Need advice on compatibility

Sparkes · July 20, 2020

Bit of background on my knowledge:

I'm fairly knowledgeable when it comes to pcs and how they work but I am only just putting together money for my first pc build.

I have a 1000 dollar (or whatever equivalency in pounds ) to spend on the rig and have decided to do the 900 dollar and rig by Linus with slight upgrades to parts from the 1000 dollar build guide by nitwit.I am by nature a very cautious person so I just wanted to confirm a few things before I proceed.Firstly Linus says in the build guide that if the bios isn't fully updated the motherboard might not post with your cpu and you'll have to use an older CPU to update the bios and then switch the CPUs over. This is obviously not an option for me and I had heard you could flash the bios update to the mothervoard using the built in button on the io and a usb stick. However this is from weak sources and I wanted to check whether there are any draw backs for this or if it works at all.my other main question is that in both setups (the Linus one and the bitwit one) use the Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and I was planning on upgrading this to the new 3600xt and was wanting to check if this upgrade was really worth it and if so where there any comparability issues with the msi b450 motherboard. These are my main questions but I might add others in future months. I appreciate anyone that contributes their time to answering my questions.

Thank you

Toby

Mad153 · July 20, 2020

Привет, and welcome to the forum!

9 minutes ago, Sparkes said:

I have a 1000 dollar (or whatever equivalency in pounds )

It's all right nearly everyone hear can sort of understand us dollar

10 minutes ago, Sparkes said:

This is obviously not an option for me and I had heard you could flash the bios update to the mothervoard using the built in button on the io and a usb stick. However this is from weak sources and I wanted to check whether there are any draw backs for this or if it works at all

This is on a very select few motherboards. Typically the feature doesn't exist and you just have to ask the retailer to update it for you (some offer it as a service) or pray.

11 minutes ago, Sparkes said:

my other main question is that in both setups (the Linus one and the bitwit one) use the Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and I was planning on upgrading this to the new 3600xt

Yes do this if it is not much more expensive

12 minutes ago, Sparkes said:

comparability issues with the msi b450 motherboard

You need the latest BIOS or one of the latest.

Fyi, to get attention from people on the forum you need to @ them or reply using the button under their post

Bombastinator · July 20, 2020

29 minutes ago, Sparkes said:

Bit of background on my knowledge:

I'm fairly knowledgeable when it comes to pcs and how they work but I am only just putting together money for my first pc build.

I have a 1000 dollar (or whatever equivalency in pounds ) to spend on the rig and have decided to do the 900 dollar and rig by Linus with slight upgrades to parts from the 1000 dollar build guide by nitwit.I am by nature a very cautious person so I just wanted to confirm a few things before I proceed.Firstly Linus says in the build guide that if the bios isn't fully updated the motherboard might not post with your cpu and you'll have to use an older CPU to update the bios and then switch the CPUs over. This is obviously not an option for me and I had heard you could flash the bios update to the mothervoard using the built in button on the io and a usb stick. However this is from weak sources and I wanted to check whether there are any draw backs for this or if it works at all.my other main question is that in both setups (the Linus one and the bitwit one) use the Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and I was planning on upgrading this to the new 3600xt and was wanting to check if this upgrade was really worth it and if so where there any comparability issues with the msi b450 motherboard. These are my main questions but I might add others in future months. I appreciate anyone that contributes their time to answering my questions.

Thank you

Toby

There is a site called PcPartPicker that will do the conversion. One thing you may want to watch out for is if you were looking at the Christmas one that thing was pre-covid and thus out of date. Parts prices and availability vary wildly and by area. Such a thing must be measured by what is available where you are at the time you buy.

It sounds like what you are talking about is motherboard bios flashing for pre 3000 series motherboards. That issue is old and is likely to be mostly taken care of. The problem is new CPUs have been released and if the bios on the chip predates the release of the CPU there is a problem. Quite frequently a seller will update the bios on the motherboard to the one needed before shipping eliminating the problem. It needs to be checked though. As I don’t know what exact hardware you are talking about I have no way of knowing. I suggest contacting the seller before placing the order and making sure that the motherboard has or can be made by the seller to have a bios usable by the cpu you intend to install.