AMD Ryzen Discussion Thread.

[Cvrk]

@the54thvoid how tall are the memory kits ? Do you think they can fit under a Dark Rock 3 be quite cooler ? You got rgb on them right ? How do you control that ? What software do you use to change the rgb ?

 

[the54thvoid]

@the54thvoid how tall are the memory kits ? Do you think they can fit under a Dark Rock 3 be quite cooler ? You got rgb on them right ? How do you control that ? What software do you use to change the rgb ?

Couldn't help with the cooler clearance (my cooler is enormous but it is offset to allow higher memory kits) but I would say don't use any software on the RGB lights. I read a while ago that the software to control the memory kit can actually corrupt the memory itself

https://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=14357

 

[Cvrk]

Oooook!
No more RGB for me ...i need to find another ram kit right now. You saved me @the54thvoid

 

[psyko12]

Couldn't help with the cooler clearance (my cooler is enormous but it is offset to allow higher memory kits) but I would say don't use any software on the RGB lights. I read a while ago that the software to control the memory kit can actually corrupt the memory itself

https://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=14357

Yup there was some techtuber as well who encountered that problem with the rgb software, it corrupted the SPD of the ram kits. Altho there was another one who showed that it can somewhat be fixed by re-writing the proper SPD using thaiphoon burner.

 

[Cvrk]

Then it's this
https://www.vexio.ro/memorii-ram/g-skill/91914-trident-z-ddr4-2-x-8-gb-3200-mhz-cl14-kit/
or just to play it 200% safe The Flare X Ryzen
https://www.vexio.ro/memorii-ram/g-skill/160779-memory-d4-3200-16gb-c14-gskill-flarex-k2/

The money difference i small. And seriously the Trident Z looks better.

You see this is why i love to talk,and discuss things. This is why the community is so good. I would have got the rgb kit, messed up, and searched google like a mad man for answers. This is why i am a part of TPU, and i wanna help people as much as i got help back.... not just troll with memes images (as i usually do)

 

[drade]

How high has anyone clocked the 1700 on liquid? 4.0ghz is all I can see on a motherboard like thaichi or the asus ROG

 

[Durvelle27]

How high has anyone clocked the 1700 on liquid? 4.0ghz is all I can see on a motherboard like thaichi or the asus ROG

3.9-4.1GHz is the highest you'll get no matter the cooler

 

[WhiteNoise]

and I don't think it matters either. Even stock the 1700x performs great. this chips don't need to be overclocked to perform. It's just icing on the cake when you do clock it to 4GHz.

 

[drade]

4.1ghz why... I want Ryzen but that's little OC headroom

 

[phanbuey]

4.1ghz why... I want Ryzen but that's little OC headroom

yeah it's teeny... really the clocks are the major issue with ryzen.

 

[infrared]

4.1ghz why... I want Ryzen but that's little OC headroom

It's just the limit of the uArch on the 14nm LPP manufacturing process. They chose that since it's very energy efficient which is how the 8c/16t cpus are still only 95W, the problem is it also doesn't clock far, when you push the clocks to around 4.0ghz they start wanting loads of volts and making loads of heat, even with good cooling going beyond 1.4v is pretty pointless. It is what it is, they perform amazing in multithreaded stuff and still manage decent performance in games, they're a jack of all trades and since they're still slightly behind intel we can enjoy the good pricing.

 

[_JP_]

Confirmed for Hynix...3200MHz should be doable

 

[GoldenX]

Notebook Ryzens could be impressive.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Confirmed for Hynix...3200MHz should be doable

I can only run my Corsair LPX modules at 3066 with Hynix chips, but maybe MSI's UEFI is better than Asus' when it comes to Hynix chips?

 

[Recca29]

Question, will an ICEEDGE 400 XT DEEPCOOL mount on the new AM4 socket. Bought it for my old phenom II 960T and would like to move it to the new 1700 system on ASUS Strix B350 board.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Question, will an ICEEDGE 400 XT DEEPCOOL mount on the new AM4 socket. Bought it for my old phenom II 960T and would like to move it to the new 1700 system on ASUS Strix B350 board.

It should work, the mounting mechanism is still the same.

 

[_JP_]

I can only run my Corsair LPX modules at 3066 with Hynix chips, but maybe MSI's UEFI is better than Asus' when it comes to Hynix chips?

I'll answer you as soon as I get enough time to test it!
X.M.P. through A-XMP first, if it fails I'll try manual settings.

 

[drade]

For all you Ryzen pros.

I feel like a 300+$ custom loop may not be worth it for a Ryzen 1700 due to the small OC headroom on the AM4 platform right now.

I'm looking at the Noctua NH-D15. Massive cooler with some impressive fan noise and recorded user temps with 3.7-4.0 OC. A Ryzen owner got better temps with the Noctua cooler vs. an AIO and a custom beginner loop from EKWB. Thoughts ?

 

[infrared]

For all you Ryzen pros.

I feel like a 300+$ custom loop may not be worth it for a Ryzen 1700 due to the small OC headroom on the AM4 platform right now.

I'm looking at the Noctua NH-D15. Massive cooler with some impressive fan noise and recorded user temps with 3.7-4.0 OC. A Ryzen owner got better temps with the Noctua cooler vs. an AIO and a custom beginner loop from EKWB. Thoughts ?

Sensible. IMO the budget ekwb aluminium kits actually look really good. You're a bit limited on the fittings but have really good cooling performance from what I've seen (within a few degrees of full copper kits!). Those Noctuas look good if you want the great cooling performance but can't be bothered with liquid cooling, quiet and simple install/maintenance. I'm running a coolermaster 212 evo on my 24/7 cruncher 1800X, I can't give you temps though since it's only running linux. It's only running at stock clocks atm but I'm sure you could apply a mild OC on it.

 

[Norton]

I'm looking at the Noctua NH-D15. Massive cooler with some impressive fan noise and recorded user temps with 3.7-4.0 OC. A Ryzen owner got better temps with the Noctua cooler vs. an AIO and a custom beginner loop from EKWB. Thoughts ?

I'm using Noctua coolers on my Ryzen setups and they are doing really well at stock clocks (XFR senses the premium cooling and automatically steps them up 100Mhz at full load).

The 1600X is using the NH-U14S (2 fans) and the 1700X is using the NH-D14 (2 fans)- temps are fine and full load with XFR running and clearance for ram is good, better on the U14S obviously

Would I recommend the NH-D15? Sure, but you would be better off imho to just get a U14S and add the second fan to it.... temp difference would be 1 or 2C (maybe)

 

[Cvrk]

Just ordered MSi B350 gaming Pro Carbon motherboard with some Be quite toys Will keep you up to date. New build is finally coming ,after long 1 year and a half of w8. I decided to pull the trigger on Ryzen.

this contributes nothing to the thread, i'm just here to brag

 

[toilet pepper]

I haven't posted my rig so I took some crappy pics.


I managed to get the GSkill F4-3000C16-8GTZR kit @3200Mhz

Not enough RGB. lol

 

[Durvelle27]

I haven't posted my rig so I took some crappy pics.


I managed to get the GSkill F4-3000C16-8GTZR kit @3200Mhz

Not enough RGB. lol

Hynix or Sammy

 

[toilet pepper]

Hynix or Sammy

Hynix

 

[Durvelle27]

Hynix

Sweet

What board