Ryzen 7 1700x X370

April 2017

After much deliberation I have taken the plunge and bought all the components for my new PC.

As I already had some items from my previous rig this made things simpler. I used the Keyboard, mouse, Monitor, webcam and my audio system from the previous setup. These are the items I purchased:

Update: April 2020 and my rig has been working without any problems since it was built.

The rig I built is mainly for use as an HTPC system. I watch TV, Video Streaming (Netflix, Amazon Prime), Play music to my AV (Sony STR-DN860)

My 2011 Rig served me well for the last 6 years or so. I did a lot of research before I decided on the components for my new system. The first was to decide if I was going to use an Intel or AMD based CPU. Once the dust had settled on the Intel Kaby-Lake and the AMD Ryzen 7 I decided on the Ryzen 7, this was done after watching many youtube reviews and overclocking tests.

​Once everything was connected I started the rig up and all worked first time. The only issue I had was fitting the 280 mm Silent Loop liquid cooler. The rear 120 mm back fan did not fit with the Silent Loop cooler in place, so I had to remove it and fit the fan on the outside of the case, no big issue. At the front the top slot for a 3.5 inch bay was obstructed by the Silent loop, again the case has 3 slots so I just used the other 2 bays. The motherboard power up and I was very impressed. There are rgb LEDs all over the place which can be configured to output a variety of themes and colours.