Recent content by xerophinity

Ok, so I have to make a small but important update to this build on account of my being a dumbass. If you are doing a Ryzen build, the Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B is not compatible with the AM4 socket yet. I chose this heatsink because it was one of the 2 recommended by the folks over at...

Glad you got it sorted. But for anyone else here that is getting this board or the B350-I equivalent, It's a little tricky and you kind of have to finagle the screw to go under the lip of the heatsink:

I received the WD Black NVMe SSD today and installed in on the top side slot as seen below. But notice that there's a slight bend in the SSD when the heatsink is installed. Screwing in the heat sink too tight bends the SSD like this. If you decide to get this board, do not tighten the heatsink...

From what I saw on the Lz7 website, which is the case I'm using, their tests indicate that with the CPU cooler that I'll be using, the Big Shuriken 2, they haven't seen the temperature go above 69 Celcius for the CPU on Max load for the Ryzen 1700. That being said, personally I don't mind the...

Here it is!

I got lucky and snagged an Asus B350-I from PC-Canada. As of right now, they have only 1 more left in stock. Just thought I'd post some component pictures here for anyone that's considering this board for their next ITX build. Please let me know if you'd like to see any particular board...