5800x3d on a MSI B350 Tomahawk

[blewis]

Just scored a 4090 and I was looking to upgrade my CPU as I am currently running a 1600x on a Tomahawk B350.  I was thinking about either an Intel 13700K or waiting until the new Ryzen 7000 x3d's come out next month.  However as I was surfing the web I found out that AMD and MSI released a new bios that enables the B350 tomahawk to run a 5800x3d chip.  First, has anybody done this and second does this seem like a cost effective upgrade that will enable me to put off upgrading the motherboard at least for another year or two?  I would also upgrade to 32gb ram from 16gb and am planning to use this to play DCS and MSFS2020 in VR.  I currently use a Reverb G2.

Thanks for any insight.

[LucShep]

Although not ideal, yes, it's ok to run the Ryzen 7 5800X3D on a MSI B350 Tomahawk with updated BIOS to support it.
The caveat is, while very capable, that motherboard's VRMs may get toasty with that specific processor, so better make sure your PC case is really well ventilated (or get a fan blowing air onto that motherboard's VRMs).

That said, either the Ryzen 5 5600X or Ryzen 7 5700X are a better match to the MSI B350 Tomahawk (perfect with that motherboard?), and are also far cheaper.
So, it's much easier to recommend either of these in such case, for an excelent upgrade (interim or not), and without breaking the bank. I'd say even if using an RTX 4090.

FWIW, it's been tried and tested by Steven Walton (TechSpot website and HardwareUnboxed youtube star).  
Here's the article: https://www.techspot.com/review/2475-ryzen-5800x3d-older-am4-motherboards/

 

Edited January 21, 2023 by LucShep
added "TLDR" images of the Techspot article

[Thinder]

10 hours ago, blewis said:

Just scored a 4090 and I was looking to upgrade my CPU as I am currently running a 1600x on a Tomahawk B350.  I was thinking about either an Intel 13700K or waiting until the new Ryzen 7000 x3d's come out next month.  However as I was surfing the web I found out that AMD and MSI released a new bios that enables the B350 tomahawk to run a 5800x3d chip.  First, has anybody done this and second does this seem like a cost effective upgrade that will enable me to put off upgrading the motherboard at least for another year or two?  I would also upgrade to 32gb ram from 16gb and am planning to use this to play DCS and MSFS2020 in VR.  I currently use a Reverb G2.

Thanks for any insight.

It's a good combo, just give your CPU a good cooling, assisted with case cooling and you'll be happy ever after...