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AMD Zen 2 (Ryzen 3000) - *** NO COMPETITOR HINTING ***
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Both are good kits.
I'm firmly in the camp that thinks a PC isn't meant to be lit up like a Christmas tree (but everyone to their own, as Jay would say... I digress lol).
I'm firmly in the camp that thinks a PC isn't meant to be lit up like a Christmas tree (but everyone to their own, as Jay would say... I digress lol).
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Both are good kits.
I'm firmly in the camp that a PC isn't meant to lit up like a Christmas tree (but everyone to their own, as Jay would say... I digress lol).
I'm not going for a full RGB build, however I do like the idea of being able to use a few items for some ambient lighting to suit a theme. I have no need for RGB fans doing crazy rainbow patterns!
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Yeah some subtle lighting looks good, it's all personal preference really.
But I'm a boring old fart.
But I'm a boring old fart.
Soldato
So on all x470 and B450 gigabyte boards the f40 bios update enables PCI-ex 4 with ryzen 3000 chips 
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How is that possible?So on all x470 and B450 gigabyte boards the f40 bios update enables PCI-ex 4 with ryzen 3000 chips
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Don
The bit on the motherboard is literally just copper connect linking the CPU to the sockets, the BIOS is just the option to tell the CPU to run the PCI-E controller in gen 4 mode.
Caporegime
Yup, if the traces are of adequate quality there's no controller on the mortherboard, it simply has the traces from the CPU to the PCI-E slots.
Soldato
There you go ^ all the magic ruined with cold hard reality lol
Soldato
I would be surprised if it was Gen4.0 to all sockets though. Perhaps just the top 16x socket and maybe one M.2 socket? X570 boards are expensive due to the extra work required for signal integrity.
Soldato
Top pciex 3.0 slot will be 4.0 so using half the lanes it normally would the rest 3.0 on the other slots, I don't know what this means tbh I can't wrap my head around why this is good, it just SOUNDS good to my ears
Don
Nah, either you'll get 16 gen 4 lanes if you have a gen 4 GPU in there, if you have a gen 3 GPU it'll default back down to gen 3 and use all 16 lanes again.
Soldato
What was that new 3dmark test that used pci-ex4 they were running at computex, navi uses pcix 4 ? how and why was that even necessary to show against a pciex 3 card in that benchmark, this is super confusing
Soldato
It was to show that 4.0 is better than 3.0, nothing else. Bigger numbers, innit?
Soldato
But how can they possibly show that it's better in any way, how can bigger numbers come out fam? if the card stuck in a pci-ex 4.0 slot cant use more bandwidth that a 16x 3.0 slot? im confused cuz
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If a pointless benchmark gives AMD a couple thousand extra sales then it's worth it. We know better because we're enthusiasts.
I've asked in the memory sub, but is this worth buying?
Or is there a risk it won't work or a risk something better comes along.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...3200mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-08l-tg.html
Or is there a risk it won't work or a risk something better comes along.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...3200mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-08l-tg.html
No that’s fine..
Don’t cheap it up on the ram..CAS 14 3200mhz...sweet spot for Ryzen...I had some Corsair stuff and swapped it out for some B Die