Will I be able to use a Ryzen5 3600 on asrock a320m-hdv motherboard?

[Jacobtalks]

So I bought a pc on Facebook market place for 40 bucks, it has a and a6 9500 apu, Also for some reason in hell it has 32gb of ddr4 ram. The mother board it has is a asrock a320m-hdv mb and I wanted to know is if the Ryzen 5 3600 would be compatible with my motherboard because I recently picked up a gtx 960 for 20 bucks

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https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/A320M-HDV/index.asp#CPU

Provided you have the right BIOS, yes. You can update the BIOS - if needed - with the A6

[Mateyyy]

Yes, you can use a Ryzen 3600 with that board, provided you're running a BIOS revision that supports Ryzen 3000.

 

Looking at Asrock's website, it looks like the earliest BIOS version that'll support a 3600 is 5.90, here:

https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/A320M-HDV/index.asp#BIOS

 

If you're already running 5.90 or a newer BIOS version, then you can just throw a 3600 right in. Otherwise, you will need to update it first.

[Dedayog]

Maybe a BIOS update, I didn't dig too far.

 

960 for $20?  Not sure if you're aware that they';re going for $150+ on EBay, so I can't think you got a working card, even if it is a 960. Where did you get it?

[YoungBlade]

That motherboard and RAM is worth way more than $40. Even if the RAM is just 2133. And if that 960 actually works...

 

My point is, you got a steal of a deal. Whoever sold you that clearly had no idea what they had, or they sold you an expensive paperweight.

 

Then again, even if the motherboard, GPU and other components don't work, the RAM alone would go for more than all those parts used on eBay. Hopefully at least those sticks work.

[Dedayog]

1 minute ago, YoungBlade said:

That motherboard and RAM is worth way more than $40. Even if the RAM is just 2133. And if that 960 actually works...

 

My point is, you got a steal of a deal. Whoever sold you that clearly had no idea what they had, or they sold you an expensive paperweight.

 

Then again, even if the motherboard, GPU and other components don't work, the RAM alone would go for more than all those parts used on eBay. Hopefully at least those sticks work.

Yeah, I'm sensing this is a too good to be true type of thing.  32GB of DDR4 isn't so old that people would just be okay dumping it for pennies.

[Dedayog]

10 minutes ago, Eviljuche said:

Yes, you can. But rest in peace to those poor 4 VRMs...

It's just a 3600, it'll be fine.

[Jacobtalks]

5 hours ago, Dedayog said:

Maybe a BIOS update, I didn't dig too far.

 

960 for $20?  Not sure if you're aware that they';re going for $150+ on EBay, so I can't think you got a working card, even if it is a 960. Where did you get it?

Bought it off of my cousin for cheap because he had it in a pre built and he upgraded so he didn’t really care

[Jacobtalks]

5 hours ago, YoungBlade said:

That motherboard and RAM is worth way more than $40. Even if the RAM is just 2133. And if that 960 actually works...

 

My point is, you got a steal of a deal. Whoever sold you that clearly had no idea what they had, or they sold you an expensive paperweight.

 

Then again, even if the motherboard, GPU and other components don't work, the RAM alone would go for more than all those parts used on eBay. Hopefully at least those sticks work.

The mother board and ram all work, but I have not tested the gpu yet

 

[Dedayog]

1 hour ago, Jacobtalks said:

Bought it off of my cousin for cheap because he had it in a pre built and he upgraded so he didn’t really care

Oh that doesn't count as a sale then. He gave it to you

 

[YoungBlade]

11 hours ago, Jacobtalks said:

The mother board and ram all work, but I have not tested the gpu yet

 

That's great news. If the GPU works, once you throw in the 3600, you'll have a solid system for less than $300, which is just crazy in terms of value. Even ignoring the graphics card market right now, that system should cost close to $650.

 

Do you know whether the power supply is any good? That would be the last potential hurdle, I would think.

