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The ASRock B450 motherboard I bought in July at Newegg wasn't flashed with the latest BIOS, so I had to use the AMD loaner program. Just an FYI that even places like Newegg may not have flashed the...
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Ryzen 3500 right around the bend if you don't need integrated graphics
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Also, the two ASRock B450M Pro4 motherboards I got from Microcenter (September 2019) were Ryzen 3xxx ready, with the BIOS already updated.
Microcenter offers the same $129 price on the 3400G ...
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x570 boards
asrock b450m steel legend
asrock b450 steel legend
Any MSI Max board like the B450 tomahawk Max, Mortar Max...
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What mobos other then the x570 and the MAX version of the 3/4 series don't need bios updated?
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not quite, it depends on the build date of the motherboard. Older stock may still need an update - but 4xx motherboards built in 2019 will have a bios that's compatible out of the box.
worst case...
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If your mobo is not a x570 then you will need to update bios. If you have a x470 or lower mobo that is. If your new to ryzen like me then you need an older ryzen cpu to update the bios before...
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Ahh..yeah..3400g is Picasso vs matisse(sp?). The x570 board will still run though not sure worth the extra cost..
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fyi 3400g aren't on the same generation as 3600/3700/3800 etc.
3200g & 3400g is on zen+ while the rest are on zen 2. 32000g/3400g will work well with b450/x470 boards.
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you might need to...
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I have an ASRock x570m pro 4 that I plugged my 3600x directly into no bios update. Pretty sure need none for the whole 3000 series and a matx board to boot.
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What MBs consistently work with the 3400g without having to a bios update with an older chip?
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yeah but you can actually get away with gaming on this apu. it surprisingly specs well on some games.
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Intel CPU with Quick Sync is better for Plex server.
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4 cores / 8 threads were the go to for gaming afew years ago, I’d bet it still performs well.
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Wow, this is an excellent price. It costs the same as a 2400g at this price.
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Thanks you OP. Bought one.
FYI; order generates two Newegg orders, but they charge correct amount.
I'm hoping I don't have any issues with MSI motherboard needing to get bios updated to accept...
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Perfect htpc cpu.
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