Tuesday, March 5th 2024

V-COLOR Intros EXPO OC RDIMM Memory Octo-kits for AMD Threadripper 7000 WRX90 Workstations

V-COLOR today introduced a series of overclocking memory RDIMM kits for workstations powered by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000WX processors on the WRX90 platform that features 8-channel DDR5 memory. The kits include 8 RDIMMs, with densities ranging between 16 GB per RDIMM (128 GB per kit), to 96 GB per RDIMM (768 GB per kit); and comes in speeds ranging between DDR5-5600 and DDR5-7200. The best part? These modules feature AMD EXPO profiles, which should make enabling their advertised speeds as easy as a couple of clicks in the motherboard's UEFI setup program.

An EXPO profile not just applies the kit's memory speed, timings, and voltages, but also several sub-timings and settings that are specific to the AMD platform, which are not found on Intel. V-COLOR has tested its overclocking RDIMMs on popular AMD WRX90 chipset motherboards, namely the ASRock WRX90 WS EVO, ASUS PRO WS WRX90E-SAGE SE, and certain unreleased WRX90 workstation motherboards by Supermicro. Although the RDIMMs lack heatspreaders for the DRAM chips, V-COLOR is including what it calls "micro heatsinks" for the PMIC and RCDs. The RCD in particular is crucial to get Threadrippers to operate at speeds such as DDR5-7200. The kits should be available starting today, with all models available from mid-March. The company didn't reveal pricing.
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2 Comments on V-COLOR Intros EXPO OC RDIMM Memory Octo-kits for AMD Threadripper 7000 WRX90 Workstations

#1
SOAREVERSOR
I like the look sans heatsinks and really heatsinks are typically needed.
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ypsylon
Interesting that they decided to use just naked PCB without any kind of aluminum heatsink considering the heat. Even more puzzling is showing off AsRock WRX90 board which will be most likely pink unicorn to buy. AsRock has BTO status on it, so it'll be extremely limited run and WRX90 from Asus is ridden with technical problems, with plenty of lanes wasted for NVMe via chipset which cannot handle the traffic, 3 out of 10 are DOA which is pathetic. Worst platform release from AMD ever. Sorry, but I'll stay away from WRX90 unless perhaps Supermicro releases some non-server board (they have only one now for 1 specified custom server chassis).

Worst part of RAM above 4800: Every board (TRX50/WRX90) comes with warnings that system stability is not guaranteed above 4800 so who will buy those?
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