[Jacobtalks]

51 minutes ago, YoungBlade said:

That's great news. If the GPU works, once you throw in the 3600, you'll have a solid system for less than $300, which is just crazy in terms of value. Even ignoring the graphics card market right now, that system should cost close to $650.

 

Do you know whether the power supply is any good? That would be the last potential hurdle, I would think.

I’m thinking of upgrading the power supply because it’s like a weak 230 w or something around that

[YoungBlade]

2 hours ago, Jacobtalks said:

I’m thinking of upgrading the power supply because it’s like a weak 230 w or something around that

That's too low for a 3600 paired with a GTX 960. I'd imagine that it wouldn't even have a PCIe 6 pin to power the 960. The two parts combined draw around 200W at full load without overclocking.

 

If you want room to upgrade the 960 to an RTX 3060, or the rumored RX 6600, you should get a 500W power supply. Otherwise, a 400W should be plenty for what you have now.

[Jacobtalks]

2 hours ago, YoungBlade said:

That's too low for a 3600 paired with a GTX 960. I'd imagine that it wouldn't even have a PCIe 6 pin to power the 960. The two parts combined draw around 200W at full load without overclocking.

 

If you want room to upgrade the 960 to an RTX 3060, or the rumored RX 6600, you should get a 500W power supply. Otherwise, a 400W should be plenty for what you have now.

What PSU should I go with  that is compatible with everything?

[YoungBlade]

1 hour ago, Jacobtalks said:

What PSU should I go with  that is compatible with everything?

Since your motherboard uses the ATX 24 pin and CPU 4 pin, you just need a PSU that is part of the ATX 24 pin standard. All of those will have at least a 4 pin for the CPU. And for the graphics card, you just need at least one 6 pin PCIe power out, which basically all power supplies 400W+ will have.

 

To be able to upgrade to an RTX 3060, you'd need it to have two PCIe 6 pins, because that graphics card takes two. Other popular cards like the RTX 2060 and GTX 1660 Super take PCIe 6+2 pin (sometimes called PCIe 8 pin, but the last two can unclip to let it be used as a standard PCIe 6 pin, so it's really 6+2). So it depends on what card you want to upgrade to what sort of output you need.

 

As for which power supplies are good, I feel obliged to link you this:

In your case, I'd aim for C tier or better.

[Jacobtalks]

1 hour ago, YoungBlade said:

Since your motherboard uses the ATX 24 pin and CPU 4 pin, you just need a PSU that is part of the ATX 24 pin standard. All of those will have at least a 4 pin for the CPU. And for the graphics card, you just need at least one 6 pin PCIe power out, which basically all power supplies 400W+ will have.

 

To be able to upgrade to an RTX 3060, you'd need it to have two PCIe 6 pins, because that graphics card takes two. Other popular cards like the RTX 2060 and GTX 1660 Super take PCIe 6+2 pin (sometimes called PCIe 8 pin, but the last two can unclip to let it be used as a standard PCIe 6 pin, so it's really 6+2). So it depends on what card you want to upgrade to what sort of output you need.

 

As for which power supplies are good, I feel obliged to link you this:

In your case, I'd aim for C tier or better.

I don’t know psu’s at all tbh do you think you could pick one for me?

[Jacobtalks]

2 hours ago, YoungBlade said:

Since your motherboard uses the ATX 24 pin and CPU 4 pin, you just need a PSU that is part of the ATX 24 pin standard. All of those will have at least a 4 pin for the CPU. And for the graphics card, you just need at least one 6 pin PCIe power out, which basically all power supplies 400W+ will have.

 

To be able to upgrade to an RTX 3060, you'd need it to have two PCIe 6 pins, because that graphics card takes two. Other popular cards like the RTX 2060 and GTX 1660 Super take PCIe 6+2 pin (sometimes called PCIe 8 pin, but the last two can unclip to let it be used as a standard PCIe 6 pin, so it's really 6+2). So it depends on what card you want to upgrade to what sort of output you need.

