Gigabyte B450 Aorus Pro Wi-Fi $135 Delivered @ AZeShop via Amazon AU

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newox on 07/06/2021 - 15:34 amazon.com.au (245 clicks)
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Bought a 5600x through one of the deals recently posted and realised I now need a new motherboard too. You can save yourself a few bucks by buying the older B450. Also it seems AMD might be releasing a new socket soon anyway
Saw this on Amazon, and this is pretty much the cheapest price it's ever been.
NOTE: I'm pretty sure you need to flash the bios for the B450s to be compatible (i.e. you will need an older AM4 chipset or will need to ask a store/friend to do for you)

Alternatively, if you need your BIOS flashed, could try purchasing direct from landmark who have it for $129 + shipping and email them to see if they'll flash for you.
Otherwise you'll need to buy a B550 or X570 for compatibility out of the box

EDIT: landmark computers was cheaper for me. $129 with free shipping in Melbourne

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  R3XNebular on 07/06/2021 - 15:37

  +3

  I have this motherboard. Good motherboard but terrible VRM. Hit's 95 - 100 degrees with a 5900x.

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    Lolitsjoel on 07/06/2021 - 19:10

    AIO or air cooler?

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    buffalo bill on 08/06/2021 - 10:15

    That was always the take on these B450 Aorus Pro boards, that the design caused higher VRM temps, although I believe since then testing has come back that the VRMs were not actually getting that hot, and that it's actually the temp sensor reading a bit high.

    I've been using a 2700x in one, clocked up playing MSFS and other CPU intensive tasks and games, and yeah it shows 10+ degrees warmer than you'd like it under load, but otherwise no issues, so I'm inclined to believe the reading is off.

    Having said that, a 5900x is a different kettle of fish, and my standard CPU cooler is probably keeping VRM cooler as well. Probably set up a fan just on the VRMs to keep cool.

    +1 for a B550 for similar price though

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      R3XNebular on 08/06/2021 - 12:59

      I've used OCCT to stress test 5900x and I doesn't go above 70 for VRM. Using cinebench multi causes vrm to hit 95

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  jeppetto367 on 07/06/2021 - 15:53

  Theres a Gigabyte B550 for $109 here: https://rosmancomputers.com.au/amd-b550-gaming-mb-w-digital-…

  Not sure on features/VRM though.

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    Hornpub on 07/06/2021 - 18:35

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wmsTYK9Z3-jUX5LGRoFn…

    you can kinda compare VRM design here.

    not direct temp result, but at least it shows the VRM diagram, so a poor performance designed VRM should translate to another if the design is similar. should.

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  xyron on 07/06/2021 - 16:32

  +2

  Very likely that any new B450 boards that you find on the market now will have been pre-flashed to a BIOS that supports 5th gen, but it is still a little bit of a gamble.

  To be honest for anything over $100 I'd be trying to find a cheap B550 board instead (e.g. the B550M Tuf Wifi that's $149 from PCCG https://www.pccasegear.com/products/50516/asus-tuf-gaming-b5…)