Friday, July 21st 2017
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Motherboards to be Showcased on July 25th
AMD is organizing the "Meet the Experts" webinar, which will focus on AMD's upcoming Ryzen Threadripper motherboard designs and offerings from AMD partners. As we inch closer to AMD's HEDT X399 platform launch, we've gotten confirmation from AMD on Threadripper's specs and pricing. However, the actual motherboards where you're expected to sit your awe-inducing 12 and 16-core processors have largely been absent from the show.
And since AMD knows that processors without a motherboard don't really equate to anything much, the company has invited ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI and ASRock to detail at least some of their X399 motherboards. So far, the motherboards we have some info are the GIGABYTE X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (which has 5x PCIe x16 slots, no PCIe x1 slots, and 3x M.2 slots in an ATX form-factor); the ASUS X399 ROG ZENITH EXTREME (EATX, 4x PCIe x16 slots, 1x PCIe x1 slots, and 2x M.2 slots); the ASROCK X399 Professional Gaming (ATX, 4x PCIe x16 slots, 1x PCIe x1 slots, and 3x M.2 slots); and finally, the ASROCK X399 TAICHI, which counts with the usual ATX form-factor, and offers 4x PCIe x16 slots, 1x PCIe x1 slots, and 3x M.2 slots. All of these seem to be marketed toward gamer enthusiasts, though we'll see some increasingly workstation-geared motherboards closer to or after the launch.
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And since AMD knows that processors without a motherboard don't really equate to anything much, the company has invited ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI and ASRock to detail at least some of their X399 motherboards. So far, the motherboards we have some info are the GIGABYTE X399 AORUS Gaming 7 (which has 5x PCIe x16 slots, no PCIe x1 slots, and 3x M.2 slots in an ATX form-factor); the ASUS X399 ROG ZENITH EXTREME (EATX, 4x PCIe x16 slots, 1x PCIe x1 slots, and 2x M.2 slots); the ASROCK X399 Professional Gaming (ATX, 4x PCIe x16 slots, 1x PCIe x1 slots, and 3x M.2 slots); and finally, the ASROCK X399 TAICHI, which counts with the usual ATX form-factor, and offers 4x PCIe x16 slots, 1x PCIe x1 slots, and 3x M.2 slots. All of these seem to be marketed toward gamer enthusiasts, though we'll see some increasingly workstation-geared motherboards closer to or after the launch.
51 Comments on AMD Ryzen Threadripper Motherboards to be Showcased on July 25th
EDIT: Every time I see the logo on AMD boards I always think of it like Intel saying: "yeah you can't beat us at this!!! na-na-na-na-na-na" :laugh: It's like putting a Camaro wheel on a Mustang.
Intel nics and wifi are the best, it's a selling point on, any board.
Still, if nothing else perhaps it's for an Intel NIC,......?
People have a tendency to prefer Intel NICs,.......
Its incumbent on those buying such hardware to understand what they are getting and what hardware is best suited for their specific needs / use case.
On the Asus threadripper board... what is the extra dimm slot for?
Edit: It is an expansion slot for 2 additional m.2 drives... odd. www.guru3d.com/news-story/computex-2017-asus-shows-x399-amd-zenith-extreme-motherboard.html
Wonder what it would be like to Raid 0 or 5 with some real fast M.2 SSD's on these machines.
I had a good laugh when I saw that far right Asrock board, has a big Intel logo on it (Yes I know what its for), just funny to see that predominately displayed like that on an AMD board. Not the first time ive seen it, but for some reason I found it funny.
For what it's worth, I expect that There will be a gaming deficit with AMD Threadripper similar to RyZen 5 and RyZen 7 with respect to Intel offerings like the vaunted Core i7 7700K.
If gaming were my only concern I might go for an Intel Core i7 7700K even over something like the new Core i9 line. The Core i7 7700K is powerful and cost effective option. No need to pay Threadripper or Core i9 prices.
I was looking at some QNAP NAS units and some of them are quite attractive like the QNAP TVS-1282T3 which has 12 bays, Thunderbolt 3, 10GbE, Intel Core i7 7700 and up to 64GB of RAM. Still it costs about ~$3800 USD depending on where you buy. I've got almost everything I need for a server. All I would really need is an AMD Threadripper motherboard, processor and cooler. Maybe not even a cooler since there are indications that Threadripper might ship with a cooler. Although, I might need a PSU depending on power requirements.