The Gigabyte B450M S2H seems suitable for a Ryzen 5-5500. Your RX 480 might limit the performance of the R5-5500.
The Gigabyte B450M S2H seems suitable for a Ryzen 5-5500. Your RX 480 might limit the performance of the R5-5500.
Previous wraith stealth coolers feature a copper slug in the center, offering improved performance compared to the all-aluminum version now included. Regardless, applying a -30 PBO curve optimizer offset can help manage temperature fluctuations and boosting problems.
The 5500 offers a solid performance thanks to its 5500 cores, minimal cross-channel latency, and monolithic Zen 3 architecture. Even with half the cache size, it still delivers strong memory speeds that can significantly boost gaming experiences when optimized properly. The design allows for smooth all-core performance up to 4.25GHz, and the curve optimizer becomes especially useful for maximizing efficiency.
I encountered issues with low-cost gigabyte boards, particularly the R5500. I considered swapping to a cheaper board like the B450m S2H and using an affordable NVMe SSD, but prices remained unchanged despite hoping for sales around Christmas and New Year.
With both zen and zen+ chips I struggled to get a brand new b450m ds3h that could exceed 2133 mhz memory, which was quite restrictive with my 2600. Even now on this B550 UD AC I face fewer problems, though the on-board usb 2 sometimes refuses to work even at full settings. I’d have liked to spend more on the B550 unify-x when it was available.