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I am getting the Threadripper 1920x for a build

 

I cant seem to decide on a good motherboard! With liquid cooling I'm looking for the best overclocking potential for the price

 

I initially thought the Asrock X399 Taichi would be a good choice because of its price range but is it a good overclocker? All of the really high rated motherboards are extremely expensive and have more rgb than pride day and I just want a good overclocking motherboard at a good price. It doesn't have to be cheap, I still want quality, but I don't want to pay $500 for a motherboard just to blind people with RGB.

 

Is the Asrock X399 Taichi a good motherboard or would you recommend others?

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I have a Gigabyte Designare and have a 4.0GHZ OC on a 1950X with 3600mhz RAM.  It's been a pretty good board for the last 6 months.  Not cheap though...

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I'm also going to use the Taichi for my entry level build and a 1900x. I think it's a very nice board. The overclocking is simple and stabile. It gets a little hotter than the Zenith Extreme but the price speaks for itself.

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6 hours ago, TheGlenlivet said:

I have a Gigabyte Designare and have a 4.0GHZ OC on a 1950X with 3600mhz RAM.  It's been a pretty good board for the last 6 months.  Not cheap though...

How did you get it on 3600MHz RAM? I thought it only went to 2667

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Just now, TheGlenlivet said:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0199SPVLQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Use the good stuff.  This will XMP up to 3600 on the designare.  Can't speak for any other RAM or MOBO, but that's what I have.

Oh so I have to go XMP

If I have an 8x4GB configuration would I have to worry about power delivery?

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Just now, DaJakerBoss said:

Oh so I have to go XMP

If I have an 8x4GB configuration would I have to worry about power delivery?

Power deliver no, but I have heard about issues with all slots occupied.  I have 4x8GB with no issues.  8X4 I am not sure.  What are the specs of the DIMMS?

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Just now, TheGlenlivet said:

Power deliver no, but I have heard about issues with all slots occupied.  I have 4x8GB with no issues.  8X4 I am not sure.  What are the specs of the DIMMS?

3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX

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1 minute ago, DaJakerBoss said:

3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX

DOH!  Was afraid you were going to say that.  I tried 3200 LPX and it wouldn't go to 3200.  Was stuck at 2666.  There have been some BIOS updates since then, so it might work now, but it din't 6 months ago.

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Just now, TheGlenlivet said:

DOH!  Was afraid you were going to say that.  I tried 3200 LPX and it wouldn't go to 3200.  Was stuck at 2666.  There have been some BIOS updates since then, so it might work now, but it din't 6 months ago.

Well I haven't bought it yet lmao

is there any kind of tweaking I could do because the Taichi is rated up to 3600 OC

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4 minutes ago, DaJakerBoss said:

Well I haven't bought it yet lmao

is there any kind of tweaking I could do because the Taichi is rated up to 3600 OC

I'd just buy RAM off of the QVL for that board.  Samsung B-die is what seems to work best, at least on first gen TR.  

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2 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

I'd just buy RAM off of the QVL for that board.  Samsung B-die is what seems to work best, at least on first gen TR.  

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157785

It says its supports everything past 2667 what do you think

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2 hours ago, TheGlenlivet said:

https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/X399 Taichi/index.asp#Memory

Memory QVL.  Pick from this list.  They are guaranteed to boot at the listed speed.

What about samsung b-die makes it better lol i didn't know this much about RAM

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1 minute ago, DaJakerBoss said:

What about samsung b-die makes it better lol i didn't know this much about RAM

Samsung's memory manufacturing processes are considered industry leading, meaning they manufacture them to a much higher standard and enforce rigorous quality control. Thanks to this and their binning practices for very well performing dies (to become B-dies), RAM modules using Samsung memory dies can reach much higher speeds and/or have much tighter timings than the competition.

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