Description

THANKS FOR THE FEATURE! :D

UPDATE: BENCHMARKS!

CPU-Z Benchmark:

  • CPU Single-Thread: 2146
  • CPU Multi-Thread: 17,865

Cinebench:

  • Ryzen 7 1700 CPU Multi-Core: 1582 cb

  • Ryzen 7 1700 CPU Single-Core: 142 cb

  • i7-6800K CPU Multi-Core: 1339 cb

  • i7-6800K CPU Single-Core: 181 cb

  • FX 8370 @ 4.7Ghz CPU Multi-Core: 702 cb

  • FX 8370 @ 4.7Ghz CPU Single-Core: 110 cb

Firestrike:

MORE BENCHMARKS COMING 3/14/17 with the new Windows patch that will fix the scheduler problem.

If any of you remember my all AMD build, it can be found here.

This is an upgrade to that build, so I will keep this short.

PLEASE NOTE - System is still in WIP phase due to BIOS and Software support that is slowly rolling in, some pictures may be different then others due to me testing with different parts.

UPDATE: All cores running at 3.7Ghz, stock voltage while running on the stock cooler. Temps are mostly the same, performance improvements in single and multi-threaded applications.

Finally Ryzen is here....

And with new platforms comes new problems.

So far this upgrade has been fairly alright. The problems so far from the early adoption have been memory incompatibility, weird temperature readings, and lack of software and BIOS support. So I cannot unfortunately OC just yet. However later on I will update it. (Most likely later this week, or if I get bored, later today lol)

Compared to the 8370, the Ryzen 1700 completely kills it. Everything the 8370 did the 1700 will do twice as fast in half the time. AMD has really outdone themselves this time and have given us a nice fresh update to the aging FX architecture. The new Wraith Spire is excellent, and my old Wraith cooler fits over the socket with no problem, so any CPU coolers that use the latch should fit.

Now its no Intel killer, but its right up Intel league, and it'll give them a run for their money. I do agree its not the best for gaming but for consumers who do more then just gaming, the Ryzen series will suit you well.

For the other parts I upgraded the case to the Coolermaster Mastercase Maker 5 and the RAM I saved over from the X99 build that I totally didn't replace with an FX system. :P

I hope I can push this system farther, stay tuned for updates!

Part Reviews

CPU

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor

AMD have outdone themselves with Ryzen 7. For $329 I obtained 8 cores and 16 threads for the price of a competing i7-6700K with half the cores and threads. Overclocked the CPU on all cores to 3.7Ghz on the stock cooler to close the single threaded performance gap between the 1700 and the 7700K.

I couldn't be more happy with this CPU, great investment that will serve my needs and last me for the AM4 platforms lifetime.

Comments

  • 29 months ago
  • 95 points

The upvotes on this build will be Ryzen fast soon. I guarantee it.

I'm sorry, I had to

  • 29 months ago
  • 60 points

You know the Phenominal thing about all this is that soon builds like this will be Ryzen up from the shadows and Bulldozing over Intel in no time.

:P

  • 29 months ago
  • 7 points

They'll be driving flattening out part of the massive pile of Intel builds like a steamroller.

  • 29 months ago
  • 17 points

But then you'll need an Excavator to dig it all up! :PPP

  • 29 months ago
  • 15 points

insert special FX here

  • 29 months ago
  • 16 points

These puns are so phantestek, it makes my heart go ryzen up to skylake with this magnificence.

why have you summoned me

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  • 29 months ago
  • 4 points

If we continue the comments, we'll have an Dec-Athlon. Hopefully it will en-Duron. :)

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

well done good sir

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

I'll start excavating a grave right now

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

ha get it?

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  • 29 months ago
  • 23 points

I'm running out of puns lol

  • 29 months ago
  • 13 points

This build will run a tri-athlon while intel can't run a hundred meters.

  • 29 months ago
  • 11 points

And render FX on blender with fury. It'll also RAM through his previous build.

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  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

And I thought you were such titan of puns

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Now AMD has DDR4, it'll RAM through memory benchmarks. P.S. Anyone have any good puns for Carrizo?

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  • 29 months ago
  • 11 points

Thanks! :D

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  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

Again. You did it again.

smh

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

Those pesky limitations :P

  • 27 months ago
  • 2 points

This really sounds like an overdose on puns. But puns are great. Like computer upgrades. You can never have too many upgrades.

