AwesomeB :
I've decided to upgrade to the Ryzen 1800x.
I'm looking for some advice on motherboards, ram, and a new SSD drive.
I currently have SLI two 980TI's.
I would like any help deciding on my motherboard and RAM.
I found this thread in toms hardware:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3353224/choosing-x370.html
I have a few questions:
1. Is The x370 motherboard the current best for the Ryzen?
2. Are their any X370s that have 16x/16x PCI-e slots? ( I can't find any )
3. What would be some very fast RAM (16GB Sticks?)
Budget:
Motherboard: $250-300
RAM: $400-450
Any help would be amazing, it's been 7 years since I upgraded.
AwesomeB,
The AM4 motherboards vary according to overclocking and the presence of 2X PCIe x16. If you're using two GPU's, that will make the choice X370.
The problem is though, the Ryzen 7's support a maximum of 20 PCIe lanes and it won't be possible to run two GPU's at x16 plus an M.2 at x4, and so on. Still, many users have SLI configurations on i7-7700K systems and that CPU supports only 16 lanes. There is some lane sharing and tests show a GPU running at x8 still works well.
I was interested in Ryzen 7 for workstation use, thinking I might replace a 6-core 3D CAD and 16-core rendering system with a single 8-core 1800X. This was based on the pre-release reports of the 1800X potentially having the same single-thread rate as the i7-7700K is overclocked to the same 4.5GHz which is a Passmark score of 2597. However, the 6-core I use has a Passmark single thread rating of
2077 and every time I check, the Ryzen 7 1800X score has dropped as more samples are added. Two days ago it was 2021 and today it's currently rated at
1997. For comparison, the i7-6700K is currently at
2351.
The Ryzen 7 number is based on only 45 samples, but the trend should be towards a rising score as users work out how to get the best out of the CPU. When they are sorted out, they do work well. The top CPU score for the 1800X is 18901, making that single-thread rate of
2362- the same as an i7-6700K, and that's using a
Gigabyte AX370-Gaming 5 motherboard )$300). the second place MB is the A
ASUS Prime X370-PRO: CPU score of
16876 which = single thread of
2109.
The highest 3D score for a 980Ti- probably two- is 13418 using an
ASUS X370-Pro - $170 and that looks like a good value.
I notice that the RAM scores for 1800X systems are not outstanding. I've seen mention that if as the slots are filled, the speed it supports drops. On one report: if two slots are filled it will run 2666, but if all four are filled, it's at 2133- that kind of thing. Look at the MB makers' recommendations for RAM before buying either the board or the memory. I'd say, the memory is something to really look into carefully. It's early days with a new technology.
Cheers,
BambiBoom
PS> The Ryzen 7 system I'd thought about doing:
High Performance Workstation_Ryzen 7 1800X_2.25.17
CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1800X 3.6 / 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($499.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($162.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4 ($64.95 Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($459.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Quadro P2000 5GB > about $480
Drive 1: Storage:Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State ($249.99 @ B&H)
Drive 2: Crucial MX300 1.1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($262.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: ASUS ZenDrive GP65NB60/BLK/G/AS USB External CD/DVD ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.90 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Suppressor F51 ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) ]
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Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($128.31 @ OutletPC)
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Total: about $2,570
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-25 11:07 EST-0500
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