Can I use Ryzen 5 3600 with A320 Motherboards?

[Hellfire_Helix]

So, I am planning to use ryzen 5 3600 with Asus Prime A320M-K Motherboard, I've already looked up on the motherboard's website and found that It has the CPU support for ryzen 3000 series, I was just curious to know If Thus combo would be ok or would there be issues in future.

And I want to make it clear that I am not concerned about the RGB headers and stuff neither I am into overclocking. 
So Kindly suggest me If I an going correct.

[Guest]

Contact the seller to be sure the board has a bios installed that already supports the 3000 series processors, or it may not post first time. 

I am still using a Ryzen 5 1400 with mine, I can confirm newer bios revisions is good for memory support. 

[Hellfire_Helix]

So If I take care of the BIOS Update, It will be fine right?

[Guest]

28 minutes ago, Hellfire_Helix said:

So If I take care of the BIOS Update, It will be fine right?

Yes. Just make sure the bios supports before you buy it.

[Hold-Ma-Beer]

4 hours ago, Hellfire_Helix said:

So If I take care of the BIOS Update, It will be fine right?

Yes, it would work if the bios is updated, but you'll not be able to overclock the CPU. In my opinion, since all Ryzen chips are unlocked, you should overclock them.. else you're leaving performance on the table unused..

[Hellfire_Helix]

1 hour ago, Hold-Ma-Beer said:

Yes, it would work if the bios is updated, but you'll not be able to overclock the CPU. In my opinion, since all Ryzen chips are unlocked, you should overclock them.. else you're leaving performance on the table unused..

I am specifically building my RIG for gaming I might use it for little bit of editing and stuff but overall my prime concern is gaming. And what I've seen in the benchmarks is that there is not even a slight difference in the FPS being pushed in while being overclocked (4.2 GHz)  than the same running at stock clocks(3.6 GHz).

 

I know the difference would be visible for sure while handling productivity tasks but as far gaming is concerned I don't think it would be worth it spending more money on OC Motherboards and Aftermarket AIOs just for overclocking the CPU.

 

Anyways what's your take on this?

Do let me know.

[Vejnemojnen]

why would you buy a garbage a320 mobo?  Even a basic B450 board is much better choice, whereas costs hardly more. Eg.: Asrock B450m HDV (NOT HDV R4.0, just plain HDV), Gigabyte B450M S2h or DS3H.

 

I would not even bother with A320 mobos, esp not for a 3rd gen 6core cpu.. A320 is fine for office- and home media applications with Athlon GE CPU-s, but I would not recommend it for anything else.

[SavageNeo]

A320 could struggle handling all the power and ehat from your cpu, but it might work. I suggest you to get atleast some cheap b450 mobo. The asrock b450m HDV or asus b450 prime

[Hellfire_Helix]

1 hour ago, Vejnemojnen said:

why would you buy a garbage a320 mobo?  Even a basic B450 board is much better choice, whereas costs hardly more. Eg.: Asrock B450m HDV (NOT HDV R4.0, just plain HDV), Gigabyte B450M S2h or DS3H.

 

I would not even bother with A320 mobos, esp not for a 3rd gen 6core cpu.. A320 is fine for office- and home media applications with Athlon GE CPU-s, but I would not recommend it for anything else.

What would be the disadvantage? 

I don't care about RGB, DIMM Slots though.

[Hellfire_Helix]

1 hour ago, SavageNeo said:

A320 could struggle handling all the power and ehat from your cpu, but it might work. I suggest you to get atleast some cheap b450 mobo. The asrock b450m HDV or asus b450 prime

So would my CPU be running at high temps on this mobo?

[Beerzerker]

It's not CPU temps you'd have to worry about, it's the VRM temps you'd have a real concern with.
A B450 would be a much better choice for a budget build running that CPU.

 

I'll admit IF you run it at stock, even that board could probrably handle it but if you ever decide to crank the speeds up it would most likely suffer and VRM failure can do more than just "fail", sometimes it can take a few things with it when goes..... Like the CPU for example, depending on how it dies.
Go with a B450 board, you won't regret it.
 

[Vejnemojnen]

43 minutes ago, Hellfire_Helix said:

So would my CPU be running at high temps on this mobo?

Nope, not your CPU. But the VRM of the mobo can overheat, causing thermal throttling. I bet, even with everything left on "auto", your cpu just will not maintain as high boost clocks as with a decentish B450 board with proper VRM heatsink.

 

The A320 bios-es are also kind of half-assed ones, so, if you'd like to fine-adjust your cpu, I would not even touch those boards.

