Intel owners who have switched to AMD

[freeagent]

Indeed, thanks for your insight. Back to the ten six, and back to reading

 

[DR4G00N]

If what your doing is mainly gaming then it doesn't make a significant difference whichever one you choose, they're all going to be about the same.

 

[freeagent]

Ok, I’m going to try AMD I think.

Ive got in my cart:

3600XT $309
Asrock B450M Steel Legend $90 after rebate
2x8 G.Skill Trident Z 3600 $130

Not too shabby..

 

[Caring1]

Ok, I’m going to try AMD I think.

Ive got in my cart:

3600XT $309
Asrock B450M Steel Legend $90 after rebate
2x8 G.Skill Trident Z 3600 $130

Not too shabby..

Pick a better Motherboard.

 

[EarthDog]

We still haven't made a decision and waffling? Wowzas!

 

[freeagent]

I told you I was terrible. I really wanted to give AMD a chance. I’m chasing my tail now.. I was up late last night setting that up. Bah. Ok well I’ll figure something out and post back

 

[Flanker]

Congratz OP, you're as bad as I am

 

[tabascosauz]

I told you I was terrible. I really wanted to give AMD a chance. I’m chasing my tail now.. I was up late last night setting that up. Bah. Ok well I’ll figure something out and post back

If you're also in Canada, then man, you missed the $275 3600X. One of my friends picked one up this weekend. $309 3600XT isn't so bad, though.

If you can get in on it quick, you can snag the B450 Gaming Plus MAX, $114 CAD. Get it while it lasts. Far better board than the Steel Legend. It's out of stock online but a bunch of ME stores across the country still have it. Friend also picked that one up as well. All the B550 boards are more expensive, and all of them in the $100-150 price range here in Canada all suck donkey nuts except maybe for the MSI mATX B550.

But you need to get in on it quick, the MSI board is a black friday deal. Reserve it online so you can pick it up in store.

As for the RAM, the two Trident Zs at $130 are 3600CL19 and complete shite. If you want G.skill, get the 3600CL16 Ripjaws at $100. If you can do without G.skill, get the white Ballistix 3600CL16 at $103.

 

[freeagent]

Sweet thanks man! I did miss that deal for 275, I lived on Newegg this weekend and did not see it. Though the XT dropped in price at about 130 am to 309 same as the 3600 and the X. Good to know about B550, it’s not in the cart anymore

Ok I’ve got my 3600XT, MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max, and 16gb Ballistix CL 16. Timings seem like crap now, where all the cl 13 and 14 lol.

 

[EarthDog]

Why B450? Are you sure that board will support 5000 series when you upgrade? I recall B450 won't or not all will... (not sure). This is why everyone (almost?) suggest B550 or X570 so at least you have a drop in upgrade to 5000 series.

That board hasn't had a BIOS update since July... So far it doesn't accept 5000 series and stuck on an older AGESA.

 

[tabascosauz]

Why B450? Are you sure that board will support 5000 series when you upgrade? I recall B450 won't or not all will... (not sure). This is why everyone (almost?) suggest B550 or X570 so at least you have a drop in upgrade to 5000 series.

That board hasn't had a BIOS update since July... So far it doesn't accept 5000 series and stuck on an older AGESA.

B450 beta BIOS is coming in early 2021. And if there's any X470/B450 boards that can take the upgrade without problems, it's MSI's MAX boards because they have the 32MB BIOS chip. MSI committed to bringing Ryzen 5000 support to its B450s in Jan 2021.

Initial AGESA 1100 releases on even B550 boards haven't exactly been problem free. The first 1100 release for my Asus B550 spat out WHEA and USB errors like there was no tomorrow. The first 1100 release for my Gigabyte B550 had half-baked settings menus and started corrupting itself. May as well wait an extra month for a proper release after Robert Hallock's promised "better firmware" for 5000.

Besides, CPU is a 3600XT.

 

[NoJuan999]

B450 beta BIOS is coming in early 2021. And if there's any X470/B450 boards that can take the upgrade without problems, it's MSI's MAX boards because they have the 32MB BIOS chip.

Asrock (officially released), Asus and Gigabyte (leaked) all have B450 Beta BIOSes that support Ryzen 5000 CPU's.
#8 (techpowerup.com)

 

[freeagent]

That steel legend supported 5 series

 

[tabascosauz]

Sweet thanks man! I did miss that deal for 275, I lived on Newegg this weekend and did not see it. Though the XT dropped in price at about 130 am to 309 same as the 3600 and the X. Good to know about B550, it’s not in the cart anymore

Ok I’ve got my 3600XT, MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max, and 16gb Ballistix CL 16. Timings seem like crap now, where all the cl 13 and 14 lol.

