Not really a Threadripper, but the border between Threadrippers and Ryzens became kina fuzzy, right?
I have just built my first AMD system, and the first computer since... 15 years? So I'm really surprised that it's working fine and that the building process was pretty painless.
Specs:
CPU: Ryzen 3900x
CPU fan: Noctua NH-D15
Mobo: ROG Crosshair VII Hero
Ram: Goodram IRDM Pro 3600 (those are some of the best looking RAM sticks I've ever seen)
GPU: GTX 1660 Ti 6GB
M2
HDD
Case: Meshify C (with a dark window, they didn't have the solid ones in stock)
Here are some issues and notes. I decided to share those so that other users can find them.
- Meshify C is a TINY case. I was really surprised when I opened the box it came in. I was expecting it to be slightly bigger.
- All components fit perfectly fine into the case. I was a little worried about Noctua, but no problem here (can't install the optional fan though, because the RAM sticks are too tall so it doesn't correctly attach to the tower).
- Even though everything fits, I would recommend a larger case for easier installation. I'm really glad I have tiny hands. Otherwise it would be much harder to plug cables in those corners.
- I had a small problem installing the Noctua. I could not screw the two main screws which is the last installation step. I had to fiddle with it for some time, and somehow managed to do it. But it was really stressful.
- The PC didn't want to boot at first. It turned out to be a BIOS bug where it doesn't start if there is an M2 drive installed. I had to update BIOS, which was super easy. (download file, run the provided app, copy file to USB stick, plug it into a special BIOS port, press button, wait).
- I wasn't able to install Windows on the M2 drive by default. I had to follow this guide to launch the command line in Windows installer and "convert" the disk -
https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/unable-to-install-windows-10-on-m-2-ssd.3193893/- By default, RAM would not operate at the advertised 3600MHz frequency. This had to be changed in BIOS (basically just enable DOCP, which as far as I understand is similar to XMP).
- For some reason, BIOS changes (like enabling DOCP) did not work at first. BIOS would forget them as soon as PC was restarted. I had to update BIOS again, and this fixed the issue. (no idea why exactly this happened and why updating again helped)
- I am still confused by the temperatures reported by system. In Windows/CoreTemp/BIOS it's about 50-60C at idle, which sounds like a lot to me. In Ryzen Master it's 40-50C. No idea if there is some overheating issue or not, but it seems 100% stable under stress. For comparison, the other PC I am currently using (i7 6700) is reporting ~26C right now. :O
- AI Suite software is throwing some errors all the time, but this seems to be a common issue, so I am sure I will sort it out.
Currently getting 1:13 render time in the Corona Benchmark without any additional overclocking (just RAM at 3600MHz). Will try to squeeze a bit more. :)
I am yet to install other software and will share further observations later. I heard some good stuff about 3ds Max UI performance on this CPU.