Question Motherboard with better VRM for future proofing

[gx_saurav]

Hello everyone,

I am looking to buy a system with Ryzen 7 3700X CPU with ability to upgrade to Ryzen 4000 Series CPU down the line.

I have narrowed it down to these two motherboard.

1. Asus TUF B550M-Plus for $205
2. Gigabyte B550M Gaming for $120

1. I live in India. Summers are hot here.
2. I do not overclock CPU or GPU.
3. Corsair CX 650M Power supply.
4. 75% Gaming and 25% UX designing work.

At this point is seems fairly obvious that B550M is the last chipset for AM4 platform. Since I plan to keep my CPU for next 5 years at least, I will upgrade to a 8 or 12 Core Ryzen 4000 Series CPU down the line in 2 years.

My question is whether the Gigabyte Motherboard be enough to support a stock Ryzen 7 3700X and later a stock Ryzen 7 4700x or equivalent CPU in terms of VRM with 0 overclocking and default turbo boost speeds? I will not buy a CPU with more than 95W TDP, even in future.

 

[jlo82585]

not 100% sure on your question but

At this point is seems fairly obvious that B550M is the last chipset for AM4 platform.

the x670 chipset will be releasing with the new ryzen 4000 CPU's and should be the last am4 board for AMD.

 

[mindless1]

Yes, in an environment that is at least tolerable by the human user, the Gigabyte should have no problem with 95W TDP CPU, but you do need to plan for adequate case airflow, and a better (cooler) result will come from a CPU 'sink with good flow past the VRM area, and a rear case exhaust fan behind it.

I'd prefer an aftermarket tower heatpipe style CPU 'sink blowing rearward over the VRM area, over whatever AMD is including in retail product for 95W or less TDP CPUs, and set the fan RPM ramping to correspond to VRM temperature. I mean that the setting will be based on the CPU read temperature, but have it ramp up in speed with consideration of what the VRM temperature is reaching at that CPU temperature.

 

[gx_saurav]

not 100% sure on your question but

the x670 chipset will be releasing with the new ryzen 4000 CPU's and should be the last am4 board for AMD.

Oh! Ok. Thanks for correcting me.

Yes, in an environment that is at least tolerable by the human user, the Gigabyte should have no problem with 95W TDP CPU, but you do need to plan for adequate case airflow, and a better (cooler) result will come from a CPU 'sink with good flow past the VRM area, and a rear case exhaust fan behind it.

I'd prefer an aftermarket tower heatpipe style CPU 'sink blowing rearward over the VRM area, over whatever AMD is including in retail product for 95W or less TDP CPUs, and set the fan RPM ramping to correspond to VRM temperature. I mean that the setting will be based on the CPU read temperature, but have it ramp up in speed with consideration of what the VRM temperature is reaching at that CPU temperature.

The components I will reuse are

1. Fractal Design Meshify C
2. 2x Fractal Design included case fans as front intake running at around 1200 RPM.
3. Noctua NH-U12S CPU Heatsink with Noctua NF-A12x25 Fan PWM
4. 1 top and 1 rear exhaust. Both fans are Noctua NF-F12P PWM.

From a case airflow point of view, I think I am pretty much sorted. It is the VRM adequacy of motherboard I was worried about. If that Gigabyte motherboard can last easily for a non-overclocking setup, then I can use the saved money to buy a better GPU.