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  • 29 months ago
  • 18 points

Was looking forward to a 1700 build! People saying Ryzen is a disappointment really don't understand how much of a big deal this is. If you're a streamer, video editor, or a digital artist who also plays games; the R7 series is a dream come true. 6900K performance for a fraction of the price. Truely amazing! I can't wait to see what the R5 and R3 series have to offer!

Also, +1 on that SEXY stock cooler. I'd give up my H7 for that thing, no joke.

  • 29 months ago
  • 5 points

THANK YOU! R7 wasn't meant for 1080p gaming, these people complaining about that is utter nonsense.

  • 29 months ago
  • 3 points

Thanks for the complements!

Also I agree, Ryzen may not be the "Intel killer" everyone was hyped for, but it comes up really well against the X99 platform at consumer prices!

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

May I ask how smooth the setup process was with your MSI board? Did you encounter any memory problems, considering you're running at 2800MHz? I know Asus boards have memory problems right now.

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

RAM currently won't run higher then the stock speeds of 2133mhz.

Also Windows have been giving me memory errors in the form of BSOD which I can't find the problem to however I assume it just has to do with the BIOS issues atm and there will be a fix soon.

I have another system I can use if I need to, or I can just run with 4GB for now.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

The Bios errors should be tweaked out in the coming months.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Good good

  • 29 months ago
  • 7 points

Wait for a few months after the games optimization for Ryzen and that ryzen will be a Absolute BEAST

+1

  • 29 months ago
  • 5 points

Yes it will, can't wait!

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

not sure why someone downvoted you, heres an upvote!

  • 29 months ago
  • 4 points

YES! Third Ryzen build! Great job

  • 29 months ago
  • 3 points

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 4 points

Another AM4 build has RYZEN! +1 :)

  • 29 months ago
  • 4 points

Thanks!

The Ryzen puns are strong here lol

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

That's so cheesy, but needed xD

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

It also applies to any other AM4 builds on the site. :)

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yep :)

  • 29 months ago
  • 3 points

Here is my

+1

Are you planning on getting an aftermarket cooler?

PLEASE SAY YES lol

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

I already have an aftermarket cooler lol (needs bracket)

I kinda like the Spire though, the RGB on it is cool :D

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes it does..

You mean the hyper 212?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Arctic Liquid Freezer 240

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Now I remember it was on your saved list. And arctic doesn't have the kit available yet?

  • 29 months ago
  • 3 points

All I have to do is order it, it's free

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  • 29 months ago
  • 3 points

yesssssssss yeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssss let the rgb flow throuuuuuuuuuugh you young tomtomj2

  • 29 months ago
  • 3 points

I'm not really a fan of RGB, however I will say how it was implemented on the stock cooler is just right and a great touch!

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  • 29 months ago
  • 4 points

It's a Star Wars reference.

  • 29 months ago
  • 3 points

AMD has some SPECIAL FX on their stock cooler! Keep Bulldozing AMD. Awesome build! +1

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

This is basically the build I'm planning myself. Want to know how the Fury and Ryzen pair.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

They pair great. The lacking performance from the 8370 is basically gone now as the CPU is much faster and this lets the GPU shine. It's a great pair.

I kinda wish I had gone mITX though, I wanted to do a Ryzen 1700 build with an R9 Nano, would've been sweet!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Should've used a Nano S as well

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I wasn't paying $40 for shipping on top of the $40 for your Nano S when I could've bought the case new for $50 :P

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I know I'm just messing

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

If you pay the shipping I'll do it :P

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet +10000000

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

did you go to microcenter to get the mobo and cpu and how is the stock cooler?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes the Combo took off $30, gotta love Microcenter lol

The stock cooler is great, I might just keep it and use my AIO for something else. I love the RGB ring on it and it keeps it nice and cool ever with all cores at 3.7Ghz

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Wow I guess that is a low tdp processor because the metal part of the heatsink looks so cheap. How many systems do you have now? It seems like you put together a new build every few months lol

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yeah the CPU actually does run quite cool under the heatsink, it's only acopper baseplate and the alluminim fins under the 92mm fan which is pretty quiet. So no doubt here it's a 65W chip.

