Can the MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus handle 3900x?

[jmo2727]

Hi, as mentioned in the subject, I have an MSI x570 gaming plus board. I'm planning to upgrade to a 3900x later this year. I'm wondering if it will be able to handle the 3900x of should I just replace my motherboard?  

[Haro]

The board has a 6+2 phase vrm solution with a beefy heatsink it should handle the 3900x 

But do you need x570 ? 

I mean do you need the plx chip for sli or do you need dmi 4?

 

[Mateyyy]

It should work, but at stock speeds. Definitely don't try any sort of overclocking with the 3900X on that board.

[AndreiArgeanu]

Looking at the tier list, it won't be able to handle it at full speed. You'd be better of getting the cheaper, B450 tomahawk that is a tier C and can handle a 3900X at full speed at 1.25V. I also left the tier list below so you can take a look at it and get a better idea.

 

[jmo2727]

18 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

The board has a 6+2 phase vrm solution with a beefy heatsink it should handle the 3900x 

But do you need x570? 

I mean do you need the plx chip for sli or do you need dmi 4?

 

Thanks for the input. I wasn't actually planning on the x570 however the sellers here always bundle the 3rd gen with an x570 otherwise I'm paying a lot more for the processor. 

[Haro]

1 minute ago, jmo2727 said:

Thanks for the input. I wasn't actually planning on the x570 however the sellers here always bundle the 3rd gen with an x570 otherwise I'm paying a lot more for the processor. 

Oh if your getting a good deal then that's not a problem 

It's just I thought you were optionally going with an x570 board 

Then your all good but just like what @Mateyyy said the board isn't the best so don't expect to be able to oc with a 12 core 

I think it has a 3 stage 6+2 phase power design so it's not bad but certainly will be at it's limit with a 3900x

[jmo2727]

19 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

Looking at the tier list, it won't be able to handle it at full speed. You'd be better of getting the cheaper, B450 tomahawk that is a tier C and can handle a 3900X at full speed at 1.25V. I also left the tier list below so you can take a look at it and get a better idea.

 

Thanks for sending this list, this gives me a much better idea of which boards perform well, wish I saw this earlier on.  I don't do much overclocking anyway as I'm not really confident doing so.