Looking for MB/CPU/RAM combo upgrade. Currently rocking ryzen 3600/b450m mortar. Help :)

[Doilus]

So as the title says, im currently running a ryzen 3600/b450m mortar setup. Im happy with my 3070 and the rest of the system.

Im looking for MB/CPU/RAM upgrades and I am really out of the loop.

Is there a go to combo these days for this kind of upgrade for around £300? Anyone have any input or first hand experience with this kind of upgrade theyve made themselves?

Cheers

 

[ATIorNvidia]

For your budget you are better off dropping a 5700X3D into your current motherboard, and maybe 32GB RAM (if you are running 16GB.)

 

[mickyflinn]

What your main use ?

If Gaming a 5700x3d CPU is one of the best CPUs on AM4 just update the bios on your motherboard and your good to go.

How much memory does your pc have ?

 

[WARburton]

For your budget you are better off dropping a 5700X3D into your current motherboard, and maybe 32GB RAM (if you are running 16GB.)

cant recommend this enough

 

[Tetras]

Anyone have any input or first hand experience with this kind of upgrade theyve made themselves?

Most of the forum ran AM4 CPUs like the 3600 at some point

 

[WARburton]

Most of the forum ran AM4 CPUs like the 3600 at some point

this is true

 

[WARburton]

ryzen 3600/b450m mortar setup. Im happy with my 3070

my brother literally had this set up, he went to a 5600 and there was a noticeable increment in games, but after grabbing a 5700x3d the improvement was genuinely massive
depending on ram and what cooler you have, for £300

5700x3d
32gb of ram
pcie 4.0 SSD

and you would have a very good system.

 

[Minstadave]

For your budget you are better off dropping a 5700X3D into your current motherboard, and maybe 32GB RAM (if you are running 16GB.)

Yup this is the way.

 

[DizzyZ]

Echo what others say, 5700x3d and you're pretty much sorted with that Gpu, I'd even argue you might as well save that money and get a better GPU instead of upgrading the CPU if you're playing at say 4k etc.

 

[Doilus]

Haha thanks for all the replies. Without a doubt the consensus is to go for a 5700x3D... Just to clarify my motherboard is the B450m mortar max (the matx one) will this motherboard handle the 5700x3d ok?
My next question is, how easy is it to do the BIOS update thing required for the new CPU (is there a chance it messes up?)

I'm running 16gb of ram for the bloke who asked.

Thanks again

 

[Tetras]

Just to clarify my motherboard is the B450m mortar max (the matx one) will this motherboard handle the 5700x3d ok?

Easily.

 

[WARburton]

Haha thanks for all the replies. Without a doubt the consensus is to go for a 5700x3D... Just to clarify my motherboard is the B450m mortar max (the matx one) will this motherboard handle the 5700x3d ok?
My next question is, how easy is it to do the BIOS update thing required for the new CPU (is there a chance it messes up?)

I'm running 16gb of ram for the bloke who asked.

Thanks again

yes the 5700x3d is a very light weight CPU when it comes to power usage.
not thats its hard to keep cool but what cooler are you running

 

[Doilus]

yes the 5700x3d is a very light weight CPU when it comes to power usage.
not thats its hard to keep cool but what cooler are you running

I've been re-using a Noctua Nh-d14 for years. It's never let me down, other than being ugly

 

[WARburton]

that will be more then upto the job

 

[moppy89]

The 5700x3d recommendation train has arrived, Choo Choo!

As someone currently rocking a 3600 + b450, I'll be boarding in a years time or so I think

 

[Doilus]

Can any of you guys who have done the bios update send me to the guide you followed? Ive seen some use USB and some use the Mflash thing? Which is preferred?

 

[Jamin280672]

Be careful because there is an MSI B450M Mortar and an MSI B450M Mortar Max, make sure you know exactly which board it is and which bios you need.

This easy:

MFlash is the easiest way, USB flashback is normally used when you can get the motherboard to post.

 

[BornEvil]

Ryzen 5 3600 was the easy recommendation when it released a few years ago and a lot have took the path to upgrade to 5700x3d now.

Incredibly cost effective upgrade

 

[Doilus]

Thanks all, very helpful

 

[Threepwood]

Most of the forum ran AM4 CPUs like the 3600 at some point

I know I did, it's just a shame it broke after I got out of the care home, otherwise it would have recieved the 5800x3d treatment
Man AMD must have made a crap load, with their newer AM4 chips, it would be funny if they released a batch of 5800 x3ds onto the market again with current prices, talk about creating then feeding the market, and making loads of £, I hope they do that now,!wish I bought AMD shares ages ago!