https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cp...a-xmp_for_better_ryzen_memory_compatibility/1 MSI boards. Best ones are their 350 arctic. They're gorgeous.
16 core 3.6Ghz Turbo HEDT Ryzen in 4 to 6 month? Canard PC claims so... English translation of rumour at guru3d.
Yup rumours are rife that AMD are planning a new socket to rival X99, called X399... Hmm, fishy that rumour. This could simply be their new Ryzen Opteron, or whatever they decide to name it. Supposed to come with up to 32c 64t and be able to run in pairs.
Possibly, but given AMD have gone '1[00] louder' on the chipset numbering... not totally surprising... Z270 -> X370 X99/X299 -> X399
I do need a machine with more than 8 sata ports and having a separate sata card means that booting takes quite a bit longer. More chipset options seems good, but enthusiast/server chipset usually == price premium. I think I'll just wait and see how things develop.
Interesting video showed up on youtube displaying just how extreme the performance penalty can be for Ryzen if not using proper Ram speeds, Min fps in Mass Effect Andromeda going from 49 to 69 for example between 2133 and 3600:
Even more unhelpful is the fact that most Ryzen mobos will not boot with 4 sticks passed 2166. Feels like you need to choose between less but faster memory and better gaming, or workstation applications with more but slower memory. I know some of the simulations we run at work need 32gb minimum to run even.
I think that as the bioses improve, that will become less of an issue. I don't know if the 16GB max stick size is a chipset limitation or not as ECC sticks can be a lot bigger.
I'm still holding out hope that that problem is caused by something fixable with a bios update, although for now I could live with it if the bloody Taichi I ordered would finally ship lol.
What appears to be a 12 core 24 thread Ryzen benchmark has just surfaced. https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cpu_mainboard/benchmarks_surface_for_an_amd_ryzen_12-core_cpu/1 What's interesting is that the system it appears to be running in is an Alienware Area 51 R3, which does not exist yet. Well, not on the current chassis (the triad). The last time there was an R3 was back years ago with the 7500. Could this be X399? or X390?
Interesting, both the CPU and if that alienware device is actually real. Biostar popped up with an AM4 ITX, complete with an M2 slot on the back of the board and display outputs. Expecting more to appear in future obviously https://wccftech.com/first-amd-ryzen-mini-itx-motherboard-detailed/
Well there is no R2 Alienware ATM either. I have a feeling that will be the revision given to the upcoming X299 chipset. The Area 51 name has always been the HEDT stuff.
Courtesy of dear ol' Reddit, I saw the table below from this review https://www.overclockers.ru/lab/832...-7-1800x-njuansy-raboty-i-razgon-pamyati.html Table of power consumption, clock speed up the top, vcore along the side. I thought it was interesting.
So apparently April 11th for Ryzen 5 launch. Do I sell my 6700 now before it potentially becomes less valuable? Or do the sensible thing of waiting for reviews??
Looks like the sweet spot if you want to keep close to the 95w tdp is 3.8ghz and hope your chip can do it on a low voltage! Then OC the memory as much as possible as that seems to make a bigger difference than raw clockspeed with Ryzen.
I would wait till we see the reviews, though seems to be a thing now your more choosing how many flashy lights you want on them Im still waiting for more news on the APUs and X300 boards later this year.
Expect it to hit Ry7 clocks and make your decision based on that. TBH I haven't seen massive price drops on Sky/Kaby since Ry7 came out. I think it being very buggy has not helped. Once it becomes more stable it will have an effect though I reckon.
