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Darkwolf's Winter Wolf

Discussion created by darkwolfca on Oct 13, 2016
Latest reply on Nov 9, 2018 by wuchzael

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rig for gaming and mild streaming until can upgrade with a rx 470 (has rx 480 8gb now thanks to AMD and PCper)

Specifications

CPU	Amd A10 7850K
Cooler	Cryorig H7
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4
Memory	16 gb kingston hyper X savage ddr3 1866
Graphics	MSI Gaming X RX 480 8gb ( thanks Pcper & AMD)
M.2 SSD	biostar m.2 ssd
SSD	OCZ Trion 150 480 gb ssd
Hdd	2tb Seagate Firecuda
Disc Drive	DVD RW drive for burning cd's and stuff.
PSU	EVGA Supernova 750W G2 modular
Case	Nzxt Phantom 530 White
Monitor 1	Lenovo LI2364d 23" IPS LED 75 hZ
monitor 2	Insigna 32" 720P
Mouse	Razer Naga Chroma

1/30/17 : Just got A MSI gaming X RX480 8gb today from Pcper/MSI USA/ AMD Gaming/ AMD Radeon so will but setting aside the R9 280X ( From Elmnator) for a Pay it Forward build

Installed the Rx 480 last night looks and runs awesome I love how powerful this card is.

2/16/17: set up the nanoxia ncore retro keyboard to replace the thermal take commander thanks to nanoxia for it to test out. photos posted below

