*** AMD "Zen 4" thread (inc AM5/APU discussion) ***

[ShiWarrior]

took all morning to download Death Stranding (Via Epic Games)

And to my amazement, everything up to MAX @ 2K

not crashed once
brilliant!

Steam will be the killer though, I'm reluctant to install it lol
that's what i installed before it went all wrong

 

[FredFlint]

took all morning to download Death Stranding (Via Epic Games)

And to my amazement, everything up to MAX @ 2K

not crashed once
brilliant!

Steam will be the killer though, I'm reluctant to install it lol
that's what i installed before it went all wrong

Throw everything at it, you need to know if its stable.

 

[the wopster]

Should do. Timings can be improved a little, but the above was close to what I was running with Hynix M die kits.

I have them now running at 6000mhz CL 30-36-36-30-68 1.35v, memtest ok

 

[LtMatt]

I have them now running at 6000mhz CL 30-36-36-30-68 1.35v, memtest ok

Can you share a zen timings screenshot?

What about the other things I mentioned?

 

[the wopster]

Yeah I will do it now, what do you use to upload images it seems imgur isn’t working for me

 

[LtMatt]

Yeah I will do it now, what do you use to upload images it seems imgur isn’t working for me

This site is a decent backup for when IMGUR messes up, which is quite often.

Postimages — free image hosting / image upload

Provides free image upload and hosting integration for forums. Free picture hosting and photo sharing for websites and blogs.

postimages.org

 

[the wopster]

This site is a decent backup for when IMGUR messes up, which is quite often.

Postimages — free image hosting / image upload

Provides free image upload and hosting integration for forums. Free picture hosting and photo sharing for websites and blogs.

postimages.org

Thanks for that timings below

 

[the wopster]

Sorry better pic

 

[LtMatt]

Sorry better pic

You should try the exact timings I posted, should give better latency and performance. Might need a little more voltage though.

 

[g67575]

Should do. Timings can be improved a little, but the above was close to what I was running with Hynix M die kits.

This is a good kit for the price. I paid ~£220 for this kit (Fury Renegade 6000 MT/s).

 

[ShiWarrior]

Had an email this morning, my CPU has gone back to the manufacturer for repair/replacement

 

[ci_newman]

Had an email this morning, my CPU has gone back to the manufacturer for repair/replacement

That's got to be reassuring for your mental health

 

[ShiWarrior]

That's got to be reassuring for your mental health

yes

If it came back as all "OK" then ill blame my SSD, but its the right decision

now i got a PC that works, i can see why its the CPU now

 

[FredFlint]

yes

If it came back as all "OK" then ill blame my SSD, but its the right decision

now i got a PC that works, i can see why its the CPU now

So, what did you do with the ASUS X670E-F?

 

[ShiWarrior]

So, what did you do with the ASUS X670E-F?

Its sitting here in the box

 

[rare]

Sheesh what a saga you went through!

Glad it got resolved in the end though.

 

[ShiWarrior]

Another email today

They are sending me a new one now, I guess they won't wait till AMD get back to them (says 24 days)

Can't fault them really

 

[oweneades]

Switched out from my "old" Intel 12700K / Z690 DDR4 setup to a nice shiny new 7600 / B650 DDR5 build. Mainly so I can drop in a cpu upgrade in the future (3D cache when then become justifiable for me). Overall bundle cost was "only" a little over £500 which for AM5 is pretty good. Went for the B650 Gaming X board as it has all the features I needed and in the most recent HUB roundup did really well from a VRM point of view. No RGB on board but that is fine as my system is nearly a black out build anyway.

So far after an initial 'oh no it isn't posting' its now running spot on with the ram at its rated 6000C36 EXPO speeds - still need to tweak these but fine for now. The main purpose of my desktop is to act as an ARC test bench and I am pleased to say performance with the ARC A770 Bi Frost is basically identical to that seen on the 12700K system ( @ 5.3/4.0).

Need to play around with it a lot more but as it stands I am really enjoying it.

 

[ShiWarrior]

well reluctant to try Project Cars 2 again

but i did, this time straight into VR

2 hours later I'm still driving !
no problems what so ever

 

[eddiew]

Dumb question about the 7000s... if I have an nvidia gpu, can I still install the onboard graphics drivers and use that to power my non-gaming monitors? Not sure if it will have issues with both sets of drivers, or if it's even worth doing really, but interested to know. Maybe it saves a bit of vram and gains a few fps if youtube is running on another screen?