I currently own two PCs, ones a backup/test bench type deal and the other is my main PC, which changes sometimes because I'm an indecisive little **** lol

Currently have another one coming out soon, I decided for my Grandpa I'm going to build a "console killer" mITX HTPC with the RX 460 I have and one of the CPUs you can see in the pictures ;)

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  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

Make sure you register that extremely well-photographed serial number with AMD before someone else does...

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

Er, whoops lol

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

that's the CPU cooler than comes with the ryzen cpu??! Wow.

  • 29 months ago
  • 3 points

Ikr? Good idea from AMD, much better then Intels stock cooler.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Benchmarks?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Working on those with another user, he'll be making a video.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Cool, looking forward to seeing what it can do!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

How's the memory speed w/ 4 sticks? I keep seeing only x2 recommended without much follow-up.

Loving the cooler paired with that psu light.

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

I just took out 2 sticks for now, I keep getting the BSOD with memory Errors but I know he memory isn't faulty.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

That's the stock cooler? That's amazing, but how does it perform?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

It is the stock cooler. It's the AMD Wraith Spire and for a 65W chip it keep it pretty cool underload. TBH I could probably OC to 4.0Ghz with a tiny voltage increase on it lol

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I'd have to give AMD the win on coolers, that looks so much better than Intel stock coolers.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

That AMD stock rgd cooler does look nice. The only thing that bothers me is that the AMD logo is to the side, not directly on top, looking up. Nice cooler tho, no idea how it performs but looks very pretty.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I could unscrew the fan on it and rotate it 90 degrees and do that so its on top.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

oooo that is good to know. Maybe some people might not care about that but i dunno maybe i have OCD or something.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Nice !!! a new beast in the ho-Ryzen :v a definite upgrade for next year but I will wait till dust the settles and when M-ITX boards are available and bios issues fixed. R5 or R3 is for me.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

How does it perform in premiere pro?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Unfortunately I don't have premiere pro, sorry.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

So, is your system stable right now? Please share the problem you had with AM4 especially memory incompatibility issues. I am very concerned about it since I'm building one soon.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

ATM, the system will throw me BSOD randomly and it's either a memeory issue or a thread issue. Windows 10 is have instablitiy issues with Ryzen and AMD are working with Microsoft to fix it.

Also there are BIOS issues and it seems I have to wait for fixes as the X370 motherboards are getting updates first.

I might reinstall Windows to be safe and run with only 2 DIMMs for now to see if that helps.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks! Are you running the 1607 anniversary version of windows 10? And, do you have any tips to avoid ram incompatibility issues?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

How do I check the exact version of Windows? Im not sure.

As for the RAM, run is at 2133mhz, and in dual channel mode.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I gues 2133 and 2400 are the best and safest choice then. Thanks man!

To check the windows version: go to setting, system, about. There you'll fine your windows build. I heard 1607 is required to run ryzen with minimal incompatibility issues.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes Im running 1607.

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Woo hoo Ryzen! xD +Rep

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

we have to wait for ryzen 3 and 5 for gaming, ryzen 7 is for workstations.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I wouldn't say it's specifically for workstations. People who do more then gaming, like streaming and content creation will find these CPUs to handle their needs, and it can still game fairly well.

OCing it will also help the singlethread speed and close the gap in performance. AMD is also working with game developers to optimize games for Ryzen, so patience is key.

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

Ryzen 7 is for more than gaming, Ryzen 5 and 3 will handle it almost as well but at a lower price, since most games don't usally use more than 4-6 cores. One thing that kinda kicks Ryzen in the gut is that AMD is always lagging behind in single core performance, one thing that all games are affected by.

Concluding, Ryzen 7 can do gaming very well and much other things, but its not the best gaming CPU for the money since it lacks the single-core performance. Ryzen 3 and 5 would probably be ryzen 7 just cut down, so they would keep the same single-core performance and have less obsolete cores whilst reducing the price. That's my point, Ryzen 3 and 5 are the best bang for your buck game wise.

