[SOLVED] Will 3700x be fine on this b450mb no overclock

[raknarius]

Im looking to build a complete matx system in july/august with a ryzen 3700x. I dont plan on over clocking the cpu, memory, or gpu.

I am really liking this asrock b450m seems to have everything i need, asrock says it supports ryzen 3000, and it will support my crucial 32gb 2x16 ddr 4 3200mhz kit.

I realize the x570 has pcie-4.0 but as this is merely a gaming rig, and 3.0 isnt saturated yet for gpus, for ssd's i dont think i would even notice 4.0, maybe one second faster boot time?

I do notice that the x570m which is obvious a high end board by asrock has 8 phase, realizing first that they need to support up to 16 core ryzen 3000 with o/c.

So im wondering since im only using the 8 core low tdp 3700 without o/c will 4 phase of this steel legend be fine, this is a newer board released this year, reviews are all good, what do you think.

Will the b450m steel legend run the 3700x just fine with 4 phase vrm, will i get the benefits of increased performance of the ryzen 3000 series on this older motherboard

or do i need to ante up for the more expensive x570s that are coming out or would that be a waste??

Thanks all for thoughts and comments!

3700x ryzen 8 core 65w non overclocked
b450m steel legend matx motherboard
corsair 32 gb 2x16 ddr4 3200
1tb nvme ssd
650 gold modular psu (seasonic focus)
2070 super or 5700xt
Matx case to be determined, possibly antec cube max (not yet released)

 

[InvalidError]

Decent 3-4 phases VRMs delivering 100+A have been around for the better part of 20 years, never been much of an issue before, isn't going to magically become one now. The reason why higher-end boards have 8+ phases is to deliver the lower ripples and 150+A needed for stable overclocks while keeping VRM power dissipation manageable.

 

[raknarius]

So... Does that mean you think ill be fine with the b450m steel legend with a 3700x non overclock?

 

[InvalidError]

If MSI didn't think this was good enough, it wouldn't have added the CPUs to its support list.

 

[mdd1963]

If the processor is on or ends up on the supported CPU list, that would be a good start...

One area of concern is making sure any prior generation MB (B450/X470) is updated in it's BIOS to a post Ryzen -3000 release, so that the processors are supported on power on, unless you have an R3-1200 lying around....; it would be frustrating to have a MB and new CPU and then be unable to flash the BIOS to support the new CPU

 

[InvalidError]

One area of concern is making sure any prior generation MB (B450/X470) is updated in it's BIOS to a post Ryzen -3000 release, so that the processors are supported on power on

That's what the "AMD Ryzen 3" sticker/logo is for. Boards that ship with an appropriate BIOS preloaded will either have the sticker added to the pre-update box while updated box art will have the logo baked-in.

 

[raknarius]

amd also has a program they will send you a free boot cpu and cooler, that you have to return

 

[raknarius]

Asrock the maker of the b450m steel legend said it supports it. so i guess thats my answer unless anyone has another perspective