Intel to AMD change....advice

markfresh said:

Sounds good.
I have another question , since the b450 gaming plus comes with mystic light (can anyone verify this)
would that mean i plug my wraithe prism fan into the JRGB1~2 RGB LED connectors.
Or do i have to use the usb cable and run coolermaster software?

RGB cable is enough.

markfresh said:

Hi, i'm looking for a new motherboard/cpu combo to replace my intel set up and complement my vega 56.
I currently have i7 7700(non k) and a gigabyte Z270-HD3.
I was looking to get a ryzen 5 3600x and a motherboard.
i didnt want to spend a fortune and am not worried about future proof.
I was looking at the Msi b450 MSY QLD Ipswich or the
MSi 570 MSI X570 GAMING PLUS AM4 4xDDR4/2xPCIEx16/HDMI/M.2/USB3.2/ATX Motherboard - MSY QLD Ipswich
Apparently according to this i can update the b450's bios to run the chip Are You Ready for Ryzen 3000 Series Processors? Get the Latest BIOS and Easy Upgrade with Your AMD 300 / 400 Series Motherboards..

WOuld the B450 be good enough?

And are these combos a big enough upgrade to bother with?
The intel stuff will make a second PC for the mrs as i have spare psu ,case ,etc
Thanks Mark

I honestly would stay the hell away from MSI and Gigabyte Motherboards. They absolutely SUCK. Personally, I only buy Asus Motherboards. I also am running the AMD Ryzen 1800X 8-Core Processor and I love it.

I have read reviews where the chip runs great on the B450 Tomahawk

markfresh said:

I ended up getting the x570 gaming plus

Okay, I should have read back. Congrats on the new system

Dude said:

I have read reviews where the chip runs great on the B450 Tomahawk

Tomahawk and Mortar are best MSI b450 MBs. MSI has released compatible BIOS and even some PCIe 4 compatibility with 3rd gen Ryzen.