About the same performance from 300-500$ to 150-250$

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Ryzen 7 is for more than gaming, Ryzen 5 and 3 will handle it almost as well but at a lower price

Not true. The Ryzen 7 series CPUs are more inclined for workstation tasks thanks to their excessive number of cores. The Ryzen 5 and 3 series CPUs will perform better in games. The lower amount of cores/threads means clocks can be raised higher, which will improve single core performance by a fair amount. This will result in a big FPS increase in games and paired with the coming optimization from game developers, we'll be seeing Ryzen CPUs outdoing Intel in gaming too.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

the stock cooler, is it actually rgb?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes, yes it is.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

The Emperor's Will

has it screamed "i am the senate" yet

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

Yes

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I'm going to build a ryzen 7 1700 build too Should I use this ram stick https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nZfmP6/gskill-memory-f43000c15q32gvrb It's 3000 MHz With 15 cas ?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes that should work.

However until the memory issues are fixed, I strongly advise using them at the stock speed of 2133mhz.

  • 29 months ago
  • -2 points

Never mind I will go with flare X With 14 cas And 3200 MHz

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

That's the BIOS it came with

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Where did you get that tomahawk for 79.99? Glad you got it already. I'm still waiting on an update of when mine will ship (pre-ordered from Amazon at 109.99).

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

I canceled my Amazon Preorder and went to Microcenter to get the combo, it was $79.99 after a CPU/Motherboard combo discount of $30.

I couldve got another $20 off if I bought a GTX 1070 or 1080 with it, but AMD all the way lol.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Well done! Are you planning to install a Linux distribution? I am interested in the multi-threading performance in Linux platform. :D

Cheers!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

No sorry, I have no use for a dual boot of Windows and Linux, I do all my stuff on Windows.

We are working on a video about Ryzen performance, I'll see what I can do.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I have the I7-2600(Non K) and am wondering if the R7 1700 would be able to at push out better FPS at 1440p Ultrawide. If not it looks like I am waiting for Cannon Lake or Ryzen+ or whatever they call it. Since you had a 2600k can you let me know if you saw any difference?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Well I just bought the i7 for a different project, and I'm not really sure.

However from the benchmarks I've seen Ryzen does pretty good at higher resolutions so I'd say if you want go for the 1700.

However the 2600 is still a decent CPU, but it's probably starting to show its age alittle.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

A stock cooler with LEDs? AMD is going hardcore this generation lol

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Ikr? Lol

You should see the Wraith Max xD

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Awesome Build!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

have you tried pushing the overclock any more on the CPU on stock cooler? I want to see what others are getting for the stock cooler, it seems pretty good. I pushed my 1700 to 4.03 GHz on it, but it gets a little toasty. Great build though, id +50 it if I could. EDIT: Is that an LED panel on the bottom of your case? I NEEEEDDDD IIITTTT

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I'm just waiting for the early adoption bugs to get ironed out before I OC more, I'm having some problems with AMDs SMT and Windows 10, and I don't think it likes my memory speeds which I had to set to 2133mhz.

Also yes, that LED strip came with the case, it's nice.

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Fair enough, it's pretty buggy right now, although I didn't get near the results others were getting in bemchmarks, I was getting +5fps over everyone with the same specs and same settings. So I don't know, we'll see how it goes and how the r5 and r3 series launches

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

It has been a while since an AMD build made it to the front page for a feature. Well deserved! Lets hope the board manufacturers and Microsoft iron out some of the software and driver bugs so we AMD fans can really appreciate what we now have access to.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Goooooooooooood goooooooooooooood, first ryzen build to be featured!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yeeeeessssssss gooooooooodddddd

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yay, feature!

Congrats! :)

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2

DIMM_A

DIMMA

+1

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

DUDE! Congrats on the feature! You definitely deserved it!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

This calls for benchmarks!

(if it plays nice without crashing :P)

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

And I thought I was being original naming my PC the Phantom Menace. Guess everyone is getting in on the Star Wars naming convention.

