Hiya, I've been using a ryzen 9 3900x on a msi b350 PRO-VDH motherboard not knowing its not ideal due to VRM heat issues
Due to a faint electrical smell I can't pin down its making me a bit worried it could be the VRM so I was looking to get a new board but I'm not sure what I should get. Biggest issue is my cooler size as its a huge Noctua NH-D14
Budget wise I was hoping I could keep it under $100 if possible. Location wise I'm located in the united states
Second question I had is this current mobo safe to use until I can get a new board? Or should I just stop using it outright until I can get a new board? One of my friends who knows a lot about tech told me he doesn't think VRM going out would destroy other parts but I was looking for a second opinion as I'm paranoid as hell
My current setup:
Mobo - MSI B350M PRO-VDH
RAM - 16GB DDR4 (two sticks of 8GB)
CPU cooler - Noctua NH-D14
CPU - Ryzen 9 3900x
Powersupply - Super Flower Leadex 3 750w gold
Case - Some earlier version of the "Antec 300" I can't find the specs of it because its pretty old
Hard drives / SSD's - 3
Due to a faint electrical smell I can't pin down its making me a bit worried it could be the VRM so I was looking to get a new board but I'm not sure what I should get. Biggest issue is my cooler size as its a huge Noctua NH-D14
Budget wise I was hoping I could keep it under $100 if possible. Location wise I'm located in the united states
Second question I had is this current mobo safe to use until I can get a new board? Or should I just stop using it outright until I can get a new board? One of my friends who knows a lot about tech told me he doesn't think VRM going out would destroy other parts but I was looking for a second opinion as I'm paranoid as hell
My current setup:
Mobo - MSI B350M PRO-VDH
RAM - 16GB DDR4 (two sticks of 8GB)
CPU cooler - Noctua NH-D14
CPU - Ryzen 9 3900x
Powersupply - Super Flower Leadex 3 750w gold
Case - Some earlier version of the "Antec 300" I can't find the specs of it because its pretty old
Hard drives / SSD's - 3