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It has a broken pin but I know how to fix it.

Is it a bad idea to buy a 3700x now that Ryzen prices will probably fall? I found this bargain but I'm still not sure.

All the pins are fine and straight. I don't know if it's worth the risk to redo the soldering.

I had a R7 2700 which didn't work (PC would't boot) because it had two broken pins. I fixed it soldering two new pins. I tested it two mobos and in both cases I only have 7,9GB usable RAM. However, it still gets dual channel. Overall it works just fine. Is there anything I can try? Thank you! PD: which CPU is better for gaming? i7 3770 (non K) or i5 4690 (non K). I used this ram: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 2x8GB CL15 Tested in Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H V2 (updated BIOS) and Bazooka V2 (unupdated BIOS).

But isn't there any risk of short circuit with a heatsink touching a capacitor?

Hi, I have this cheap GA-A320M-S2H V2 motherboard which has no heatsinks on its VRMs. I installed these heatsinks as well as I could, but I'm not sure if there is going to be any conflict due to one of the heatsinks almost touching a capacitor. Are they well installed? Any other recommendations to avoid CPU thermal throttling other than directed airflow? Thanks! Untouched motherboard:

So what you recommend me is to try to overclock that 3000mhz RAM as much as I can? Will it be easy in a B350 motherboard? What else should I try in order to get the max potential out of the zen+?

In that case, which graphics card upgrade would you recommend me? I'm looking more for used cards.

I already have all of them but I want to sell worst one for gaming. Also, which graphics card would you recommend me to upgrade to?

I've been doing my own research for a while now and I can't get an answer. I think the i7 and the i5 are better in single thread therefore they will perform better in most non new games (is that right?). I want the CPU exclusively for gaming and I don't think I'll stream. I can OC both i7 and i5 but it will be hard to OC the R7 because the motherboard has B350 chipset. I'll have good airflow and I bought heatsinks for the VRM tho. My GPU is GTX 1660 and I play 1080p 144hz but I might upgrade to a 1070 or a 1080 (ti?). If I upgrade to a 1070/1080 (ti) which processor will bottleneck the GPU the less? I think the R7 but only because of the DDR4 RAM. One more thing to mention is that I'm looking more for FPS stability rather than unstable FPS. Is there any way to achieve that? RAM for the i7/i5: 2x8 1600mhz CL9 RAM for the R7: 2x8 3000mhz CL15 PSU: Corsair 750W 80 plus gold. The other PC will be sold so I can upgrade from the 1660 to the 1070/1080 (ti?) Thank you!! Pd: it's i7 non K, i5 non K and R7 non X.

I only posted it in a friend's house because I don't have RAM. I don't have the case neither. If you want, I can do a little update when I try it.

First, I tried if it worked without these two pins, but it just would not post. I tried inserting two pins from an old AMD CPU into the MB socket so it made contact with the CPU, but it woulnd't post neither. It took me a while to get all the necessary items to fix it: soldering station (with flux, tin, etc.), 0,3mm copper wire, an AM4 socket motherboard to test it... I followed the same steps than this video: Here are two pictures of the fixed pins:

Hehehe That won't happen!! I won't spend more than the 30€ I paid for this motherboard XD

By the way. What RAM do you recommend me?? I haven't bought it yet. I want 16GB. I was thinking about 2x8 3000-3200 mhz pack.

It's a 2700 non X. And why do you keep saying it's A320 chipset if Gigabyte says it's B350?

Thank you!!! And about what you guys are discussing, do you think it's possible to OC it if I update the BIOS to the lastest version? And if not, is the "turbo" a decent alternative?

I'm trying to find one in Ebay and Aliexpress but I don' really have any idea what to search for. Could you send me a link please?

It is B350. It's the V2.

Thank you for your tips. Honestly, it would be a a big loss to burn that motherboard. I got it for just $30 to test if I can run this ryzen 7 2700 with two broken off pins. What about buying a VRM heatsink? If it's even possible, how do I have to choose it?

Maybe I misunderstood but this is what it says.

Hello. So my question is: how safe would it be to do an slight OC (3,9-4,0 Ghz maybe?) to a Ryzen 7 2700 on an A320M-S2H V2 that has a B350 chipset? I'd use the stock heatsink, but I might get one if necessary. If it's not safe at all, what is the cheapest motherboard that could support 2700 OC properly? I was thinking about the MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX (+-80€ in Spain). PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold Plus Thank you.

The board worked fine. The problem was the CPU.

What's the worst thing that could happen to the CPU or other components if I used that motherboard? Yes, they are completely broken off.

So I have this Ryzen without 2 pins a friend gave me. I tried to post without them but it didn't work (CPU error). I have pins I can take from an old AMD CPU. I was thinking about buying a cheap secondhanded motherboard (Gigabyte GA-A320M S2H V2) for 30€ and try boot it inserting two pins in the socket and try them to make contact with the processor. Is there a risk of damaging any components when doing this? Is there a better way to fix it? Should I try to weld the pins from the older CPU or use copper and try to weld it? Is that motherboard enough for that CPU (I might OC it a bit)? Thank you. I know this is all stupid, but I'm in a budget so I need to use my resources. PSU: TX750M

Thank you for your answer, you clarified my thoughts a lot. I might should've said it before, but the Ryzen has two broken pins. I've already tried to use it but it won't POST. I wanted to try to fix it but since I don't want to risk a new expensive motherboard when testing it, I was thinking about buying a secondhanded 30€ Gigabyte GA-A320M S2H V2. Is that a bad idea? I'd borrow a friend's DDR4 RAM and I'd use my power supply to test it. My idea is to use two pins from and old AMD CPU I already have and try them to make contact with the socket. Linus has a video where he manages to do it! If it POSTs, I'd buy RAM and I would use that cheap motherboard until I find it necessary to upgrade.