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Dear Linus Tech Tips/Media Group, I've just finished my first "Extreme Build". This is my third build and I'd say I'm a die hard enthusiast. I'm on a fixed income and recently received a small cash windfall. Instead of buying a car I decided to put my money into my new computer. Here are the basic specs: Threadripper 1920x CPU, ROG Zenith Extreme MOBO, Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (8x4) RAM, Samsung NVMe 960 PRO M.2 512GB SSD, Corsair 80i AIO Cooler, Corsair AX860 PSU, XFX Radeon R9 390 GPU, Fractal Design Define R6 Case. After all that, of course, I had to get the set of 3 Corsair 120mm LL RGB fans and Cable Mod power cables. Windows 10 Pro 64 bit OS.

First question any rational person would ask is WHY? Content Creator? No. Mega file size mover? No. Occupational trans-coder? No. Programmer/Engineer? No. Because I could? er....yeah and did I say Die Hard Enthusiast? Well, there ya go! I want to mention this is the first time I have EVER posted to any forum.....  Why here and not the Asus or Corsair communities? I'm sure I will at some point in the future, but this is where Linus lives and I think (plug for Linus Tech Tips) he's by far the greatest out there. Funny, super informed, easy to understand, and a great entertainer no mater what the topic.

What do I need from the community here? I'd love to see a comprehensive tutorial of the recommended overclock adjustments that take advantage of the Asus Extreme Tweaker and Tweakers Paradise options available in the BIOS. What to and not to change to get the most potential of a CPU, RAM, and GPU overclock and best benchmark software. 

I'll be back to post the scores I've gotten from some more common benchmark tools. Until then I welcome any comments, suggestions, and opinions. Thanks to everyone for their time to read my post and share their thoughts.

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Change your GPU when the new ones are out ;)

|| CPU: I7 6950X @4.6 (1.35V) || Cooler: CUSTOM EK LOOP || Motherboard: ASUS RAMPAGE V EDITION 10

|| GPU: 2x Vega 64 Strix OC @1762 / 1100 MHz || Memory: 16GB G.Skill Royal RGB 3200 Mhz ||

HDD: Segate Barracuda 3TB || SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 512 GB || PSU: Corsair HX 1200 W || Case: Fractal Design Define R6 Gunmetal || Fans: Corsair HD120 (x4) / BeQuiet Silent Wings 3 (x4) || Monitor: ACER XF27HU ||

Second Monitor: BENQ RL2455HM || Mouse: Logitech G502 Pretus Core || Keyboard: Logitech G810 Orion Spectrum || Headphones: Sennheiser IE80 ||

 

                                                                                                          Buildlog expirience swapping to x99: 

 

 

 

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