Recent content by JimmiG

Coming 2018 - Microsoft removes NTFS from Windows 10 Pro, drives will automatically be converted to FAT32.

On a technical level, Netburst as an architecture was one giant misstep. However Intel were able to use their lead over AMD in manufacturing technology to compensate for the architectural shortcomings and remain fairly competitive in terms of the actual end products. It was really only when...

Yep data corruption is more likely to result in totally random changes, probably including illegal characters causing even more problems. Also data within the files would change, probably making them unreadable. I agree keeping silent has potentially caused more problems for AMD than if they...

Yeah I don't want to go through the trouble and then end up with another dud. I'll wait a little bit for things to clarify (will be away for 1 week anyway...). They say "early" Ryzen CPUs might have this problem, and I got mine one day after release so it seems very likely it has this fault. My...

Looks like AMD are telling people who have this problem to RMA the CPU. So it's essentially a silent recall. Wondering whether I should send back my CPU - I want a fully working one, but being without a CPU for weeks kind of sucks and the problem doesn't really affect me at all.

How come Skylake X only has 2066 pins? It also has quad-channel memory support and up to 18 cores. It has slightly fewer PCI-E lanes but could that account for a difference of nearly 2000 pins?

I think someone managed to get ~4000 MHz RAM working by disabling all except 1 core and running the CPU at ~800 MHz.

It seems if you're ever going to remove a Threadripper CPU, you're better off not even trying to replace the protective cover. However I do wonder if it's possible to damage the pins by just taking off the cover too? It seems to be the least thought out part of the design, and it's the part...

So how do you suggest they increase the core count in a post Moore's Law world? We'll probably get 7nm, maybe even 5nm, but after that, it's a dead end. Making the chip bigger and bigger will lead to lower yields and unmanageable thermals. Already, processors spend a huge amount of their power...

Congrats on the new build! Might want to put in a better video card there eventually if you do any gaming but for non-graphics workstation tasks it doesn't really matter. The 805 BIOS seems very stable and works well for a lot of people even with Hynix memory. Dunno whether Asus will bring...

Supposedly AGESA 1.0.0.7 is already in beta, but I'm guessing it will be a while before motherboard manufacturers begin to push it. They're probably busy with X299 and X399 at the moment.

I don't think we'll see higher speeds than what can be achieved currently. That would require a new revision of Ryzen, with the Infinity Fabric clock de-coupled from the RAM clock, or support for higher Infinity Fabric clock speeds. When running DDR4 at 4000 MT/s, your're overclocking the IF by...

I don't see what the big deal is. IF there's a problem, it will get fixed. Bugs and problems are found all the time, both in hardware and software. A new driver, UEFI/AGESA update or similar and the problem is gone. I doubt it's so serious that AMD will have to recall every Ryzen sold so far.

Well I already went to 1.15V which is 0.05V over the max recommended for 24/7 use. I could try 2T command rate I guess, but that would just increase the latency even more compared to 3200 C14 1T. Anyway I'm guessing 3200 C14 is more or less just as fast as 3333 C16 because of the lower latency...

That survey also shows the NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 gaining the most market share this month, while cards that are still being sold, like the 1070, lost some. Anyway I think it's pretty obvious Ryzen won't make a huge difference to AMD's total market share just yet. All current CPUs are more or...