Any good news for the Ryzen 3600 or better to go for Ryzen 2600-2700?

[Old Man]

Originally I had planned to go for the Ryzen 2600x or 2700, before the 3600 came out and now with all the issues going on for the 3600 I find myself looking again at the older cpu's. With all of the problems being mentioned, is there anybody here who has had a good experience with the 3600 or have a good reason to stay with the 3600 over the older chips?


ty

 

[beany_bot]

Issues? problems? What?
Buying a 2600x over a 3600 is mental.

 

[RavenXXX2]

B450-F strix
3200mhz 16gb ram

Runs great. Would not recommend stock cooler.

 

[~>Dg<~]

budget and what you do with your pc would be the real question. right now id choose a cheap 2600 for 100 quid or go proper 8 core. which would be a 3700x. unless you can get a cheap 2700 deal. if you doing the amd route.

so cheap 3200 ram
450 board ( new max versiona will be out this week or next )
then cpu choice.

 

[NinjaCool]

As DG mentions you should wait for the MAX (fixes BIOS size issue) versions since they are launching very soon.
https://www.techpowerup.com/257485/...os-roms-and-ryzen-3000-out-of-the-box-support

 

[Old Man]

I have my 1500x running for games (which is fine) and plan to hand this sytem to my son (he needs a system for uni) and go for something better, so ty for the info and I'll be looking at both the 3600 and 3700x.

ty

 

[~>Dg<~]

 

[jigger]

The shop have the 3600X at £218.

 

[Gibbo]

The shop have the 3600X at £218.

Yep also 2700X at £229.

 

[jigger]

Yep also 2700X at £229.

Yeah you have done a good job getting the price down on both.

 

[Old Man]

Guys you're killing me ... I am living off a private pension and with a wife looking over my shoulder..... I want them all

 

[Steveocee]

Guys you're killing me ... I am living off a private pension and with a wife looking over my shoulder..... I want them all

Tell her to be thankful you're only buying one then

 

[matt1]

As DG mentions you should wait for the MAX (fixes BIOS size issue) versions since they are launching very soon.
https://www.techpowerup.com/257485/...os-roms-and-ryzen-3000-out-of-the-box-support

Might want to reconsider based on this update from MSI.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MSI_Gaming/comments/ch9qud/msi_livestream_conclusion/

 

[Vexr]

Might want to reconsider based on this update from MSI.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MSI_Gaming/comments/ch9qud/msi_livestream_conclusion/

Hmm what's going on here? MSI B450s not working with the Ryzen 3000 series? If so I'm regretting the purchase of my B450 MSI motherboard, while being slightly glad I went with a 2700 rather than a 2600 with a view to sticking with it for a good while to come.

 

[eidolon]

Might want to reconsider based on this update from MSI.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MSI_Gaming/comments/ch9qud/msi_livestream_conclusion/

I have just received my b450 Tomahawk and Ryzen 3600. I’ve done the BIOS flashback to get it ready for the 3rd gen chip but does this mean it’s not going to work? Am I supposed to return the motherboard now or what?

 

[MrPils]

MSI B450i Gaming AC (ITX) and 3600 working great here with 2 x 16gb corsair 3333mhz b-die @ 3733 16-16-16-1T at default volts. Older beta bios is faster but cant force 1:1 memory and infinity fabric above 3600mhz and has the M.2 port stuck at 2x speed. If you get this exact board you will need an old ryzen to flash the bios, it has no bios flashback function. I persuaded a friend with an old gen cpu to flash it for me initially.

MSI boards using the Lite interface only lack 2 crucial functions - OC recovery (it does recover but by clearing cmos for you) and theres no way to save a bios profile which combines with the first problem to make pushing a memory overclock frustrating. Other than that I have no complaints. Its important to remember these are cheap older generation boards, so putting up with the odd annoyance can be expected.

I would honestly wait for the MAX boards to start arriving over the next couple of weeks. They'll have out of the box ryzen 3000 support with the full fat click bios and no worries about future cpu support issues. If you cant wait that long though I wouldn't rule out a ryzen 3000 on an older gen board because some people on the internet have issues. As long as you pick a board with a final release bios (not beta) supporting ryzen 3000 youll get tech support and ultimately an RMA if it comes to that. Nothing to lose!

 

[clown_abhi]

Just dont go for the MSI board now.

No other issues with the 3600 and yes it would be foolish to buy the 2600X when the 3600 performs better.

For a 6 core processor any B450 board with a half decent vrm and a case fan will do the job just fine. Get the Asrock B450 Pro4 or the Steel Legend.