Upgrading Hardware from Pre-built Vanquish 7

Edited by itaketheSQUARE - 17 Apr 2020 at 8:50pm

Originally posted by Cretae Your board as you can see, seems very rudimentary and pretty near the end of the upgrade path you're already at. AMD had been such a bust for so long until recently that I'm afraid not many of us know too much to help you choose. I have been very impressed by their sharp upswing; I am convinced they have a very competitive product line now, and will continue to have, at least in CPUs. Seems to me you are at a crossroads that can go any direction because you need a new motherboard to advance from here. Unless someone who knows AMD steps up in a day or two to help you, I think your best bet is to consult with DS. They have been offering AMD for a couple of years now, and they will have all the expertise you need to at least advise you, if not sell you the parts. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

Originally posted by itaketheSQUARE Thank you very much for the quick reply and advice. I don't mind working with another brand besides AMD but I want to make sure it'll work with the CPU and ram/ssd and GPU (geforce nvidida 1060) If anyone has any recommendations that could help push me in a decent one to replace please let me know I'd be very thankful Edit: I am a customer but I don't know how to verify myself on here lol

Okay, there's a little confusion here. AMD is the BRAND of your CPU. Intel is the other choice. Since you are at crossroads with a motherboard choice, you could go either way. MSI is the BRAND of your current motherboard.

Since you said earlier, you wanted to upgrade to a Ryzen 7 (AMD BRAND) CPU, I'm assuming that you want to stick with AMD. My comment was saying that it is not at all a bad choice these days. Then in your last post, you talk about compatibility with the VANQUISH 7.

As far as I know, the Vanquish 7 case is a full-size midtower which will accommodate any ATX motherboard you want. The parts you have so far will transfer over to a new board, no problem. My problem in advising you is that I don't really know the Ryzen line of CPUs and motherboards all that well, and I don't know how much of an improvement you're looking for. That's why I suggested you ask DS. It might take getting referred to someone other than the first person you contact, but someone over there is an expert on all things AMD, and can guide you best.

Having said that, in the roundup from PC Gamer, the Aorus AX 370 looks best. The first 2 are really high-end, and that's rarely a best choice in mobos if your not a power user. #3 is a "micro itx" which means it's meant for a smaller case. #5 will do, but it's a B350 chipset, which I do know is the lower end, so not as good as the X370 Aorus.

As to what CPU to get, IDK. IMHO, I would game on the improved system you have until it doesn't work so well. Are you already there? The Ryzen 5 2400 isn't exactly a dud, it's just last gen.

As far as getting the Verified badge, your Forum email address has to match EXACTLY the e-mail address you ordered with.


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Edited by Snaike - 19 Apr 2020 at 10:28am

Edited by Ariktu - 19 Apr 2020 at 3:32pm

Originally posted by Ariktu I found a link to a forum post on the msi forums that seems to say there is a bios update for your MB that supports 3000 series ryzens. https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=320327.0 The website seems to be mostly down right now since I guess they do sunday maintenance so maybe look on monday or later today.