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[just_dave]

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[just_dave]

7 minutes ago, CUDA_Cores said:

This sounds like too much work. what I do with new mobos is put them under a CPU and GPU burn-in test at 100% for a full week. My view is any motherboard VRMs that spent 168 hours under full-load are going to continue to work for awhile. 

The problem is that capacitors are probably the most fragile thing on the VRMs and when they run over or around 100°C daily (most cases with Gigabyte/MSI mobos) They won't hold up

[Sakkura]

Could you fix the text color for night theme? Some of it is hard to read.

[Jade]

1 minute ago, dave_k said:

The problem is that capacitors are probably the most fragile thing on the VRMs and when they run over or around 100°C daily (most cases with Gigabyte/MSI mobos) They won't hold up

Cite your claims regarding the capacitors, please. Also, fix your test for the dark theme; select all the text, go to text color, and select 'Automatic'.

[TheRandomness]

-Fixed formatting (sort of).

[just_dave]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

-Fixed formatting (sort of).

I can't do it since i am on phone now, is it a big issue?

[Guest]

Just now, dave_k said:

I can't do it since i am on phone now, is it a big issue?

He meant he fixed it lol. Its fine now

[TheRandomness]

Just now, dave_k said:

I can't do it since i am on phone now, is it a big issue?

Not really since I've fixed it.

[just_dave]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Not really since I've fixed it.

Thanks a lot

[Princess Luna]

29 minutes ago, dave_k said:

 no MSI motherboards are included

Got yourself an agree from me [:

[YongKang]

TweakTown's motherboard reviews include some of the most in-depth circuit analysis. So, I'll suggest putting this resource in the post as well.

http://www.tweaktown.com/cat/motherboards/socket-am4/index.html

[ono]

I ended up forking up the extra $60 to go from the Asus Prime B50 Plus to the Prim X370 Pro for a R7 1700. I saw someone else having successful OCing a 1700 on the Plus, but it wasn't super just how stress tested it was, so I decided to play it safer than regretting not spending a little more based on discussions on threads here. Placed my order yesterday and ought to get it next week. Going to run stock cooler while I figure out what I ought to do there, but that's for another thread.

[just_dave]

5 minutes ago, YongKang said:

TweakTown's motherboard reviews include some of the most in-depth circuit analysis. So, I'll suggest putting this resource in the post as well.

http://www.tweaktown.com/cat/motherboards/socket-am4/index.html

Put it in the "Useful Links" on the bottom

[just_dave]

8 minutes ago, ono said:

I ended up forking up the extra $60 to go from the Asus Prime B50 Plus to the Prim X370 Pro for a R7 1700. I saw someone else having successful OCing a 1700 on the Plus, but it wasn't super just how stress tested it was, so I decided to play it safer than regretting not spending a little more based on discussions on threads here. Placed my order yesterday and ought to get it next week. Going to run stock cooler while I figure out what I ought to do there, but that's for another thread.

Yeah, you should be good ocing it, i would get something like H100i for some hardcore overclocking at ~1.4V

[YongKang]

TweakTown also did an AM4 buyer guide of their own. It should complement your guide nicely.  
http://www.tweaktown.com/guides/8243/amd-am4-ryzen-motherboard-buyers-guide/index.html

[just_dave]

34 minutes ago, YongKang said:

TweakTown also did an AM4 buyer guide of their own. It should complement your guide nicely.  
http://www.tweaktown.com/guides/8243/amd-am4-ryzen-motherboard-buyers-guide/index.html

Thanks, i actually did not even know that website exists

[YongKang]

4 minutes ago, dave_k said:

Thanks, i actually did not even know that website exists

Well, glad to help you buddy! They are so underrated.  

[just_dave]

I don't know, i hope it will be useful for some people, it took me over two hours to make

[MyName13]

"Memory compatibility aka ability to run most memory chips at least 2933MHz since thats the speed that anyone with a brain would go for with Ryzen"

 

basically a big f*uck you to ryzen 3 users (and pretty much everyone), it's silly how users need to make up for the architectural flaws by buying fast ram, it's even sillier when people say "reeeee Zen is so advanced that it finally makes fast ram useful unlike intel's architectures" lol no it makes fast ram useful because it's a shittier architecture.

[Dabombinable]

2 hours ago, Jade said:

Cite your claims regarding the capacitors, please. Also, fix your test for the dark theme; select all the text, go to text color, and select 'Automatic'.

From my experience they aren't-even with the electrolytic caps used on the cheapest (or oldest) motherboards. Unless of course they are rated for only 85^oC, in which case your asking for a motherboard failure ASAP.

[just_dave]

8 hours ago, Dabombinable said:

From my experience they aren't-even with the electrolytic caps used on the cheapest (or oldest) motherboards. Unless of course they are rated for only 85^oC, in which case your asking for a motherboard failure ASAP.

This should have better caps but still, most of them are rated at 125°C

[just_dave]

10 hours ago, Princess Cadence said:

Got yourself an agree from me [:

Is this a joke or you hate MSI?

[just_dave]

10 hours ago, Jade said:

Cite your claims regarding the capacitors, please. Also, fix your test for the dark theme; select all the text, go to text color, and select 'Automatic'.

I have a HiFi system at home, there are solid caps and after few years of working in cabinet with ambient of around 50°C, the silicon in mosfets will hold up, caps not

[N2Overwatch]

What about biostar X370 GT5 ATX motherboard? Does it have decent VRMs?

[just_dave]

7 minutes ago, N2Overwatch said:

What about biostar X370 GT5 ATX motherboard? Does it have decent VRMs?

Some sorta 4 phase, i am not very familiar with that brand (i know they are in mobo game for a long time) X370 Prime Pro should do better (6+4)