Nice build though man, props to you, nice and clean. Miles better then mine.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I actually named it after a certian Imperial Star Destroyer, originally when my profile picture was The Senate Palpatine. ;)

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Just throw the Senate at them. That'll work.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I've got an HTPC build coming soon, I know what I'm going to name it now wink wink

:P

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Congrats on the featured. By the way, here's how to ruin this build. You see, in the first picture, there's a crooked face. You cannot unsee it now.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

shakes fist angerly :P

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Welcome. :D

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

God DAMN that cooler is SEXY!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

YES! A Ryzen featured build! Nice lighting bye the way!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks! I love the lighting, it came with the case.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

great build and love the fury gpu but i do i have a passion for the tri-x coolers, anyways do not even bother to upgrade the cooler because it can only oc to 3.9 and maybe if you push the vcore way high and have some custom loop you could get to 4g, glad to know the amd fanboys like me are still here

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I was planning on keeping the cooler, the stock one is good enough for me and it's good looking. Lol

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Very awsome build. Looks great and have been looking forward to seeing a CPU and gpu amd combo. Man for a stock cooler that thing is noiceeeee. Easy +1 from me

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
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Love the ability to just a build a PC for the heck of it, I'm envious. Not the same style I'd have gone for but still looks great.

I like that AM4 board, just wish they'd have some shroud over the IO. Makes the board look so much better, even just a simple one.

Good choice with the OC. To be honest, even with a seriously beefy AIO water cooling unit, reasonable voltages can still bring the temps pretty toasty in those 400mhz beyond. And most cpu bound gaming results (not sure about other applications) show diminishing returns with that additional frequency. Just bringing all those cores up to that same max frequency does so much for this chip, and keeps the system power consumption very low and reflective of this chip's amazing efficiency shown in the stock numbers.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks for the feedback! :)

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I know what my Emperor's bidding is: UPVOTE THIS DANK RIG!!

+1

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes please do :P

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Can I work on this PC with you? I'll BIOS some time.

The puns are Ryzen up and are Bulldozing any puns Intel can make...

You'll need to Excavate Intel from the ruins...

Do you have a Pile of Intel chips? Why no drive them into the ground?...

Intel must have a lot of Pent-ium emotions.

That cooler looks really nice, though. +1!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

OH NO. Its happening. Honey get the shotgun!

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

pls elaborate

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Congrats on getting featured in Build of the week.

just for science.

can you do benchmarks ranging from disabling SMT/HT so only 8 cores are running

the next test is running 4 cores and 8 treads just like the i7 7700K and OC the heck out of the 4 cores and see if the CPU could hit above 4.2GHz with just 4 cores

then test just 4 cores and 4 treads and see if you can OC it the highest

this might give us an idea of how the Ryzen R5 and R3 may perform

  • 29 months ago
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Well I still have yet to iron out some of the issues because I have no BIOS updates from MSI unfortunelty.

I'll see what I can do, benchmarks will be done either tmw or Friday.

  • 29 months ago
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yea i heard the X370 gets the updates first :/

I was looking at the MSI X370 Ti board or the Asus Crosshair board

i will prob be looking at the Asus Crosshair board, because i heard it got a new BIOS pretty fast after a few complains in the ROG forums.

They do take their customer feedback seriously

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

very nice ryzen build i plan on doing my first pc with ryzen but with a twist hows the 1700 treeting you

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Nice

It's treating me well, nice upgrade to my 8370. Once they get the early adoption bugs ironed out it'll be smooth sailing from here.

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

ya i'm prett much set my eye on ryzen doing 1800x with a 1080 ti or maybe 2 with a full custome loop in mind :P

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

Nice!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

3.7Ghz on stock cooler seems to be a good overclock. Wonder what you will be able to push once you get the other cooler set up!

  • 29 months ago
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Other cooler? Nah, this stock cooler is too cool to replace lol

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

3.7Ghz is the boost frequency. And the new coolers are fairly capable.

  • 29 months ago
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wow never have i ever thought a stock cooler looks so good gg AMD

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Even their older Wraith looks good, you can see that one on my other cheaper build, The Emeperor's Revenge.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

congrats on getting your Ryzen build going and congrats on Featured status on a modern PC with a stock cooler! my Crosshair VI Hero isn't looking so good, unfortunately, but thankfully i have my X99 system to tide me over.

  • 29 months ago
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Thanks!

What's wrong with your motherboard? I heard ASUS was having all types of problems.

  • 29 months ago
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well, my first mistake was flashing the beta BIOS when Windows kept crashing. then i noticed i had high idle readings (47C average with spikes to 60C) despite the cooler itself (Hyper 212 EVO) not even being all that warm. after reinstalling Windows with a more recent ISO, the stability problems were sorted out but there was still that temperature issue. when i went to flash a stable BIOS, it didn't really go all the way through and now i can't even power it on.

i'm gonna do what i can, but chances are this board is done for. i think it's partially my fault for thinking a beta BIOS was gonna solve my problems.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

There is a tempature issue, but iirc the chip isn't actually running at the temps reading in the BIOS.

