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    Post your Ryzen memory speeds!

    Well, I'd been buying parts kinda piecemeal and I'd actually been intending to go X299 originally. The memory had been on sale on Newegg so I bought it. If any of my friends end up doing an X299 build, I'll probably arrange a trade or something. Trying to make the most of it in the interim.
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    Post your Ryzen memory speeds!

    Lol yeah, I've been devouring the information people (especially chew*) have been posting there, as well as seeing what luck people here have been having. Thought I'd share my results in both places.
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    Post your Ryzen memory speeds!

    OK. I think I've finally got something nailed down; see the screenshot below. It was taken after a 2-hour Prime95 blend test. I also ran the memory through Memtest86 overnight with no errors. This is running 4x8GB G.Skill TridentZ 3200MHz C14, F4-3200C14Q-32GTZSW. Motherboard is an ASRock Taichi...
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    Ryzen "B2" Stepping a False Rumor (apparently)

    Yeah, I cleaned both surfaces with IPA before applying the AS5, and the cure time is why I'm going to give it a few days before considering removing it again. I've not actually played with Ryzen Master at all yet, nor have I even checked to see if ASRock has any sort of utility for setting...
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    BIOS updates for AM4 motherboards

    Anyone know what the changes are (if any) between 1.0.0.6 and 1.0.0.6a?
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    Ryzen "B2" Stepping a False Rumor (apparently)

    Well, I did screw up on the thermal paste application; though since I centered the line on it when I applied it, I'm wondering if you may have a point with the surface of the cold plate being uneven. I'm out of the paste I used when I applied it the first time (Cooler Master ThermalFusion 400)...
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    Ryzen "B2" Stepping a False Rumor (apparently)

    Yeah, I didn't see a big temp difference in open case vs. closed case; the H100i is acting as the case intake with a 120 (rear) and 140 (top) as exhausts. The liquid loop temperature didn't exceed 45C, if that tells you anything. The next thing I'm going to do is try remounting the pump/cold...
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    Ryzen "B2" Stepping a False Rumor (apparently)

    Oh, I know all about that. That 80° is with the offset taken into account. I'm using HWiNFO64 to monitor temps for the most part, though I did find the correct temperature value buried in AIDA64's temperature sensor list to display when running the stress test. The average value after a 7.5 hour...
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    Ryzen "B2" Stepping a False Rumor (apparently)

    Those are about the thermals my 1700X had at stock. When I pushed to 3.8GHz@1.35V, it jumped to around 70°C, and the little extra to 3.9GHz@1.40V (well, +.05V offset, anyway) moved the temp to almost 80°. I'm debating whether to keep it that high or drop it back to 3.8 or 3.85. I don't /think/...
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    1700 always at 3.6Ghz....no throttling? ASRock X370 Killer

    If you're not using a custom P-state for your overclock, then whatever you entered in on the OCTweaker screen is what you'll get. The custom P-states are buried on the advanced tab, though I cannot remember the exact menu titles. Something like "Zen-specific settings" or somesuch. Of course, I'm...
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    Ryzen "B2" Stepping a False Rumor (apparently)

    But wouldn't that only be a feature on the parts that have integrated graphics (blanking on the name ATM)? That would have to be a separate die anyway. Outside that, I don't see any way that would apply to Vega, unless those parts are supposed to be MCMs like EPYC/Threadripper. Of course, that...
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    Does CPU dictates the speed of DDR4 RAM?

    Being memory locked is a "feature" of the CPU, much in the same way that its overall speed multiplier can be locked. As far as the memory module's durability, if it's rated for that speed you should not have any issues. If you push it higher than its rated speed and need to push enough...
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    AMD Ryzen 5 Reviewer's Kit Giveaway

    :borg:
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    Post your Ryzen memory speeds!

    That's 2x16GB, correct? Been looking at QVLs (which aren't gospel, to be fair) and hadn't seen anyone supporting speeds that high. That's encouraging, at least.
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    my i7 980X is 7 years old!

    See my sig. It was originally an i7-920 that consistently hit a wall around 3.6GHz. Switching to a W3670 gave me two more cores and a good bit more OC headroom, though it does run hot. That being said, X58 will always have a special place in my heart for the ways you could push things with it...
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