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xeno2060

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AMD Ryzen 5 3rd Gen - RYZEN 5 3600 Matisse (Zen 2) 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.2 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W 100-100000031BOX Desktop Processor

GIGABYTE ?DDR4 SDRAM B450M DS3H AM4 AMD B450 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model CMK16GX4M2C3600C20

Crucial MX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD, up to 560 MB/s - CT1000MX500SSD1

CORSAIR RM Series RM650 CP-9020194-NA 650 W ATX12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Power Supply

Windows 10 Pro

Ruled out SSD-Drive - as I tried a clean reinstall on a New - Seagate BarraCuda ST2000DM008 2TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive.

Random reboots start @ the end of the reinstall.

Concerned the CPU is the issue. Has anyone here, had a similar issue with this CPU.

Thanks
 
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I have the TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) in one of my systems and it is an excellent board. Only downside with Asus is if anything goes wrong after return period for merchant; their service is the worst. If you can't repair the board yourself, might as well throw it away v. the precious hours of your life Asus will waste. ;)

I am also happy with the Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2. Good features, built-in I/O shield, beefy enough VRMs.

The B550 Tomahawk is a great board though. Also, I have had good experiences with their/MSI RMA service.
 

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Make sure to disable auto overclocking, gamer mode or whatever its called in the UEFI. Some of the settings in those modes are so far out its ridiculous how manufacturers would've allowed it in the first place.
 
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I have the TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) in one of my systems and it is an excellent board. Only downside with Asus is if anything goes wrong after return period for merchant; their service is the worst. If you can't repair the board yourself, might as well throw it away v. the precious hours of your life Asus will waste. ;)

I am also happy with the Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2. Good features, built-in I/O shield, beefy enough VRMs.

The B550 Tomahawk is a great board though. Also, I have had good experiences with their/MSI RMA service.

B550 or X570 ?
 

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B550 or X570 ?
The B550 has been a champ as a gaming focused build. 5800X eco mode boosts to 5.05GHz, VRM temps peak in mid 40s after hours of Cyberpunk'd with these settings. Phanteks Enthoo Pro full tower build. My X570 is paired with a 3700X and mostly does VMs, but it's nothing the B550 couldn't handle.

Some are put off by the chipset fan on most X570 boards. But other than that, if prices are similar, it is the better pick. Provided you stay away from the boards with bad power delivery. Some of the MSI and ASRock models were/are particularly bad, if you think you might throw a 59xx in it down the road.
 
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The B550 has been a champ as a gaming focused build. 5800X eco mode boosts to 5.05GHz, VRM temps peak in mid 40s after hours of Cyberpunk'd with these settings. Phanteks Enthoo Pro full tower build. My X570 is paired with a 3700X and mostly does VMs, but it's nothing the B550 couldn't handle.

Some are put off by the chipset fan on most X570 boards. But other than that, if prices are similar, it is the better pick. Provided you stay away from the boards with bad power delivery. Some of the MSI and ASRock models were/are particularly bad, if you think you might throw a 59xx in it down the road.


I am also happy with the Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2. Good features, built-in I/O shield, beefy enough VRMs.

The B550 Tomahawk is a great board though. Also, I have had good experiences with their/MSI RMA service.

Of these 2 which do you like best ?
 

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Of these 2 which do you like best ?
Can't go wrong with either. I went with the Gigabyte because it came with 2x2 AX WIFI&BT5, and the USB-C front header. Board will end up in one of the cases I have that support it, later. Because I like the front panel USB-C for plugging in my VR headset, and other USB-C stuff.
 

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I am confused, is this a new build thread, or a troubleshooting thread?
 

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He decided to upgrade the sus board, and be done with it. I know him IRL, so it is weird doing this conversation through the forums. :p
Ah, I see. Is he upgrading to a Zen 3 CPU at the same time? There are some great deals on the 5800X for a while now.
 
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Ah, I see. Is he upgrading to a Zen 3 CPU at the same time? There are some great deals on the 5800X for a while now.
I don't know, he is being weird. o_O Should have called me already. Heck; I have stuff I would just give him if he wants it. ;)
 

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Now that's a CPU name I haven't heard in a while!
Thing/600MHz managed a GHz with a pencil unlock. Wasn't always stable at that speed, but GHz was the magic number back then. Come to think of it; I think I took that Avatar pic of him throwing that sidekick back around '08 when we were teaching/training at the same dojo.
 
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Ah yes, the Durex Athlon. For safe computing.
I don't care who you are, that's funny.

I am disappoint no one mentioned Abit though. I think that was the first board I owned that didn't need either dip switches or jumpers for the CPU. It has been so long; didn't companies advertise "jumper free" setup or something like that?

OP called me, and we are getting things sorted. I should get an addition to the Punisher armory, and he will get some new Microchiip gear. :beercheers:
 
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I don't care who you are, that's funny.

It was an old joke, told when the Duron was first announced. Hard to forget it though.

I am disappoint no one mentioned Abit though. I think that was the first board I owned that didn't need either dip switches or jumpers for the CPU. It has been so long; didn't companies advertise "jumper free" setup or something like that?

Yeah used to be you needed jumpers to set FSB speeds and CPU multipliers.

OP called me, and we are getting things sorted. I should get an addition to the Punisher armory, and he will get some new Microchiip gear. :beercheers:

Good, glad he got his problem sorted. More or less.
 
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Yeah used to be you needed jumpers to set FSB speeds and CPU multipliers.
Wow. I'm glad that I never had to do that. My first upgrade was going from Pentium II to a Celeron 700MHz with a slot adapter and then I used to overclock that Celeron to 1 GHz through FSB whenever I needed extra performance. I don't remember the name but there was some software tool that had overclocking for certain chipsets and my 440BX was supported by it so I would raise or lower the FSB whenever I felt like it.
 
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