 

Get a B450M Ds3h or B450M HDV. Trust me, you won't regret it. A320 boards were always meant to be the entriest of the entry level, mostly for 2 core CPU-s.

[Hellfire_Helix]

4 minutes ago, Beerzerker said:

It's not CPU temps you'd have to worry about, it's the VRM temps you'd have a real concern with.
A B450 would be a much better choice for a budget build running that CPU.

 

I'll admit IF you run it at stock, even that board could probrably handle it but if you ever decide to crank the speeds up it would most likely suffer and VRM failure can do more than just "fail", sometimes it can take a few things with it when goes..... Like the CPU for example, depending on how it dies.
Go with a B450 board, you won't regret it.
 

What If I were to run the CPU at stock clocks?

[Hellfire_Helix]

3 minutes ago, Vejnemojnen said:

Nope, not your CPU. But the VRM of the mobo can overheat, causing thermal throttling. I bet, even with everything left on "auto", your cpu just will not maintain as high boost clocks as with a decentish B450 board with proper VRM heatsink.

 

The A320 bios-es are also kind of half-assed ones, so, if you'd like to fine-adjust your cpu, I would not even touch those boards.

 

Get a B450M Ds3h or B450M HDV. Trust me, you won't regret it. A320 boards were always meant to be the entriest of the entry level, mostly for 2 core CPU-s.

 

Are all a320 mobos this bad or is it specifically with this mobo?

[Vejnemojnen]

Just now, Hellfire_Helix said:

 

Are all a320 mobos this bad or is it specifically with this mobo?

All of those are. Stay clear  

 

Asrock B450M HDV https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B450M-HDV/index.asp

Gigabyte B450M S2H https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450M-S2H-rev-10#kf

Asrock B450M Pro 4 https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/B450M Pro4-F/index.hu.asp

[Beerzerker]

1 hour ago, Hellfire_Helix said:

What If I were to run the CPU at stock clocks?

It's possible to do but again it's also a bit of a risk.
I don't know how deep your wallet is, I'd just go ahead and spend the few extra to get a board that WILL handle it instead of taking a risk and possibly facing buying another board, CPU and so on.

 

Buy once, buy right - Done.

[Hellfire_Helix]

28 minutes ago, Vejnemojnen said:

All of those are. Stay clear  

 

Asrock B450M HDV https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B450M-HDV/index.asp

Gigabyte B450M S2H https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450M-S2H-rev-10#kf

Asrock B450M Pro 4 https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/B450M Pro4-F/index.hu.asp

Ok

I'll go with the Asrock B450M HDV 

Now is that good?

[EL02]

I didnt bother reading all the answers. If you already have a a320 board, it should be fine. If you want to buy one, then dont. Get a b450.

[Herman Mcpootis]

32 minutes ago, Hellfire_Helix said:

Ok

I'll go with the Asrock B450M HDV 

Now is that good?

the pro4 is the only good one out of the 3.

[GoldenLag]

55 minutes ago, Hellfire_Helix said:

Ok

I'll go with the Asrock B450M HDV 

Now is that good?

get the Pro4 at minimum. 

1 hour ago, Vejnemojnen said:

Asrock B450M HDV https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B450M-HDV/index.asp

Gigabyte B450M S2H https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450M-S2H-rev-10#kf

Asrock B450M Pro 4 https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/B450M Pro4-F/index.hu.asp

2/3 of these are worth avoiding. 

[Vejnemojnen]

13 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

get the Pro4 at minimum. 

2/3 of these are worth avoiding. 

Probably. I based these recommendations on experiences from others. Few used s2h and hdv for 2600/2700 ,and none of them complained so far. The VRM temperatures were acceptable. 

 

If OP is not keen about OC,  either of those are better solution than a320. And they cost roughly the same 

[GoldenLag]

3 minutes ago, Vejnemojnen said:

Probably. I based these recommendations on experiences from others

i base it off VRM testing and paying attention to parts that usually people report to have more issues with. 

[Hellfire_Helix]

24 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

get the Pro4 at minimum. 

2/3 of these are worth avoiding. 

And what about Gigabyte B450M S2H?

[GoldenLag]

4 minutes ago, Hellfire_Helix said:

And what about Gigabyte B450M S2H?

avoid. 

 

the B450m AC from asrock. or the B450m Pro vdh Max from MSI would be among the 2 cheapest boards with guaranteed bios. that are also worth getting. 

[Vejnemojnen]

16 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

i base it off VRM testing and paying attention to parts that usually people report to have more issues with. 

: ) I see. I only used this table before daring to mention any of those: AM4 Vcore VRM list