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GotNoRice
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I'm looking for opinions about if a Gigabyte B450M-DS3H will work well with a Ryzen 3900X.
According to Gigabyte, the processor IS supported (the motherboard is already running the latest BIOS)
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450M-DS3H-rev-10/support#support-cpu
But I have read discussions saying that the CPU VRMs aren't really made to run a CPU like the 3900X. I have found pages such as this:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...iew?usp=drive_open&ouid=115554376899467984960
On that page (which is obviously unofficial, but still informative), it shows that the board can potentially do it if there is good airflow.
The situation is that I built a budget computer for a friend using the Gigabyte B450M-DS3H and a 3400G. A bit later we added a discrete graphics card (2070 super). Now we are looking at upgrading the CPU. The easy solution would be to just go with something like a 3600X, maybe a 3700X or 3800X. But I have this 3900X in my computer right now and I'm going to upgrade to a 5900X asap. When I do, I plan to give him a great deal on my old 3900X, IF we are reasonably sure that it won't cause issues with his existing motherboard (Gigabyte B450M-DS3H). The case has multiple 120mm fans on the top of the case above the CPU socket area, and a 140mm fan in the rear of the case behind the CPU socket area, so there should be good airflow over the VRMs.
According to Gigabyte, the processor IS supported (the motherboard is already running the latest BIOS)
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450M-DS3H-rev-10/support#support-cpu
But I have read discussions saying that the CPU VRMs aren't really made to run a CPU like the 3900X. I have found pages such as this:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...iew?usp=drive_open&ouid=115554376899467984960
On that page (which is obviously unofficial, but still informative), it shows that the board can potentially do it if there is good airflow.
The situation is that I built a budget computer for a friend using the Gigabyte B450M-DS3H and a 3400G. A bit later we added a discrete graphics card (2070 super). Now we are looking at upgrading the CPU. The easy solution would be to just go with something like a 3600X, maybe a 3700X or 3800X. But I have this 3900X in my computer right now and I'm going to upgrade to a 5900X asap. When I do, I plan to give him a great deal on my old 3900X, IF we are reasonably sure that it won't cause issues with his existing motherboard (Gigabyte B450M-DS3H). The case has multiple 120mm fans on the top of the case above the CPU socket area, and a 140mm fan in the rear of the case behind the CPU socket area, so there should be good airflow over the VRMs.
