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Its extremly annoying for me to play games like CS GO, League, and other single player games, where I get an FPS lag spike, CS GO jump down from 180 fps to 110 fps, Metro down to 60-70 fps from 160-200 fps, and etc etc. Except for games like Overwatch for I do not know what reason.... The games do not run smooth at all when there is always these FPS spikes happening, did I do something wrong with my Thermal paste on the CPU? Or is it my Noctua fan placement that I have it blowing up inside of it being side ways? Same thing has happend to me with my A10 7700k, and no its not my GPU, I had owned and change 3 different GPUs, the old AMD card I forgot, the Rx 470 and gtx 1080ti, and there are still FPS lag spikes so it must be the CPU, but no other Ryzen owners had this problem !

Hi, decently big problem here. I just build my new system today: AMD R7 1700X Asus Strix X370-F G.Skill Trident Z 3200MHz 16GB (8+8) CL16 Asus Strix GTX 1070 OC Samsung 960 Evo 500GB Corsair RM750i Deepcool Captain 240EX RGB Phanteks Evolv ATX TG Black So, not shit. BUT, and that's a big BUT, it crashes constantly. It crashed during the initial Windows 10 installation and now it crashes somewhere around 1-10 minutes after Windows booted. I can't even download and install any drivers. Not even from the included disk. The entire system currently is nothing but a big pile of unicorn puke since I can't even set the color scheme to Blue+Pink It never crashes in the UEFI, though. I have already upped the CPU voltage while at the same time lowering the clock to 3200MHz. Doesn't change anything. Back to defaults, still the same. RAM at 2133MHz or 3200MHz, also irrelevant. The only drive installed is the 960 Evo. Task Manager displays the correct RAM and CPU speeds. I'm currently running Memtest86 on it. Does anyone know how long that test will take or is it just going on infinitely? 54 minutes in, 0 errors. Also, will it tell me what harware failed the test? I spend all day putting this little shit together and I'm pissed. Scratching the top panel of the case just topped it all off. So I will have to get that replaced... Or rebuild the entire system. Me being frustrated is a massive understatement Has anyone any idea what could be wrong with it? By the way, I ran Prime95 on it and that did not freeze the PC any earlier. If anything, it froze later. I'm back on my FX-6300/GTX 660 build that is fortunately able to run my new XL2735 for my played games surprisingly well (reaches the mandatory 144FPS ). Still though... Help is obviously greatly appreciated.

