Yeah I think I might build a system now, the only this I am having issue with is deciding on the Motherboard and Ram... Looking for a good deal on a combo that will be able to hit ~3000 or 3200, any suggestions.
What's your budget and what are you wanting to do with it? This mainly determines some parts and recommendations for you. If you say your budget is 600, can easily price out a nice motherboard and cpu, and 16 GB's of RAM as well. And this is top notch for gaming.
I am getting the 1700, I don't really have a budget for what I will spend, looks like I do need a 370x motherboard as I need a lot of USB 3.0 slots, and extra sata. and 16 GB(8x2) of ram most likely unless there is a good deal on 32( 16GBx2). Looking to find a good deal on something that will work well
R7 1700 is currently $269.99 at Newegg:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113428
I have a spare mobo, RAM, and SSD. Oops.
1700 is a good choice. I picked one up when it was 309. Now there's a bigger sale for it today only. (269 at newegg)
I love overclocking and what not. But, any of the big manufacturers will be good for you. C6H from ASUS or Aorus Gigabyte, or even ASRock Taichi are nice. Even MSI is fantastic. Are you planning on gaming or what? You can even get away with a B350 board, which some have a decent amount of USB ports as well if you don't plan on overclocking. Don't need a super high end board, as both X370 and B350 allow that option.
I feel similarly. (Though not like an idiot, only that perhaps I should have delayed my instant gratification, as I could have gotten a better deal then.)Holy shit, I feel like an idiot.. I bought the 1600 which I'm happy with at $219. Coulda waited 2 months and gotten the 1700.
Oh, yes, the PCI-E x16 bottom slot (x4 electrically) on the AB350M Pro4, will come in handy for one of those new Asus 10GbE PCI-E x4 cards, with the Aquantis chipset.
I hope the availability of that $100 GbE card, spurs demand for 10GbE over copper in the home, and in 3-4 years, 10GbE ports become standard on all but the most-budget motherboards.
Or, as USB 3.1 Gen2 adapters. USB3.1 Gen2 goes up to 10Gbit/s, but I don't think is full-duplex.Personally I wish that they released them as 1x adapters. 1x PCIE 3.0 can cover like 90+% of the theoretical transfer speed of 10GbE.
looks like the ASRock motherboards are all on a good sale on newegg right now such as, but really any of them
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813157774
Debating between the Tachi and Gaming X, just depends on if it's worth the difference
Yes, i was looking at HWINFO as well, but couldn't find any VRM temp info there, so I guess the tomahawk doesn't report it
This is a screenshot while running Prime95 (large FFT, max power-consumption) test for about 30 minutes . All the MB info in HWiNFO is listed on the right side, but no VRM info (I can also send the csv dump, if it helps).
I currently set the voltage in BIOS to 1.3375v and LLC to Mode2 (20%). This lowered the voltage a bit in Prime95. During this 30 minute power test the Core voltage alternated between 1.352v - 1.360v and the temps didn't exceed 80 degrees. In Blender, Cinebench, and non-power Prime tests it doesn't go above 1.344v.
The only slight concern i have (vs Auto voltage) is that now my idle is a bit on the high side, being around 1.328v during average desktop use. That shouldn't be anything catastrophic as AMD only warns against going over 1.35v 24/7, but still i would like it to be lower. Therefore, I'm currently playing around with the Windows Power plans to get the <1v idle back.
Which cooler will you be using? And the general answer is yes, as they seem to be limited to 4.1ghz as the max most of the time.I'm thinking about buying a ryzen 1700 to swap out with my 1500x. Are these generally overclockable up to 1800 levels with the stock cooler? Board is the Gigabyte X370 Gaming K5.
Which cooler will you be using? And the general answer is yes, as they seem to be limited to 4.1ghz as the max most of the time.
Asrock AB350M Pro4 here with G.Skill Flare X 3200 2x8 kit. It's running at 3333/14/14/14/14/34 under BIOS 2.50 (AGESA 1.0.0.6). I loaded the XMP profile and changed the frequency *only*.For those with asrock b350 pro out there. Whats the best ram speed you achieved and appreciate if you can share your timing and ram type.
Stock cooler.
Stock cooler. I can get the 1500x into the 3.9-4 Ghz range with its stock and I'm hoping to do the same with the 1700. I've got it in a little Riotoro cube case for easy transport so I need something low profile and would prefer to stick to stock if possible.
I pulled the trigger on an Asus Strix X370-F board.