MSI SLI Plus VRM crap?

[Turretgaming]

So I have the MSI SLI Plus and I've had it for a while now (over 6 months maybe a year idk) and I can only get my 1700x to 3.9ghz if I push 1.45v and the vrm gets so hot( at least the heatsink it's not painful enough to burn you but I won't want to feel that for more than a minute or two) and Buildzoid at ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking took a look at the x470 gaming pro and it had a 4+2 made from an 8+2 cause the controller was eh. I've run my CPU in my friends Asus hero and it got 4ghz at 1.375 now I've been thinking about a new Mobo for a while and I'm debating the new Asus hero or the gigabyte gaming 7 (both x470 cause over built vrm) but I hear rumors of a z490 am4 Mobo. Should I wait. I've got the time but if the benefits aren't expected to be to much better than waiting and the extra money for essentially the same thing (yes I know x370 and x470 is essentially the same but I need the better vrms and why not go with the new platform if I'm upgrading anyway plus the rumored 10core 2800x) let me know what you all think about this and what I should do. Thanks a head of time.

[Jurrunio]

Do you think spending that much more for another 100-200MHz (let's say 3.8GHz lets the VRMs run at comfortable temperatures) overclock is worth it?

 

I myself dont think so. 

[just_dave]

Strix X470/Prime X470 are good boards.

MSI first gen boards were garbage, the second gen has been improved a bit.

Asus still wins the midrange with Prime and Strix.

 

[Turretgaming]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

Do you think spending that much more for another 100-200MHz (let's say 3.8GHz lets the VRMs run at comfortable temperatures) overclock is worth it?

 

I myself dont think so. 

At 3.8 I need 1.375v and the vrms aren't as hot but still hot. I'm also debating getting the koolance vrm waterblock and cooling the vcore and soc( used for ram and other things on this board) to increase cooling and maybe efficiency but it's a long shot cause cooling is not a substitute for poor vrms in the first place.

[just_dave]

1 minute ago, Turretgaming said:

At 3.8 I need 1.375v and the vrms aren't as hot but still hot. I'm also debating getting the koolance vrm waterblock and cooling the vcore and soc( used for ram and other things on this board) to increase cooling and maybe efficiency but it's a long shot cause cooling is not a substitute for poor vrms in the first place.

Yeah, its not worth investing into a pile of junk.

Get yourself an appropriate board first. I can highly recommend Strix X370-F

[Turretgaming]

Just now, dave_k said:

Yeah, its not worth investing into a pile of junk.

Get yourself an appropriate board first. I can highly recommend Strix X370-F

Ya I might just cause they have come down in price. But I'm still debating the x470 ones cause if that 10core is real I'm so getting it and it needs so real vrms.

[just_dave]

2 minutes ago, Turretgaming said:

Ya I might just cause they have come down in price. But I'm still debating the x470 ones cause if that 10core is real I'm so getting it and it needs so real vrms.

Strix X370-F has the same VRM as X470-F and it's enough for potential 10 core

[Turretgaming]

43 minutes ago, dave_k said:

Strix X370-F has the same VRM as X470-F and it's enough for potential 10 core

Looks like I know what I'm getting. Thanks for your help.