If the BIOS didn't fully flashed then that was most likely the cause of the boards failure, what happened during the BIOS flash?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

ah, i figured. i wonder if other boards have that issue as well.

and that might actually be my fault, believe it or not. it hung on POST for a while during the BIOS flash to the latest stable from the site, and when i pressed the reset button it cycled and then shut off immediately. that was the last time it was actually running.

i've got a couple more options, including of course sending it in for repair, but atm i'm in no rush and worst-case i'll just get a new board.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Not gonna lie, that Fury looks great with the rest of the build. How much performance did the overclocking bring? Did it actually close the gap between the 7700K and the 1700, or at least made the difference negligible? Sexy build, +1!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I'll have benchmarks on it soon, the single core score was close to the 6700K after I Overclocked it and the Multicore beat the 6900K, so I'll make sure to have those benchmarks soon.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Woot! I look forward to hearing how this build progresses! I want clock speeds! Good luck and may the Force be with you

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

Benchmarks are coming soon

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Soon??? But I want them now.

*folds arms
...
*pouts

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Deal with it

:P

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I thought I was by pressuring you? :P

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Don't worry, when the problems get fixed I'll be back with more benchmarks, there's some already posted now if you want to look :)

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

oooh dat cooler tho, so sexy! I need to lie down. I'll take the cookies and you take the +1's

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

very nice !

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Great job on the RYZEN 7 build...looking forward to when the bugs get ironed out. Have a +1 on me and here is my gift to you and everyone here... a preview to my upcoming RYZEN build. Enjoy!!!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hF6GwV - I'm going to call it Project Magmatic Leviathan Black/Orange w/ Red Accents

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Looks good, I like the color scheme!

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Congrats on the featured spot. Beautiful build.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Sick. Looking at doing something similar

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

The CPU Cooler that comes with the 1700 looks nice! Too bad they couldn't have it come with the 1700x and 1800x. Oh well. :)

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Nice build :)

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

how is the cpu doing ?

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

Honestly I haven't used the PC since I posted the build lol

Anything I benchmark crashes because of Windows, so I'm just going to wait.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Ok i Understand ! :)

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

How hot get this Proc when Gaming ?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Depends on the game.

Under a normal gaming load it'll hover around 55C to 60C

Under a full 100% load using all cores and threads it's around 70C.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I also have a i7 2600. What is the upgrade like - in games and other stuff? I am not asking for benchmarks but a kind of feel in general. Is it worth it?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I actually just bought the i7 recently used for something else, so idk.

I had the FX 8370 actually that you can see in the last comparison picture, and the upgrade from that was awesome.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

you can rotate the cpu fan from the block by unscrewing the top screws and placing it so that the amd branding is on top

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

Yes, I know.

I doesn't really bother me that the logo is on the side, looks fine to me. :)

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I am back and this is quite the system

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Darth Ryzen?!?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

this pc IS the senate

  • 29 months ago
  • 3 points

Mace: Not yet.

Palpatine: Its treason then

:P

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Stock cooler keeping CPU at ~60C with all cores at 3.7? NICE! Is it noisy?

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

It's not noisy at all, pretty quiet for me.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

hmm. In an 1800X review, i've heard that 95 is the max temp that Ryzen CPUs can operate at, but the 95W 'X' parts all have a 20C offset. Does this mean the 65W parts like the 1700 will only operate up to 75? If so, 60 doesn't sound as good as I thought.

:o

  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

wat

ĀÆ\_(惄)_/ĀÆ

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Always thought the mastercase and amd went together well. nice build!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I see the age of Ryzen ryzen at the horyzen..

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes....

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

how did you spend $33 on 8gb ram and then $52 on another 8gb ram? and where can i get 8gb for $32?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Back in December of 2015 we got the first kit for $50 on Amazon, then in April of 2016 I decided to upgrade and buy another kit, and by then prices had dropped down a lot so it was $32.