Hello, I decided to register here to ask my question in a forum with plenty of users since Google didn't help all that much. Over the last couple of days I've been fighting with two problems which seem to be related. The problem with determining that is for sure that the second problem is unlike anything I've ever experienced while working with computers, but more on that later. I'll start with the simple one. Problem 1: I've overclocked my Ryzen 7 1700X to 3.8GHz after I got it and the settings that were rock-stable back then. Now don't work anymore. Since the primary purpose of this PC isn't gaming, but compiling large software projects (which is a lot more demanding than gaming when it comes to the CPU) I did extensive stress testing back when I bought my machine. If memory serves, the longest Prime95 session I did was 13 or so hours. Now IBT fails almost immediately and P95 within 2-3 hours with those exact settings. I lost the silicon lottery with my 1700X, because I can't go above 3.8GHz in any realistic capacity, even with high voltages. It just doesn't do more, even though I have plenty of headroom. The obvious answer would be CPU degradation, but here's the thing: my temperatures aren't close to the safe operating limit and my voltages even less so. When I bought the CPU a couple of months ago, ambient temperatures were higher, but the highest I got was 85ºC while under continuous load of IBT. During everyday operation (even compilation) it was nowhere near that high and now I struggle to get it to 75ºC even with IBT because ambient temperature is lower. AMD said 95ºC is the limit, so there's still room, although I wouldn't want to go any higher. Besides, if anything, I should be more stable now that the temperatures are lower. The voltage I ran on was 1.3625V with LLC level 3, which meant that voltage only dropped down to around 1.331V while under max. load. Neither of those voltages are anywhere close to 1.425V, which AMD recommended you shouldn't exceed. I bumped the voltage up a notch (1.36875V) and Prime95 still failed, although it did run for longer. I now went up to 1.375V, which is still super save, but what gives? Problem 2: The second problem is what started this whole thing and made me find out that my OC isn't stable anymore. Here is an itemized list of what occurred: BSOD while playing Arma 3 (APC_INDEX_MISMATCH) Update outdated drivers (graphics, USB, chipset) and BIOS 2 days later: BSOD while starting a LTT video (ATTEMPTED_EXECUTE_OF_NOEXECUTE_MEMORY) MemTest64 finds 1 error So far it seems that it's a RAM issue, but hold on. Reboot to Linux to get memcheck86+ running, because it's more reliable for memory error checking Can't get it installed, because I forgot to check whether it supports EFI, which it doesn't. (What's important is that everything worked across multiple reboots; keep that in mind) Reboot to Windows to install memcheck86 (not the same thing) onto an USB stick, because the official download comes with an .exe for that job memcheck86 finds no errors That's weird, but the madness starts now. Reboot to Arch Linux, but it doesn't work (times out while waiting for the root device; translated to non-unix users: it can't find the storage device it's installed on) Try Ubuntu, which I have installed for testing software: immediate kernel panic (BSOD; it's like with Hyperthreading vs SMT; Hyperthreading is Intel's brand name, while SMT is the name of the technology; the Windows bluescreen is a kernel panic) Windows boots normally Have I broken anything while messing with memcheck86/86+? But how would I have possibly broken Ubuntu, considering I haven't booted it in weeks? Prepare installation media Fail to boot in exactly the same way (Ubuntu installation gives me a kernel panic, Arch installation fails to find the root device, which is the USB dongle) This rules out me having broken my Linux installations while installing memcheck86+, because how could I have broken installation media that wasn't even plugged in at the time? Reset BIOS to defauls, no change Get rid of secure boot, no change At that point I called it a day, because it was getting quite late. I wrote everything that happened down, so I don't forget any details and went to bed. The next morning I could boot Linux again. It's important to note that I always turn off the power over night. I flip the switch on my power strip to completely cut if off. I have never seen anything like that before. Broken RAM doesn't produce those symptoms and especially doesn't fix itself over night. I spent yesterday verifying the following: RAM and DIMM slots: I did extensive testing of both. They're not the problem SSD and HDD: healthy Graphics card: fine CPU (see problem 1) With this discovery in mind, it looks like my CPU is dying. But why? I haven't abused it by any stretch of the imagination. I know it's a long post, but I hope someone can help me out. Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone! I'm hoping some of you can help me chose between the Intel 8700K or a Ryzen 7 1700X for a new build. It's mostly for gaming (1440p @60Hz) but I also need a CPU that plays nice with the Adobe CC suite, namely Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator and In Design, I don't do any video editing (don't know if this is relevant). My main concern is that if I choose Ryzen for productivity I'll be sacrificing a lot of gaming performance, whereas if I where to chose intel I would have the best gaming performance but I don't know if I would be losing a lot of performance or just a little for when I need to work with the adobe suite. I know AMD will release new Ryzen's in April, but honestly, I don't want to wait that long for my new PC. I also don't know how much I would get out of the continued support for the AM4 socket as I don't think I will be upgrading the CPU of this build for at least 3 to 4 years so getting the 8700K now and having to buy a new board to upgrade down the road doesn't shock me. I do know that the AMD CPU's have more PCIe lanes and this build will have a 1080 and an SSD (although it´s a Sata SSD so I'm not sure how that counts towards PCIe lane usage) already so I don't know how much room for storage additions I would have in the future with the 8700K (no plans for now on getting multiple GPU's since SLI support seems to be lackluster in games and the board I chose for the Intel version of the build does not support SLI). Also, I'm concerned about the new vulnerabilities of the Intel CPU's (Meltdown and whatever the other one is called) since last I heard the fixes that were going to be released will supposedly reduce performance somewhat and I don't like the prospect of paying the big buck to Intel to have my performance reduced by a fix. If, however, the information about the fix reducing performance is wrong I think I would lean to Intel's side All this being said, the retailer I'm going to buy from sells the 8700K for 405€ and the 1700X for 340€ (the 1800X sells for 455€ so it's out of the race), my budget allows for either one but obviously a cheaper CPU would mean more money to spend on something else and I want to make the most informed choice possible! Thank you in advance everyone!

So im new to overclocking and i haave some questions about safe voltages and blck mulitipliers. I am running a 1700x on a gigabyte ax370 k5 motherboard with a 120mm evga aio cpu cooler. I currently have my system running at 4.1 ghz at 1.38 volts and my ram is at 3200 speed cl 15 at 1.44 volts with the soc running at 1.218 volts. I have the bclk set at 104.00 to get to 4.1 and 3200 mhz but im not sure if that is ok/safe to run 24/7. Any advice on the situation will be appreciated! Also are my voltages ok?

So ive had this pc for a Little while now and the cam software is still not displaying the right temps its always showing 0 degrees c but in hw monitor its showing 20 degrees c or 30 degrees c does any one know ho to fix this

Hi guys , I am gaming on a ryzen 1700x with a 1080ti , when i am on less damaging games like L4d2 and cs go i am getting frame rates of >60 which is pretty ridiculous . =( - Turned off v-sync - switching to high performance mode. - installed the latest driver / reinstalled How can i bump up the frame rates ? Spec : ryzen 1700x asus crosshair extreme 32gb cosair dominator platinum 3000mhz running at 2100mghz asus strix 1080ti acer x34a

I was hoping to get some opinions on choosing a CPU to upgrade my current set up, I already have 2 monitors, here what I am planning on going with. What I have: GTX1070 OC 1440p 144hz gsync monitor 1080p 60hz What I plan on Buying: Mobo: MSI B350 Tomohawk Ram:16 GB 2666 mhz Noctua NH-U12S Cooler My real question: Is the 1600x going to limit/bottle neck the 1070 for 1440p gaming? And is it worth it to jump up to 1700x or 1800x for the additional cores for "future gaming"? I would prefer not to spend the extra money, but I would prefer even more not to have to spend the extra money in the next 2-3 years. Thanks!

