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[xobeloot]

Greetings team members!

The last time I had an AMD powered rig was about 2010 with an ASUS ROG laptop running something like HD5XXX? graphics.  The past several years, I've been looking to build a new rig and I wound up doing so back in January.  Now some might call me nuts, but last week, I replaced my i7 6700k with a Ryzen 1700X.  I've wanted to go back to AMD for a good while now, but just never pulled the trigger until now.  I plan to either sell or make a second rig w/ my other processor, but for now, here is BLACKice.  Next change pending the release of RX Vega.

This is an ongoing project, so i'll post any changes as they happen!

Part	Brand/Spec
Case	NZXT Manta full matte black
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 1300w
Cables	EVGA Black/Blue sleeved
Motherboard	GIGABYTE AB350N - Gaming Wifi AM4 mITX
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X @ 3.8GHz
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LED 2x8gb 3200mhz
VGA	XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 w/ EK Full-Cover Water Block
Boot Drive	Team Group EVO 480gb SSD
Games Drive	Team Group EVO 960gb SSD
Storage Drive	Western Digital Red 3TB NAS drive shared w/ the household
CPU Block	Alphacool NexXxos Full Brass
Front Radiator	Alphacool Slim 240mm Standard
Top Radiator	Alphacool Slim 240mm X-Flow
Fans	Alphacool NoiseBlocker e-Loop x5 set to PWM Header
Pump	Alphacool D5 PWM w/ Black Acetal Top
Fittings	Alphacool Eisapfen of all types
Flow Monitor	Alphacool
Tubing	Alphacool 3/8"id x 1/2"od Soft Black UV Reactive
Lighting	3x Darkside Dimmable UV Strips (2x 12", 1x 7.5") set to dim w/ PWM
SSD Covers	Made by V1tech
Radiator Grill	Ryzen Logo Made by MNPCtech

Message was edited by: Kevin Toole - Updated motherboard

[whiskey-foxtrot]

I LOVE the CF touch on this! Looking good Not sure who would call you nuts for switching to the 1700X. I have absolutely no regrets - especially with more optimizations coming over time! What would be nuts is choosing a 6700k over a 1700X - not because it's an Intel product, but because it makes so much more sense capacity wise.

What do you use this system for mainly?

[xobeloot]

For the moment it is mainly gaming, but I plan to start streaming/recording/editing in the very near future.

[whiskey-foxtrot]

What are your favorites? ps, if you haven't already checkout our twitch stream on twitch.tv/amd. Every now and then the hosts hold community nights etc and we get to jump in on the fun.

[xobeloot]

I've mainly been playing [Redacted Due To NDA] and having a great time with it!   

I also play Paragon, Overwatch, Quake Champions and whatever old steam purchases I decide to dust off every now and then.

You?

[whiskey-foxtrot]

I think we're in the same Redacted per NDA!

I love RTS', and certain MMOs like SWTOR; non/tactical shooters (Argo, Arma) and most Tom Clancy games like R6 Siege, Wildlands. For group fun I love Quake, PUBG and a whole list of games sitting to be installed still. This current Steam sale doesn't help narrow it down as my moods change all the time and I have to try everything at least once.

[xobeloot]

We may be! Does yours revolve around floating islands and 4-man groups?

[whiskey-foxtrot]

It is fire-team sized yes. There's never anyone available for it except a dev here and there though - let's just say it's a mashup of different things in one game.

[ajlueke]

Man, the aesthetics on this build are amazing.  Since I have an opaque side panel, I think I'll just leave that in place and pretend my system looks like this on the inside.

[xobeloot]

Thank you very much!