[SOLVED] ryzen 5 3600 with a320m

[LOrdNoone]

hello guys I want to buy ryzen 5 3600 this days for the motherboad I curently have msi a320m pro-vh plus when I checked the support website it's shows that there's just a beta verion for the ryzen 300 serie what should I do my budget is almost enough to buy the cpu
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/A320M-PRO-VH-PLUS

my actuel spec:
ryzen 3 2200G
gtx 1650S
2x4gb ram (I'll upgrade it to 2x8gb 3200 mhz after selling my old rams)

 

[Math Geek]

the only thing you can do is to put the new BIOS on there and hope it works. but know it has a good 50/50 shot of not working.

that budget chipset was not designed for the 3000 series and may not work. i've seen some work and others not, so it really is a coin toss. if it does not work, then you have no choice but to get a new mobo or not use the cpu.

the options here are pretty limited for you. it works or it doesn't

 

[drea.drechsler]

hello guys I want to buy ryzen 5 3600 this days for the motherboad I curently have msi a320m pro-vh plus when I checked the support website it's shows that there's just a beta verion for the ryzen 300 ...

As i understand it, AMD only released beta AGESA code for any 300 series motherboard to support Ryzen 3000. So with beta AGESA, you get a BETA BIOS.

 

[LOrdNoone]

As i understand it, AMD only released beta AGESA code for any 300 series motherboard to support Ryzen 3000. So with beta AGESA, you get a BETA BIOS.

Am afraid of the beta bios I never try it before and I hear same people saw that's risk

 

[Math Geek]

beta is always a risk but you have no other option. the chip won't work as is for sure. i've not read about mass failings from them so they should be fairly solid to use.

you're other option is a new mobo to go with the chip.

 

[drea.drechsler]

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you're other option is a new mobo to go with the chip.

That would be an A520 board for the lowest cost and with similar features to the A320, e.g., lack of overclocking support and weaker VRM's in general. There are other options, B450 for instance but they have limited upgrade potential, with Zen 3 coming along, if that matters.

 

[LOrdNoone]

That would be an A520 board for the lowest cost and with similar features to the A320, e.g., lack of overclocking support and weaker VRM's in general. There are other options, B450 for instance but they have limited upgrade potential, with Zen coming along, if that matters.

Is the a520 on the market now I look for it in amazon and I didn't find it!

 

[drea.drechsler]

Is the a520 on the market now I look for it in amazon and I didn't find it!

Ahh, no maybe not quite yet in the channel. They only just got announced and reviewed, things are quite slow in the midst of the pandemic. If you can't wait you'll have to pick from the current offerings, which does include B550 but they are generally more costly than the B450's they replace.

EDIT: here's Newegg's current lineup:

https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007625 601356442

 

[Math Geek]

there's a few cheap b450 boards that are about $80. think that's the best you can do. they'll be plenty good enough for a 65w 3600.

i'd go with one of them over a stripped down 520 board.

 

[akadimos75]

Another way to go would be to buy a cheap 450 motherboard and get the ryzen 3 3100 which is less that 100 us dol and since u are going to keep the same gpu it will be enough for the 1650