 

As for which power supplies are good, I feel obliged to link you this:

In your case, I'd aim for C tier or better.

Will this work? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-w1-series-600w-atx-12v-eps-12v-80-plus-power-supply-black/8511029.p?skuId=8511029&ref=212&loc=1&extStoreId=28&ref=212&loc=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1siqlazA8QIVe3NvBB0ulwylEAQYASABEgLwgvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[YoungBlade]

10 minutes ago, Jacobtalks said:

Will this work? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-w1-series-600w-atx-12v-eps-12v-80-plus-power-supply-black/8511029.p?skuId=8511029&ref=212&loc=1&extStoreId=28&ref=212&loc=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1siqlazA8QIVe3NvBB0ulwylEAQYASABEgLwgvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

In terms of compatibility, yes. It has the necessary connections for your motherboard and graphics card. It also has two 6+2 PCIe connections, so you could upgrade to a more powerful graphics card later on.

 

Its 500W version is D tier on the PSU Tier List, and the 600W version hasn't been tested, if you care about that. If you're on a tight budget, it is what it is. My current computer is a pre-built that came with a D tier PSU, and so far it's been fine, but I can't make any guarantees. I'm not a power supply expert, which is why I refer people to the Tier List. If it was E tier, I'd say it's not worth it even for free.

[Jacobtalks]

13 minutes ago, YoungBlade said:

13 minutes ago, YoungBlade said:

In terms of compatibility, yes. It has the necessary connections for your motherboard and graphics card. It also has two 6+2 PCIe connections, so you could upgrade to a more powerful graphics card later on.

 

Its 500W version is D tier on the PSU Tier List, and the 600W version hasn't been tested, if you care about that. If you're on a tight budget, it is what it is. My current computer is a pre-built that came with a D tier PSU, and so far it's been fine, but I can't make any guarantees. I'm not a power supply expert, which is why I refer people to the Tier List. If it was E tier, I'd say it's not worth it even for free.

Ok thanks I’ll tell you how it goes

[Jacobtalks]

On 6/30/2021 at 5:31 PM, Jacobtalks said:

 

Ik this is off topic but I want to upgrade my case to one with rgb fans, do you have a recommendation?

[Jacobtalks]

On 6/30/2021 at 5:17 PM, YoungBlade said:

In terms of compatibility, yes. It has the necessary connections for your motherboard and graphics card. It also has two 6+2 PCIe connections, so you could upgrade to a more powerful graphics card later on.

 

Its 500W version is D tier on the PSU Tier List, and the 600W version hasn't been tested, if you care about that. If you're on a tight budget, it is what it is. My current computer is a pre-built that came with a D tier PSU, and so far it's been fine, but I can't make any guarantees. I'm not a power supply expert, which is why I refer people to the Tier List. If it was E tier, I'd say it's not worth it even for free.

^ case recommendation ^^^^

[YoungBlade]

18 hours ago, Jacobtalks said:

Ik this is off topic but I want to upgrade my case to one with rgb fans, do you have a recommendation?

For $80, there's the Lian Li 215 X is reasonably priced with decent airflow and 2 large RGB fans at the front, but it doesn't look like your case has any RGB headers, so I don't think you'd be able to control those fans: https://www.newegg.com/p/2AM-000Z-00069

 

For $68, Newegg has a Cullinan MX open box deal - that case also has okay airflow, is from a recognizable brand, and the fans are remote controlled: https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811147275R

 

And at $48, in the "cheapest RGB case fan case I could find that might have okay airflow" category, we have this thing that I've never heard of before: https://www.newegg.com/p/2AM-02C8-00007

 

Considering that RGB case fans from random brands cost around $35-40 for a pack of 3-5, the last case is decent in terms of value from that perspective - you wouldn't be able to buy a cheaper case and then put in fans.