Should I refund my Ryzen 1700 for another?

[Haeking]

@Zando Bob When I get home I think Im going to try 4.1ghz+ on the stock cpu, wonder if my cpu can handle it, and then maybe when I get the time I will get a good AIO and see how far she goes 

[Haeking]

1 minute ago, GR412 said:

Yeah  i reckon my PSU is rather good, it's gold rated. And do you mean try another 1700? Or go for like the 1700x /1800x?

1700 is the best out of the whole line up, its the cheapest, can overclock to the same rate of an 1800x and is far more a better bang for your buck 

[Travercraig]

3 minutes ago, Haeking said:

1700 is the best out of the whole line up, its the cheapest, can overclock to the same rate of an 1800x and is far more a better bang for your buck 

Yeah thats why i bought it, i did a lot of research into it. But i'm worried i might get a bad chip again.

[Haeking]

Just now, GR412 said:

Yeah thats why i bought it, i did a lot of research into it. But i'm worried i might get a bad chip again.

You honestly can just keep returning them, I got mine from newegg and it was perfection depends, where did you purchase yours ?

[Travercraig]

Just now, Haeking said:

You honestly can just keep returning them, I got mine from newegg and it was perfection depends, where did you purchase yours ?

Amazon

[Haeking]

1 minute ago, GR412 said:

Amazon

Get it off newegg, bhphoto, or if you can or have a microcenter next to you can get it offline from there store or in store 

 

Microcenter is the cheapest right now 

 

[Travercraig]

3 minutes ago, Haeking said:

Get it off newegg, bhphoto, or if you can or have a microcenter next to you can get it offline from there store or in store 

 

Microcenter is the cheapest right now 

 

I don't think i can in the UK.

[dexT]

6 minutes ago, Haeking said:

Get it off newegg, bhphoto, or if you can or have a microcenter next to you can get it offline from there store or in store 

 

Microcenter is the cheapest right now 

 

That's a secret. Shhhhhhh

 

3 minutes ago, GR412 said:

I don't think i can in the UK.

Unless you buy a plane ticket.

[Haeking]

4 minutes ago, GR412 said:

I don't think i can in the UK.

I would say maybe overclockers uk, they sometimes have pre overclocked cpu's for purchase, other than that I wouldnt know to trust any other websites in the uk for tech

 

[Travercraig]

3 minutes ago, dexT said:

That's a secret. Shhhhhhh

 

Unless you buy a plane ticket.

Lol, I'll probaly just see if i can refund for another 1700 from Amazon and hope i don't get unlucky.

[Travercraig]

2 minutes ago, Haeking said:

I would say maybe overclockers uk, they sometimes have pre overclocked cpu's for purchase, other than that I wouldnt know to trust any other websites in the uk for tech

 

Well it depends if Amazon will give me the money back or give me another 1700. But yeah i'd trust overclockers or Scan.co.uk. They're two i've used in the past.

[Haeking]

Just now, GR412 said:

Well it depends if Amazon will give me the money back or give me anothr 1700. But yeah i'd trust overclockers or Scan.co.uk. They're two i've used in the past.

Cant beat them if you're in uk, they have a stronger rep then amazon, but I also reccomend if you get your money back to use the app wikibuy on google chrome it will find you a cheaper price then you paid 

[Travercraig]

4 minutes ago, Haeking said:

Cant beat them if you're in uk, they have a stronger rep then amazon, but I also reccomend if you get your money back to use the app wikibuy on google chrome it will find you a cheaper price then you paid 

Yeah sounds like a good idea. Do you think overclockers would sell better (at overlocking) 1700's than the stock at Amazon?

[Haeking]

Amazon honestly I feel like gets a bad batch of cpu's more or less, businesses that are meant to sell tech like overclockers may be the better bet and they have some that have been tested for minimum and max overclocks 
 

In short go with overclockers uk if yo

1 minute ago, GR412 said:

Yeah sounds like a good idea. Do you think overclockers would sell better (at overlocking) 1700's than the stock at Amazon?

u get your money back

[Haeking]

3 minutes ago, GR412 said:

Yeah sounds like a good idea. Do you think overclockers would sell better (at overlocking) 1700's than the stock at Amazon?

Like min overclock is 3.7 

 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-ryzen-7-eight-core-1700-3.70ghz-socket-am4-processor-retail-cp-39x-am.html

[Travercraig]

1 minute ago, Haeking said:

Like min overclock is 3.7 

 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-ryzen-7-eight-core-1700-3.70ghz-socket-am4-processor-retail-cp-39x-am.html

Oh nice, i never knew they did that. That's pretty awesome, and I don't mind paying a bit extra than Amazon.

[Haeking]

1 minute ago, GR412 said:

Oh nice, i never knew they did that. That's pretty awesome, and I don't mind paying a bit extra thahn Amazon.

The more you know my dude, best of luck though 

[Travercraig]

4 minutes ago, Haeking said:

Like min overclock is 3.7 

 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-ryzen-7-eight-core-1700-3.70ghz-socket-am4-processor-retail-cp-39x-am.html

Wait is says thats for precsion boost though, it also says that on the offical AMD spec too?

[Haeking]

Just now, GR412 said:

Wait is says thats for precsion boost though, it says that on the offical AMD spec too?

Mhm precision boost is on all amd ryzen cpu's I believe if Im correct, and you can probably get a higher over clock than that on the cpu 

[Travercraig]

I got it last week. So not that long ago.

[Princess Luna]

2 hours ago, GR412 said:

Yeah i saw that, but then i saw the vast majority of people getting 3.8 and above with the 1700 easily.

Just because some people brag about it, by all means it doesn't not mean it is easy, for all you know most could just be lying to feel good about themselves, as stated above if you need to get 4ghz you should consider the 1800x, my brother's running stable perfectly on a Asus Prime Pro x370

[Travercraig]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Just because some people brag about it, by all means it doesn't not mean it is easy, for all you know most could just be lying to feel good about themselves, as stated above if you need to get 4ghz you should consider the 1800x, my brother's running stable perfectly on a Asus Prime Pro x370

I'm not after 4ghz I'm just after above 3.7ghz really. And I know people lie, but i've seen tonnes of videos and screenshots of peope stress testing getting far better results than me.

[Salacious B Crum]

2 hours ago, tom_w141 said:

The 1800X and TR 1900X exist for this reason. Buying the lower SKU is a diceroll on your max overclock. To guarantee the higher clocks you pay for the binned chips.

Yep I'm quite fine with the additional cost of my 1800x

[done12many2]

Just now, GR412 said:

I'm not after 4ghz I'm just after above 3.7ghz really. And I know people lie, but i've seen tonnes of videos and screenshots of peope stress testing getting far better results than me.

 

I'd love to see some of the videos.  Do you mind sharing?

[Princess Luna]

Just now, GR412 said:

I'm not after 4ghz I'm just after above 3.7ghz really. And I know people lie, but i've seen tonnes of videos and screenshots of peope stress testing getting far better results than me.

I understand but the world is a gigantic place, what seems "a lot" might not actually be that much in real comparison, besides a lot of said reviews and YouTube videos have binned/cherry picked processors.

 

In all honesty 100mhz will do very little difference in performance and you make it up by ensuring you have 3200mhz ram rocking.