[SOLVED] MoBo for Ryzen 3000 series

[kgigov]

Hello Guys,

I'm going to upgrade my set-up with either 3600 or 3600X Ryzen when it comes out next month and I'm currently looking for a MoBo.

I know that until the CPUs actually go live we can only speculate, however I know that buying a x570 MoBo is going to be out my price range and having in mind that x550 is not going live until the end of the year I'm looking at B450 MoBos.

I'm divided between the MSI B450 TOMAHAWK and the AsRock B450 Pro AMP, both of which will receive a bios update for the new CPUs, so kind-a need an advise

Thanks in advance

 

[Darkbreeze]

I wouldn't. I'd look at X470 boards that have better power delivery than B450. If you choose B450 you would want to look at only the top models, because power delivery on the lower to mid tiered units is probably not going to be good enough for the higher core count and boost TDP. They already have problems in some cases with the current Ryzen 7 units.

 

[rumple99]

So how much power delivery do you need? Would a MSI B450 pro Carbon suffice?

 

[Darkbreeze]

I would think that would be ok. I haven't seen anybody having any real troubles with the Pro Carbon on the Ryzen 7 models like I have on the Tomahawk and some of the others EXCEPT when trying to use high speed memory. It can still work, but it seems like users running 3000mhz or higher speed sticks have had to be very selective about their choice of memory (Primarily, using sticks with B-die ICs) to avoid problems.

It probably should go without saying that not everybody has the exact same experience and there might definitely be some variation in success from one person, or one set of sticks, to the next.

For overclocking or in this case, higher end power delivery, MSI seems to have the better on paper VRM configurations and reviews bear that out, when it comes to B450.

 

[kgigov]

The 2700x has a TDP of 105W, whereas the 3600x has a TDP of 95W.
My Memory is 2400MHz
Also the 7nm architecture has lower power consumption.
I don't indent to overclock my CPU.

Having the above in mind, why wouldn't the B450 Tomahawk not suffice?

 

[Darkbreeze]

Those TDP figures are based on the base clock configuration. Boost TDP is unknown, because there are no reviews. But, I'll be willing to bet it's much higher than 95w, same as any 95w 8 core Intel part has a much higher TDP under boost than what the advertised TDP indicates.

People running the Tomahawk now, with a 2700/x have issues in a lot of cases. As mentioned here.

https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...em-might-be-cpu-related.3494216/post-21123242