Ryzen Help (1600X) And Trident Z RGB

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DaddyBeee

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Hello all, and wondering if someone can help me pick some components, thanks?

I want to use an AMD R5 1600X and Trident Z RGB RAM @ 3200.

I know Trident Z RGB will work, but I'm trying to figure out what motherboard and bios revision would work best? I don't mind paying for X370 either as it's in my budget I also quite like tinkering. There are a lot of threads out there, but after reading several of them, I've successfully confused myself.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
 
Asus Aura software can control TridenZ RGB. You can go with other manufacturers and use G.Skill software but it would be difficult to sync it all together.

For tinkering if you have the budget go for Crosshair VI. Probably the best Ryzen board at the moment. Since AM4 will stay with us for long it is an excellent base for future upgrades.

Do not bother yourself with BIOS versions. They are updated constantly, and will be updated for some time. Eventually all the manufacturers will get things sorted out.
 
Avet said:
Asus Aura software can control TridenZ RGB. You can go with other manufacturers and use G.Skill software but it would be difficult to sync it all together.
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That's good to know, thanks... assuming I have to use an Asus board though?

Avet said:
For tinkering if you have the budget go for Crosshair VI. Probably the best Ryzen board at the moment. Since AM4 will stay with us for long it is an excellent base for future upgrades.
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That's just a silly price for a board that really doesn't justify that price... not right now anyway.

Avet said:
Do not bother yourself with BIOS versions. They are updated constantly, and will be updated for some time. Eventually all the manufacturers will get things sorted out.
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I have to though, the bios is a very important part of this new hardware. I just don't want to wait for that "eventual" moment, when it will work, I want it to work now :P

I'm not known for my patience, lol!
 
just put my Ryzen 1500x system together with the MSI tomahawk arctic, first boot it didn't get the memory right, I flashed the bios to the latest bio's and turned A-xpm 2 on and right away it got timings and volts set no hassle
 
Yes you need to go for Asus board to use their software. Asus Prime X370-PRO is a very good board, and Asus BIOS is top of the line. It doesn't have I/O cover, but you can download scheme from their site and print it somewhere online if you wish so.
 
Avet said:
Yes you need to go for Asus board to use their software. Asus Prime X370-PRO is a very good board, and Asus BIOS is top of the line. It doesn't have I/O cover, but you can download scheme from their site and print it somewhere online if you wish so.
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That's a shame, and I'm looking for an all black board, and from past experience, Asus have let me down on many occasions from support to faulty products, so I really do want to avoid them. I will admit, it's been a decade since I used them, but due to the issues, I stay away from them now.
 
NeverBackDown said:
You can get the X370 Carbon Pro from MSI. Doesn't get more black than that board
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Now this one I like, but.... the fake cf look really doesn't do it for me. I'm stuck between that one and the Gigabyte Gaming 5 (K5?). Just not many reviews on that one, and as I did say, I do really want it to be compatible with the Trident Z. However, as it has it's own lighting on the slots, this may not be as much of an issue. Again, the lack of reviews is all that is putting me off.
 
 
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DaddyBeee said:
Now this one I like, but.... the fake cf look really doesn't do it for me. I'm stuck between that one and the Gigabyte Gaming 5 (K5?). Just not many reviews on that one, and as I did say, I do really want it to be compatible with the Trident Z. However, as it has it's own lighting on the slots, this may not be as much of an issue. Again, the lack of reviews is all that is putting me off.
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You need to see it in person before saying it looks bad.
It's, as the brits say, chuffing amazing:)
 
The only problem you may find is the same as I have with my corsair led ram the software isn't seeing it so I can't control the effect
 
Greenback said:
The only problem you may find is the same as I have with my corsair led ram the software isn't seeing it so I can't control the effect
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This is what I was worried about, and another worry was having a ton of different software to control various RGB elements. Not like it matters, but I just wanted to avoid it. However, as I have an RM850i, using Corsair RAM is probably a better choice to keep things in one place.
 
I have the Asus CH6 and love it. The Asus Aurora software can control the RGB's. If you get the G. Skill kit, be sure to get the CAS 14 3200. It works without issue.
 
I've got the X370 Gaming Pro Carbon and I won't lie you won't notice the CF look when you're built, it just looks black and very sleek, I've got pictures in my build log.

Also if you're using Corsair Link for your RM850i keep the option of getting the Vengeance RGB RAM open as Link controls that too. Just have to be careful as in mine and Greenback's case we can't control our Vengeance LED RAM but I'd say for the RGB model it will work fine
 
g0ggles1994 said:
I've got the X370 Gaming Pro Carbon and I won't lie you won't notice the CF look when you're built, it just looks black and very sleek, I've got pictures in my build log.
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I do like it, but I still can't get past the fake cf look, the PC will be right next to me and I will know and it won't stop looking at it. I know I'm picky, but I know what I want, and so far anyway, the Gigabyte board is what I may be going for, or save a little more and get the dreaded Asus Crosshair.
 
I went for the Crosshair myself. But I've had nothing but great experiences with Asus boards. In fact, every time I stray from them, something bad happens! It was more money than I wanted to spend, but it seems to be the board that most people have good experiences with, especially on the memory front.
 
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