2018 Hardware Thread

thowans · 15 Nov 2018

CountMike said:

Depends on your "Everyday life" but I switched from 1600x, to 1700x to 2700x and it's worthwhile for me specially when I switched to x470 MB and 3600MHz memory. Now everything is working at full speed and mostly automatically. CPU boosts to 4.25 - 4.3GHz and RAM works at full 3600MHz speed which is a dream comparing to old setup.
Where old setup had to be overclocked and fought harder to get full performance, now it can be achieved and overachieved virtually automatically with no effort.
Best 1700x performance:
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2700x performance:
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Thanks for the reply. I have 3200 MHz memory. I think it's okay for Ryzen.

Cliff S · 15 Nov 2018

OldMike65 said:

Here is a new review of the Asus Maximus XI Extreme board, only price I found right now was for 599.00

ASUS ROG Maximus XI Extreme Z390 Motherboard Review | ProClockers

If I end up feeling I need a new Z390 motherboard, I'm going with this: Z390 AORUS XTREME (rev. 1.0) | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

It has everything except a PLX chip

OldMike65 · 15 Nov 2018

Cliff S said:

If I end up feeling I need a new Z390 motherboard, I'm going with this: Z390 AORUS XTREME (rev. 1.0) | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

It has everything except a PLX chip

Well I suppose its a nice board, I am not a fan of them. But I know I can't change your mind on what board you want, so....I'll have fun later beating the crap out of it. Asus Rules and always will.

You won't have to much of a heating problem with the board you have now Cliff, (unless you oc it too much) but you will be limited to how much you can OC your chip. Because of the heat issue it will have. (VRM's)

Cliff S · 15 Nov 2018

OldMike65 said:

Well I suppose its a nice board, I am not a fan of them. But I know I can't change your mind on what board you want, so....I'll have fun later beating the crap out of it. Asus Rules and always will.

Hicookie Z390 Xtreme VRM temps with no heatsink

OldMike65 · 15 Nov 2018

Cliff S said:

Hicookie Z390 Xtreme VRM temps with no heatsink

Ok....just have to wait until I get my new setup all done....will be a while thou. But I'll be interested in what happens with your new board. Should OC better than the one you got now for sure....cause its made for it.

OldMike65 · 15 Nov 2018

Right now I am just waiting to EVGA to notify me when my new card is available....just waiting for them.

OldMike65 · 15 Nov 2018

Can't find any price for your giggy board.....nobody seems to have one on this side of the pond ...

Cliff S · 15 Nov 2018

Mike I will only buy that one if my Maximus X Hero sucks with the 9900K, and only then.

OldMike65 · 15 Nov 2018

Cliff S said:

Mike I will only buy that one if my Maximus X Hero sucks with the 9900K, and only then.

Well I hope it handles your 9900K .....you don't OC like I do, so maybe it will.

Cliff S · 15 Nov 2018

OldMike65 said:

Well I hope it handles your 9900K .....you don't OC like I do, so maybe it will.