Would it be worth me for to upgrade an ancient motherboard to a less ancient one?
Posted by StingKnight@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 14 comments
5800X3D, RTX 4060TI, 64GB Ram
I am currently using B350M Mortar motherboard, can this old motherboard be struggling with the cpu? Would a B550 or any current AM4 mobos be better and have an increase in performance?
Accomplished_Emu_658@reddit
B350m could be holding your nvme back depending on what one you have and the gpu a little because of pcie 3.0. You might even get better power delivery on later motherboards. The jump won’t be huge but it could help.
StingKnight@reddit (OP)
mine is the MSI B350m Mortar AM4 Micro-ATX Motherboard
rdy_csci@reddit
Thats why I grabbed the ROG B550F Gaming w/wifi when it was $99 a while back at woot. I wanted the PCIe 4 for my NVMe and 5070 that had been running on PCIe3.
I also wanted a board with built in Bluetooth so I can pair my PS5 controller to my PC.
Overall-Tailor8949@reddit
If you can get a GREAT deal on a B450/550 MoBo then go for it. Otherwise simply make sure you have the latest (non-beta) BIOS and drivers for your system and keep on rockin'.
Alternatively, there ARE LGA1700 boards that use DDR4 memory. That would let you upgrade to a 2 generation old "brain" for a temporary fix.
You really aren't going to get any serious gaming upgrades (platform related) unless you dump everything for an AM5 swap. HOWEVER, you can get an incremental upgrade, if your finances allow, by upgrading your GPU to a GTX 5xxx or Radeon 9xxxx series card (plus a PSU upgrade if needed). That GPU upgrade SHOULD transfer to a later platform
kind_bros_hate_nazis@reddit
What do you mean a gpu "should" transfer, how would it possibly not
Overall-Tailor8949@reddit
Yeah I phrased that last line wrong
Neither_Berry_100@reddit
No. Motherboard doesn't determine performance.
Unreal_Crafter@reddit
It will work as long as you have the correct BIOS for it. You can get a bit of extra performance with a better motherboard, especially one with a stronger VRM, but don’t expect a huge improvement.
IrrelevantTale@reddit
VRMs are important but not the most important. They provide better cool and can reduce potential thermal throttling but a motherboard since be any kind of bottleneck and long as your GPU is in tbe first PCIe lane and the bios is up to date.
poofyhairguy@reddit
Yeah maybe. That is a PCIe 8x GPU so running a mobo that is PCIe4 would be a speed improvement.
jamvanderloeff@reddit
Quite likely their current board already is doing PCIe 4 even though by AMD rules it's not supposed to.
X-manPlaysBABFT@reddit
Not in performance, any am4 motherboard should drive any am4 chip provided it has the right bios update. The only real reason I could see upgrading is that the newer b500 motherboard have pcie4 vs 3, which could provide better performance to your graphics card/nvme, but that's usually minor.
9okm@reddit
No
Bichaelcycle@reddit
Yeah, why not your build is really solid even for 1440p. Unless you have a crappy PSU I'd just upgrade the board anyway.