3600 or 3300x?

[medyobano]

I am planning to upgrade my PC from a 3200g to hopefully a 3300x. But I realized the price is not far off from a 3600. Should I go for a 3600 despite having a 1050 2gb and an A320 mobo?

 

 

[SorryBella]

5 minutes ago, medyobano said:

Should I go for a 3600 despite having a 1050 2gb and an A320 mobo?

IMHO, you should get atleast B450 board to run a 3000 series, but if a 3600 is in your price range, go for it.

[Crafter King]

Compatibility, the 5000 series processor don't run with a320, you need b450 or b550 motherboard.

 

 

 

[dean_5234]

11 minutes ago, Crafter King said:

Compatibility, the 5000 series processor don't run with a320, you need b450 or b550 motherboard.

 

 

 

5000 series cpus aren't mentioned unless he edited it

[medyobano]

Thanks for the responses. Will an A520 do the work if I go for the 3600?

[SorryBella]

Just now, medyobano said:

Thanks for the responses. Will an A520 do the work if I go for the 3600?

B550 and A520 is pretty much intertwined in price and B550 have overclocking support that you HEAVILY need for a ryzen system.

 

So yes, get a B550 board. Please.

[DJ_Jay125]

1 minute ago, medyobano said:

Thanks for the responses. Will an A520 do the work if I go for the 3600?

Yes a A520 or a A320 would work, but if you're gonna go buy a new board a B550 or B450 are much better options as both have the ability to overclock

 

[medyobano]

13 minutes ago, The_Machine125 said:

Yes a A520 or a A320 would work, but if you're gonna go buy a new board a B550 or B450 are much better options as both have the ability to overclock

 

So will a 3600 work with my A320 board in the meanwhile?

 

[Stahlmann]

57 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

B550 have overclocking support that you HEAVILY need for a ryzen system.

Why would you "need" overclocking for Ryzen?

 

Doesn't AMD support memory OC (or at least DOCP/XMP) on their budget chipsets?

[medyobano]

Just now, Stahlmann said:

Why would you "need" overclocking for Ryzen?

 

Doesn't AMD support memory OC (or at least DOCP/XMP) on their budget chipsets?

TBH I don't have plans in overclocking. With this aside, would the MSI A320-A Pro work for the 3600 I'm planning on buying?

 

[Stahlmann]

Just now, medyobano said:

TBH I don't have plans in overclocking. With this aside, would the MSI A320-A Pro work for the 3600 I'm planning on buying?

I'd say @SorryClaire means enabling DOCP/XMP when talking about needing overclocking. Ryzen heavily benefits from memory running at 3200MHz+.

But i think even your A320 board supports memory DOCP/XMP. In that case you can stay on the same mobo and just drop in the 3600 after doing a quick BIOS update to make sure your new CPU will be recognized.

[SorryBella]

Just now, Stahlmann said:

means enabling DOCP/XMP when talking about needing overclocking.

Basically, but besides that the QoL that the B series had is way better than the A series. But if youre in a country where A is like 50% cheaper than a B series board, then by all means go if youre fine with barebone connectivity.

[Stahlmann]

Just now, SorryClaire said:

Basically, but besides that the QoL that the B series had is way better than the A series. But if youre in a country where A is like 50% cheaper than a B series board, then by all means go if youre fine with barebone connectivity.

It's not really about what board is cheaper atm. He already has the A320 and for this planned CPU upgrade he shouldn't need to upgrade his mobo as long as he still has all the features he needs.

[medyobano]

Thanks for the help!!! Looking forward in buying this CPU in the near near future!

[Chiyawa]

As for compatibility, you really need to check with your manufacturer. You can go to the motherboard manufacturer's website and check. Most likely you need to update the BIOS first before you pop in your new CPU.

 

If you can, get the Ryzen 5 3600. Ryzen 5 3600 has 6 cores and 12 thread and can out perform 3300X when comes to multi-cores work load.

 

With that said, according to AMD website, I don't think A320 will support Ryzen 5 3600. Check your manufacturer website!

https://www.amd.com/en/chipsets/x570

[Chiyawa]

And also, Ryzen 3 3300X are not supported according to AMD website. Technically, any Ryzen 3000 series CPU (non-G) are not compatible with A320 chipset, unless the motherboard manufacturer jump some hoops to make it working.

[medyobano]

2 hours ago, Chiyawa said:

As for compatibility, you really need to check with your manufacturer. You can go to the motherboard manufacturer's website and check. Most likely you need to update the BIOS first before you pop in your new CPU.

 

If you can, get the Ryzen 5 3600. Ryzen 5 3600 has 6 cores and 12 thread and can out perform 3300X when comes to multi-cores work load.

 

With that said, according to AMD website, I don't think A320 will support Ryzen 5 3600. Check your manufacturer website!

https://www.amd.com/en/chipsets/x570

Checked it and I think it will be able to support it. https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/A320M-A-PRO

[Chiyawa]

22 hours ago, medyobano said:

Checked it and I think it will be able to support it. https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/A320M-A-PRO

Yes, that's the reason you need to check your motherboard manufacturer. However, officially, AMD do not recommend it as they don't officially support Ryzen 3000 series CPU (non-G variants) for A320 chipset, but they do support Ryzen 3000G APU (with G variants) with A320 chipset.

 

Motherboard manufacturer may have a way to overcome the incompatibility by including the CPU ID and unlock the restriction through their BIOS. So, it is wise to check the compatibility from your motherboard manufacturer.