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AMD accepted an RMA on my CPU and the new chip did not have the issue.

I've toggled MCR in the past with no relief, the Creator board defaults to on. I've tried the 1.0.0.7b (1516) bios on the main board and it continues to have issues. I'll try it on the other board tomorrow. I'll have to read a little more about it. I do assume that 2GHz /6000 was selected due to it being an even ratio? It saddens me that my chip clocked in at the very bottom of the controller lottery.

I purchased an AM5 setup a while ago and experienced some RAM issues. 1min+ (post-initial memory training) cold boots and later I realized the system could not warm-reboot, at all. I figured some of the ram issues I had been having were teething issues of the platform as many of the reports I had heard of stability issues. I religiously just updated my firmware every few weeks or so like I had with X370 waiting for a fix. However last week I saw some posts about the new AGESA supporting much faster RAM than I was working with. I reached out to ASUS finding it likely it was a board firmware issue. I had already done some single stick testing and found that the behavior was present on all slots with both sticks. Asus went back and forth with me, eventually challenging me to try a different ram kit to resolve my issue before they would issue an RMA. I did so, buying another set of the same supported kit. The issues continued (no surprise as the kit had passed memtest86+ many times on EXPO speeds). They started moving ahead with an RMA that I wasn't very confident would solve my problem. Preparing to be without my hardware and for interim testing, I picked up the cheapest x670 board that had my RAM listed on the QVL. Right after prepping my board for RMA, I moved the parts over to the new board (which is still on an oldish bios), but was able to reproduce the issue on the first warm boot. Same as the Creator, the MSI board would boot cold, but a reboot would just hang at the memory light. I have now swapped: Motherboard RAM PSU I have come to the conclusion that this is a poor memory controller on my chip. I have reached out for an RMA from AMD. I am curious to know how this will go. The ability to run the Infinity fabric at the optimal speed they suggested strongly influenced my purchase. I might be able to apply additional voltage to the SoC to help the controller, but I was hoping for a better out-of-the-box experience for a highly binned and expensive part. I was able to run a previous generation at the suggested speed for (3900x) with just as much RAM, shouldn't this be stable? I would however love community opinions on this. Original Parts: Ryzen 9 7950X3D GSkill Trident Z5 Neo 6000 CL30 (F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR) ProArt X670E-Creator SuperFlower Platinum 1000w (There are more, but they are not needed to reproduce). Interim parts: MSI Pro X670-P GSkill Trident Z5 Neo 6000 CL30 (F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR) EVGA Platinum 750w I wanted to document this on a better format than Reddit where I saw some similar threads. I am extremely open to any suggestions and am happy to answer any additional questions.

From what I have been reading, you need to get a woven or perforated screen to get decent audio through it. You still lose some, plus due to the texture, you can pick up a moire effect. Screens start going from hundreds to low to mid thousands of USD making me wonder. Am I just doing this wrong?

My new place has a really cozy living room which is long and narrow. There is an obvious spot for a TV above the fireplace between the two windows, however I would like the technology in the room to be a little more invisible, favoring a drop down screen and a projector at the rear of the room. Before I commit, I am trying to figure out all the logistics. I can sneak R and L into/onto the walls, or put in a narrow enough screen that I could hide them on the mantle or in with the books. The center placement eludes me as I really don't want to mount it above in front of the drop down screen. It can't go below as there is a fireplace. I did some research on acoustically transparent screens and that is a thing, but it sounds like you give up quite a bit and quite a bit of money. Any suggestions? Is a virtual center viable? I am not looking for audiophile quality. Maybe atmos in the future, but not required. Sorry for the mess, in the middle of unpacking all the tech gear and organizing it.

Good to hear on Bykski is reputable, I hadn't heard much of them, but they are the only current block for my 5700XT which I might break down and just watercool till this all blows over if my efforts to snag a 3090 are fruitless. If the game is fair, I am trying to snag a Strix OC or a FTW3 Ultra. Otherwise I am jumping on alerts when I get them and try to snag ANYTHING as between all the big names, someone will likely have a block for it.

How much of a boost did you see from stock?

First GPUs are hard to get. If I am going to get one, I am just going to concentrate on one model, but which one!? I've been reading everywhere on different things the cards have going for them and currently have the list narrowed down to the Strix and the FTW Ultra, hoping that I can drop a 500w+ vbios on it. However, after seeing some of the various videos about these cards with high wattage, it sounds like they don't overclock that much further than the rest of the pack. Is this mainly just a gimmick? I currently have a XT 420, but when I redo the loop, I am going to connect my external MO-RA420, so I have a crazy amount of dissipation. Are these higher wattage vbios mainly just for exotic overclocking (ln2)? Anyone care to make arguments or recommendations?

The UNC is optional in the designation from my quick skim of the wiki article, but those look like they are right!

Odds are you still haven't bought a 3000 card. If you aren't doing custom loop, you should be fine with any length card as long as you use the vertical mount.

After going back and forth with my friends on an 8020 extrusion case, I wimped out and bought the case of my dreams: TT Core P3. I am planning on building a mount for my MO-RA3 out of 8020 with a VESA mount to put the MORA on the back of the case. I started thinking about the loop layout and I realized how cool it might look if every tube that could went back to the case via a bulkhead fitting with some tubing running inside the chassis. IE, two bulkhead fittings above the motherboard for the CPU and two below the mobo for the GPU. This would all be soft tubing. I am planning on having two 90s on bulkheads hanging off the top and bottom of the rear with quick disconnects for tubes that run to the MORA in case I just want to drag the tower somewhere without the whole kit by linking them with one tube.

I see people referencing highs of 55C in places. I just don't have references if it was synthetic or not.

I have a 3900x running under a full loop and I am seeing people reporting much lower load temps around the internet or so it seems. I am new to this so I thought I would verify. I am currently running high 60s touching 70 on occasion on a synthetic load (prime95). This is a little lower than the CLC, but I would expect as much. The temps I am seeing online are closer to 50s. Also odd note: As I am getting stats for this, I am comparing Ryzen Master and HWMonitor and seeing discrepancies. Under load, HW Monitor seems to report correctly. However they disagree on Idle temp by ~7-10c. This might be package vs die. Deets: 3900x w/ PBO enabled EKWB Monoblock applied with Hydronaut MO-RA3 fans at full tilt for this test D5 currently at full Liquid temp max: 27 CPU temp max (Ryzen Master) : 70 CPU temp idle (Ryzen Master) : 33 Can someone tell me if this is normal? My case is horrible and I am procrastinating reapplying the waterblock.

The SFF bug bit me and I built out an ML08B-H, the nice part of which other than the handle is it takes an almost full size GPU. I figured that I could take it back home over the winter with me in my luggage. However, I didn't trust it to go in my checked luggage and I realized it is wider than the allowed carry-on size. I put the thing up on CL hoping someone would buy it as I spent a bit of time customizing it and rather just start fresh, but odds of someone wanting it are slim in this area. So, now I am searching for a case for: ITX, SFX-L, small full length gpu, 75mm cooler height, though I would be amenable to have to go buy a CLC. I happen to have a SG13 sitting here for another purpose and realized my GPU fit in it. It is practically backpack-able, but I was wondering if other might offer their recommendations especially those who travel with their PC.

I ended up getting a Deepcool Captain 120 from Amazon Warehouse. With that in place, I was forced to do sfx(l) with an atx adapter. I bought the mesh Silverstone one. It fits perfectly.