Ryzen Owners Zen Garden

[Norton]

Got my Ryzen build all spec'd out and ordered to upgrade my main rig (My Fortress in my System Specs):

- Ryzen 1600X
- Asrock AB350 Fatal1ty Gaming K4
- 2x8GB G-Skill Trident Z 3200
- Noctua NH-U14S cooler
- Visiontek RX 580 OC
- WD Blue 500GB SSD
- Seagate Firecuda 2TB SSHD
*Parts I'm reusing
- Corsair HX850 psu
- Silverstone Fortress FT-01
- DVD drives

Should be a nice upgrade from the FX-8350/Radeon 7870 that I'm currently running

 

[Grings]

@Norton Make sure the TridentZ are single sided ones, a few of the 3200 sets use dual sided dimms

 

[NdMk2o1o]

You need to mes around (at some length) with P-states. @Johan45 might be able to point you in the right direction.

Yea, I read a guide on overclockers (I think) that went into them, think I'll have to have another look when I'm not under the influence or just deal with the fact that it's going to

Got my Ryzen build all spec'd out and ordered to upgrade my main rig (My Fortress in my System Specs):

- Ryzen 1600X
- Asrock AB350 Fatal1ty Gaming K4
- 2x8GB G-Skill Trident Z 3200
- Noctua NH-U14S cooler
- Visiontek RX 580 OC
- WD Blue 500GB SSD
- Seagate Firecuda 2TB SSHD
*Parts I'm reusing
- Corsair HX850 psu
- Silverstone Fortress FT-01
- DVD drives

Should be a nice upgrade from the FX-8350/Radeon 7870 that I'm currently running

Nice build, I'd suggest going for the 1600 as opposed to the 1600x however unless you don't plan to overclock as they both will hit the same clocks give or take, and good call on the b350 as opposed to an x370 because the limited oc potential of Ryzen chips in general means you will still hit the same core speed and wall before the limitations of the chipset come into play

 

[Norton]

@Norton Make sure the TridentZ are single sided ones, a few of the 3200 sets use dual sided dimms

They are dual sided but they are Samsung B chips- probably won't get 3200 but will be happy with getting a mild overclock on them- can always replace in the future when more choices are available.

Nice build, I'd suggest going for the 1600 as opposed to the 1600x however unless you don't plan to overclock as they both will hit the same clocks give or take, and good call on the b350 as opposed to an x370 because the limited oc potential of Ryzen chips in general means you will still hit the same core speed and wall before the limitations of the chipset come into play

Was planning to go with the 1600 but got the 1600X and the mb as a package deal for $305

Not looking to break records with these parts- just a nicely running daily driver

 

[NdMk2o1o]

They are dual sided but they are Samsung B chips- probably won't get 3200 but will be happy with getting a mild overclock on them- can always replace in the future when more choices are available.



Was planning to go with the 1600 but got the 1600X and the mb as a package deal for $305

Not looking to break records with these parts- just a nicely running daily driver

2933 is so easy compared to 3200 at least for me with my 2800 dominators, I wouldn't worry too much just yet

my 1600 and basic AB350m cost me $255 and I can still hit 4ghz on this eeny weeny mATX board

 

[psyko12]

We now have AGESA 1006 for some of the Gigabyte AM4 boards. It's still beta but the rates of running higher mhz rams have a higher success rate with this bios.


http://forum.gigabyte.us/thread/886/am4-beta-bios-thread

 

[Johan45]

You need to mes around (at some length) with P-states. @Johan45 might be able to point you in the right direction.

Only if he has that option which the mATX he has may not.
Been quite busy the last little bit.
@NdMk2o1o If you want power savings there are two way I know of. One is using the Ryzen master software and the secon is in BIOS if it's available on your board. Check to see if you have a section called AMD CBS or Ryzen specific options. One that allows you to edit the P-States at BIOS level.

 

[R-T-B]

Take that, f'in thermal-goop-happy intel

To think I was actually thinking of going HEDT... No. My Ryzen protest is now complete:

Hey guys.

