Contemplating my next build

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So far so good:

mr_raider@HK47:~$ inxi -Fx
System:    Host: HK47 Kernel: 4.8.0-46-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0) Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.5.5 (Qt 5.5.1)
        Distro: Ubuntu 16.04 xenial
Machine:   Mobo: Micro-Star model: B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) v: 1.0
        Bios: American Megatrends v: 1.30 date: 04/10/2017
CPU:       Octa core AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Eight-Core (-HT-MCP-) cache: 4096 KB
        flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm) bmips: 54398
        clock speeds: max: 3400 MHz 1: 3400 MHz 2: 3400 MHz 3: 3400 MHz 4: 3400 MHz 5: 3400 MHz 6: 3000 MHz
        7: 3400 MHz 8: 3400 MHz 9: 3400 MHz 10: 3400 MHz 11: 2200 MHz 12: 3400 MHz 13: 3400 MHz 14: 3400 MHz
        15: 3400 MHz 16: 3400 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GM204 [GeForce GTX 970] bus-ID: 23:00.0
        Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: nvidia (unloaded: fbdev,vesa,nouveau)
        Resolution: 2560x1080@60.00hz
        GLX Renderer: GeForce GTX 970/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 381.09 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Device 1457 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 25:00.3
        Card-2 NVIDIA GM204 High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 23:00.1
        Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.8.0-46-generic
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
        driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: f000 bus-ID: 21:00.0
        IF: enp33s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: 4c:cc:6a:f9:e2:9b
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 2980.6GB (28.9% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: Samsung_SSD_840 size: 500.1GB
        ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ST2000DM001 size: 2000.4GB ID-3: /dev/sdc model: INTEL_SSDSC2BP48 size: 480.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 30G used: 16G (57%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc2
        ID-2: /home size: 378G used: 176G (47%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdc3
        ID-3: swap-1 size: 16.78GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb1
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info:      Processes: 377 Uptime: 2:02 Memory: 2832.2/16036.9MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
        Client: Shell (bash 4.3.461) inxi: 2.2.35

I'm using the MSI b350 tomahawk board ant it seems to be supported right out the box. Audio, LAN and front USB work fine. I haven't tested the new USB 3 type c port in the back, since I have no devices that run at USB 3 speed.

I'm running a 1700x with 2x8 corsair vengeance LPX rated at ddr4-2666. I've stress tested at 2133, and now running 2400. After 24 hours of folding@home, if it's stable I'll bump it to 2666.

I installed the 16.04 HWE stack which uses kernel 4.8 by default, and it seems to boot fine. I just swapped the boards without re-installing the OS. Myunderstanding is that when 16.04.3 is released, teh HWE stack will upgrade to kernel 4.10 which is the zesty kernel.

That's excellent news! I love my MSI 970 Gaming board and glad to see all is working well for you. With those mem clocks that thing should FLY