I have a question about my CPU i have asus b550 -f gaming motherboard with an amd 3800x cpu runs perfectly @ 4300mhz overclock all cores for 3 years now well i was planning to upgrade to an amd 5950x so my question is can my motherboard handle this cpu whitout bottlenecking I know that my board supports the CPU but when I read on the internet they give advice to put on a x570 board instead of a b550 and im not planning to upgrade the motherboard so i need some advice

 

Yeah just wanna chip in and confirm what Radio has said. Your mobo will support the 5950X. The only benefit you'd get from X570 is extra I/O and PCIe lanes. Only you know if you need those things and if you're happy with what you've got currently you'll be fine.

You can find a comparison here: https://www.fiercepc.co.uk/blog/hardware/b550-vs-x570

 

just make sure to upgrade BIOS to latest version before you do any upgrades, you'll save yourself some headaches,
also do check local used market to decide whether you want to sell your CPU, or if you'd get better deal selling CPU+mobo, in which case you'd be free to buy a fancier mobo anyway eventually

 

Thnx for the reply im using Noctua NT-H2 3.5g - Thermische pasta and BE QUIET! DARK ROCK 4 cooler it works well on my 3800x

 

Check if you need the bios update first
AND reaffirm you can do the update with what you have

 

Just a small note, if it gets too hot with the new CPU, there is also the Dark Rock Pro 5, which also has two fans and weighs 1.29 KG.

 

I have the latest bios

 

My temps r low 70c with 3800@ 4300mhz with occt so i hope it wil be fine with the 5950x

 

i just upgraded to the bios version 3611 for the same board.
https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b550-f-gaming-wifi-ii-model/helpdesk_bios/
i'm using a r7 5700x. the 5950x should be a beast. enjoy !