Comments on: AMD Releases B450 Chipset for Ryzen

By: Nit Picker

Nit Picker — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:32:57 +0000

In reply to Stefan. So it is. I remember reading
So it is. I remember reading an old news post pre Z370 release claiming leaks confirm quad channel memory support. I guess even if the boards do, the current CPU lineup doesn't. Fingers crossed for impending Coffee Lake reheat.

By: loophole

loophole — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 04:41:36 +0000

In reply to Josh Walrath. Yeah, those slides must have
Yeah, those slides must have been thrown together in a hurry! (And I missed the SATA 3Gbps listed against the actual SoC too.)

By: Josh Walrath

Josh Walrath — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 01:35:53 +0000

In reply to loophole. Wow, those are some pretty

Wow, those are some pretty big mistakes. I had grabbed the slides from AMD directly and their presentation...

By: Tantor

Tantor — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 23:22:31 +0000

This is not a compelling
This is not a compelling upgrade for most users. The game changer will be Zen 2 with 12/16 cores. I would love to put a 16 core Ryzen 2 in my Gigabyte AB350 Gaming 3 board, just for bragging rights.

By: Mutation666

Mutation666 — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 23:21:46 +0000

You dont want that $70 B450
You dont want that $70 B450 board you want like one thats $100 min imo other then that its good

By: loophole

loophole — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:03:46 +0000

AMD's Slide 7 seems to have a
AMD's Slide 7 seems to have a number of errors: * "6x USB 3.0" should be "6x USB 2.0" * "6x SATA 3Gbps" should be "6x SATA 6Gbps" Or at least I hope the second one is an error. 3Gbps SATA ports in 2018?

By: BZsGotTheMBsMakersInHisSight

BZsGotTheMBsMakersInHisSight — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 19:17:17 +0000

In reply to Nit Picker. Take Buildzoid's advice that
Take Buildzoid's advice that on any boards less than $150 the VRM arrangement is more than likely to be almost exactly the same using the same low quality components. So there is hardly a midrange in VRM/Power delivery build quality segement. It's more of a low and high with the "middle range" not really defined as far as power delivery(VRMs, MOFSETS, PWM ICs, etc.) quality is concered. Watch out for names like "enthusiast grade" and "Overclocking" on boards below $150. If you are going to overclock then go watch Buildzoid's Motherboard breakdown videos as they are really thorough and Buildzoid calls out the MB's if they use low quality components. Bulidzoid is all about overclocking and that means all the right better quality MB components and BIOS featuers is what Buildzoid looks for to reach the best and most stable overclocking. If you are looking to save money then go for the lower cost MBs and really if you want to overclock then that's going to cost above $150 for the motherboard at least and if you are going to spend above $150 for a MB for overclocking then watch Buildzoid's Youtube channel.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:57:55 +0000

The slides are indeed wrong,
The slides are indeed wrong, however the i5 8600k is not quad channel, do your homework. They should have compared the Ryzen 5 2600 + B450 with i5 8400 + B360.

By: Nit Picker

Nit Picker — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 15:22:24 +0000

B450 sure looks like a great
B450 sure looks like a great platform, but there’s so much wrong with those slides, I don’t know where to start.
They call B450 ‘mainstream’ in the first slide, but then keep calling it ‘enthusiast grade’ and ‘enthusiast class’ in the following slides.
They do price comparisons with an unlocked chip that will run circles around the 2400G and 2600 when overclocked and supports higher clocked quad channel memory.
Then they do a feature comparison with locked chips, which match the (CPU) performance of overclocked AMD chips at lower power draw, without overclocks.