Ryzen

CentOS 7 doesn’t like Ryzen

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Naturally when I think about something too much it inevitably causes me to migrate towards whatever I’m thinking about. In this case my Linux install, which has come to a bit of a halt for the time being due to the fact that its kernel is too old for my new chipset. There are a few other options I could try; such as adding another repo and installing a newer kernel via command line. There is also installing another distro entirely, but I wouldn’t be sure what one to go with. I don’t like Ubuntu, Mint left a bad taste in my mouth, and Fedora can go fuck itself with a bag of salted dicks. This is something I’ll have to sit and chew on. :zorak:

Guess it’s back to my shenanigans.. :melon:

Ryzen up to the challenge

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I’m happy to say my new build has passed with flying colors, literally:

I’ve been quite happy with the setup so far. I’m still running at stock at the moment, everything has been running stable with only a couple Windows 10 quirks that doing a couple regedits can easily fix. I’ve already done some benchmarking in 3DMark and a couple Tomb Raider games. Here are my results with both running on the highest settings with Tessellation disabled:

I’ve run 3DMark, but for whatever reason it doesn’t recognize my graphics driver (currently 18.4.1 non beta), will try to run more tests at a later date. I tested Wolfenstein II since it was designed with Ryzen and Radeon in mind, and I can say it runs on Uber settings above 100FPS! :meeseeks: Whereas before it stayed in the 60 FPS range on high, definitely happy with the results. I can’t wait to see how this thing handles large video rendering projects! :happy:

My next goal is to purchase an external Blu-Ray burner, for backing up data (and experimenting with PS3 emulation) but that isn’t a requirement at this time. I’m going to try and take a break from spending lots of money and only save it for the small stuff. As it is I’m coming back up on renewing my webdomain. :rick:

x58 and Vega64 don’t play well on Windows 10

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As I mentioned in a small blurb on Friday; I had issues plugging in my graphics card into my current motherboard. At first I thought Windows 10 was installing a bad driver, but after some messing around and reading teh interwebz it became clear this is a widespread issue for people who are still running on an x58 chipset. There are two ways to get around it though: I can either go back to Windows 7 where this problem doesn’t exist, or upgrade my hardware. My choice is a pretty obvious one.

As I’ve previously mentioned a few posts ago, I already planned to upgrade anyway. Fortunately I have enough money set aside and have already ordered the parts needed to get myself situated. I have a Ryzen 7 2700X, ASRock X470 Taichi and 16GB of G-SKILL Flare X series memory on the way. This will be my first all AMD build since the 90’s. it should go without saying that overall I’m pretty stoked. :meeseeks: In some ways I’m kinda bummed, my audio setup is going to have to change. I run a Sound Blaster XFi Titanium Edition with an external breakout box, and I’ll be giving up two SATA slots (I’ll have 8 instead of the 10). For now I can use my Shure X2U DAC (digital analog converter) to run my microphone into the system until I decide what sound card solution to go with, or if I should just get a larger USB DAC, or if the onboard audio is well enough to plug my speakers into.

Overall this will be a great learning curve. I look forward to playing and rendering, the 2700X is an absolute beast when it comes to games and even moreso when it comes to rendering. Since I do a lot of video rendering every little bit helps. :happy:

Nothing wants to work today.

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If you’re getting an SSL error when trying to view this site, or any of the others running through this domain it seems my certificates haven’t auto updated yet. I’ve been messing with my new graphics card today (which sadly doesn’t want to run with my current motherboard) and haven’t had a chance to look too deeply into it. I’ve purchased the parts I need to build my new system, so much for taking it slowly. Within the next week or so I should have a new setup to drool over.

This is just a heads up: The website itself is safe still, just hasn’t updated the certificate yet for whatever reason. :zorak: