The Gigabyte B450 Aorus Mobo should perform well with the R7 3700X at standard speeds.
The Gigabyte B450 Aorus Mobo should perform well with the R7 3700X at standard speeds.
I've asked this before too, but everyone says the card isn't ideal for the R7 3700X yet. They say it works fine with the R5 2600X or R7 2700, but what I discovered is that the R7 3700X uses less power under load compared to those two chips. I'm curious—why doesn't it work well with the R7 3700X even at stock settings?
It doesn't matter TBH since all reviews have recognized Gigabyte B450 Mobos as the poorest VRMs ever made, yet they still consider it acceptable for R5 2600X or R7 2700 but not for higher models like R7 3700X. The motherboard in question is the B450 Aorus Elite. It makes sense for the R7 3700X because its power draw is truly excessive, but why is there such a concern with the R7 2700X?
The Elite mATX works fine with a 3700X, but I wouldn't rely on it for a Ryzen 7. A 2600X would likely need the same kind of motherboard as the 3700X. You can find MSI B450 Gaming Plus or Tomahawk at comparable prices.
You're unsure about the ATX version. Why rely on mATX unless you've personally tried it, since different models like Elite and Pro often share similar VRM setups?
The B450 Elite mATX follows a comparable VRM layout, yet employs a distinct MOSFET/Powerstage configuration (as noted in the last section) [link]. Source: article on motherboard tiers. Personal testing not confirmed.