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DrMikeNZ

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  1. For X99, only some motherboards had the CPU insertion tool with the plastic guide included in the motherboard box, and it only caused more issues. We will have to wait and see if this is a custom MSI thing, or part of the socket.
  2. This can be caused by an unstable overclock, if you are overclocked then drop it back. Also, check your minidump with bluescreenview to see what caused the crash. Then reinstall that driver. http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html
  3. I got some ML's when they were released and was very disappointed with them. There are better quality fans for a quarter the price.
  4. What are the temperatures under full load? I would suspect the cooler is failing.
  5. If you like poor airflow and obnoxious motor noise, sure.
  6. I would recommend Epyc for this, Threadripper would likely have dropped frames.
  7. Yes, that is correct. All DDR4 RAM runs out of the box at JEDEC speeds, typically it will run with the 2133 MHz CL15 profile. The integrated memory controller on Ryzen is only rated to 2666 MHz in dual channel single rank configuration, any speed above this is not guaranteed. You will most likely be able to run at 3200 MHz if you get RAM rated as such on the motherboards QVL, but you may be unlucky and be limited to lower than this. Yes, while this has previously not been a major issue, Ryzen had a lot of compatibility issues. While BIOS updates have improved this in most cases you cannot update the BIOS to be compatible with the RAM without being able to POST, and having incompatible RAM can prevent this from happening. On the asus website, click support, memory/device support, then download the memory QVL sheet. http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM4/PRIME_X370-PRO/PRIME_X370-PRO_Memory_QVL_20170704.pdf
  8. It should be, although 2 PW2 would be better than 1 SW3 as intake.
  9. I hope they were using phase-change cooling at that voltage. It would have been quite a fun science experiment while it lasted.
  10. Screw guidelines, I don't plan on using the CPU for 10-20 years. I budget for my systems to be decommissioned after 3 years and I am just sick of still having working 7+ year old systems lying around, they should have died a long time ago.
  11. My R7 1700 requires 1.325V for 3.8Ghz and 1.425V for 3.9Ghz. When Ryzen reaches it's limit the voltage requirement jumps significantly. I wouldn't be surprised if you need 1.425-1.475V for 4.1Ghz on your chip. You would need a serious cooling system to handle that though, and the power draw would not be worth the relatively tiny clock improvement.
  12. I wouldn't be running those voltages on the stock cooler. 4.0 GHz at 1.35V would have been a golden chip. It is hard to establish a wive's tale for a brand new product. No one knows yet how long the CPUs will last stock, or overclocked. It is highly likely that the CPUs will last 5+ years at 1.45V and 3+ years at 1.55V 24/7 but we won't know for sure for a few more years.
  13. Ryzen runs AVX fine, it is AVX2 that it is slow with. AVX is 128 bit, while AVX2 is 256 bit (and the newer AVX-512 should be self explanatory). Ryzen has 128 bit AVX and for AVX2 instructions can perform these by breaking into two computation cycles. If the AVX2 calculation uses less than 128 bits, it can complete it in a single cycle, however most programs which use AVX2 will be performing computations above this resulting in performance effectively being cut in half. There are a lot more programs that use AVX than AVX2, coupled with increased cost and power requirement with AVX2 makes AMD's decision with Ryzen's AVX implementation sensible for the average user.
  14. The NF-A14 iPPC fans are great, although they were designed to be server grade fans, the 3000 RPM option are extremely noisy at full speed which would not be a good idea if you are in the same room as the PC. They are fine when reduced with PWM to around 800-1200 RPM. I use the NF-A14 industrial fans on my radiators, and so far they are the best fan that I have tested for that purpose, although at the lower fan speeds used to make them inaudible the SW3 are better suited for intake airflow in my experience.
  15. I have found that clearing text format after pasting allows night theme users to read what you type. Also, what @deXxterlab97 said.
  16. Looks like stock to me. Most laptops don't give control over this, but if it is an option in the BIOS it would be worth trying to tweak. Biggest improvement could be adding a second matching RAM stick if it has another slot.
  17. Ouch. In the rare cases when SW3 are in stock in the country they have only been about 20-30% more expensive than the PW2 for me. The silent wings 2 fans are pretty similar to the pure wings 2 and wouldn't make a huge difference which of those you get, there are a few options with each of the brands I recommend getting PWM ones if you have the choice, if the price for silent wings 3 is double then it is really hard to justify to be fair and I would stick with the cheaper SW2 or PW2. Get 2 x 140mm on the front for intake, the stock exhaust fans will be fine.
  18. The silent wings 3 has about the same airflow although a little higher static pressure than the pure wings 2 when run at the same RPM, which can help with fan filters and drive cages etc, otherwise performance will be similar.
  19. With Ryzen the CPU debug LED often comes on with incompatible memory. If the RAM is on the motherboards QVL then try re-seating the RAM and CPU, resetting the CMOS and trying again.
  20. The pure wings are cheaper although still very good quiet fans. The silent wings 3 are fantastic, and have reduced vibration that allows them to run at higher fan speeds before they become audible. For most situations the pure wings 2 would be enough, although I prefer the silent wings 3 in my main systems. The ML bearing system makes some difference when compared to the SP120. Although, most of the noise in Corsair fans that I have experienced comes from the (low quality?) motors. In my testing of the ML fans, they were quieter than the performance SP fans, although the noise was still obnoxious and unacceptable and did not have good performance especially for their price. Using PWM to turn them down to quiet gave very poor performance.
  21. You are having a terrible time with this system. If you haven't already reset the CMOS. Can you provide more details of what you mean by an infinite loop?
  22. You can manually overclock to find the limit of your system. It is a slow and iterative process.
  23. One of the ways is you go to the motherboard manufacturers website, and download the latest BIOS, and place it onto a USB drive. Then you turn on the system, and go into the BIOS and run the BIOS flash utility selecting the BIOS file on the USB drive. Make sure that there are no scheduled power outages at this time, and do not turn off the system until it is complete. Once this finishes, you can then power off the system, and install the Kabylake CPU. Alternatively, many motherboards these days can have the BIOS updated from within Windows. You could install and run windows on the Skylake CPU, and install the motherboards BIOS update utility that runs within the operating system, and get that to flash the BIOS, again make sure there isn't going to be a scheduled power outage etc. Once it is complete, restart, check that it is running the correct BIOS, then power it off and install the kabylake CPU.
  24. That would be pretty embarrassing for AMD if their GPU's aren't working with their own CPU's. If others are having this issue then I expect that they will be trying to resolve the issue ASAP.
  25. Is the GPU something that you have had for a while, or was it purchased new or second hand?
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