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I just finished building my first computer.  Everyone on this site played a big role in helping me complete it. 

 

I only had one issue while building.  The CPU cooler that I purchased did not fit.  It is compatible with AMD sockets but certain motherboards I have found out require different screws that are not provided.  I happen to purchase one of those motherboards it seems.   Good thing the Ryzen processors comes with a cpu cooler.

 

Anyway back on topic.   I purchased DDR4 3200 MHz ram kit (2 x 8).  How do I make sure the memory is operating at 3200 Mhz?  Is there a test or other program I should load to validate the memory?

 

Also any other suggestion on what to install for validating the newly built computer is working as expected.

 

thanks for your advice, assistance.

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25 minutes ago, PyroTheWise said:

The CPU cooler that I purchased did not fit.  It is compatible with AMD sockets but certain motherboards I have found out require different screws that are not provided.  I happen to purchase one of those motherboards it seems

what are they?

 

25 minutes ago, PyroTheWise said:

Anyway back on topic.   I purchased DDR4 3200 MHz ram kit (2 x 8).  How do I make sure the memory is operating at 3200 Mhz?  Is there a test or other program I should load to validate the memory?

CPU-Z's memory tab should show 1600MHz whatever timings its rated for

 

26 minutes ago, PyroTheWise said:

Also any other suggestion on what to install for validating the newly built computer is working as expected.

Turn off shutdown over a certain period of idle and let it idle over the night. Sometimes unstable systems will crash and shutdown or restart unexpectedly, if you find it turned off or on the login screen something's dodgy.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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16 hours ago, Jurrunio said:
17 hours ago, PyroTheWise said:

The CPU cooler that I purchased did not fit.  It is compatible with AMD sockets but certain motherboards I have found out require different screws that are not provided.  I happen to purchase one of those motherboards it seems

what are they?

Artic Freeezer 34 esports (Red color).   This did not play well with my MSI B450 Tomahawk Motherboard.   The screws it said to use on the motherboard barely gave any clearance for the thumb screws to tighten against.   I have contacted Arctic support to see what they say.

 

16 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

CPU-Z's memory tab should show 1600MHz whatever timings its rated for

CPU-Z shows 1599.6 MHZ for the NB & DRAM frequency.   This is supposed to be a 3200 MHz kit and I do have XMB turned on for the Motherboard.   Is this the correct speed?

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2 hours ago, PyroTheWise said:

CPU-Z shows 1599.6 MHZ for the NB & DRAM frequency.   This is supposed to be a 3200 MHz kit and I do have XMB turned on for the Motherboard.   Is this the correct speed?

Yes. Strictly speaking it's 3200MT/s, T for transfers. DDR memory transfers data twice per clock cycle so the actual operating frequency is half that.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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16 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

Yes. Strictly speaking it's 3200MT/s, T for transfers. DDR memory transfers data twice per clock cycle so the actual operating frequency is half that.

 

Great, I say the Dual part of the channel and though - hey maybe this means I need to multiply by 2 but wasn't sure.

 

Great knowing that my first PC build actually works properly.

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