GIGABYTE B450M S2H 3200MHz - Asrock B450M Pro4 Socket AM4). I fall doubt. I want learn my system is good or bad.

The company that prepared the system offers 2 options for me. ASUS PRIME B450M-K 4400MHz(OC) or ASUS B450M DRAGON 4400MHz(OC).

 

[R_1]

I am not familiar with the dragon model. listings lead me to Chinese websites and I presume is meant for the Asian market.
I have a b450m pro4 in my system right now and can wholeheartedly (from personal experience) suggest that board.

 

[ceyhun9771]

I am not familiar with the dragon model. listings lead me to Chinese websites and I presume is meant for the Asian market.
I have a b450m pro4 in my system right now and can wholeheartedly (from personal experience) suggest that board.

Hey, i saw new motherboard in the system I want.
ASUS B450M DRAGON -> GIGABYTE B450 S2H
ASUS TUF GeForce GTX 1660SUPER -> GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC

is this better?

 

[R_1]

apart from a bell or whistle here and there they are going to perform about the same, the VRM has cooling now where the dragon did not.
the OC on the video card is minimal 50 mhz you are looking at 2 FPS MAX difference. I would get the cheapest card you can with two fans.

 

[ceyhun9771]

apart from a bell or whistle here and there they are going to perform about the same, the VRM has cooling now where the dragon did not.
the OC on the video card is minimal 50 mhz you are looking at 2 FPS MAX difference. I would get the cheapest card you can with two fans.

Thanks for your answer. I'll choose Gigabyte motherboard and gpu because Asus TUF series have thermal issues according to I see.

SPEC-05 has coil whine and another problems in old versions. But new versions hasn't these problems according to I see. I'll talk about this topic with where to I buy.