Zen2, impossible update?

Hattu · Nov 29, 2019

So, I have this AsRock x370 itx motherboard (1800X). It is said, that it cannot support new 2 gen ryzens. They're in the supported cpu lists at AsRock website. So, is it possible? I know, no PBO in use, but will it work? Like 3800X- 3950? I have modded my vrm heatsink...

ShrimpBrime · Nov 29, 2019

OK so which x370 board? Killer? Gaming X? Taichi?

What ever the support list suggests at the site and the proper bios revision that supports X processor, should be fine.

Hattu · Nov 29, 2019

I have the X370 ITX MB.

And this is my vrm heatsink atm.

TheLostSwede · Nov 29, 2019

ASRock > Fatal1ty X370 Gaming-ITX/ac

ASRock Super Alloy; Supports AMD Socket AM4 A-Series APUs (Bristol Ridge) and Ryzen Series CPUs (Summit Ridge & Raven Ridge); Supports DDR4 3466+ (OC) (Ryzen CPU) / 2400 (A-series APU); 1 PCIe 3.0 x16; Graphics Output: 2 HDMI; 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Supports Creative...

www.asrock.com

https://shop.jzelectronic.de/news.php?id=1574938860&sw=

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wmsTYK9Z3-jUX5LGRoFnsZYZiW1pfiDZnKCjaXyzd1o/htmlview

pbm86 · Nov 29, 2019

This board definitely supports Zen 2 Ryzen 3000 CPUs. You just need to read carefully the instructions for updating. You need to install version 5.70 not 5.90, because you are currently using a Summit Ridge CPU. Also before updating to 5.70 you need version 5.30 minimum. If you have a version older than 5.30 you need to update to 5.30 before updating to newer versions.

Hattu · Nov 29, 2019

Thanks, i'll look in to it. My current bios version is 4.50.

A Computer Guy · Nov 30, 2019

Hattu said:
Thanks, i'll look in to it. My current bios version is 4.50.

One suggestion before you update your BIOS and CPU is to make sure Windows 10 is at least version 18.09 (or higher) and update your chipset drivers first before swapping the CPU. When I tried with Windows 10 ver 17.xx it was a nightmare of instability. But when I updated everything before updating BIOS and swapping CPU it went smoothly.

Candor · Nov 30, 2019

Great job on the heatsink mod. Well done

Hattu · Dec 1, 2019

This is my current setup:

[work log] Diy itx case, aka ikea case

Greetings from Finland! :-) My first post to TPU and this forum... So, i'm building a new itx case from a scratch. It's gona be a long project and my first, but at least i've started building it. :-) I have a lot of other money holes atm, so i think this project could take additional 3-9 months...

www.techpowerup.com

System Name	No name, yet..
Processor	AMD 1800X at stock settings.
Motherboard	AsRock X370 itx/ac, /diy vrm heatsink.
Cooling	Alphacool Eisbaer 240LT.
Memory	2 x 8gb G.Skill Flare 3200/CL14.
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 2060 oc rev2.
Storage	Samsung 960 Evo 500GB m.2, Crucial MX500 2TB sata.
Display(s)	HP ZR24W.
Case	DIY ITX.
Power Supply	Be Quiet 500W sfx-l
Software	Win10 home, Ubuntu linux.

Processor	Lidless PGA 2700X
Motherboard	Asus B450-I Gaming
Cooling	Stock Air
Memory	Corsair 3000nhz 13-15-15-15-32-53 2T
Video Card(s)	Asus strix GTX 980 OC
Storage	SSD
Display(s)	21" - 55"
Case	None
Power Supply	Antec CP series 850w
Mouse	Razar Mamba Tournament Edition
Keyboard	Logitech G910
Software	W7
Benchmark Scores	Max Cpu clock 7685Mhz FX-8300 WPrime 32m 2.886 seconds AMD 2700x

System Name	No name, yet..
Processor	AMD 1800X at stock settings.
Motherboard	AsRock X370 itx/ac, /diy vrm heatsink.
Cooling	Alphacool Eisbaer 240LT.
Memory	2 x 8gb G.Skill Flare 3200/CL14.
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 2060 oc rev2.
Storage	Samsung 960 Evo 500GB m.2, Crucial MX500 2TB sata.
Display(s)	HP ZR24W.
Case	DIY ITX.
Power Supply	Be Quiet 500W sfx-l
Software	Win10 home, Ubuntu linux.

System Name	Overlord Mk MXVI
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro
Memory	32GB Viper Steel 3600 DDR4 @ 3800MHz 16-19-16-19-36
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 2080 Gaming OC 8G
Storage	1TB WD Black NVMe (2018), 2TB Viper VPN100, 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND
Display(s)	Asus PG27AQ
Case	Corsair Carbide 275Q
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Virtuoso SE
Power Supply	Corsair RM750
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Wooting Two
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/33u9si

Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk
Cooling	Gelid Phantom
Memory	2 x 8 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 @ 3466 MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire RX 5700 XT Pulse
Storage	250 GB Samsung 960 EVO SSD + 1TB WD Blue HDD + 512 GB SU800 ADATA SSD
Display(s)	Acer 27" VG270U 1440p
Case	Fractal Meshify C TG
Power Supply	Seasonic G-550
Mouse	HyperX PulseFire Surge
Keyboard	Microsoft 600

System Name	Not a Threadripper but sill pretty good!
Processor	Ryzen 9 3950x
Motherboard	ASRock X470 Master SLI/AC (revision 1.02, BIOS/UEFI version P4.10)
Cooling	EK-FB ASRock X470 Gaming K4 RGB Monoblock, EK-Quantum Kinetic TBE 200 D5 PWM, EK-CoolStream PE 360
Memory	Micron 18ASF2G72AZ-2G6D1 ECC DDR4-2666 (dual rank, 4 sticks, 64GB, OC to DDR4-3200)
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon RX 5700 & EK-Quantum Vector Radeon RX 5700 +XT & Backplate
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO M.2 2280 500GB PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe
Display(s)	2 x 4K LG 27UL600-W (and HUANUO Dual Monitor Mount)
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Black
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x
Mouse	Logitech M570
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2
Software	Windows 10 Professional (64bit, version 19.09)
Benchmark Scores	CBR20=9461 (multi-core, stock)