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truplague Oct 25, 2016 10:41 AM
Very Nice APU build man Especially Love the "Winter is Coming" Game of thrones rules
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- darkwolfca @ truplague on Oct 25, 2016 11:24 AM
  thanks man hopefully will be able to get/win a gpu for it sometime to upgrade down the road
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darkwolfca Nov 5, 2016 7:42 PM
updated with sapphire r9 280x toxic ed won from elmnator thanks again
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- kxuping @ darkwolfca on Nov 7, 2016 11:10 AM
  thats a Tie Fighter?
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  - darkwolfca @ kxuping on Nov 7, 2016 11:28 AM
    yeah I put one of my daughters star wars stickers on it is a murloc at bottom also more of a put stuff I like as far as decals detracts from the clean look but oh well on back is the logos for stuff in it like the hyper x decal etc
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dripandrip Nov 11, 2016 10:42 PM
That case is a beauty. Did you find that 480gb SSD on buildapcsales?
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- darkwolfca @ dripandrip on Jan 4, 2017 1:32 AM
  it was on a amazon sale when I was looking at ssd's one time it's a awesome drive had had no issues with it what so ever
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swaccelerated Jan 4, 2017 1:49 AM
nice build and the updated pics are great
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- darkwolfca @ swaccelerated on Jan 4, 2017 2:44 PM
  Thanks their will be another update once the rx 480 gets here then the r9 280x will be set aside for a pay it forward build for a friend.
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darkwolfca Jan 31, 2017 5:56 PM
couple of screenshots of star trek online with my New Rx 480 8gb
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darkwolfca Feb 17, 2017 3:00 AM
Nanoxia Ncore Retro mechanical keyboard pretty nice keyboard is waterproof only wish is had rgb lighting and the Typewriter style keys feel weird cause the shape.
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- red5 @ darkwolfca on Feb 17, 2017 2:55 PM
  Fans? I'm going to ask everyone about fans because that isn't normally mentioned, and you never know when shopping how the LEDs are going to look. We need a fan database of REAL pictures.
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  - darkwolfca @ red5 on Feb 19, 2017 2:49 PM
    Fan on the cpu cooler is the stock cryorig 120mm, the purple ones are all corsair af 120 series, and the front is the stock 200mm nzxt fan
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- kxuping @ darkwolfca on Feb 23, 2017 7:45 AM
  thats a crazy keyboard.
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  - darkwolfca @ kxuping on Feb 27, 2017 7:28 PM
    thanks man the keys take a little getting used to
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    - mrcoldhollow @ darkwolfca on Jan 23, 2018 9:37 AM
      I was looking at one of those, but chickened out and just went traditional wish I hadn't now.
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- androidgal @ darkwolfca on Sep 28, 2017 9:22 PM
  I want those typewriter caps soooo bad. Nice!
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darkwolfca Feb 27, 2017 7:29 PM
so have a biostar x370 gt7, ryzen 7 1700 non x and 16 gb gskil trident z rgb ordered for my next upgrade to this I also added a 2tb Firecuda sshd for addition storage
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- kxuping @ darkwolfca on Feb 28, 2017 6:16 PM
  Can you explain why that hw selection (mobo, cpu, ram)? Im still looking if to buy or not to buy. thx!
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darkwolfca Feb 28, 2017 6:26 PM
the mother board was packaged with a 240gb m.2 ssd and I like the features it has/ the rgb lighting so I can set it to purple to match rest of my build, the cpu I went with the 1700 non x because it's best price to performance setup in my opinion I don't need the auto overclock and it's only .1ghz slower with 30 less tdp, the ram gskill makes excellent ram have never had a compatability with them and also same thing with the board can set the glow to purple to match the rest of the build.
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- kxuping @ darkwolfca on Feb 28, 2017 6:31 PM
  thnx!!!
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darkwolfca Mar 14, 2017 12:41 AM
my ryzen is together have to update specs etc and better pics
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- kxuping @ darkwolfca on Mar 14, 2017 8:02 AM
  how do you change the color of the fan ring?
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  - darkwolfca @ kxuping on Mar 14, 2017 12:53 PM
    currently it's controlled by one of the motherboards rgb led plugs have not found a software to control if is one yet it kinda just cycles slowly itself.
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darkwolfca Apr 11, 2017 10:42 AM
another update coming soon faster ram and gigabyte arous x370 gaming k7 motherboard and faster
m.2 ssd
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darkwolfca Apr 18, 2017 3:50 AM
Nzxt sent me a pretty new side panel with new non cracked window swapped the window over and may try to mod the 2nd side panel maybe with a tempered glass side. not sure yet
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darkwolfca May 2, 2017 3:40 AM
got the k7 arous here and and arous rx 580 8gb waiting on adata to get those sx 7000 ssds out for upgrade and maybe an 1440p monitor
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- kxuping @ darkwolfca on May 2, 2017 9:33 AM
  27 inches is the sweet spot for 2560x1440p monitors. I prefer 1440p@60Hz than fullHD and more Hz in a monitor. Maybe in the future when my monitors break I will replace them with 1440p Freesync2 monitors.
  I want that motherboard You will have a monster PC!
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darkwolfca May 19, 2017 4:19 PM
ok so an update the first aorus rx 580 had bad vrm's but gigabyte got me a new one sent out and it's a amazing card, I also had a 32" 1440p monitor on oorder for the shop so i hooked it up and am glad i did it's far superior then 1080p much cleaner picture i'll have to post photos soon i ordered another of the asus 32" since it was cheaper then the 27" on sale for myself.
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darkwolfca Sep 8, 2017 7:04 PM

Updated Spec sheet man i was slacking on this

Specifications

CPU	Ryzen 7 1700
Cooler	Wraith Spire RGB
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aoros x370 Gaming k7
Memory	16Gb Gskill DDR4 3000 Trident Z RGB
Graphics	Gigabyte Aorus Rx 580 8gb
M.2 SSD	biostar m.2 ssd
SSD	OCZ Trion 150 480 gb ssd
Hdd	2tb Seagate Firecuda
Disc Drive	DVD RW drive for burning cd's and stuff.
PSU	EVGA Supernova 750W G2 modular
Case	Nzxt Phantom 530 White
Monitor 1	Asus VA32Aq 32" 1440p monitor
monitor 2	AoC I2757FH 27" 1080P 60hz monitor
Mouse	Razer Naga Chroma
Keyboard	Rosewill v9000 RGB with brown switches
Headset	Corsair Void SE Wireless Headset.

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kxuping @ darkwolfca on Sep 10, 2017 12:15 PM
new pictures
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darkwolfca Sep 15, 2017 6:38 PM
it's a bit of a mess at the moment lol will get better pics when i can
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venom Sep 16, 2017 7:50 AM
Very Nice Rig!
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- darkwolfca @ venom on Sep 18, 2017 11:58 AM
  thanks need a new case next
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wuchzael Sep 27, 2017 2:32 AM
Hi!

