Thanks, everybody. The problem has eased; I thought I would need to do a backup of a system's HDD onto a USB SSD because Windows wasn't booting, but I was able to do a system restore and Windows is booting for now. So with the urgency gone I had time to get a proper USB 3 cable. (I also realized...
Can I use a USB 2.0 cable, plugged into a USB 2.0 port, for a USB 3.2 SSD? I accept that speed will be slower.
Just want to make sure that there won't be data integrity issues (reading/writing to the SSD), and that enough power is supplied to the SSD.
The cable is a 30" phone charging cable...
1. I need to store a GPU in one of the silvery ESD-prevention bags that GPU's/mobos come in. Can you use Scotch/adhesive tape to seal the bag shut, or does that compromise the metal layer (rip the metal off when you remove the tape) - is the metal layer usually on the inside or outside of the...
Thanks Markfw.
My memory is GSkill Ripjaws V 2x4GB F4-3200C16D-8GVKB, and it is on the QVL. I am not running it using the XMP profile (or overclocking it any other way), so it's doing this at everything default.
Thanks. I think it was in fact drivers. I didn't realize VGA or default video drivers could have such a drastic effect, but it seemed to sort itself out (updating to Windows Fall Creators update also seemed to help).
I ran Prime95 for 6 hours and Memtest86 for 4 passes/4 hours, and all looked...
Thanks... but I can't take credit for the nforce (because that was part of a pre-built system). I do remember the Riva 128 though, and how everyone had envy for the Glide support of VooDoo I. But they comforted themselves that the Riva was faster and had 16-bit color. (Of course then nVidia...
Thanks Markfw. I had already ordered the parts at the time of your post (my bad for not updating the OP to reflect this), but your suggestion of the cas 14 Samsung B-die is tempting. I decided to go with what I already have, though, since the difference is perhaps $25 if I ship my old RAM back...
Thanks for that suggestion, as well. I think I might go with the other approach you mentioned - the new, reputable brand SSD, if you can find for cheap. (Although I may have given the impression of thinking about budget first, reliability is still more important to me in this build, so prefer a...
Ahahaha - I did notice my sig was ridiculous but left it because I didn't have anything better (or interesting), and I guess it had that humorous nostalgia value... though I'm sure people have more hardcore old stuff lying around. (In fact, there was a thread about it, right?)
You're right, I...
I don't think I have the info in Event Viewer or in minidumps because I updated to Windows Fall Creators Update in the interim, but of the two BSOD's, I have a screencap of one of them from my phone. It was CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT.
Does that help? I'm reading that it's sometimes due to drivers...
I have a brand new Ryzen build that locked up once and blue screened once within first ~two hours of finishing Windows installation, with little or no stress, doing simple things in the desktop or even idling in the desktop with only NZXT CAM running (CPU temp probably didn't exceed 40 celsius)...
Thanks BonzaiDuck! Yeah, I agree that inference (with facts) can be a pretty good tool... I'm not really experienced with hardware when it comes down to it so maybe for me the facts and framework aren't always there.
Thanks for the help. I didn't know about the GSkill "configurator". I have...
Thanks XavierMace and Yuriman. Yeah, I'm wondering if I was too adamant on the CPU speed compared to the HDD speed (even with the way my Dad uses the PC).
Yuriman - I'll look at lower-cost SSD's (from Samsung or Intel), as you said, as an add-on option.
(XavierMace - I already bought the parts...
Thanks B-Riz - I didn't know about this. I'm starting to wonder about an SSD since I put the build together and the HDD (lack of) responsiveness is much more noticeable than I expected when the CPU was so slow.
Thanks dlerious. Shortly after my last post, I already bought most of the parts, so I'm already committed to the Corsair model. I read (sort of) good things about it though, at Jonnyguru (PSU-oriented website and forum).
Thanks. Yes, I realized the HDD is the next remaining bottleneck on my Dad's system (and on mine too, other than GPU).
For my Dad, I was thinking that with the way he uses the computer, an SSD might not be noticeable most of the time: he leaves the computer on (other than sleep mode) and...
EDIT: thanks for the help - have pulled the trigger and ordered the parts.
I'm getting close to ordering parts for two builds. Asking for people to check; hope I'm not making any mistakes (first time)?
The first system is for Dad, and will be an everyday internet/office computer with slightly...
