ASRock B450M Steel Legend a good motherboard?

[GroundbreakingCrew9]

Okay, have a A320M-A PRO MAX right now. Works wonders, Full-fills all my needs. But just got this "dated" Bose stereo, that accepts a digital optical cable.

 

So of course, its time to upgrade my mother board with one that has a digital optical output. BREIFLY looked on newegg.com, and came across the ASRock B450M Steel Legend. It has an digital optical output, witch is my main concern.

 

But looking to see what the 450's can do. Don't have to be this exact motherboard. Just needs to have an digital optical output AND needs to be an upgrade from the A320M-A I'm using.

 

 

[Mohammad Saleh]

better go for asrock b550 steel legend which is better and only 10 bucks more

[GroundbreakingCrew9]

 

2 minutes ago, Mohammad Saleh said:

better go for asrock b550 steel legend which is better and only 10 bucks more

Can you send a link please?

And... I "only" have an 3200g and a 450w PSU. Are those limiting factors in this type of upgrade? I wouldn't think, but Just checking to be safe...

 

[boggy77]

2 minutes ago, GroundbreakingCrew9 said:

 

Can you send a link please?

And... I "only" have an 3200g and a 450w PSU. Are those limiting factors in this type of upgrade? I wouldn't think, but Just checking to be safe...

 

3200g won't work on b550, you'll have to stick to b450, x470 or x570.

[Mohammad Saleh]

2 minutes ago, GroundbreakingCrew9 said:

 

Can you send a link please?

And... I "only" have an 3200g and a 450w PSU. Are those limiting factors in this type of upgrade? I wouldn't think, but Just checking to be safe...

 

ok then stick with b450 as b550 has no support for apu's

[GroundbreakingCrew9]

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

3200g won't work on b550, you'll have to stick to b450, x470 or x570.

Okay, but I'm looking in the right direction? Also have a 1650 super. Wanting to upgrade the CPU next, to an Ryzen 5 CPU, not apu.

[ProjectBox153]

I have the B450 Steel Legend and I'm extremely pleased with it. I'd say the B450M Steel Legend would be a good choice. 

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, GroundbreakingCrew9 said:

Okay, but I'm looking in the right direction? Also have a 1650 super. Wanting to upgrade the CPU next, to an Ryzen 5 CPU, not apu.

if you can, upgrade both cpu and motherboard at the same time, to 5000 series and a b550 board

[GroundbreakingCrew9]

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

if you can, upgrade both cpu and motherboard at the same time, to 5000 series and a b550 board

What would you recommend? I'm a baller on a budget haha, no really. Coming from a 3200G and a cheap motherboard.

I also am using Team Elite 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM for now.

 

 

[GroundbreakingCrew9]

8 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

if you can, upgrade both cpu and motherboard at the same time, to 5000 series and a b550 board

Also, wanting to make use of my new  WD_BLACK SN750 NVMe 500GB Internal PCI Express 3.0 x4 Solid State Drive.

 

9 minutes ago, ProjectBox153 said:

I have the B450 Steel Legend and I'm extremely pleased with it. I'd say the B450M Steel Legend would be a good choice. 

Because I'm with you, Just get the M450M for now, get a CPU later

[boggy77]

7 minutes ago, GroundbreakingCrew9 said:

What would you recommend? I'm a baller on a budget haha, no really. Coming from a 3200G and a cheap motherboard.

I also am using Team Elite 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM for now.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$299.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$449.98
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-16 10:13 EST-0500

 

[GroundbreakingCrew9]

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$299.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$449.98
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-16 10:13 EST-0500

 

might be a rhetorical question. But with my GTX 1650 super, will that Ryzen 5 5600x gonna bottle neck? or just cuz its 3.7ghz compared to my 3.6ghz right now.

Still not comfortable with overclocking anything.

Everything must work right away out of box.

Anyway, I'm still leaning on the M450M right now. Because I could just run to best buy and buy a older CPU, Ryzen 5 or up after awhile.

 

[boggy77]

12 minutes ago, GroundbreakingCrew9 said:

But with my GTX 1650 super, will that Ryzen 5 5600x gonna bottle neck?

that's not how bottlenecks work. you generally want a cpu that is strong enough for your gpu. it doesn't matter if it's stronger, it's bad when it's weaker.

 

but yes, you might not need it if you're happy with your current cpu, so as you said, just go and buy a b450 board.

[GroundbreakingCrew9]

Just now, boggy77 said:

that's not how bottlenecks work. you generally want a cpu that is strong enough for your gpu. it doesn't matter if it's stronger, it's bad when it's weaker.

 

but yes, you might not need it if you're happy with your current cpu, so as you said, just go and buy a b450 board.

