Ryzen 5 3600 in a mini itx or micro atx case

[mattvm98]

I have a mini ITX/ Micro ATX case and want to get Ryzen 5 3600. Do I have any options? Am I out of luck?

[Senzelian]

There are currently only two X570 motherboards in that form factor:

• AsRock X570M Pro4
• Gigabyte X570 I Aorus Pro WiFi

You can also get a B450/X470 ITX/mATX board, but you'll need to update the BIOS first, for which you will need a Ryzen 2nd gen CPU. AMD provides an upgrade kit for exactly that purpose: https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pa-100#faq-Short-Term-Processor-Loan-Boot-Kit

[Princess Luna]

14 minutes ago, mattvm98 said:

I have a mini ITX/ Micro ATX case and want to get Ryzen 5 3600. Do I have any options? Am I out of luck?

Just get a B450M there are plenty, you might get it with bios updated already if brand new, if not just contact AMD warranty service for the bootkit.

[LogicWeasel]

16 minutes ago, Senzelian said:

but you'll need to update the BIOS first, for which you will need a Ryzen 2nd gen CPU. AMD provides an upgrade kit

 

15 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

you might get it with bios updated already if brand new

Or better yet, avoid waiting for the boot kit (or hoping for updated BIOS) by using Q-Flash which allows you to update the BIOS without a compatible CPU or even RAM, you just load the bios files on a flash drive according to instructions and hit a button on the board, and it'll update itself (although I'm not sure how many of those MSI & Asus boards are mATX or ITX but a few might be):

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/bvfo57/list_of_b350_b450_x370_and_x470_motherboards_with/

edit:  But once the bios is updated with q-flash you can just drop your R5 3600 right in and start using it (seems odd that Asrock and Gigabyte don't do more to offer that feature, it's going to help MSI sell a lot of B450/X470 boards to savvy Ryzen 3000 buyers I reckon).

Edited July 19, 2019 by LogicWeasel