Have you ever got your G.Skill ram running @ 3000MHz on the biostar board?

I have the GT7 too and bought the insanely priced G.Skill 3200 CL14 RGB Kit and I can't get it to work on this mobo. Tried every single setting in every bios version Biostar released. Maybe I should get myself a proper mobo (ASUS/Gigabyte/MSI) and stop fiddling around with this crappy biostar thing??!

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Alex
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- darkwolfca @ wuchzael on Sep 27, 2017 5:10 AM
  no unfortunately I can't get it to post above 2133 on any bios either and now gskill is releasing a trident z ryzen edition now( figures) I do have a gigabyte aorus gaming k7 sitting here to swap in I just haven't had the time gigabyte said with the newest bios I can even use the xmp profile and it will just set it auto. if I get ahead going to grab a nvme m.2 then swap parts around and see what happens.
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  - wuchzael @ darkwolfca on Sep 27, 2017 5:39 AM
    Thanks! I managed to boot it up @ 2667MHz but it is not stable at all. After hours of writing with the biostar support and trying out all of their bios versions and all of the memory settings I give it up.
    
    I will start to buy new motherboards next month and I will change them as long as I find one that works with my ram :-P
    
    CU
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    - darkwolfca @ wuchzael on Sep 27, 2017 10:17 AM
      if can can get it swapped in teh next couple of weeks i'll let you know how the aorus board does.
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    - darkwolfca @ wuchzael on Sep 28, 2017 2:07 AM
      ok so I feel dumb lol in my book for the board it said to use 1 and 3 for the ram slots but after talking with I walking corpse i realized i had my memory in the slots for dual rank memory so i put them in slots 2 and 4 counting from the back and with the newest bios i set the XMP that shows up an dthe ram boots stable at 2933 now
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      - wuchzael @ darkwolfca on Sep 28, 2017 3:01 AM
        Hi! I tried this too with every single bios version. Unfortunateley I can't use G-Skill RGB Software if I use 2+4. But since I can't get 3200MHz running either on 1+3 or 2+4 I stick witch 1+3 so I can use the RGB software at least. I'm curious about your experiences with the aorus board. Friend of mine recently got a B350 Tomahawk and it's BIOS and OC capabilities (especially RAM) are very very impressive for a $80 board!
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        darkwolfca @ wuchzael on Sep 28, 2017 12:07 PM
        yeah i'm not using the Gskill software at all ( has to many problems ) just the motherboard software to control the rgb on the ram so its limited. i'll let you know once i swap in the board the other reason i got the aorus k7 is for the bclock that will allow me to manually overclock the ram if i want. the tomahawk is a real nice board for the price i think they have a black and red from msi also for around $60 as well b350 gaming or that
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        wuchzael @ darkwolfca on Oct 22, 2017 11:50 AM
        Hi!
        
        Short response... I tried a MSI X370 Carbon now and it was able to get 2933MHz CL16 and (after several POST loops) 3200MHz CL18 on my Ram (F4-3200C14D-GTZR). Fun fact: The Biostar board got a higher cinebench score with 2133MHz ram then the Carbon with 2933MHz Ram
        
        After all I did not keep the MSI Board since it was not that good for CPU overclocking (needs much more voltage for same frequencies) and it is not as good equipped as the GT7. Did not expect that to be honest!
        
        But... I just found out my particular 1600X was one of the first ever produced Ryzen 5 CPUs and that it has the so called SegFault Error (it crashes randomly while compiling code under Linux). AMD told me to send it back and that I'll get a replacement. I wonder if the newer CPU will work better with higher clocked Ram (as some other users mentioned in different forums).
        
        I will let you know as soon as the new CPU arrives.
        
        Regards,
        Alex
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        darkwolfca @ wuchzael on Oct 22, 2017 4:29 PM
        thanks for the info i had mine running at the 2933 with 2 sticks then when i upgraded to 32 gb it dropped back to 2133 but still seams as fast so not sure lol
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        wuchzael @ wuchzael on Nov 5, 2017 2:38 PM
        Hi!
        
