Question Is it a bad idea to pair an i9 with a budget B460 board

[HarryGRGamer]

Basically I'm looking to upgrade my i5-10400F I still think the 10th gen is good enough for an upgrade path considering the i9 option is the cheapest in my country.

I've got an MSI B460M-A Pro board and I've read people saying it's a bad idea to pair an i9 with a budget board and the highest you should go is an i7-10700, So it is going to be a bad idea. Is it going to throttle a lot? Should I just opt for an i7?

I'm basically using my PC to edit videos, livestreaming and gaming.

PC Specs
i5-10400F
RX 6700XT
32GB RAM
MSI-B460M-A Pro
Gigabyte P650B

 

[Darkbreeze]

Absolutely a bad idea. That board doesn't even have heatsinks on the VRMs and the VRM configuration it has, while technically able to support the i9 options that are compatible with that board, is very much towards the lower end of the VRM tiering. Honestly you might even be pushing your luck with any of the compatible i7 models, especially if you plan to do any overclocking. But an i7 upgrade is FAR less likely to cause you grief then trying to run an i9 on that board.

 

[HarryGRGamer]

Absolutely a bad idea. That board doesn't even have heatsinks on the VRMs and the VRM configuration it has, while technically able to support the i9 options that are compatible with that board, is very much towards the lower end of the VRM tiering. Honestly you might even be pushing your luck with any of the compatible i7 models, especially if you plan to do any overclocking. But an i7 upgrade is FAR less likely to cause you grief then trying to run an i9 on that board.

I do not plan to overclock, Should I still pair an i7 with this board or is it going to throttle when gaming, editing etc?

 

[--SID--]

Even at stock the motherboard hold up an i9.

The PSU is trash too. I wouldn't trust a Gigabyte PSU to an i9 and RX 6700 XT.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Even at stock the motherboard hold up an i9.

The PSU is trash too. I wouldn't trust a Gigabyte PSU to an i9 and RX 6700 XT.

I wouldn't argue with that, however, the 12400F and 10700 are both 65w processors, so if it's working fine now and no other changes are planned, and this is the same graphics card that has already been in use, then I don't know that changing CPUs is going to change that dynamic at all.

But, you are right about the model. Both the P650B and P750B are not terrific at all.

The GIGABYTE P650B is a passing to ok unit overall. It never really does anything to truly stand out in a positive way and it has real issues. From its somewhat questionable Build Quality to its decent voltage regulation, to its OK Transient Load results, to its terrible DC Output Quality, and its mixed noise output the GIGABYTE P650B is the very definition of a (sour) mixed bag.

https://www.thefpsreview.com/2021/11/18/gigabyte-p650b-650w-power-supply-review/7/

And if THEY say it's not great, and keeping it real these are the same folks that used to do the PSU reviews for HardOCP, so they aren't just some yahoos, but they aren't Aris either, then it's probably not great. I have read some commentary from Aris saying that revised versions of the P650B and P750B are MUCH better than the original ones, but without knowing which this specific one is, I'd be hard pressed to want to trust it long term.

That being said, you could simply do some flavor of i7 AND a new PSU, and likely be just fine. It would however be prudent to ask us for help, and include a budget plus your country so we can offer relevant options, before buying one, since you bought this one.