I just got a cyberpower PC with ryzen 5 3600 an ASRock a320 motherboard and I have from a previous build gigabyte b450m ds3h with WiFi is it worth it to switch out the motherboards? The biggest prob is windows 10 on cyberpower are embedded in the motherboard so switch the key is a pain
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B450 vs a320
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I would swap it, 99% of the time the lowest end B450 has better VRMs than any A320. Plus better CPU support, and overclocking as an option.
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If you've had Windows on your old mobo chances are it'll activate.
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Change my MB MSI 990FXA /8370E to a new Asus x470 Prime 2700x, activated windows 10 pro , sign in ,was good to go, heck did the same with another Asus MB/ Phenom ll 1055 to the MSI 990FXA MB ,did activate windows with a phone in.
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If you have no problems I don't see why you would switch it.
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Swap it and if you can maybe try to get MSI Tomahawk B450 that is probably the BEST B450 motherboard and one of those that can handle even the 10 or 12 core cpu's as the possible future upgrade....GL
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If you activated windows on the motherboard you had from a previous build windows should activate with a fresh install as the key is tied to the bios the same way the key is tied to the cyberpower mobo.
You will just need to do a fresh install.
you might not even need to do a fresh install. can't remember
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In my opinion, B450 is a much better choice for R5 3600 than A320. A320 is an entry level mobo, which is a good choice for R3 CPU. For R5 cpu, B450 is much more powerful. You can refer to this post to get more details about the differences between B450 and A320.
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