Recent content by Proteus1

The numbers indicate the chipset of the motherboard. B450 is most popular. x470 and x570 give better vrm and more pcie lanes. I would suggest the Tomahawk Max motherboard for the 2600 cpu and 2060 gpu. It has great vrm for the b450 class and is ryzen 3 ready if you want to upgrade down the...

Did you try different sata port?I think all B450 boards disable some sata ports when M2 is installed.

Thanks everyone! Just picked up the 3700x for $299.00 at my local BestBuy who price matched my somewhat local MicroCenter. Cant wait to get this baby installed!

I believe you. I think I watched a review of this card and the heat sink while looks large, is very thin and lightweight resulting in higher temps.

I have a Asus 5700XT reference. I have not had any problems with heat issues since I set my own fan curve. The default settings are terrible. It would get to hot and shutdown. Mine are set 30% 45% 60% for P3,4,&5.

That cpu would be great and will be a very noticeable upgrade in everything you do. Yes if you upgrade to a ryzen 2600 cpu you will need a new b450 x470 or x570 motherboard and ddr4 ram.

According to userbench results your cpu is under performing compared to the avg 4350. Typical score is in the 43rd percentile, yours scored 32nd percentile is what that is telling you. This could be as simple as windows power plan settings are set to conserve power and not high...

Whats wrong with Bottleneck calculator? I figured it was a good little tool for someone who doesn't understand current gen processors compared to what he has to utilize and find something within his budget to compliment his nice new card? If I were chatting with someone more experienced I...

Hyperxprince is right. The FX8350 would certainly help but would still hinder performance. Try this out Bottleneck Calculator

Current CPU: R5 1600 MB: Asus B450-f Strix Bios 3003 Ram: Corsair 16GB LPX 3000Mhz GPU: Asus Radeon 5700XT Reference PS: Corsair HX750 Professional Gold Monitor: AOC CQ27G1 144Hz 1ms 1440p The main reason for upgrading is fps I know this MB doesn't have the best vrm but I was thinking the...

While it is enough I believe and it is my opinion that its pushing it. Furthermore the PSU is the most vital component of your setup. Why put a cheap $20 after rebate psu in a nice machine? Again, just my opinion. In that test they are using bare minimum, for cooling fans and a single ssd.

Here is a link on power consumption of the card under load. http://goo.gl/xqnCTC

No. That card will eat up 300 watts under load. Personally I would get a 750w PSU.

See if the chipset listed there is different from the one installed at the moment. You want to have the latest chipset installed.

2nd one from Newegg. For many reasons! Only thing I dont like is the power supply but u could replace that down the road after u get a feel for the system.