Originally Posted by
Synthaxx
No need to reinstall Windows, it's just that it sat there with the screen completely black but receiving signal for about 10-15 minutes. I think it was configuring in the background. After that, it takes a few more minutes to get into Windows itself.
It does take a minute or so for each boot after that, but I'm sure BIOS updates will fix that.
And I wouldn't. So... no. I honestly don't understand why such a suggestion would ever be made - "Umm, hi Mr Retailer, I want to return this CPU because it has an X in the name and because it's early days and someone on a forum said I should". I invested in a H110i for this build as I was unable to get hold of an AMD bracket for my H100i. There would be absolutely no point in me returning the chip now. I could have gone for the 1800X, but stock availability seemed sketchy so in the end I saved money on that point (even though I would rather have had the 1800X).
If you'd bothered to read my points on temperatures particularly with regards to AIDA, I'm not even sure that the temperatures being reported by UEFI are correct. None of the parts linked to the cooling are warm to the touch which is what I would be able to feel if it was idling at 60C. Right now, they're not something that can be trusted. The TDP on the 1700 is lower which is going to affect the temperatures and power usage, but neither of those figures on the 1700X are exorbitant.