[SOLVED] Will My MSI B350 PC Mate Bottleneck/Not work with a R5 3600?

[tdmaster]

As the title describes, im not sure if the mobo will bottleneck or even out right work will the cpu. Im on the newest BIOS and i know amd said all AM4 boards will work but i remember something happening a little bit ago when they changed that statement.

 

[R2burkholder]

As the title describes, im not sure if the mobo will bottleneck or even out right work will the cpu. Im on the newest BIOS and i know amd said all AM4 boards will work but i remember something happening a little bit ago when they changed that statement.

have to look at chipset i think. I have a chart saved in my bookmarks ill try to find it.

 

[madmatt30]

It'll work absolutely fine, I have no idea why you think it wouldn't?

 

[kanewolf]

As the title describes, im not sure if the mobo will bottleneck or even out right work will the cpu. Im on the newest BIOS and i know amd said all AM4 boards will work but i remember something happening a little bit ago when they changed that statement.

You just need to ensure you have the proper BIOS loaded BEFORE you swap CPUs. The 3600 CPU requires the AL version of the BIOS. That is the NEWEST version listed on the support page -- https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/B350-PC-MATE#
READ ALL THE NOTES in all the BIOS versions !!! Like the requirement to update your AMD chipset driver on the AG version

 

[kanewolf]

it wont work sorry. The chipset on mobo only supports up to second genaration ryzen up to 2000xseries and not 3000x

Did you look at the manufacturer's website -- https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/B350-PC-MATE#support-cpu
The manufacturer says they are supported. It is a beta BIOS, but the 3xxx series CPUs are not explictly excluded from support.
Is a B350 a good choice? For a plain-jane 3600, it is probably OK. The 3600 (non-X) is only a 65W CPU.

heres a link to your current mobo showing support for only up to secong gen ryzen (2000x) series.

Your link is incorrect, the OP specifically said they had the PC-MATE motherboard.

 

[R2burkholder]

I looked at amds website for supported chipsets. I didnt know a bios flash could make a non qvl chipset compatible. Just so i know, would something like that be stable?

 

[kanewolf]

I looked at amds website for supported chipsets. I didnt know a bios flash could make a non qvl chipset compatible. Just so i know, would something like that be stable?

It should be at stock speeds. I would also say that I don't recommend the 3600X since it is a 95W CPU. The B350 will have minimum power infrastructure.