Just going to have to get used to it thought the same thing when I moved off the 4790K, looked at 3200CL16 kits and was like wtf is up with tCL. But the fundamentals still work the same way.

3600CL16 is a good place to be. 3200CL16 and 3600CL19, less so. The Ballistix also overclock quite well if you want to get into DDR4 OC, but leaving it at XMP is a good solution too.

 

[EarthDog]

B450 beta BIOS is coming in early 2021. And if there's any X470/B450 boards that can take the upgrade without problems, it's MSI's MAX boards because they have the 32MB BIOS chip. MSI committed to bringing Ryzen 5000 support to its B450s in Jan 2021.

Initial AGESA 1100 releases on even B550 boards haven't exactly been problem free. The first 1100 release for my Asus B550 spat out WHEA and USB errors like there was no tomorrow. The first 1100 release for my Gigabyte B550 had half-baked settings menus and started corrupting itself. May as well wait an extra month for a proper release after Robert Hallock's promised "better firmware" for 5000.

Besides, CPU is a 3600XT.

right.. just thinking about the future.

I won't hold my breath and would rather b550/x570 personally.

 

[Dux]

I switched to ZEN and...........

 

[oxrufiioxo]

That b450 steel legend is pretty bad even the B550 variant is outclassed by cheaper alternatives if you're dead set on getting a B450 board stick with a max variant from MSI for sure.

The gaming plus isn't great but its still better than the steel legend.

I'd save up if you're cutting it that close for a b550 board which while also offering pcie gen 4 have substantially better vrms

 

[freeagent]

Oh no I’m not dead set on anything, I’m a total noob and almost completely ignorant to the current state of affairs with modern computers and have been in a bubble for many moons. I am on a crash course right now, there is a lot to take in. Thanks for helping

What do you think of the STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ? I found one open box for a good price..

 

[oxrufiioxo]

If you don't mind open box it's more than adequate for any ryzen cpu and substantially better than any b450 board.

 

[tabascosauz]

If you don't mind open box it's more than adequate for any ryzen cpu and substantially better than any b450 board.

I mean, if we're moving up to the $150+ CAD mark, then things get interesting. Unfortunately, it's still the case that the first relatively decent, actual ATX sized 500-series board is the B550 Gaming X at a whopping $179 - given the quality of that board, it's pretty apparent how weak the Canuckistan peso is right now.

The Mortar has moved down in price, so at $170 it's a great choice over the others at that range (including the Bazooka which is for some reason same price). But it is mATX...if that's a consideration. For all the ATX boards that actually start getting high end features like 2.5Gbe LAN, 50A DrMOS, and AX Wifi, you're looking at $200+.

But if that open box Strix-F piques your interest, go for it. Strix-F, Tomahawk and Aorus Pro all seem pretty comparable (read: highly decent).

 

[freeagent]

I just had to keep scrolling to find the unsealed version for like 15 more haha. Ok so I guess I have my system now.

3600XT for the same price as a 3600 @ 309
Asus ROG Strix B550-F WiFi for 239
Ballistix 3600 c16 for 103

Sweet!

It should be a solid bump from my Z77. I did try to cheap out a little bit probably for the best I don’t do it too much. I’ll be using this or my kids will be using this for a few years.. think the 3600XT will be ok or should I get a 3700X? There will be a GPU upgrade in the near future..

 

[NoJuan999]

A 3600XT will work well for gaming.
But if you do any multi threaded work, like encoding videos, etc., I'd go with the 3700x.
Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Ryzen 7 3700X Benchmarks in 2020 | Techy Bench

PS
I am a Big fan of that Asus ROG Strix B550-F WiFi.
If I was looking to upgrade my motherboard to a B550 that one would be at/near the top of my list.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

Looking good, the 3700X is solid but for 90 Cad more you likely won't notice the difference I'd save that 90 cad to put towards a better gpu.

If you can utilize the extra 2 cores go for it though.

 

[Deleted member 202104]

think the 3600XT will be ok or should I get a 3700X? There will be a GPU upgrade in the near future..

Go with the 3600XT and save the extra to apply to a 5000 series in 12-18 months.

 

[EarthDog]

Go with the 3600XT and save the extra to apply to a 5000 series in 12-18 months.

This. QFT.