Reuisng my old ram (Good samsung B-die shit) and other parts, will be selling off the i7-7700k and ASUS mobo later.

 

[justimber]

wow @R-T-B
I was just reading the earlier posts on another thread and here it is...a new toy

 

[R-T-B]

wow @R-T-B
I was just reading the earlier posts on another thread and here it is...a new toy

It's the first time I've ever bought a "protest toy" but yes, I love toys.

 

[Nuckles56]

Very nice @R-T-B , just as I build a ryzen rig myself

 

[NdMk2o1o]

Only if he has that option which the mATX he has may not.
Been quite busy the last little bit.
@NdMk2o1o If you want power savings there are two way I know of. One is using the Ryzen master software and the secon is in BIOS if it's available on your board. Check to see if you have a section called AMD CBS or Ryzen specific options. One that allows you to edit the P-States at BIOS level.

I do have the options to customise the p states in the bios, not really keen on using software to oc tbh but would be nice to have the lower clocks when idle/browsing etc

@R-T-B welcome back to the light side of the force

 

[Johan45]

Here's a guide I did for the CHVI http://www.overclockers.com/forums/...air-VI-P-State-modification-for-power-savings
Not sure how your is set up but likely similar. The easiest way to do it at least on CHVI is to set your OC. Then go to P-States. On CHVI the Pstate 0 will now show your current multi. Set it to manual with that setting go back to main then set the multi in auto and voltage in offset if you need to add some

 

[R-T-B]

@R-T-B welcome back to the light side of the force

It's been so long... It's like I've forgotten what fresh air tastes like.

 

[NdMk2o1o]

Here's a guide I did for the CHVI http://www.overclockers.com/forums/...air-VI-P-State-modification-for-power-savings
Not sure how your is set up but likely similar. The easiest way to do it at least on CHVI is to set your OC. Then go to P-States. On CHVI the Pstate 0 will now show your current multi. Set it to manual with that setting go back to main then set the multi in auto and voltage in offset if you need to add some

So am I right in thinking you can just set the pstates as in your guide and there is no need for you to also OC the CPU and adjust the multi and vcore etc if you setup the pstates to reflect your oc if that makes sense..

 

[Johan45]

You've got the gist of it. Changing the Pstate does alter your top multiplier. It's like telling the CPU it has a new top speed. The multi in main section needs to be on auto and I would disable boost. Then set an offset for voltage to accommodate the new speed.

 

[R-T-B]

Changing the board on my order from the MSI XPower Titanium to the Gigabyte Aorus Gaming 5, after doing some VRM section research and finding the XPower's VRM way too weak for a $300 board I was hoping to keep for a bit.

 

[Johan45]

Unless you're going cold the VRM is likely more than sufficient. These Ryzen are nothing like their FX predecessors. I did a review on the lower end MSI X370 SLI Plus and it ran at 4.0 just fine. The VRM barely warming up under load.

 

[R-T-B]

Unless you're going cold the VRM is likely more than sufficient. These Ryzen are nothing like their FX predecessors. I did a review on the lower end MSI X370 SLI Plus and it ran at 4.0 just fine. The VRM barely warming up under load.

I know, it's more that it just bugged me they'd cheapen out on something like that on a nearly $300.00 board. Voting with my wallet.

 

[f22a4bandit]

Finally got my rig tuned in a bit. The RAM doesn't like going above 2933, but that's alright for now.

 

[bogmali]

Build testing

Idle

Full load with all 16 cores firing using BOINC client

 

[NdMk2o1o]

Build testing

Idle

Full load with all 16 cores firing using BOINC client

WTH is that PNY GPU??

 

[r9]

WTH is that PNY GPU??

My bet goes on gt210 or 730gt .
So ugly it hurts my eyes.

 

[TheHunter]

I know, it's more that it just bugged me they'd cheapen out on something like that on a nearly $300.00 board. Voting with my wallet.

Asrock Taichi has very good vrm and its cheaper too.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/X370 Taichi/

 

[bogmali]

WTH is that PNY GPU??

GT-220