[TriLUG] AMD Rizen

[Jeffery Painter via TriLUG]

The saga continues.  I finally got the correct fan and adapter kit, but 
the Asus Prime X370-Pro MB won't post - seems like many of them shipped 
with a BIOS that is not compatible with the new Ryzen CPUs and you can't 
update the BIOS without a working CPU so I will be returning it.  If 
anyone else has managed to get one of these systems off the ground, I 
would love to hear about your setup.

--
Jeff



On 04/06/2017 02:04 PM, Lee Fickenscher via TriLUG wrote:
> You can find some good info at https://www.servethehome.com/tag/ryzen/
> IIRC, performance aside, they have said you NEED to use 4.10.x to avoid
> stability issues.
>
> -Lee
>
> On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 12:00 PM, Jeffery Painter via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
>> I've been doing some more homework prior to installation.  It looks like
>> to maximize performance on the newer architecture, you need to install a
>> Linux kernel in the 4.10.x family.  I plan on using Ubuntu 17.04 since it
>> has 4.10.0-15.17 in its current package repositories (as of today).
>>
>> You could also use a rolling distribution like Arch, but I am more
>> familiar with managing debian based systems.  My new fan should arrive next
>> Monday and I will give it a go then.  I have also not installed to an NVMe
>> drive before, so it will be interesting to see how well that goes.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 04/05/2017 12:06 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
>>
>>> On 04/03/2017 08:02 PM, Jeffery Painter via TriLUG wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hir Ric and fellow Trilugger's
>>>>
>>>> A word of warning to those venturing into the Ryzen processor space.  I
>>>> received all my parts today, but ran into a bit of a snag with the CPU
>>>> fan.  I had ordered a Noctua NH-L9A after considering the compatibility
>>>> issues recommended by PC Part Picker - buyer beware!  The new AM4 socket
>>>> requires a very specific board offset that is not yet that common among
>>>> fan manufacturers (or at least currently shipping fans).
>>>>
>>> <snippage>
>>> Thanks for the update!! I'm sure everyone on this list awaits the next
>>> paragraph/chapter! Cheers, Ric
>>>
>>>
>>>
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