        It's me ... again ^^ Long story short: AMD sent me a 1700X for replacement because they had no 1600X in stock and I had to wait for several days. That is very very kind of AMD and I didn't expect that. Not only they sent me a better CPU it is in fact a binned CPU or at least I was lucky and received a "golden sample". It runs at 4.1GHz with only 1.25V and 4.0GHz are stable @ 1,175V As there is not really a need to overclock this beast of a CPU I run it at stock speeds with 1.0V right now
        
        Unfortunately the main issue remained: RAM does not run @ 3200MHz. I managed to boot it @2933MHz CL18 (but only possible with bootloops) and so I ended up at 2667MHz CL14 which runs perfectly fine without any bootloops or stability issues. I am sure that this processor combined with the MSI board would achieve the 3200 CL14 speeds on my RAM. Maybe I will try an ASUS C6H soon but I want to upgrade my monitor first
        
        Anyway... I'm pretty happy with my new Ryzen 7 and I still do not regret buying and AMD system again!
        
        cYa
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        alobaloss @ wuchzael on Oct 27, 2017 12:06 AM
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darkwolfca Oct 5, 2017 2:33 AM
1440P final fantasy 14 benchmark no to bad i think for single card and not overclocked on a Nvidia boosted title whiskey-foxtrot look
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- whiskey-foxtrot @ darkwolfca on Oct 5, 2017 9:57 AM
  That's a pretty damn impressive score, more reason to love the RX 580's! I still can't recommend them enough. I wish the prices weren't so inflated or I'd still be on those!
  Nice job!
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darkwolfca Nov 7, 2017 4:46 PM
that's sweet they sent a 1700X for replacement Amd is a great company and goes above and beyond with their support very nice oc's and yeah 2933 is best i could get with 16gb before i upgraded to 32gb hoping to have time to swap the chip over to The Aorus Motherboard it has alot better ram support and that.
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- wuchzael @ darkwolfca on Dec 10, 2017 8:02 PM
  Aaaaand me again
  
  Biostar implemented AGESA 1.0.7.2a and guess what... YEAH, still NO 3200MHz Ram on this piece of sh....
  I'm done with this board. I'll give it to my mother and get an ASUS Crosshair since this will also be able to control the RGB stuff on the RAM sticks.
  
  Have you changed your motherboard right now?
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  - darkwolfca @ wuchzael on Dec 11, 2017 1:36 AM
    yeah is a pain mine was hit or miss also waiting on my 1700x to get here so I can swap to the aorus finally and the samsung nvme
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darkwolfca Jan 12, 2018 2:53 PM
upgrades coming soon just waiting on sleeving to come in have samsung 960 evo 500gb nvme ssd, ryzen 7 1700x and 32 gb of the gskill ram, also have corsair crystal red edition case with hd fans and possible a aio water cooler not sure on that last part.
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darkwolfca Jan 12, 2018 2:54 PM
also have 2 other builds waiting on sleeving for to post soon.
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darkwolfca Jan 21, 2018 1:02 AM
so here is a partial update picture til i sleeve and that the new case

Ryzen 7 1700x, wraith max cooler,aorus x370 gaming k7 board and 500gb samsung 960 evo nvme ssd
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- swaccelerated @ darkwolfca on Jan 21, 2018 1:07 AM
  The sexy value just tripled well done sir
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  - darkwolfca @ swaccelerated on Jan 21, 2018 1:30 AM
    thank you bro
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rqs-devine Jan 31, 2018 11:46 AM
It is a sweet looking build my friend. #betterred #redteam
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- darkwolfca @ rqs-devine on Feb 1, 2018 4:02 PM
  thankbro now i just need to sleeve all teh wires in my new case and swap into that lol #beenlazy
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darkwolfca May 2, 2018 2:19 PM
just a little update been crazy busy wraith prism and ryzen 7 2700x
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- rqs-devine @ darkwolfca on May 4, 2018 12:05 PM
  OHHH that's Smexy!! Very Nice!! Thank you for the new pic.
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wuchzael Nov 9, 2018 12:05 AM
Hey m8, how's it going?

I just bought myself a MSI X370 board and all my memory issues are gone! Select xmp profile and you're good to go <3 So... f*ck you biostar xD

Also ordered a Vega 64
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