Sandman1330

Sorry guys, the few times I’ve gotten it to boot, all I’ve done is basic cinebench runs. I’m more focussed on getting it to boot consistently for the time being. As soon as I get it running smoothly, I’ll do some DCS specific VR tests. I’ve put my 1600X back in for the time being, waiting on a newer BIOS before trying again. Pilotasso, have you got it up and running yet?

Woke up this morning, ran Cinebench R15 for a single core of 199(!), but my AIO cooler wasn't being detected by it's software so I ran an update of the AIO software which required a reboot and.... Code 07. Won't boot again. :mad: At least I know it all works, I think it's crap Asus BIOS. They've fallen behind all the other vendors in releasing AGESA 1.0.0.3.AB. Last time I buy an Asus board.

Up and running! Managed to get it to boot into BIOS once (again, removing CMOS battery, though it took 2 tries of that). Upped memory voltage to 1.35v, and I'm up and into Windows. I'm afraid to try and get the memory up to speed, as if it fails, I may not get it booted again... But at least I know everything works and is compatible!

So it booted once after removing CMOS batt for the day. Recognized the 3900X no problem, but went back to its old ways (code 07) on subsequent boot. I’ve removed the batt again and am waiting. If it boots again, I will up RAM voltage manually and see if it fixes it. I think it’s my crap RAM, which never ran to spec 3200 from the get go. I think it’s failing RAM training due to low voltage induced by BIOS bugs.

Ummm... thx guys but I’m not an idiot. Crosshair VI Hero, latest BiOS (flashed several times to be sure), supposed to be compatible with this BIOS and board (albeit “unofficial” compatability”). I’ll also note that AMD advertised forward comparability years ago. Yes they may have said AM4 and not X370, but that’s greasy if it was their plan all along. There is a bug in the AMD AGESA BIOS right now that causes it to undervolt high speed RAM. My Q Code is calling it a RAM problem. I’ve had issues with this RAM all along, so I’m sure this is the issue. The problem is I can’t even get it to boot once to manually up the voltage. :doh: Edit: I also blame Asus, who have not released proper AGESA 1.0.0.3AB BIOS yet, even for those boards that do have “official” support. 1.0.0.2.B isn’t fully compatible. Droves of people having issues, though many have 3900X working in a C6H at lower RAM speeds. I think my RAM is crap.

Forget everything I’ve said, buy Intel. 3900X won’t even post in my board, RAM training fails of all things. FFS.

You won’t get PCIe 4.0, which unless you are running a PCIe 4.0 SSD, won’t matter. There are no 4.0 graphics cards yet, and 3.0 isn’t even saturated. Memory speed I’m unsure, but as the Ryzen has the memory controller on die, I’m hoping the memory support will be improved.

Lagging behind in single digit percentages is hardly significant. In real terms, a 5% difference on 50fps is only 2.5fps; even 10%, which is about worst case, is only 5fps. The difference I will gain by dropping a 3000 series into my 2 yr old motherboard to replace my first gen chip will be on the order of 30+%, or 15fps. The ability to upgrade down the road is worth the 5%, at least to me.

Haha I noticed - had to happen after I’d already put in all the work! :doh:

Still no availability in Canada. Newegg had them for about 30mins and ran out of stock just as I was doing checkout. C’mon, I’ve been waiting for this for 2 years!! :D

Just got quoted by my local store that it will be A MONTH before they have 3800X or 3900X. No online retailers even list them today. So much for 7/7 launch (at least in Canada)

:doh: :)

There will be huge benefit, I think. It’s not just about clock speed, but also instructions per clock, which have been significantly improved over second gen, and especially moreso over your first gen chip. It will be worthwhile, and you will be able to drop it into your existing motherboard.

PCWorld review is extremely promising! https://www.pcworld.com/article/3405567/ryzen-3000-review-amds-12-core-ryzen-9-3900x.html Toms Hardware is a bit more pessimistic https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ryzen-9-3900x-7-3700x-review,6214.html Also disheartened by availability. Looks like no one in Canada actually has these for sale on launch day (today).

We have actually moved away from using lip lights. Feedback from guys on the ground is that, when landing blacked out, the lip light is extremely visible from long range, and makes a great target for the bad guys. We hang green or red headlamps from our vests now, lower and out of line of sight, for map reading, etc. But I know what you mean about trying to look under the VR headset to check the gauges, I do it all the time! Muscle memory is strong.

Check your rudder input. If your rudder (whether twist stick or pedals) is not centering correctly, it will cause yaw which leads to roll. It can be easy to miss your rudder axis when checking your centering.

It's available for the USAF Aggressors coalition. You can set them to red when you make the mission and this will allow you to use the "Mig28" skin on a red aircraft.

I was originally worried that my (our) boards wouldn’t provide enough power for the 12 and 16 core parts, but amazingly they managed to keep the TDP to 105w, so we should be able to handle it. Craziness. I don’t do a lot of multicore heavy work, so I’m leaning toward the 3800X myself. It costs $100 less, and at the same TDP but with 4 fewer cores, I’m hoping it will have additional boost / overclock headroom to eek out some extra single core performance. PS: I wonder if the 8 core parts will be on one fully enabled chiplet, or 2 half enabled ones... with the cache dropping from 64 in the 3900X to 32 in the 3800X, I suspect it will be just one chiplet. This should lower inter core latency, but I wonder what effect it will have on overclocking?

I wouldn’t worry too much about the speed, but the extra capacity is really nice. I’ve heard 32gb really helps with stutters; I’ve never tried on 16gb, but with my 32gb I never get stutters.

Day one buy for me. Almost 2 years ago I built on a high end X370 board, knowing the Ryzen first gen was a bit weaker but AM4 would have longevity, and in a couple years the Ryzen core would mature and I’d be able to upgrade. Had I bought intel then, I would be stuck with a 7xxx series; next week I’ll be running a 9xxx series-level chip, with no motherboard replacement. Glorious.

Thx. I was aware of this, but my group has never actually had more than 4 on at any given tine anyway. Unfortunately it’s just the cost of the workaround for the moment. On a side note, the tasking messages and voiceovers all use the players callsign (hawg, tusk, etc), so it’s not that hard to know who they are referring to.

Hey guys, Since the “sound to country” bug doesn’t seem to be a high priority to fix, I have gone in and changed all triggers to “sound to all.” The mission now works. For several of the tasks, I’ve also moved the target points out of the trees to better align with the 2.5 map. There are still a couple tasks where this is a factor, but most work well. Finally, I’ve replaced some of the A10C with F/A-18C and added a probe/drogue tanker to allow for its use in the mission. With the TGP coming very soon to the Hornet, this mission will be very playable in the Hornet. All credit still to Habu23 for making this excellent mission, 7 years ago! Long live Operation Bactria! File located here: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3305634/?sphrase_id=18226713

I am CPU bound. Even on the lowest settings possible, I cannot break 40ish FPS, with very low GPU usage. So I turned up GPU specific settings until I had GPU usage in the 90s and still around 40ish FPS, I stopped raising settings when FPS started to drop, indicating I was becoming GPU bound. However, I’d really really like to hit 80FPS - but no settings will allow it. That’s CPU bound. We will see in a couple weeks when I drop in a sweet Ryzen 3800X how much this changes!

+1 This has broken many of my favorite missions.

Seems like a great effort, but doesn't work for me. Capture from F10 doesn't work in VR, and enter into aircraft does nothing.