I don't doubt that it's the most stable (unless you have a RTX 3090 and a VR setup then you might get "blessed" with Bonchi's issue) - just that Asrock apparently omitted it from my motherboard's BIOS from what some posters said. Oh well... CI8 wasn't easily available, nor was it well priced to import from overseas when I was buying.

Heard it's related to higher overall bandwidth use, hence why it's more common for bonchi to get his errors after swapping to RTX3080.

I heard the same for VR posted by a few people. I know Ampere has driver issues with VR, not sure if the posters saying VR affects it was on 2080 Ti though.

5800X is more common making it easier to buy, presumably because AMD is dumping lots of failed 5950X chips with one CCD in deep sleep. Many 5800X units apparently have a CCD2 sensor reported on HWinfo. Igor's Lab mentioned he found this several weeks ago with the HWinfo dev.

What temps are you seeing without A/C? Thinking of getting the EK AIO as the non-RGB one is rather cheap.

Also, does CTR 2.0 report your chip as a golden sample after it tests your CPU?

IIRC this was built mainly for Threadripper?

4200 RAM in coupled mode - is this a golden sample for IMC?

https://www.reddit.com/r/overclocking/comme...x_micron_rev_e/

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-issui...-in-early-april

AMD says a BIOS fix for the USB issue is coming in April... I wonder what the "fix" really entails?

Mine is hovering around 1.3V, rare drops to 1.0-1.2V. It's not truly idle though, HWInfo, MSI Afterburner, couple other apps are still running. No WHEAs reported since I was tuning Curve Optimizer early last month.

GTX 970 is a 150+W TDP card, it would be rather poor for the PSU if it's already overloading from that.

The excuses were pretty funny in the Bulldozer days though

The watermark can be removed with some tweaks.

Ryzen integrated GPU? AMD's design is at fault, their CPU dies are designed to be cheap to manufacture so they can always compete against Intel on price if they want.

What blue screen error did you get?

If you don't already own a compatible AM4 mobo for that 5600X, no.

AMD has no reason to drop MSRP by the way - they sell literally everything they can release, considering the global shortages. Scalping just raises the prices even further.

The 2200G can be overclocked to around 3.9GHz somewhat easily which can help reduce the CPU bottleneck. I would suggest waiting it out until CPUs are more widely available before upgrading.

RX580 can still hold somewhat at 1080p if you're not looking for very high FPS. Also with crypto being at an alltime high, if your electricity bill tier is still low you might as well consider mining, assuming your card has sufficient VRAM cooling.

Waited for this for so long, ended up with 5800X. Was building when Ampere GPUs were more common than Ryzen 5000 CPUs.

3700X was reasonably priced, same with 3900X.

Multicore may work better with more optimized code for multicore systems, but at the same time faster IPC can also offset that. See how Xbox One and PS4 have 8 cores - but even a Sandy Bridge quadcore beats it in a true apples to apples benchmark of any multiplatform game that has optimized code for all platforms. A 5600X runs close enough to a 3700X in multithreaded benchmarks, so I wouldn't be worried.

5800X is doing decent with Curve Optimizer on a lowly NH-C14S, takes on anything except Prime95 without turbo clocks hitting a wall. I presume results will be better if you have an AIO or a better air cooler, and even more so if you have an offset bracket mount for the cooler. The CPU runs with higher multithreaded clockspeeds than other Ryzens out of the box, so tuning Curve Optimizer is definitely mandatory for it. But to be honest, main reason to get it is only because the 5900X is ultra rare together with the 5950X.

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What's the cheapest RAM kit that one can buy from within Malaysia, and can be pushed to 3733-4000 1:1 speeds with decent timings? Last kit I bought was a Crucial revE kit from Amazon, but prices have went up quite a bit since then. Was wondering if there's anything cheaper than a Klevv Bolt XR that isn't too reliant on luck with die type/silicon lottery when buying.

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Enable PBO mode, apply Curve Optimizer with a low negative offset as much as possible before the CPU becomes unstable when doing stability testing. You should see a slight reduction in temps, if it still hits 90C, you should see higher clockspeeds on the cores at those temps anyway.

Even with a Noctua cooler you'd need a top of the line one to match or beat a 240 AIO regardless with Zen2/3. Seen SFF forums for my case - X53 always beats the C14S(with three fans) regardless. The 5800X also is the hottest of Ryzen CPUs anyway, since it runs at high clocks out of the box unlike the others, leading to high per-core power consumption.

The point still stands anyway - chunky base blocks are the best option, but even then some heatpipes on that air cooler will be warmer than others based on my experience with a C14S on my 5800X.

@mdzaboy Curve Optimizer wouldn't result in much temp reduction as boost clocks may go higher as a result of the negative offset. Maybe try fiddling with PPT, EDC values etc and reduce them slightly to compensate?

3080 here in SFF, still plays well without air conditioning.

Still more expensive than 5600X price at launch, thanks to USD going up again.

Hopefully those who bought get their import fees deposit refunded later.

$400 for 5600X is scalper third party prices fulfilled by Amazon. Amazon first party prices for 5600X is $300, but that comes off and on.

Any first hand experiences with B450 ITX boards? Building a SFF rig mostly for Davinci Resolve, and on a tight budget (since it's not meant for me). I currently have a Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro ITX, but I'm wondering if selling that and going for a B450 board can save money without running into a host of issues in the process. CPU that'll be paired with it is a 3700X.

Sounds like the M2 lanes are pulled from PCIE x16 lanes for the GPU, which is weird since Ryzen is designed with 16 lanes for conventional PCIE cards and 4 for NVME.

I've ruled out the Asrock for crappy VRM + heatsink, as the B450 board looks like their B350 one just with a chipset change. Not sure about the Gigabyte or Asus ones though.

Yup this B550 would work great even with a 5950X, I'd reckon. Was wondering if trading down for a B450 board is worth saving a few hundred bucks, since this is a budget build. Guess I'll stick to it.