Ryzen 5 3600 with MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX - issue or fine?

Old Man · 25 Aug 2019 at 16:00

I have all the parts, but not able as yet to assemble so I wanted to ask if those who have this setup have any issues at all as I have understood there should not be (not finding info on the net about this match up).

Thanks

Minibiker · 25 Aug 2019 at 16:53

If by issues you mean BIOS flash then no, The 3600 will work out of the box on the MSI Max board...

Old Man · 25 Aug 2019 at 18:14

Minibiker said:
If by issues you mean BIOS flash then no, The 3600 will work out of the box on the MSI Max board...

Thanks. It will be awhile before I have it running, but nice to know all is ok.

an0nym0us · 26 Aug 2019 at 00:39

I would still assemble the main parts as an open test bench (outside of case) to check they're working.

The BIOS the motherboard ships with is likely a very early version for 3rd gen compatibility, so it's probably a good idea to update to latest BIOS as well.

Old Man · 26 Aug 2019 at 00:53

an0nym0us said:
I would still assemble the main parts as an open test bench (outside of case) to check they're working.

The BIOS the motherboard ships with is likely a very early version for 3rd gen compatibility, so it's probably a good idea to update to latest BIOS as well.

Yes, I intend to test things a bit.

Only problem I have now is that I am unable to upgrade the system any longer and must have help, so just waiting for my son to show up after work "soon" hopefully.

thanks

zxh800 · 27 Aug 2019 at 12:09

I assembled my build with a Tomahawk MAX just this weekend. No issues. Everything was just plug in and go.

Old Man · 27 Aug 2019 at 15:56

zxh800 said:
I assembled my build with a Tomahawk MAX just this weekend. No issues. Everything was just plug in and go.

Nice.

eeii · 29 Aug 2019 at 21:11

Get the bios updated there has been a lot of updates

Chrisc · 30 Aug 2019 at 13:03

Minibiker said:
If by issues you mean BIOS flash then no, The 3600 will work out of the box on the MSI Max board...

What is the difference between a normal b450 and the Max boards? ive started to get really impatient with MSI on waiting for a bios to properly support my Ryzen 3000 chip

NinjaCool · 30 Aug 2019 at 13:23

The max versions have out of the box support for the Ryzen 3000 series and a 32MB bios chip instead of 16MB to help support future bios updates since they are running out of space.

WT3-Bey · 3 Sep 2019 at 21:08

My tomahawk max won’t boot with 16gb RAM, but will with 8gb, tried both sticks individually, both worked. Hopefully this will be resolved after I update bios. Very slow post occasionally, like over a minute. Other than that it worked fine.

Marsman · 3 Sep 2019 at 23:54

What RAM are you using?

an0nym0us · 4 Sep 2019 at 00:52

WT3-Bey said:
My tomahawk max won’t boot with 16gb RAM, but will with 8gb, tried both sticks individually, both worked. Hopefully this will be resolved after I update bios. Very slow post occasionally, like over a minute. Other than that it worked fine.

What slots are you using?

WT3-Bey · 4 Sep 2019 at 00:56

Team Group Dark Pro 3200mhz.

I’m using slots 2 and 4, although just 2 at the moment.

an0nym0us · 4 Sep 2019 at 07:19

WT3-Bey said:
Team Group Dark Pro 3200mhz.

I’m using slots 2 and 4, although just 2 at the moment.

Any difference after updating BIOS and using stock settings?

peterwalkley · 4 Sep 2019 at 12:17

Double-check what you've done against page 28 of the MB manual - I've just been looking at this today before ordering (stock *soon* according to CS). You need slot DIMMA2 first, then DIMMB2 second.

EDIT: I mean make sure you're on slots 2 and 4 and not 1 and 3 - it might be clear on the real motherboard, but the manual picture looked a bit ambiguous.

WT3-Bey · 4 Sep 2019 at 20:10

Sorry to mess this thread up but it turns out the ram I bought isn’t compatible with Ryzen system..I did wonder why sometimes it wouldn’t boot, and would freeze sometimes. I’ve asked to RMA the ram and getting some 8pack 3200 instead.

This is the ram I currently have.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...nel-kit-black-grey-tdpgd48g320-my-074-tg.html

Can’t believe I bought the wrong item after getting specced the right stuff. My first build as well, I haven’t even turned it on for 2 days it’s been so frustrating, I assembled 3 days ago. All because of the wrong ram. Should be a good rig though.

Marsman · 5 Sep 2019 at 09:55

I don't see why that RAM would be incompatible. Have you seen somewhere that states that particular RAM has problems with Ryzen?

First gen Ryzen CPUs were picky with RAM. Second gen less so. I thought it was less of an issue now, but it probably still happens now and again.

kmetek · 5 Sep 2019 at 12:03

this board or MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX?

WT3-Bey · 5 Sep 2019 at 15:32

This is the Mobo I have. I bought the last one.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-b450-tomahawk-max-socket-am4-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-33t-ms.html

So after a bit more playing, it seems like one stick is faulty. So RMAing..