can B350 handle 12core and 16core?

[Patrik_]

I saw bios update for Gigabytes B350 Gaming 3. Is there any way that board can handle 12core and 16core at stock?  

[Boinbo]

Just now, Patrik_ said:

I saw bios update for Gigabytes B350 Gaming 3. Is there any way that board can handle 12core and 16core at stock?  

I can safely say no.

[toobladink]

Since the TDPs are still only 105W, I say it's pretty likely, as there were 1st gen Ryzen chips with that same TDP that have run fine on B350 boards.

[GoldenLag]

At stock?

 

Sure

 

 

OC? Probably not.

 

Edit: no AIOs tho. You want and aircooler for airflow over the VRM

[XR6]

At stock? Yeah, it probably could. Most half-decent B350 motherboards would probably be able to handle it.

Overclocked? I doubt it.

[LukeSavenije]

it could technically keep it

 

but i wouldn't recommend it, it's quite a weak vrm

[Princess Luna]

The 16cores maybe even at stock it won't work as expected, throttling can be a real issue when you start cheapening too much.

[SupaKomputa]

At 105 watts it probably can. If not, i'm sure gigabyte won't let you do it, since the support came from the bios update.

If the bios locked the support,then it's time to upgrade the motherboard.

But why would you get a 16 core but keeping the B350?

For $100 bucks more you can get a B450 even 470, don't say you don't have the money.

[toobladink]

41 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

But why would you get a 16 core but keeping the B350?

For $100 bucks more you can get a B450 even 470, don't say you don't have the money.

I would keep the B350 for the exact reason you listed. I'm actually in quite a similar boat myself. No reason to upgrade if I'm not going to push the chip and use the extra features, assuming it will work as it should and VRMs aren't trashy. It's the difference between a $400 CPU and a $100 board or a $500 processor and no board upgrade. You could always sell the B350 to get some of the cash back, but it's not going to be a whole lot I think.

[Reznik]

I wouldn't risk it, if spending that much on CPU I'd want the peace of mind that my motherboard isn't going to maybe kill it down the road.   

[Mister Woof]

Thread hijack: what about Gigabyte B450 Aorus M?

 

What's the biggest baddest chip that you guys would put on it? Overclocking?

 

BIOS updates list all the new chips.

[SupaKomputa]

8 hours ago, toobladink said:

I would keep the B350 for the exact reason you listed. I'm actually in quite a similar boat myself. No reason to upgrade if I'm not going to push the chip and use the extra features, assuming it will work as it should and VRMs aren't trashy. It's the difference between a $400 CPU and a $100 board or a $500 processor and no board upgrade. You could always sell the B350 to get some of the cash back, but it's not going to be a whole lot I think.

Okay then. Why don't you test it for us and tell us the results.

I myself still rocking a x370, like to know if this chipset still holds up.

I really don't have reasons to upgrade to 400 or 500, before i need PCIe 4.0.

[BigRom]

2 hours ago, SupaKomputa said:

Okay then. Why don't you test it for us and tell us the results.

I myself still rocking a x370, like to know if this chipset still holds up.

I really don't have reasons to upgrade to 400 or 500, before i need PCIe 4.0.

I mean the X-series chipsets usually have better features and VRMs, I wouldn't  be surprised if it ages well

The B350, now that I'm not so confident, hell even my B450M board looks sketchy if I wanna dump in the full-fat 16-core 3950X

[GoldenLag]

1 hour ago, BigRom said:

B450M board looks sketchy if I wanna dump in the full-fat 16-core 3950X

Your board holds up fine. The Pro4 has pretty ok VRM.

 

Just dont do any overclocks that are slightly heavy. 

 

3 hours ago, SupaKomputa said:

myself still rocking a x370, like to know if this chipset still holds up.

Depends on which x370. Chipset is fine aswell as the Bioschip.

 

The VRM is the question. As long as one doesnt overclock, you should be fine.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, BigRom said:

I mean the X-series chipsets usually have better features and VRMs, I wouldn't  be surprised if it ages well

quite a few of the X370 boards are really just B350/A320 boards with an X370 chipset, so those you can't expect to hold out any better.

[toobladink]

8 hours ago, SupaKomputa said:

Okay then. Why don't you test it for us and tell us the results.

I myself still rocking a x370, like to know if this chipset still holds up.

I really don't have reasons to upgrade to 400 or 500, before i need PCIe 4.0.

I'd love to when the CPU is available