Like I see where I'm limited in my gaming side of things with my 3200G. But I've been told by a Best Buy employee, That a Ryzen 5 3400g would fix any and all of that(I guess cuz its 8 thread not 4.

 
I don't want you to think that I'm hard headed with just wanting to shop at Best Buy, I fully understand the tailored needs and customization that one can order online. 

[boggy77]

5 minutes ago, GroundbreakingCrew9 said:

Like I see where I'm limited in my gaming side of things with my 3200G. But I've been told by a Best Buy employee, That a Ryzen 5 3400g would fix any and all of that(I guess cuz its 8 thread not 4.

if you ahve a dedicated gpu, don't buy a gpu that has an integrated gpu, like the 3400g, as you'll pay for a feature you'll never use.

if you want to upgrade your cpu, i'd recommend, depeding on your budget, a ryzen 5 2600, a ryzen 3 3100, a ryzen 3 3300x or a ryzen 5 3600.

[GroundbreakingCrew9]

3 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

if you ahve a dedicated gpu, don't buy a gpu that has an integrated gpu, like the 3400g, as you'll pay for a feature you'll never use.

if you want to upgrade your cpu, i'd recommend, depeding on your budget, a ryzen 5 2600, a ryzen 3 3100, a ryzen 3 3300x or a ryzen 5 3600.

And why not a 3400g

[GroundbreakingCrew9]

4 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

if you ahve a dedicated gpu, don't buy a gpu that has an integrated gpu, like the 3400g, as you'll pay for a feature you'll never use.

if you want to upgrade your cpu, i'd recommend, depeding on your budget, a ryzen 5 2600, a ryzen 3 3100, a ryzen 3 3300x or a ryzen 5 3600.

I play online with my friends every once and awhile. not really interested in streaming and gaming on this rig

[GroundbreakingCrew9]

But my ryzen 3 is getting a heck of a load on it, and the gpu WHEN PLAYING GAMES ONLY

 

[BTGbullseye]

1 hour ago, GroundbreakingCrew9 said:

Okay, have a A320M-A PRO MAX right now. Works wonders, Full-fills all my needs. But just got this "dated" Bose stereo, that accepts a digital optical cable.

 

So of course, its time to upgrade my mother board with one that has a digital optical output. BREIFLY looked on newegg.com, and came across the ASRock B450M Steel Legend. It has an digital optical output, witch is my main concern.

 

But looking to see what the 450's can do. Don't have to be this exact motherboard. Just needs to have an digital optical output AND needs to be an upgrade from the A320M-A I'm using.

As an owner of that exact motherboard, just don't run the SoC voltage at 1.35v for a few months, and you'll be fine. (otherwise you burn out the VRM, and fry both the CPU and motherboard in the process)

[boggy77]

10 minutes ago, GroundbreakingCrew9 said:

And why not a 3400g

for example, the r3 3100 is alsco 4c/8t, but it has higher IPC and performs generally about 10-15% better than the 3400g, while being much cheaper. that would be my recommendation to be honest if you don't do professional work with your pc and only game

[GroundbreakingCrew9]

5 minutes ago, BTGbullseye said:

As an owner of that exact motherboard, just don't run the SoC voltage at 1.35v for a few months, and you'll be fine. (otherwise you burn out the VRM, and fry both the CPU and motherboard in the process)

What's SoC voltage? I'm would never over clock anything. I just use out the box, bios settings and such 

[BTGbullseye]

1 minute ago, GroundbreakingCrew9 said:

What's SoC voltage? I'm would never over clock anything. I just use out the box, bios settings and such 

SoC voltage affects the GPU part of an APU. Allows for overclocking the Vega cores to operate on-par with Vega 56/64 cores on a 2400G. (it's pushing the limits of both the motherboard and APU however)

 

Mine worked perfectly for over a month, then popped a VRM. AMD replaced the 2400G with a 2600 because they were low on stock, so can't complain. (I was upfront about exactly what happened as well)

[Nena Trinity]

2 hours ago, boggy77 said:

3200g won't work on b550, you'll have to stick to b450, x470 or x570.

Wait wasnt those just "not oficially suported?" I seen people get 1700X working on X570...

[boggy77]

Just now, Nena Trinity said:

Wait wasnt those just "not oficially suported?" I seen people get 1700X working on X570...

well, yes, but how? you probably have to download and install cracked/modified bioses. I don't think it's worth it for the average pc user.

[Nena Trinity]

Just now, boggy77 said:

well, yes, but how? you probably have to download and install cracked/modified bioses. I don't think it's worth it for the average pc user.

What I heard was the the person who got it working didnt do anything other than put it in and start it... I am just saying it might work?