ryzen cpu chipsets

[GresheonTaylen]

I need to know what motherboard to go with for a ryzen 5 2600 build. Do i get a x370,x470 or b350.

 

[bignastyid]

Either will work but the B350 and X370 need a bios update to work with the 2000 series Ryzens and not all of them come with it preinstalled.

 

[GresheonTaylen]

Either will work but the B350 and X370 need a bios update to work with the 2000 series Ryzens and not all of them come with it preinstalled.

how do i install bios updates?

 

[exroofer]

Any of them work just fine. AMD actually has compatibility.
X370 and B350 boards may need a bios update before they will support the new chip.
Depends if they were made before or after the bios supporting the 2xxx series was in use.
Most computer stores will flash the new bios for free, or for a small fee.

Benchmarks on Youtube using apples to apples testing, ( meaning, say , a Crosshair 6 vs a Crosshair 7, or any other example where it was the same manufacturer and series of board, showed identical performance, more or less, for first and second gen boards. Additionally, a properly bios flashed B350 board showed all of the increased memory capabilities and cpu clockspeeds as the new X470 boards. Only difference being a few features that are X470 chipset specific. )

 

[eibgrad]

Note, some motherboards now come w/ a special USB port for BIOS updates that doesn't even require installation of a CPU. So you don't necessarily have to run to a computer store in that case.

 

[bignastyid]

Either will work but the B350 and X370 need a bios update to work with the 2000 series Ryzens and not all of them come with it preinstalled.

how do i install bios updates?

If the board has a bios that doesn't support the 2000 series and it doesn't support usb bios flashback then you need a compatible cpu installed to install the bios update.

Note, some motherboards now come w/ a special USB port for BIOS updates that doesn't even require installation of a CPU. So you don't necessarily have to run to a computer store in that case.

It's called bios flashback and it's usually only found on higher end motherboards.

 

[GresheonTaylen]

Note, some motherboards now come w/ a special USB port for BIOS updates that doesn't even require installation of a CPU. So you don't necessarily have to run to a computer store in that case.

can you give me more info on this please