Question Is the AMD 5800x3d compatible with Msi B450 Mortar Max

[charliusaitchison21]

Hello, wondering If the AMD 5800x3d compatible with Msi B450 Mortar Max? I have not flashed the bios since i brought the motherboard.

Also I need advice on a good compatible coolers. My case is an inwin 301 just in case.

Many Thanks

 

[hotaru.hino]

Yes, with BIOS version 7B89v2F or later.

As far as coolers go, I'll just go the lazy route: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/c...price&page=1&X=4215,9886&H=14000000,156200000

 

[Misgar]

The VRM section on the B450 looks a bit "light" for a 105W TDP processor, especially when boosting. I'd feel happier with more VRM phases, but I appreciate that X570 and X670 motherboards are more expensive. I advise additional cooling for the VRM heatsink if you're fitting an AIO instead of an air cooler.

 

[hotaru.hino]

The VRM section on the B450 looks a bit "light" for a 105W TDP processor, especially when boosting. I'd feel happier with more VRM phases, but I appreciate that X570 and X670 motherboards are more expensive. I advise additional cooling for the VRM heatsink if you're fitting an AIO instead of an air cooler.

It's fine: https://bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/motherboards/msi-b450m-mortar-review/8/

We've managed 4.25GHz using 1.425V with most boards we've tested so far with our Ryzen 7 2700X, but more recently, putting a sustained load through our eight-core CPU at these settings has seen issues with throttling, namely with Gigabyte's otherwise excellent B450 Aorus Pro. We now take a slightly closer look at things here, noting the VRM temperatures and testing each board with an extended load to see how they cope in more demanding tasks when all eight cores and 16 threads are being used.

Amazingly, despite its seemingly diminutive cooling and power delivery, we saw no throttling issues during stress test, with the VRM heatsink just about topping 50°C and the rear of the VRMs reaching well over 70°C according to our IR thermometer - both fairly toasty, there was still no throttling, whereas the Gigabyte board throttled within five minutes. So, if you want to overclock your eight-core Ryzen CPU and will have multi-threaded workloads to throw at it, the MSI board certainly seems far more capable here than the B450 Aorus Pro. You can see more details on MSI's EFI here and an overview of the new Precision Boost Overdrive controls here.

The review is for an older version of the board, but it's still applicable.