Hello 
Been gone from this site a long time, and it has changed again. I left after the change to the Huddler platform, and after being hugely disappointed with AMD's Bulldozer architecture.
Kinda got out of the PC hardware for a while, but finally upgraded from my 3570k build (with a z77 fatal1ty pro, 16gb ddr3 and a 980 ti) as thje CPU finally started to die after being overheated (failed AIO pump), no longer stable.
Now playing with my new Ryzen build.
Ordered some cheaper bits a month or two ago to play with and get up to speed on AMD. Ryzen 5500 is a Cezanne mobile chip on 7nm with the iGPU disabled, but being 6c12t still a huge upgrade from a 3570k at 4c4t, along with moving to DDR4. Sadly I'll probably replace it at some point due to a lack of PCI-E 4.0 and now having a 3060 Ti - but just out of annoyance as I doubt I can saturate a PCI-E 3.0 link.
Anyway I learned about PBO and Infinity Fabric, and found I had some very nice Micron B-die 17nm chips in my RAM kit (Team Dark Za 3200mhz 2x16GB) so set about playing with it all.
A modest 200mhz max frequency boost over stock boost with no voltage adjustments sitting under a Dark Rock Pro 3, and RAM from 3200Mhz to 3800MHz with IF at 1900Mhz with slightly looser timings (CAS18 vs 16) and a bit of voltage. Sadly I cannot get 3866 or 4000mhz stable.
Nice to be back.
Full system specs
Ryzen 5500 4.4Ghz max boost /w Dark Rock Pro 3
MSI B550 Gaming Gen3
Team Dark Za 2x16GB DDR4 @ 3800MHz CAS18
Zotac RTX 3060 Ti 8GB
Asus Essence STX II
Seasonic G-650 PSU
CoolerMaster CM690 III
AOC Q27G3G3R3 2560x1440 @ 165hz
Been gone from this site a long time, and it has changed again. I left after the change to the Huddler platform, and after being hugely disappointed with AMD's Bulldozer architecture.
Kinda got out of the PC hardware for a while, but finally upgraded from my 3570k build (with a z77 fatal1ty pro, 16gb ddr3 and a 980 ti) as thje CPU finally started to die after being overheated (failed AIO pump), no longer stable.
Now playing with my new Ryzen build.
Ordered some cheaper bits a month or two ago to play with and get up to speed on AMD. Ryzen 5500 is a Cezanne mobile chip on 7nm with the iGPU disabled, but being 6c12t still a huge upgrade from a 3570k at 4c4t, along with moving to DDR4. Sadly I'll probably replace it at some point due to a lack of PCI-E 4.0 and now having a 3060 Ti - but just out of annoyance as I doubt I can saturate a PCI-E 3.0 link.
Anyway I learned about PBO and Infinity Fabric, and found I had some very nice Micron B-die 17nm chips in my RAM kit (Team Dark Za 3200mhz 2x16GB) so set about playing with it all.
A modest 200mhz max frequency boost over stock boost with no voltage adjustments sitting under a Dark Rock Pro 3, and RAM from 3200Mhz to 3800MHz with IF at 1900Mhz with slightly looser timings (CAS18 vs 16) and a bit of voltage. Sadly I cannot get 3866 or 4000mhz stable.
Nice to be back.
Full system specs
Ryzen 5500 4.4Ghz max boost /w Dark Rock Pro 3
MSI B550 Gaming Gen3
Team Dark Za 2x16GB DDR4 @ 3800MHz CAS18
Zotac RTX 3060 Ti 8GB
Asus Essence STX II
Seasonic G-650 PSU
CoolerMaster CM690 III
AOC Q27G3G3R3 2560x1440 @ 165hz