Thanks. It seems sometimes it's necessary to make some educated guesses with all this memory compatibility (though I'm definitely behind the curve compared to some of you on this forum).
I'm looking at F4-3200C16D-8GVKB for my build since it's on the mobo QVL (Asus PRIME B350-Plus). If that...
Hope you don't mind my asking this, but I'm trying to choose an 8GB RAM kit too (and am really confused how to read that reddit list).
How did you see that F4-3200C16D-8GVK is on the reddit list (since the exact F4-3200C16D-8GVK product code is not on the list) - is it that it should use the...
I'm looking for an 8GB RAM kit for Ryzen (1st gen) that can do 3200MHz, which is single-rank, and CL16 or 15.
The "Clearing up any Samsung B-Die confusion" thread at reddit (the big list detailing which die each kit uses) doesn't seem to include 8GB kits (unless I'm reading it wrong).
AMD's...
I'm buying much more at the low end, so I can tolerate some risk. I ended up getting a used GTX 750, for $70 (which doesn't seem worth the fuss of worrying about it compared with $1200, now that you mention it). This is for my own system (Ryzen 7 for CPU rendering with no need for a good GPU)...
Thanks UsandThem, for the context, and also for pointing out the 'for sale' section here (which I knew of, but forgot about).
And thanks all, for the comments and conversation here. Lordhumungus's mentioning of a lot of mega farms in China got me looking into that, and I think the listing at...
I'm trying to get a used GPU, and it occurred to me that outside of single cards sold by individuals who used them for personal gaming rigs, a lot of used GPU's sold where the seller has many multiples of each model might have come from mining rigs rather than from office computers.
It might be...
I'm looking to buy a used GTX 750, and Asus (unlike other manufacturers) doesn't seem to have info on their site about how many displays their GPUs can run concurrently.
Does anyone have any experience with Asus 700 series or hopefully specifically Asus GTX 750?
The two models in question are...
Thanks, JimmiG. I researched Ryzen only supporting even CAS latencies on your pointing me in that direction (and it was slightly distressing, I thought by now I knew all of Ryzen's quirks that impact building a system, but apparently I don't). Thanks for pointing that out.
I read of the new...
With Ryzen, if for whatever reason you can't run your RAM at max (3200MHz) speed, would it actually be better to buy DDR4-3000 CL15 than DDR4-3200 CL16, because both would be running at 2933MHz or less, but the DDR4-3000 CL15 would be running at CL15 while the DDR4-3200 CL16 would be running at...
There was some new info from AMD on this just yesterday -- https://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2017/05/18/an-interview-with-amd-the-latest-on-ryzen-memory-support-game-performance-and-ryzen-3s-launch/#5f97c455ff43
There's quite a bit of info there, but one takeaway is that (James Prior...
Thanks for all of your answers, JimmiG - definitely very helpful. I need to read up to better understand this, but you've definitely set me on the right track - I appreciate it.
Thanks guskline. I learned that's one of the first officially Ryzen-compatible RAM kits - it's in a Paul's Hardware video . It seems one of the best options (although for me I'm probably looking at 2x8GB 3200/CL16 or 3000/CL15 because my build is a lower-budget build).
Thanks JimmiG. I don't have the understanding of this that you do, but I can see that the SOC voltage increase you described (and any bad effect) really does seem negligible. I'll try to keep track of what's happening with the BIOS updates.
Are you saying that ideally, when all the kinks in...
Thanks Valantar. That's definitely a good testimonial. I'm kind of paranoid about overclocking (partly, in addition to component longevity, because I read it can increase risk of HDD corruption; I lost work data to a overclock-unrelated HDD crash once, and never again). But I might leave myself...
Would overclocking the Infinity Fabric and raising the SOC voltage slightly, to allow use of faster memory, reduce CPU lifespan incrementally like I understand overclocking the CPU does (like in this graph)?
(I don't upgrade that often, and am hoping to squeeze as much as 10yrs out of this...
Definitely a noob question.
What RAM speed can you get with Ryzen without entering overclock mode? Suppose you have 3200MHz/CL16 -rated RAM (single-rank, 2 DIMMS). Is anything above 2133 MHz going to involve being in overclock mode, thus disabling Precision Boost and XFR?
Or is 2667 MHz (the...
Thanks...
Yeah, the turbo clock numbers given are max where applied only to one core. The 1700 turbo clock number isn't affected by its being 8c16t. I get it.
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