for me, its 7 years
when its time for me to upgrade, i wonder Ryzen already at which version
another 4 years before i can upgrade CPU.

long, but the gaming side cpu core utilization aint evolving that fast also.
hence my 4C8T is still doing fine atm. (4th yr )

This post has been edited by sai86: Jul 27 2017, 03:13 PM

i3/i5 kut. since its purely core.
i7 still got some extra leg. for me so far is okay. CPU utilization not that high atm.

did you make sure you install the cooler tightly?
case airflow is positive? also take out side panel and see how's the temp.
try reapply tim if you want.

Go for Custom Liquid cooling its quite cheap for WC CPU only.
1x 240mm rad
1x pump
1x resevoir
1x cpu block
2x fan
-few fittings
-few pipe/tubes.

the best of all, you can just add in GPU block and few fittings/tubes in future if you want to WC your GPU as well.

This post has been edited by sai86: Oct 6 2017, 01:38 PM

try artic mx-4 - cheap and reliable tim.
at first i have the same thought as you, very troublesome, but it is fun and worth it once its complete, up and running .

my i7-4770k is around 50C and 1080ti around 45C. (tho its with 360mm slim rad this time)

any MATX board to recommend to pair with 3700X?
i only came across the few boards below
Gigabyte B450 AORUS M 2nd Gen AM4 <- leaning towards this due to 6 Sata and the m2 come with a heatsink.
MSI B450M Bazooka Plus. (4 Sata only)
Asrock B450M Pro4 (4 sata only)
ASRock X570M PRO4 AM4 Micro ATX (on the high side) <-$140 sgd price different compare the above.

I read the board only support 3200 (OC) mode, hence no point going 3600mhz ram, correct?
any ram suitable to recommend for 16gb / 32gb setup?

This post has been edited by sai86: Aug 25 2019, 08:25 PM

duly noted. thanks for the input.

just stating as per the official spec. coming off from old intel 4770k, the OC in ryzen seems alot of NEW to me.
by your sentence, i think its safe to assume the board can sustain 3600mhz if the OC is stable. just afraid if getting a 3600mhz ram out of the box unable to run it upon initial boot.

noted this.
i found this suit me the best as the VRM both sides and tops has a heatsink. while the other may not have a top heatsink.
https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/B450M%20Steel%20Legend/

came across this video that the VRM may have problem with 8 core ryzen due to poor VRM cooling to sustain at high temp / max load.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BNKYey7UMU

This post has been edited by sai86: Aug 26 2019, 10:50 PM

alright. thanks for the input.



the Max variant does sold in SG at $175 (non-bundle)
the bundle with 3700X is at $641
is it me or the PC pricing has increase by a margin

The Ryzen 3 board - has the same socket size/placement across all different mobo right?
need to find the CPU block as well.

noted. will start scouting new parts soon from taobao.

i saw the announcement 500-series board can support with update BIOS, but 400-series board beta bios only will be ready in January?
So the proc available on Nov-5, need to wait until latest bios available for 400-series board only can use this 5k series chip?

okay. i thought i understand it wrongly.
time to create the build list after this month end.

COD MW GG-kao my 16gb ram setup on 4770k

Reading review on x570 board, what you guys take on x570 Aorus Master vs Hero with 5900x?

and B550 Giga Aorus Pro is nice as well.



This post has been edited by sai86: Oct 25 2020, 10:32 AM

wait, there's still new motherboard coming out for this last gen 5xxx series?

Damn, this really hit the spot for me as the connection, USB port and etc is similar to my current board.
pricing of the US MRSP after conversion should not be much higher than Aorus Master in SG.

True as well. Just gonna wait for the retail pricing to be release here in SG for the 5900X and 6000 series.
only realize Hero in SG cost $693.00 for mobo alone

yeah, need to see how. current travel restriction damn fked up.
somemore ppl here worship those brand like crazy or kia-su.
godbless the bundle for cpu and mobo is much cheaper.

This vid excite me the most. Wonder that Dynamic OC mode will be available to other Asus mobo as well.

Default Bios on Asus Dark Hero for now if you watch the 1st few minutes how he turn it on.
So maybe down the road Asus will implement for other board also (hopefully) since its the best of both world.

CPU Pricing from one of SG shop:
5950X - $1249.00 + Hero (current) = $1996.00
5900X - $849.00 + Hero (current) = $1,596.00
5800X - $699.00 + Hero (current) = $1,446.00
5600X - $459.00 + Hero (current) = $1,134.00

Asus Dark Hero will reach SG shore in around 2-3 weeks time. Waiting for latest bundle pricing and see how.

Exciting days ahead indeed.