Question VRM & Vcore on Asus Prime B650M-A WIFI II - DDR5 with AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 5.0 GHz | 8 Cores 16 Threads

[Djerak]

I have read that the VRM on the Asus Prime B650M-A WIFI II - DDR5 is trash and to avoid the motherboard. I have the option of upgrading to a Asus B650M-E TUF Gaming AX - DDR5 for $135.

Is the Prime MB going to cause issues. I am not going to overclock and the price for the upgrade seems steep so I am not convinced it worth the money.

The rest of the system is:

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 5.0 GHz | 8 Cores 16 Threads

32GB Lexar Ares RGB 6400MHz CL32 DDR5

Gigabyte RTX 4070 Super Windforce OC - 12GB

850W Inwin P85II 80+ Gold

Aftershock Glacier Mirror 240mm CPU Cooler

4TB Gen4 Lexar NM790 M.2. NVME (R: 7400MB/s | W: 6500MB/sF

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

What are your options? You could use this as your guide;

AMD B650 Motherboard Roundup: VRM Thermal Testing

For those wanting to jump on the AM5 platform while spending as little as possible, which affordable AMD B650 motherboards are the best? We'll be torture-testing eleven...

www.techspot.com

 

[hotaru.hino]

Who said it was trash? What was their criteria? A lot of people just look at spec numbers but don't understand what they actually mean or how they're meant to be used.

For example, while the link provided above does have some good data, they also paired the board with the worst-case CPU. The Ryzen 9 7950X has a TDP of 180W, and it does get near that under a CPU intensive workload. Whereas the 7800X3D is rated at 120W, though in practice, it seems to use much less than that.

Are there better options? Probably. But I don't really see a problem pairing a 7800X3D with the board if this is your only choice.

 

[Djerak]

They offer an Asus B650M-E TUF Gaming AX - DDR5 upgrade for $135.

 

[hotaru.hino]

They offer an Asus B650M-E TUF Gaming AX - DDR5 upgrade for $135.

If you can afford to go for something that appears better, then go for it.

 

[Djerak]

If you can afford to go for something that appears better, then go for it.

I went for it

 

[35below0]

I went for it

They got your money, brother.