Due to the RAM shortage ATM, prices have shot up again and you won't find 8GB for under $50 anywhere unless it's used.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Nice Build!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Tag me in for updates!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Alright, no problem!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Love it. Re-using the Fury was a great idea, saving you money for when the Vega GPUs are released.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I didn't realise the R7s came with such cool looking stock coolers, so much nicer then the clunky intel ones! +1 :)

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BcfxPs

Would this be a good micro ATX build for 1080p gaming? I want to overclock the CPU to 3.7 GHz.

Please don't comment on the ram I just like the look.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Looks good.

Although if all you're doing is gaming at 1080p then you're better off with the i7-7700K which ATM is the best CPU for just gaming. Up to you really, the 1700 is pretty good too for it, way better then the FX series.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Great looking build. love the looks of the stock ryzen cooler but how well does it function under load? would it be worth it to pick up a 3rd party cooler?

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

TBH it works just fine overclocked under the stock cooler, I wouldn't have a reason to spend more money on a cooler unless its for a 4.0Ghz OC.

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Do you still have any updates on the benchmarks?

  • 28 months ago
  • 1 point

Did you use the pre-applied thermal compound?

  • 28 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes

  • 28 months ago
  • 1 point

That's awesome! Overall awesome build and I'm super excited to get my hands on the Ryzen processor myself. Wanting to do some Virtual Machines with it.

Maybe even the 2 gamers 1 CPU thing from Linus Tech Tips to play games with my wife.

  • 28 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 28 months ago
  • 1 point

I got these parts but like what do you guys mean by bios update? Is there something I am missing I have never built a computer.

CPU $329.99 AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core

MOTHERBOARD $79.99 MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4

  • 28 months ago
  • 2 points

The BIOS is the interface you go into to configure the CPU and other main settings, usually it's accessed by tapping the DEL key on the keyboard during start up.

To update the BIOS you download the files on MSIs website and put them on an empty flash drive, then in the BIOS you go to the flash setting and select the correct BIOS files and it will update.

  • 26 months ago
  • 1 point

Voltage of CPU?

  • 26 months ago
  • 1 point

It was stock when I had it. I dont have this PC any longer because at the time Ryzen didnt play nice with RAM I had so I ended up returning the mobo and CPU.

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

do you have any problems running 4 Ram DIMMS with Ryzen?? beautiful rig

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

No, but I did having problems running it with that RAM because Ryzen was in its early stages of launch and had some compatibility issues.

  • 24 months ago
  • 1 point

Not sure why you have 300+ up votes, still great choice of platform as Zen...

  • 24 months ago
  • 2 points

The build was featured when Ryzen came out, it was the first R7 1700 on the site.

Thanks

  • 24 months ago
  • 1 point

I see great to be the first here now i understand. You did buy Zen in the very beginning, as they called this people beta testers, but is nice to be from the first one. In that time when AMD launched AM4 and Zen i was with my trusted FX 8350 wondering to change to AM4 or not, but at the moment i saw how AMD did crush intel on every aspect i did say to myself "damn this CPU is legend from now, i need to have such a thing". I see you have Radeon Fury, i will get RX Vega, but they did took lot of time to bring the damn thing to the market, and is even one day to official launch....

  • 24 months ago
  • 1 point

Sadly this build was no more, it was giving me too many problems so I reused my old Z170 board and got a 7700K to replace it after I returned it.

However I've got a good buyer for my i7 and board and I'm going to try one more time because now prices went down for Ryzen again and I want to go mATX lol

It shall be reborn again!

  • 24 months ago
  • 1 point

Too bad to hear you have problems with the platform, on other hand i did have really bad problems back in early 2013 when AMD did launch Vishera and FX8350 i did buy whole system, but got 6 months later problems, i did resolve them all but 6 retarded months head bang in the wall and nerves... But the AM4 was whole other story, i did just buy memory, cpu and mobo and all was working great no problems, but i see many other people have problems...

So maybe i can help you with somethings, for example the memory i think is not the best choice for the Zen, and MSI motherboards are not the greater as well, they use cheap components in their products, so you can try maybe Gigabyte board, my Aorus x370 K7 works like a charm, it have 1-2 small bugs, but overall is rock solid/ stable, it overclock the processor and the memory. If you tell me what are your biggest problems then i can try to solve the problems for you, for the moment i think you need to change the mobo and specially the memory, or try first the latest bios update.

