Absolutely get 2 at that price lol. Never seen them that low. Next up is a 27'' monitor. Gsync is right out due to price so I'll probably get an ips display

So Corsair RMA is painless, setup for an advanced RMA also.  Got upgraded to the hx750i so I can literally watch how much energy I consume lol.  Free upgrade to platinum though is nice.Oh yeah, picked up a Gigabyte 980ti xtreme gaming for under $250 :)

I use handbrake, and I must say that Ryzen is an absolute beast in that respect.  Cut my encode time, literally, almost in half from my oc'd 8320.  And I'm only running this thing stock 'till I figure out what is going on.Gaming has the same...  moreI use handbrake, and I must say that Ryzen is an absolute beast in that respect.  Cut my encode time, literally, almost in half from my oc'd 8320.  And I'm only running this thing stock 'till I figure out what is going on.Gaming has the same result for me but the actual power draw shots up far higher.In any case, with the spare psu patched in I haven't had a reboot in 2 days and I was even able to run the unigine benchmarks, earlier they would crash reliably in the first 5 seconds lol.  Going to keep this on through the next week just to rule out coincidence but hopefully I found it.  Ever have to do an RMA for Corsair????  less

From actual power readings, encoding only really stresses the cpu, fraction of my ram, and like 10% of a hard drive.  Gaming pulls about 150-200 watts more and ramps the cpu, ram, and gpu.  Would think encoding is harder but in most cases your...  moreFrom actual power readings, encoding only really stresses the cpu, fraction of my ram, and like 10% of a hard drive.  Gaming pulls about 150-200 watts more and ramps the cpu, ram, and gpu.  Would think encoding is harder but in most cases your cpu is the bottleneck that will max out.Been reading on it for weeks now and gpu can be the issue but in almost all cases it results in a bsod or has some side effect like high temps.  I've also run my ram at virtually every speed setting I can imagine including the default 2000 which on these new chips REALLY hurts since amd integrates heavily on the ram speed.Windows 10 pro but it's been through multiple fresh installs from different build numbers.  less

Yeah, but watch the price difference that Intel will want for that chip.beast-usa said:Man AMD can't get a break!I was looking at the 16 core 32 thread Ryzen then I see the new X299 Asus Rampage VI Apex with a 18 core 36 thread intel first TERAFLOP CPU! LOL

So this entire time I've been dealing with random hard reboots during gaming that I wanted to believe was the bios.  After a few bios updates, I've finally swapped in a second PSU to see if somehow my corsair HX bit the dust several years early (4...  moreSo this entire time I've been dealing with random hard reboots during gaming that I wanted to believe was the bios.  After a few bios updates, I've finally swapped in a second PSU to see if somehow my corsair HX bit the dust several years early (4 years left of warranty lol).  Damn thing is it's a random problem in a new architecture....  One way or another I'll narrow it down.No wide spread reports of hard reboots on this board though so it seems like something moderately unique.  No blue screen or windows event message, just straight to a reboot.  All temps are fine, line voltages look fine for when I can see them, only happens during gaming as I've run some encodes overnight and no issue.  Gaming causes a reboot in 5 minutes or 3 hours, totally random.  Problem persists through multiple bios updates and 3 fresh windows installs with different driver versions.  GPU has been clocked back to factory.  Ram is running below rated speed & at 2666 which is what...    less

I had AAAAAALMOST converted, but you'll never be able to taint me.  Last Intel I had was a slot style (what the hell did we call these) PIII 733.  From there to the mobile athlon units that you could o/c by over 100%.  That NF7-S and 2400M...  moreI had AAAAAALMOST converted, but you'll never be able to taint me.  Last Intel I had was a slot style (what the hell did we call these) PIII 733.  From there to the mobile athlon units that you could o/c by over 100%.  That NF7-S and 2400M build I was rocking back when I met you and we did those couple raptors in raid 0!!!!!!  Had 12 Smart Case Fan II in that tower.  When I push the dial to 10 for overclock benching it was ACTUALLY louder than my vacuum cleaner lmao.  Then the Phenom into the Phenom II where I sat for like 6 years lol.  So upgrading to this chip... win10 doesn't feel slow at all.
 
