is the ryzen 3 2200g compatible with the asrock AB350M Pro4?

[zeak]

So I was wanting to upgrade from my i5 4460 to a r3 1200 but I thought I might as well get a 2200g I already have a rx 580 8gb so I was wondering is the 2200g compatable with the asrock AB350M Pro4 if not or if so are there any boards that would work or that are better. im looking for b350 or any really cheap x370/x470 board I'm thinking no more then £80. btw I also don't have any am4 board yet if you were confused also I don't have a am4 cpu or ram yet so any recommendations for those as well and thanks for any answers and sorry for any missspellings this is on my phone

in short should I get 2200g, r3 1200 and what board. no more then £80 and any cheap 16gb ram kits/sticks preferable nothing used. )))




thanks again

 

[herrwizo]

All B350 boards are compatible with Ryzen 3 2200g, provided they are updated to latest BIOS version.

But your upgrade is certainly not cost-effective. Not only you will gain very little in terms of CPU performance (15% at best), but you also have to swap the entire platform - new mobo and new expensive RAM.

What is your current motherboard?

You could simply upgrade your CPU to i7 4790 (or even better, 4790k, if you have a Z97 mobo) and call it a day. You will end up with a faster rig than your intended upgrade, and you will be free to keep both the mobo and current RAM.

Now, if you were to upgrade mostly for the platform swap and future upgradeability, then yeah, going for Ryzen is fine.

 

[zeak]

So I was considering getting ether the i7 4770 or 4790 but I really wanted a newer chipset mainly because I wanted an nvme m.2 ssd though my question in still do you know of any boards that are 100% compatable with the 2200g?

 

[zeak]

though also could I instead get a pci nvme ssd adapter for m.2 or nvme ssd card? btw my motherboard is

Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2V Intel H81 Socket H3

 

[zeak]

I was thinking could I use this?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B075J11L9P/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8


And then put a 960 evo in it I'm wanting it mainly for star citizen if you were wondering

 

[zeak]

and for the future if upgrading what should I upgrade to depending if I pick ryzen or getting this card?

 

[herrwizo]

That adapter won't work in your board - you have to use it in a x4 or larger slot, and you have only 1 slot x16 and 1 slot x1. That means that you would have to remove your GPU and use this converter instead of it. Not quite a good idea Besides, chipsets older than Z97 usually don't support NVMe. You can manually patch the BIOS, but it is hardly worth the trouble. And that's because it is VERY likely that you won't ever notice any difference between regular SATA and NVme drive for home usage. Especially for gaming. In fact, you could just get Samsung 860 EVO (SATA) and call it a day. Trust me, I have seen virtually zero difference from going from Intel 520 (250GB, SATA) to Intel 760p (512GB, NVMe). Maybe a second or two at boot, and that's about it.

If you really want Ryzen 2200G, then AB350M Pro4 will support it with latest BIOS. Good board for that CPU.

And if you decide to stay with your current board, then get i7 4790 by all means. Or even 4790k - although it cannot be overclocked on your board, it is still 400MHz faster at stock than non-K version.

 

[zeak]

So I get ether 2200g now or 2600 then I get the asrock ab350 pro4 and then just some ram ok I might stay with i5 4460 for now if then get a 860evo sata instead of m.2

 

[kevanchristian]

That adapter won't work in your board - you have to use it in a x4 or larger slot, and you have only 1 slot x16 and 1 slot x1. That means that you would have to remove your GPU and use this converter instead of it. Not quite a good idea Besides, chipsets older than Z97 usually don't support NVMe. You can manually patch the BIOS, but it is hardly worth the trouble. And that's because it is VERY likely that you won't ever notice any difference between regular SATA and NVme drive for home usage. Especially for gaming. In fact, you could just get Samsung 860 EVO (SATA) and call it a day. Trust me, I have seen virtually zero difference from going from Intel 520 (250GB, SATA) to Intel 760p (512GB, NVMe). Maybe a second or two at boot, and that's about it.

If you really want Ryzen 2200G, then AB350M Pro4 will support it with latest BIOS. Good board for that CPU.

And if you decide to stay with your current board, then get i7 4790 by all means. Or even 4790k - although it cannot be overclocked on your board, it is still 400MHz faster at stock than non-K version.

Hi, ive been floating around pages and came across your answer here. and there are a couple problems with it.

#1 you said it is very unlikely to notice much of a difference, yes this is true. Given the circumstances in which you had one of the lower end sata ssds. Compared to the "stranded" Sata ssd right now (the 850 evo) yours is below average on the totem pole.
#2 you just compared another of the lower end nvme ssds. by comparing the below average sata, with a 760p intel nvme that is also below average. Also here is a compare of your slow sata ssd vs a nvme ssd that isn't a bad representation of nvme Granted, this is sequential speeds. but transferring files 5 times faster and almost double the 4k read. is enough for me to want an nvme. Also, games are not everything, he can have 12 seconds instead of 13 seconds starting a game, maybe even 5 seconds instead of 10 seconds booting up, and with the proper hardware, much faster transferring speeds.
When you say there is no difference at all. like "zero" this is not true, there is slight to major differences in certain circumstances. So it just depends on the users needs.