Assistance please

[Randy B]

I’m kinda new in building my PCs 

but 

would I need to install/update bios

once I get my Ryzon 5 3600 with my RX 5600xt? 
 

or would all that stuff be good to go

 

btw my mother board is a MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 

[PyroTheWise]

2 minutes ago, Randy B said:

I’m kinda new in building my PCs 

but 

would I need to install/update bios

once I get my Ryzon 5 3600 with my RX 5600xt? 
 

or would all that stuff be good to go

BIOS update depends on the Motherboard and not the CPU.   If the motherboard is 3rd gen Ryzen ready, then you should be fine.    There are always BIOS updates that can be necessary outside of CPU support.

[Randy B]

3 minutes ago, PyroTheWise said:

BIOS update depends on the Motherboard and not the CPU.   If the motherboard is 3rd gen Ryzen ready, then you should be fine.    There are always BIOS updates that can be necessary outside of CPU support.

My Motherboard is MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard

[PyroTheWise]

5 minutes ago, Randy B said:

My Motherboard is MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard

Yes according to the MSI web-site that board should be Ryzen 3rd gen ready.

 

You will still want to verify your BIOS after you get the motherboard.   There is a BIOS update on Nov 11, 2019 that improves system boot up time.   However, most likely the board you will get will be already on that BIOS version.  When I bought my MSI B450 Tomahawk Max board a few weeks ago, it came with the latest BIOS already installed.

[Inception9269]

13 minutes ago, Randy B said:

My Motherboard is MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard

looking on the site says it does support Ryzen 3000, but not sure if that means it will out of the box. It does say there's a bios flash button on the back io, so I'd suggest looking into how that works if that's required.

[PyroTheWise]

4 minutes ago, Inception9269 said:

looking on the site says it does support Ryzen 3000, but not sure if that means it will out of the box. It does say there's a bios flash button on the back io, so I'd suggest looking into how that works if that's required.

@Randy B What Inceeption9269 is true.  We have no way of knowing 100% that it is Ryzen 3rd gen ready.  I believe it is because of the manufacturing date and that no BIOS upgrades are listed for Ryzen 3rd Gen support. 

 

However, just in case it is not,  MSI put together a handy video on how to do a Flash Bios ->

 

[Guest]

All the MSI MAX boards are Ryzen 3000 ready out of the box.

[Randy B]

9 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

All the MSI MAX boards are Ryzen 3000 ready out of the box.

Oh really ?? I didn’t know that. Did u own one And that’s how u know ?

[ShinRamen]

7 minutes ago, Randy B said:

Oh really ?? I didn’t know that. Did u own one And that’s how u know ?

The MAX boards are updated versions of MSI's B450 line-up. They released after Ryzen 3000 and they all support it out of the box. No need for a bios update.

[Randy B]

3 minutes ago, ShinRamen said:

The MAX boards are updated versions of MSI's B450 line-up. They released after Ryzen 3000 and they all support it out of the box. No need for a bios update.

Alright thanks man, Umm actually one more question do you think I should get a cpu cooler for my Ryzon 5 3600x ? Or should I stick with the default one that’s in the box 

[ShinRamen]

Just now, Randy B said:

Alright thanks man, Umm actually one more question do you think I should get a cpu cooler for my Ryzon 5 3600x ? Or should I stick with the default one that’s in the box 

First of all I would get the 3600 instead of the 3600X - the extra cost is not worth it imo. And yes, I'd stick with the stock cooler for now. It's free and you'll get it anyways, why not use it and see how it goes? Most people are happy with the cooling performance. If not you can always change the CPU cooler later if you feel the need to.

[Inception9269]

9 minutes ago, Randy B said:

Alright thanks man, Umm actually one more question do you think I should get a cpu cooler for my Ryzon 5 3600x ? Or should I stick with the default one that’s in the box 

Like Shinramen said, don't get a 3600x, it's literally nothing more than a factory overclock. I guess technically it could be considered a better binned version of the 3600, so you might be able to get an extra 100mhz on the overclock, but you're better off with 3600. My friend got one and I OCed it to 4.2ghz using a 120mm AiO water cooler, and it works perfectly fine. If you want to save money you could stick with the stock cooler, then upgrading to a ~$50-70 cooler down the line, and should be able to pull off a 4.2ghz OC no problem.

[Randy B]

19 minutes ago, Inception9269 said:

Like Shinramen said, don't get a 3600x, it's literally nothing more than a factory overclock. I guess technically it could be considered a better binned version of the 3600, so you might be able to get an extra 100mhz on the overclock, but you're better off with 3600. My friend got one and I OCed it to 4.2ghz using a 120mm AiO water cooler, and it works perfectly fine. If you want to save money you could stick with the stock cooler, then upgrading to a ~$50-70 cooler down the line, and should be able to pull off a 4.2ghz OC no problem.

Oh sorry I didn’t mean to put the x over it I am getting Ryzon 5 3600, but now that you mentioned all that . Should I OC it to those numbers you said ? Or is there a video somewhere that can tell me what to do in my case

[Inception9269]

3 hours ago, Randy B said:

Oh sorry I didn’t mean to put the x over it I am getting Ryzon 5 3600, but now that you mentioned all that . Should I OC it to those numbers you said ? Or is there a video somewhere that can tell me what to do in my case

4.2ghz in my experience is a pretty safe and stable OC for the ryzen 3000 cpus that I've had my hands on. As far as overclocking goes, the only thing I can say is you'd be better off looking up guide videos on youtube, it'd be more helpful since you can see and here what's done.