Next up while we're still running through infant bios updates is to clean out the old mid tower and move my server hardware out of the 18'' deep 4U box and into this one.  Room for more drives and basically everything else too.  Never build in a short rack mount before, but they are NOT what you use for storage servers lmao.  Know anyone in LA that...    less

MSI put out a bios this week finally, actually a pretty stable bios aimed at getting stock functionality working.  Ram is still not officially supported at higher than 2666 by AMD, but it's no longer causing crashes and such.  Single rank...  moreMSI put out a bios this week finally, actually a pretty stable bios aimed at getting stock functionality working.  Ram is still not officially supported at higher than 2666 by AMD, but it's no longer causing crashes and such.  Single rank sticks in dual channel still getting the best results.  XMP is directly frowned upon as even Intel doesn't claim that XMP is guaranteed (beyond the fact it's not even tested by AMD).
 
Not overclocking yet either, not terribly much options.  Feels about where we should have been at release honestly.  Still a good feeling to have AMD back in the game, and 16 threads at $300.... rofl.
 
Temps are still doing really well.  Even with the packaged stock cooler (which has cool leds on it) the load temps in most cases are staying around 50-52C.  With my custom loop I'm maxing at 42c still with NO fan or pump increase.  LOVE the real, big boy water parts lol.
 
Seen any other Ryzen chips yet?
 
Oh, and the creator...    less

Corsair LPX, it's in the first post.
 
I can't get it up to speed, let alone faster.  AMD release was a mess.  Opening agesa code from AMD actually had ram speed settings disabled which is why we believe we can't get ram to speed up, it's...  moreCorsair LPX, it's in the first post.
 
I can't get it up to speed, let alone faster.  AMD release was a mess.  Opening agesa code from AMD actually had ram speed settings disabled which is why we believe we can't get ram to speed up, it's all hard locked at 1T.  XMP also breaks the crap outta everything.
 
the am4 chips are suffering from a slower ipc than intel (ie, games take a hit) and a BIG hit from an issue in windows 10 (speaking of, creater update is almost out).  Though if you scale up to 4k, most games are basically scoring the same as it becomes far more gpu locked.
I can say that it's niiiiice on encoding and just everything about the system feels faster  less

Well 1700 is where to go, 17x and 18x are just better binned but they all are seeming to cap at the same 4 gigs.  Even exotic cooling can't make them go much faster yet.  Bios may change there.  There's some scuttle butt that there are...  moreWell 1700 is where to go, 17x and 18x are just better binned but they all are seeming to cap at the same 4 gigs.  Even exotic cooling can't make them go much faster yet.  Bios may change there.  There's some scuttle butt that there are actually hardware issues on the chip that the agesa is patching around.  Who knows.  Regardless, this is a really strong showing from AMD at their make or break point.
 
And at the price point... $300 ..... why anyone would bother going for the 4 core chips is beyond me lol.
 
The MSI boards are a mess over the bios being pulled and ZERO word on any new bios or beta.  Apparently they are telling their mods the info but have some sort of nda on the mods.  I agree with the majority of users there though that it's rather shity MSI simply blamed AMD for releasing bad agesa code and then going water tight.  They're 1+ week behind EVERY other am4 vendor now.
 
And I am having 1 problem still after the ram was downclocked....    less

There was a mess with getting many 10 boxes updated to the anniversary update.  Before this build, I got mine to take by updating every driver, going in safe mode, and disconnecting all usb devices and sata drives.  Finally took.
 
But...  moreThere was a mess with getting many 10 boxes updated to the anniversary update.  Before this build, I got mine to take by updating every driver, going in safe mode, and disconnecting all usb devices and sata drives.  Finally took.
 
But then had another tower that did it automatically while I slept and I wake up to a welcome screen for anniversary edition
 
*shrug*
 
Update on THIS build.
 
