2020-07-28, 04:48 PM
For GPU I would never go AMD though, since they don't support CUDA. Lots of machine learning out there that needs CUDA sadly. I have the GTX 1070 and have been rather happy with it.
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2020-07-28, 06:44 PM
(2020-07-28, 04:48 PM)TomArrow Wrote: For GPU I would never go AMD though, since they don't support CUDA. Lots of machine learning out there that needs CUDA sadly. I have the GTX 1070 and have been rather happy with it. Agree, but it of course depends on the software one intends to use. For our purposes, for example, Gigapixel works pretty well with AMD - tried with both R7 and RX580. Still, a GTX 1070 could be found for not that much more than an RX580, so... 
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2020-07-28, 07:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 2020-07-28, 07:17 PM by althor1138.)
This is the pc I just put together a couple of weeks ago.
The b550 boards are equally as interesting as the x570 imo as they are cheaper and support the older ryzen chips as well as future support for the forseeable future. I mean, if you get an m-atx board you aren't going to connect more than 1 graphics card and perhaps 2 m2 drives anyway. When it comes to 4k playback and encoding I'd go with a 1660 super as it supports the newer nvenc which is supposedly much better and supports b-frames etc. https://www.newegg.com/asus-prime-b550m-...-_-Product https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-pro-5...-_-Product https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-5-3600/...klink=true https://www.newegg.com/asus-geforce-gtx-...klink=true EDIT: Also, screw buying Windows10. Just download it to a usb and install it and skip the activation. Yes, it limits things like not being able to change the background picture but it's no longer illegal to do and is basically fully functional regarding everyday use.
2020-07-28, 08:16 PM
(2020-07-28, 06:44 PM)spoRv Wrote:(2020-07-28, 04:48 PM)TomArrow Wrote: For GPU I would never go AMD though, since they don't support CUDA. Lots of machine learning out there that needs CUDA sadly. I have the GTX 1070 and have been rather happy with it. What about the Topaz Video Enhance? Does that work on AMD yet? With that said, there's a bunch of custom repos (non commercial open source stuff) out there and most of them seem to use CUDA. 
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Looks like PCI slots are no longer a thing on motherboards, but luckily I built a HTPC way back in the 2000's that I never got around to using (tried making it quiet as possible but its fan still bothered me), so guess I'll get it out of my closet, put my M-audio 2496 into it, and use it for capturing audio.
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2020-08-06, 03:59 PM
ugh, got all the parts together, installed the main stuff in my PC case, but getting a yellow DRAM error LED on my motherboard, and the problem wasn't resolved after trying a different RAM brand. After Googling it seems this happens to a lot of people with ASUS motherboards. Should've checked the motherboard outside of the case before installing...
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2020-08-06, 04:02 PM
Doesn't need a firmware update does it?
I recently upgraded my son's PC (CPU and NMVe) and it wouldn't boot at all. Lots of Goggling later it turns out the motherboard needed updating to accept the new CPU.
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2020-08-07, 05:00 AM
Hmm, it's a fairly new motherboard (ASUS Tuf Gaming X570-PLUS, CPU is a Ryzen 5 3600), and not sure how I'd upgrade it's firmware since I can't even get to POST.
Going to check if any CPU pins are bent and then try re-seating it, if that doesn't do it I think I'll just exchange the CPU/mobo and have a place in Akihabara put it together for me. Looks like they only charge $70 or so, and I feel like I've spent enough time on this thing already...
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2020-08-07, 09:28 AM
Maybe try to find the pins to reset the cmos and short them for a good 10 or 15 second before turning it on. If you haven't tried that already that is.
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2020-08-07, 10:43 AM
Thanks, was considering doing that but never bothered since I never was able to change any of the BIOS settings in the first place.
Anyway, after removing the CPU it looks like there might have been one slightly bent pin, but it might have happened when removing it, as the thermal paste had the heatsink on pretty tight and it pulled it right out before I could raise the lock bar. But the mobo and CPU are going back regardless, as simply unscrewing the heatsink tore out the mounting screwholes on the mobo, and I can't even get them off the heatsink now (and I was careful to not over-tighten the screws when I put it on, as I've broken a heatsink mount by overtightening on a previous mobo). Not sure if it was the motherboard or the AMD stock heatsink that was to blame, but now I'm probably going with a different motherboard brand and a 3rd party heatsink (Cooler Master maybe?). |
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