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MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX AM4 AMD B450 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard $115

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If you're looking for a board right now this one is one of the best at this price point.
Also available on Amazon, says in stock June 9
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...et-20&th=1 >OOS

If you're looking to upgrade to Ryzen 4000 then I suggest waiting for the x570 Tomahawk. BHPhotos shows $220 and available around June 16.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr...ahawk.html

I know you can't upgrade to Ryzen 4000 but still this is a good motherboard and isn't overcharging.
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againareku
05-13-2020 at 08:33 PM.
05-13-2020 at 08:33 PM.
If you're choosing to go 2600/1600 or 3600 there's no reason to waste $120 on a 450 board. Buy a $60-70 b450 mainboard, and get a 570 next black Friday for under a $100. Outside of tier lists on forums there's no actual proof vrms on tomahawk are actually better. Plenty of review sites have pushed $60 Asus and Asrock boards to full load on a OCed 3700x with no issue. It's proof that for a 2600 or 1600 with a low OC any board with a warranty and good RAM will do
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bluex610
05-13-2020 at 08:41 PM.
05-13-2020 at 08:41 PM.
Quote from againareku :
If you're choosing to go 2600/1600 or 3600 there's no reason to waste $120 on a 450 board. Buy a $60-70 b450 mainboard, and get a 570 next black Friday for under a $100. Outside of tier lists on forums there's no actual proof vrms on tomahawk are actually better. Plenty of review sites have pushed $60 Asus and Asrock boards to full load on a OCed 3700x with no issue. It's proof that for a 2600 or 1600 with a low OC any board with a warranty and good RAM will do
Yeah I see that, but also you don't want to go too cheap on a mobo. I had trouble overclocking my ram on low end boards. I even had the right ram kits from the Mobo QVL. This board will OC no problem and is worth the extra upgrade IMO. It'll handle a 3900x and you never know you might get a 2nd hand one for cheap in the future.
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AtlzBest26
05-13-2020 at 08:43 PM.
05-13-2020 at 08:43 PM.
Cant find x570 boards anywhere these days.. Damn covid
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max1001
05-13-2020 at 08:51 PM.
05-13-2020 at 08:51 PM.
I wouldn't buy b450 right now unless you are in a big hurry.
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anakinfoxe
05-13-2020 at 08:54 PM.
05-13-2020 at 08:54 PM.
I was planning to get Gigabyte B450 AORUS PRO WIFI [amazon.com]. Is this one better?
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masstech
05-13-2020 at 08:57 PM.
05-13-2020 at 08:57 PM.
Can I slap a ryzen 3600x in this and go?

Would it need a bios update first?
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User678
05-13-2020 at 08:58 PM.
05-13-2020 at 08:58 PM.
MSI and AMD are screwing people on this board by not supporting the upcoming processor lineup. PASS. Check it out on YouTube.
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bluex610
05-13-2020 at 09:10 PM.
05-13-2020 at 09:10 PM.
Quote from masstech :
Can I slap a ryzen 3600x in this and go?

Would it need a bios update first?
Yeah it's Ryzen 3000 ready.
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Christopher1037
05-13-2020 at 09:13 PM.
05-13-2020 at 09:13 PM.
What happened to the regular Tomahawk B450? Why the price is so high at the moment? Any clue?
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Christopher1037
05-13-2020 at 09:14 PM.
05-13-2020 at 09:14 PM.
Quote from masstech :
Can I slap a ryzen 3600x in this and go?

Would it need a bios update first?

You probably do. I just put a 3600x in my non-max. Runs like a champ
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blue2501
05-13-2020 at 09:45 PM.
05-13-2020 at 09:45 PM.
Quote from masstech :
Can I slap a ryzen 3600x in this and go?

Would it need a bios update first?

The MSI "Max" boards do not need a bios update for Ryzen 3000.
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masstech
05-13-2020 at 10:26 PM.
05-13-2020 at 10:26 PM.
Quote from bluex610 :
Yeah it's Ryzen 3000 ready.

Thanks, considering this is upgrading me from a 990fx chipset and FX8350 BE, I think I can sacrifice the ryzen 4000 upgrade path and not regret it much.
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againareku
05-13-2020 at 10:29 PM.
05-13-2020 at 10:29 PM.
Quote from Christopher1037 :
What happened to the regular Tomahawk B450? Why the price is so high at the moment? Any clue?

internet fame. kind of like the 1600AF, $85 chip but now it's hard to find under $120, which is Hilarious because 2600x is $100-120 and 3600 is $160

Same thing with tomahawk, it's the board everyone recommends on Reddit and pc forums like anandtech, so that made it stay MSRP unlike every other board. $100 in other brands gets you real RGB ports, wifi, Bluetooth, and built in RGB flairs. If you really need a board now, there's better choices
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gpawar
05-13-2020 at 10:44 PM.
05-13-2020 at 10:44 PM.
B550 chipset should be coming in june. Better to wait if looking to upgrade to zen3
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