Had to back my ram down to 2133 while waiting on MSI to put out a bios.  Oddly they pulled ALL of their beta bios in March and have been water tight about any further updates across ALL AM4 boards.  But with the ram backed down and the cpu running stock, it hasn't hiccuped.
 
Haven't bothered benching at this speed, but my encodes are going far faster while letting me do stuff with them running.  Best part is going with a custom loop, my temps maxed out at 41c.  Rad wasn't even warm, fans never ramped up.  So far this custom loop is well worth it....    less

Those are post anniversary update builds, fixed a lot and got it to where it probably should have been at release.

I gave up worrying about resource usage on ram.  I don't feel a slow down and there's zero point in having a pile of ram just to minimize it's usage.  I didn't check a clean boot stats, but with my full load out of every day stuff, I'm...  moreI gave up worrying about resource usage on ram.  I don't feel a slow down and there's zero point in having a pile of ram just to minimize it's usage.  I didn't check a clean boot stats, but with my full load out of every day stuff, I'm somewhere around 3 gigs.  Really not sure what I need to do to use all my ram lol, encoding doesn't even come close.
 
I am having an interesting issue with benches though right now.  Hoping it's just a chipset issue.  Most of them are crashing exactly when I start it, but the ones I can get to run are running no problem.  Games don't hiccup either.
 
Just a single boot system.  Bios is not very happy about dual boot yet lol, that may be a conflict w/ windows though, not sure.  less

Just a quick 3dmark run showing the difference between the oc'd 8350 and the stock ryzen 1700
 
http://www.3dmark.com/spy/1494362
 
Graphics card set exactly the same (though I do need to actually set a fan profile lol, hit 65c on the test)

Time for more pics!  OK, so this first one.... moved my Sound Blaster Z over to this build, absolutely love the sound quality.  Absolutely hate the red led that shine down so you'll NEVER SEE THE WINDOW but it'll wreck any color scheme....  moreTime for more pics!  OK, so this first one.... moved my Sound Blaster Z over to this build, absolutely love the sound quality.  Absolutely hate the red led that shine down so you'll NEVER SEE THE WINDOW but it'll wreck any color scheme.  Tape mod incoming!

So turns out I overestimated a bit and the 970 fit behind the res no problem.  Still a monster of a cooler on this card though :D  Can also see the Corsair ram and the Noctua in the back (I reuse these $25 fans lmao).

All completed, my two spiners were able to go in the drive cage that moves under the shelf thing.  Enough room for a 40 rad up front too  which is nifty.  Still using a bluray drive but the upper cage can also be removed and a 120 put in place.  Where'd the wires go?

Found the wires!  In the little caddy on the right is my evo840 from last build, will be my games drive now.  So much room in  this case in fact that the jumble below the shelf is actually flat and not...    less

More pics coming tomorrow.  And no, it was just google drive being a bastard, have to manually change the link.
 
So I'll be using this rig for gaming and video encoding.  So far, the chip is performing FAR more snappy than the 8350 lol....  moreMore pics coming tomorrow.  And no, it was just google drive being a bastard, have to manually change the link.
 
So I'll be using this rig for gaming and video encoding.  So far, the chip is performing FAR more snappy than the 8350 lol.  That said, brand new chipset so the bugs are fairly terrible.  I'm not even going to be attempting an overclock for a month or two.  Most ram sets can't even get to 3200, very few single rank sticks right now, hence the 3000 I bought.  Being brand new though, it's nice
 
I love the case though, absolutely love it.  The marketing ate us alive on all the addons they said they would have as they aren't made yet, but that aside, the interior is absolutely perfect for a mid budget build.  You'll see once I get the pics up.  Just trying to install everything now lol.
 
The 970 does run cool on my overclock, I just let the fans do their thing, never hear them anyways.  Want to go water cooling just because!  less

beast-usa said:
Grrr Can't see the pictures! The spec's sound good!
 
Working now?

Ryzen 1700 build

Welp, time to upgrade from the 8350 finally.  Doing my first custom water loop (boxed kits still count as custom, right? lol).
 
CoolerMaster Mastercase 5 Pro
Ryzen 1700
MSI B350 Toma...