As the title indicates, Ryzen 1700x and 1800x for 280$ and 320$ respectively. Link included. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113429&cm_re=1700x-_-19-113-429-_-Product

Can it work? I'm very worried about it what can I do ...

Hey guys this is driving me up the wall. This is my build below. My build keeps for no reason or warning just black screening and restarting, or blue screening with a Memory error. Can happen at any time. I've tried to find some common denominator to what triggers but nothing stands out. I've fresh installed Windows 10 . Reseated the RAM and Video card and the same for the Processor. I've run it with just one RAM stick and its still keeps happening. I've tried monitoring stats using HWMonitor to see if there's any overheating but the CPU idles at 35°C under load (Video and Photo Editing and the odd Game) it has never gone over 60°C. Same for the Video Card. Everything else seems fine with wattage distribution and voltages etc. Any assistance or recommendations of what to do next would be greatly appreciated. Oh BIOS and drivers are all up to date. I even have taken my RAM back to the store and they ran a few Mem tests on it and said the RAM is fine, and should definitely be compatible with my board. Build Specs: CPU : AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard Memory : Corsair - Vengeance RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 760 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ANY help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello guys, I'm Zo, new user here. I just finished my first build and tried to overclock the Ryzen CPU for a little boost but there are some problems. I can't seem to solve it since I'm so new on overclocking and don't want to roast my PC with some settings I dont even know what it is. Please guide me on this. My build spec : - CPU : Ryzen 7 1700x - CPU Cooler : Noctua NH-D15S + NF-A15 (so it's double fan now) - Motherboard : Asrock Taichi X370 --> updated to latest BIOS v3.20 - Memory : 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200mhz - GPU : Galax GTX 1060 OC 6GB - PSU : Seasonic X650 My issue was I cannot overclock it past the stock value. I mean, from what I read, the stock value is 3.4 ghz, but from HWMonitor reads it's about 3.5 ghz (around 3.499, but why it shows MHz instead of GHz ya?). Then I followed the instructions on this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Tw-wcT7o4&t=377s -since he also use the same taichi mobo as mine, so it's easier for newbie like me. Followed exactly the same. First time I tried oc to 3.8ghz (as the video instructed). Followed everything perfectly, Windows boot up, but when I checked, it goes down to around 2.1-2.2ghz. So I lower the value to 3.6ghz, then I checked, but still around 2.1 ghz. I reset everything to default, and then it was back to 3.5ghz. Tried some more (now with XMP profile on), and it goes back to 2.1-2.2ghz. It's like I cannot get past 3.4-3.5ghz. But the thing is, with XMP profile enabled, my 3200mhz memory is now recognized (from the previous boot only reads about 2666mhz). I have no idea how much I should change the value of the voltage or other stuff according to the temps. Do any of you have problems like this and have any solution for it? Or I just have a really bad luck? If it so, I guess I have no choice to move on with whatever the stock settings are. since it would be a pain to return the CPU and get a replacement. It would take a long time. Well, at least the memory was read correctly. Thank you so much for reading this far everyone. Any feedbacks, opinions, and advices will be greatly appreciated. Regards!

As the title suggests, my 1700x on my Crosshair VI is running at a high voltage of 1.526 volts pushing my temps in bios to 50+ C on a H100i V2. It was like this before I touched a single setting. I do see an option to set a manual voltage but when I select it I can't actually type anything. My bios is version 1201. Also, what is the correct way of overclocking my RAM to 3000 (or 2933 in the case of Ryzen) Mhz from the stock 2133? Thanks for the help in advance.

My Apologies for posting the same topic, earlier in the wrong category. Hey guys First time building a PC for primarily video editing & second priority gaming on a budget. The parts in my country cost a lot more than their value in US (a lot more than even conversion rates). I've done quite some research and finalized the parts I wanna get with plan to only overclock the RAM to the rated value or slightly less, with XMP Profile and not the CPU frequency, although the system should still have a little bit overclocking capability with Wraith Max cooler & nice case. Please help finalize my build & check for compatibility issues, although I haven't checked the availability of these at my place, yet: Location: India Budget: Roughly considering the parts' price as being a lot more in India, $1500 or $1600 / Rs. 1.30 lakh Aim: Primarily editing, second priority: gaming Monitors: 2 or 3 Processor: Ryzen 7 1700X Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX 1070 (Known Brand like EVGA, Zotac, Asus, Gigabyte, MSi which ever I can get at the cheapest cost) RAM: G-Skill Flare X 16gb (2 x 8gb) F4-3200C14D-16GFX Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350 Gaming 3 SSD: Samsung 960 EVO 250gb M.2 Nvme Hard Drive: WD Blue 2TB Power Supply: Some tier 1 power supply, listed at https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Thanks to @DocSwag for notifying. My earlier choices were CX750 or EVGA Supernova 750 B1 Case: Zalman Z9 Neo Thank you