need help choosing a mobo

[dreamcast4599]

so im planning to upgrade to a ryzen 9 3900x as soon as money allows but i need a motherboard my tomahawk isnt gonna cut it what mobo do you recommend keep in mind my seasonic focus gold 750 only has 1 8pin for the cpu

[Jurrunio]

Asus X570 TUF. Aorus Elite deserves a mention as well

 

2 minutes ago, dreamcast4599 said:

keep in mind my seasonic focus gold 750 only has 1 8pin for the cpu

does not matter

[dreamcast4599]

5 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Asus X570 TUF. Aorus Elite deserves a mention as well

 

does not matter

why doesnt matter

 

[Jeppes]

3 minutes ago, dreamcast4599 said:

why doesnt matter

 

8pin connector is enough if you dont oc with liquid helium or nitrogen.

[greenmax]

Tiachi is a good board.

 

But without knowing what you need for options with a mobo, like how many usb slots then its just a roll of the dice.

[alyen]

I replaced a 2700x with a 3900x on a ASRock B450 Pro4 and it seems to be working fine with default setting. I'm sure the Tomahawk can handle a 3900x if my ASRock board can run it. You could just try it on your system before purchasing a new motherboard.

[dreamcast4599]

19 hours ago, greenmax said:

Tiachi is a good board.

 

But without knowing what you need for options with a mobo, like how many usb slots then its just a roll of the dice.

i just need to be able to overclock my 3900x and use my rx 5700

[alyen]

20 hours ago, dreamcast4599 said:

i just need to be able to overclock my 3900x and use my rx 5700

The PBO seems to do a better job overclocking than I was able to do. I tried overclocking manually to 4.0GHz with voltage set around 1.34V , but the results were not stable and created more heat than PBO. I gave up after that and reading other peoples experience that 3rd gen Ryzen doesn't overclock well. Maybe you can get lucky with a chip that will be a good overclocker.

 

I still recommend trying it on your Tomahawk before getting a new motherboard.

 

 

[dreamcast4599]

1 hour ago, alyen said:

The PBO seems to do a better job overclocking than I was able to do. I tried overclocking manually to 4.0GHz with voltage set around 1.34V , but the results were not stable and created more heat than PBO. I gave up after that and reading other peoples experience that 3rd gen Ryzen doesn't overclock well. Maybe you can get lucky with a chip that will be a good overclocker.

 

I still recommend trying it on your Tomahawk before getting a new motherboard.

 

 

@alyen putting a 3900x in my tomahawk would be suicide lol it doesnt have the vrms or power delivery to handle a 3900x without loads of airflow over the vrms