Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2023 09:46:18 +0100 From: Paul Floyd <paulf2718@gmail.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trying initial boot of FreeBSD (main so: 15) of Ryzen 9 7950X3D on an ASUS Prime X670-P WIFI: various dmesg -a lines; more Message-ID: <89e0bc79-8d79-448f-b391-19f2f91ca1b2@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4165447c9324f1ab40f9b25121acc912@mail.infomaniak.com> References: <A7AB0048-40EA-49FE-B204-CD32C79AD8D8.ref@yahoo.com> <A7AB0048-40EA-49FE-B204-CD32C79AD8D8@yahoo.com> <bc324f3f-0e60-42ce-8fd1-7ec5a2bd2f17@gmail.com> <4165447c9324f1ab40f9b25121acc912@mail.infomaniak.com>
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On 04-11-23 21:10, Daniel Engberg wrote: > > AM5 works pretty well in general but there are some issues you might > want to be aware of. As mentioned this > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=272507 > <https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=272507>; seems to > A word of advice, you'll need a beefy CPU cooler for the 95W+ "rated" > CPUs as they boost very aggressively and mid-sized air cooler might > cause it to throttle. Most Asus boards also supports ECC memory which > can be a nice feature. I'm not too woried about that yet. > Here's a good round-up of most if not all available models. > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NQHkDEcgDPm34Mns3C93K6SJoBnua-x9O-y_6hv8sPs/edit#gid=0 <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NQHkDEcgDPm34Mns3C93K6SJoBnua-x9O-y_6hv8sPs/edit#gid=0>; > > I'm personally happy with my ASUS ProArt X670E-CREATOR with 128Gb of ECC > memory (4 x MTC20C2085S1EC48BR) however be aware that you'll see much > slower memory clocks with 4 memory sticks especially dual rank due to > how DDR5 and current memory controllers works. Using the latest BIOS > available as of writing (1710) breaks SATA and USB among a few other > things while 1602 works fine. I was thinking of the ProArt but strangely it only has input DisplayPort. Choosing a motherboard does seem to be the hardest bit. A lot seem to be expensive and flashy for gamers. At the moment I'm down to a list of 3 MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk Looks good but I'm a bit put off by bad reviews on youtube and amazon regarding quality ASRock X670E Pro RS Again not glowing reviews but it does have 6 sata ports 'just in casse' ASUS Prime X670E-Pro Much like the MSI Tomahawk A+ Paul
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