I'm going for a cheap Ryzen build. In the future I may want to OC a better Ryzen chip. I think this https://preview.tinyurl.com/y6jktecl also shows if I shoot for boards with better VRM they'll help no matter how many cores & no matter how high you try to OC. (Not talking anything crazy like a 180W 12 core on a $130 board here.) Because they'll improve stability, ripple, etc.
If the mosfetts are "well matched" do you think, generally, a 6 phase is better than a 4 phase? Some say smart power stages instead of basic mosfets can improve your waste heat. So if that's the goal then I'd think all things being equal, yes.
Obviously if I were to find an X370 board w/very good VRM, and I didn't care about losing a few features on a B450 w/cheaper VRM & heatsinks, it's highly probable the X370 would get me a better OC. Disregarding the silicon lottery.
On a stock 6 core no noticable difference, but say for a 3700X, the higher you try to OC the more that better VRM is going to effect your outcome.
Now I know the Ryzens don't OC too much so this is half academic. But would you say according to this chart that I should disregard the phases and simply consider the amp boxes, as far as quality of the VRMs of each board? Then consider price?
I've already narrowed down a short list by features.
Thanks,
Mac
If the mosfetts are "well matched" do you think, generally, a 6 phase is better than a 4 phase? Some say smart power stages instead of basic mosfets can improve your waste heat. So if that's the goal then I'd think all things being equal, yes.
Obviously if I were to find an X370 board w/very good VRM, and I didn't care about losing a few features on a B450 w/cheaper VRM & heatsinks, it's highly probable the X370 would get me a better OC. Disregarding the silicon lottery.
On a stock 6 core no noticable difference, but say for a 3700X, the higher you try to OC the more that better VRM is going to effect your outcome.
Now I know the Ryzens don't OC too much so this is half academic. But would you say according to this chart that I should disregard the phases and simply consider the amp boxes, as far as quality of the VRMs of each board? Then consider price?
I've already narrowed down a short list by features.
Thanks,
Mac