x370 Taichi Advice and HD Compatability w/850 EVO

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   Hi all,

Thinking of building a PC. Will be my first time.  I've been doing a bit of research to make sure I run into as little problems as possible, and found that the Taichi doesn't list the 850 EVO Samsung SATA SSD on its compatible hard drives list.  In fact, there are no Samsung SATA SSD's listed. https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/X370%20Taichi/#Storage Is this an oversight? It seems like a mainstream enough SSD that I'm surprised it's not listed. 

My build is below. I checked the compatibility on all the other pieces, they seem to check out. But thinking I might have to switch to an ADATA SSD or something similar, even though sacrifice slight performance boost.

As for bios update, do I update to 3.2 -- the latest version -- straight away, or do I have to incrementally update? 

And finally, there are some driver updates listed on the x370 taichi site -- should i download those drivers, or go to the manufacturers website (e.g. intel, creativelabs) instead? And lastly, what's the AMD all in 1 driver? https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/X370%20Taichi/#Download

Sorry about all the questions. Never built a pc before and realize I may be biting off more than I can chew with Ryzen platform, but doing research ahead of time to make sure I know what I'm getting into.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($269.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($227.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($127.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($554.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Dell - U2515H 25.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($297.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $2004.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 14:26 EST-0500

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Soccah123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21 Nov 2017 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote Soccah123 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: x370 Taichi Advice and HD Compatability w/850 EVO Posted: 21 Nov 2017 at 3:34am
	Hi all, Thinking of building a PC. Will be my first time. I've been doing a bit of research to make sure I run into as little problems as possible, and found that the Taichi doesn't list the 850 EVO Samsung SATA SSD on its compatible hard drives list. In fact, there are no Samsung SATA SSD's listed. https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/X370%20Taichi/#Storage Is this an oversight? It seems like a mainstream enough SSD that I'm surprised it's not listed. My build is below. I checked the compatibility on all the other pieces, they seem to check out. But thinking I might have to switch to an ADATA SSD or something similar, even though sacrifice slight performance boost. As for bios update, do I update to 3.2 -- the latest version -- straight away, or do I have to incrementally update? And finally, there are some driver updates listed on the x370 taichi site -- should i download those drivers, or go to the manufacturers website (e.g. intel, creativelabs) instead? And lastly, what's the AMD all in 1 driver? https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/X370%20Taichi/#Download Sorry about all the questions. Never built a pc before and realize I may be biting off more than I can chew with Ryzen platform, but doing research ahead of time to make sure I know what I'm getting into. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($41.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard ($173.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill - Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($227.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ B&H) Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($554.98 @ Newegg) Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg) Monitor: Dell - U2515H 25.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($297.99 @ Best Buy) Total: $2004.88 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 14:26 EST-0500

datonyb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2017 Location: London U.K. Status: Offline Points: 3139	Post Options Post Reply Quote datonyb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 2017 at 4:30am
	CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Amazon) good choice its what i have running 3.9ghz all cores CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($41.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) overkill maybe but ideal for future proofing/overclocking Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard ($173.98 @ Newegg) nice price its what i have ,and very happy with Memory: G.Skill - Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($227.99 @ Newegg) another good choice ,these sticks are pretty much sure fire for overclocking on the taichi Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon) exactly what i have as my boot drive Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ B&H) again exactly what i have as my games drive Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($554.98 @ Newegg) very strong card (bit worried about the power draw and your choice of psu though Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) make sure its deep enough to clear the gpu card,and wide enough to clear cpus coolers Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg) would advise maybe stepping up a little with a 1080 Monitor: Dell - U2515H 25.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($297.99 @ Best Buy) you dont mention case fans i use two x 120mm front intake and two x 120 mm exhaust at rear to compliment my noctua air-air heatsink and fan as for bios your board should ship with version 2 or later ,use the instant flash in bios to update to ANY LATER version you choose, i can vouch for 3.1 being fine with everything drivers i used asrock for (this was back in late march/april) EXCEPT I USED THE AMD DIRECT CHIPSET DRIVERS not the all in one building pcs is good fun ,dont panic install windows and all updates inc bios before you doing any overclocking including setting xmp ram
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