  • 24 months ago
  • 1 point

Well for one, the PC would work perfectly fine until I loaded up a game (surprisingly all he benchmarking software worked fine, but games and anything else didn't) and it would crash after a couple of minutes, I think the issue was the RAM compatibility and from what I heard there was an ASEGA Firmware update with the new BIOS of many boards that fixes these issues so I'll try again with the sam ram, if the RAM doesn't work I'll get new ones that are verified. I did check and Patriot says they're verified now.

Also the new board I'll be getting will be the mATX ASRock AB350M Pro4 as I'm getting a $30 bundle discount with an R7 1700. ASRock has pretty good boards.

Continue this thread
  • 24 months ago
  • 1 point

Hey @tomtomj2 any updates on this build? I'm looking for a solid mid-tier ryzen7 build and yours looks great. Is there anything you'd change currently in the parts list?

  • 24 months ago
  • 1 point

Well unfortunately I had to return the Ryzen parts because early on there was compatibility problems but that was 6 months ago so those problems AMD has fixed but I don't own the parts anymore.

However I can still help you in PMs with a build.

Also I will soon be switching back to Ryzen yay

  • 24 months ago
  • 1 point

How is the stock fan? How much noise does it make?

  • 24 months ago
  • 1 point

I didn't use the stock fans from the case.

Unless you mean the stock heatsink cooler?

  • 23 months ago
  • 1 point

This build is awesome. +1

Great job man!

  • 23 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

  • 22 months ago
  • 1 point

Whered you get that light on the bottom lol

  • 22 months ago
  • 1 point

It came with the case

  • 21 months ago
  • 1 point

Half of of this comment section is puns XD

  • 21 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes lol

  • 15 months ago
  • 1 point

Will this motherboard be compatible with my Ryzen 5 2600k because it's telling my that it might not be?

  • 15 months ago
  • 1 point

It will if you update the BIOS. AMD has a BIOS upgrade kit on thier website if you need it.

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks for the info, I'll try it with 2 DIMMs

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I'm actually doing a callab with IwannaPC, there will be a video with benchmarks comparing Piledriver to Ryzen. So stay tuned for those benchmarks :)

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

Currently I would keep the DIMMs at 2133mhz till they fix the BIOS issues, that's your best bet.

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

AyyyMD for lyfe.

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  • 28 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks :)

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  • 29 months ago
  • 2 points

Well it's is a brand new CPU line from the company that hasn't updated their architecture from 2011 till now, so I guess people really like to see AMD in the sea of Intel builds.

ĀÆ\_(惄)_/ĀÆ

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Great answer. I've been planning my build since December and I'm going with the i7-7700k, I'm as unbiased as you can get. There was a fair amount of hysteria for the Intel chip and like you said the AMD release finally put loads of builds in motion so for me it's a great time to build in general. Great looking rig, and you said best it's only going to get better as the kinks get unwound. Terrific build, awesome components. +1

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

I understand, you pick what's best for you and as long as you're happy with it then that's good.

Thanks for comments :)

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  • 29 months ago
  • 3 points

This has to be the most over rated build to date.

Thanks! :D

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Point taken. I still think the excitement has a lot to do with the release for the long awaited chip(s). The first Kaby Lake builds got a bazillion votes. And more to your point I enjoy mods and original builds as well.

Maybe you've got some insight into modding? I need to drill/cut (dunno which) grommet holes into 3mm acrylic. Don't have access to laser. Any suggestions?

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes

Doing that now :P

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Lol :P

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Microcenter

Newegg and Amazon have them too for around the same price.

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Performance is great! Was a great Upgrade from the FX 8370 in both the single and multithreaded areas.

Hmmmm I'm not quite sure about your question? Are you asking if the Fury will have a significant increase over the 470, or if upgrading your CPU to Ryzen will help the performance of your 470?

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Ah

Well that would all depend if you really feel that it would be a worth while upgrade.

First you need to make sure you have at least a 600W PSU with two 6+2 pin PCI power connectors first.

The R9 Fury is faster by about 10 to 15 percent then both the RX 480 and the GTX 1060. The 470 is right up the 480s league so it's about 20% slower then the R9 Fury.

Overall is a decent upgrade, but you will be giving up 4 GBs of VRAM for extra performance, up to you.

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  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

Yes.

Thanks!