B450 or X470 Ryzen 3000 series

[LarryMason1337]

So I am trying to decide what motherboard to purchase for the upcoming ryzen 3000 series releases. I plan on getting the Ryzen 5 3600 8/16 core cpu. (assuming that is the correct name) It is the mid tier cpu and the price point I need to have.

If I purchase a mobo now and just wait on it until the cpu's come out I can not just plug and play correct? I need to update BIOS to the new gen? If so; how is that done easily? Do I just throw the BIOS on a usb and use that?

Should I wait for the 450/470 mobos that come pre-loaded with the BIOS? I'm looking to not spend very much on the mobo itself so the 500 series coming out is out of the question.

Thank you for your time!

[ch3w2oy]

Just wait for the new motherboards if you don't plan on buying an existing Ryzen processor. I believe some BIOS's have already been released that support Zen 2, but you would still have to update it yourself with a current gen CPU.. Unless you got one of the really expensive motherboards that don't require a CPU to flash the BIOS (Crosshair VII).

 

We don't know how well current motherboards will support 3rd gen, so my advice..

 

Just wait!

[Sychic]

17 minutes ago, ch3w2oy said:

but you would still have to update it yourself with a current gen CPU.

You can contact AMD and they'll send you some cheap cpu to use as a boot kit to update your BIOS so that shouldn't be a worry

[Cyracus]

550/570 boards shouldn't be drastically different in pricing to the 450/470 series, probably best to wait, worst case you can buy a decent 450/470 later when you're getting the cpu