AMD Ryzen Threadripper Motherboards to be Showcased on July 25th

[VSG]

I am surprised no one else seems to have noted the Intel logo on the AsRock Taichi. Is it for possibly a Thunderbolt port on there?

 

[_JP_]

1GBe port. l219V or LM controller, my bet.

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" It's like putting a Camaro wheel on a Mustang.

 

[JMccovery]

Gotta say, the Zenith Extreme is one awesome looking board. I bet it'll run a good bit north of $600.

 

[Rothbardian]

It seems the ASROCK X399 Professional Gaming comes with 10 gbit Ethernet, nice!

 

[Prince Valiant]

Is there any practical reason for why the PCIe slot is so close to the CPU socket and the left memory slots on the Asus board?

 

[ironwolf]

Thank god they went with a new CPU retention bracket. I just had to order off a few new AM3 retention brackets to replace one on a failed system. I only have a couple AM3 boxes left. The other one I have a cooler master HSF that replaces it, but to me this a better design. Now if only AMD would stop putting pins on the CPU..

I hear ya. I keep a small pile of retention brackets for AMx around, always have someone come in and one of the nubs on the bracket would be broken off. Never liked those brackets.

 

[LogitechFan]

two sockets glued together basically. look at power delivery and the rest. scales the same as ryzen 7, which is about 30% slower than intel but cheaper. considering there only that many boards, aib partners can't care less about this very niche abomination of a landing pad, just like they did with r7.

 

[silentbogo]

I am surprised no one else seems to have noted the Intel logo on the AsRock Taichi. Is it for possibly a Thunderbolt port on there?

It says Intel Gigabit Ethernet. Just a bit blurry =)

 

[Mirkoskji]

Is there any practical reason for why the PCIe slot is so close to the CPU socket and the left memory slots on the Asus board?

The cooling solution for the VRM north to the socket seems beefier. or at least large. the memory slots are about in the same position relative to the others. I have a Rampage IV black edition, and the lower retention clamps of the memory slots are phisically fixed (they cannot be opened) because tey are near the first pci-e.

 

[LogitechFan]

It says Intel Gigabit Ethernet. Just a bit blurry =)

ASSrock have done it for ages.

Intel nics and wifi are the best, it's a selling point on, any board.

 

[Athlonite]

Has anyone noticed the two Asrock boards are exactly the same but with only a few minor cosmetic differences if you open the images and flick between the two everything component wise and layout wise is the same on each mobo

 

[VSG]

The cooling solution for the VRM north to the socket seems beefier. or at least large. the memory slots are about in the same position relative to the others. I have a Rampage IV black edition, and the lower retention clamps of the memory slots are phisically fixed (they cannot be opened) because tey are near the first pci-e.

Yeah, I see that now. Thanks!

 

[Hood]

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.

AMD is trying to create a mindset among "gamers and enthusiasts" that all these cores/threads will make them superior somehow; it appears to be in full swing with these boards. Epeen is driving this market, a disgusting but inevitable trend. Those who actually have a need or use for 24/32 threads should be the target for their marketing, not a bunch of teenage gamers with more money than brains. Apparently they're after maximum cash before those people realize that they've been had, victims of misguided marketing tactics. I would laugh if it wasn't so sad...

 

[Octavean]

I am surprised no one else seems to have noted the Intel logo on the AsRock Taichi. Is it for possibly a Thunderbolt port on there?

Even after you pointed it out I still don't see the Intel logo on the AsRock Taichi.

Still, if nothing else perhaps it's for an Intel NIC,......?

People have a tendency to prefer Intel NICs,.......

 

[Octavean]

AMD is trying to create a mindset among "gamers and enthusiasts" that all these cores/threads will make them superior somehow; it appears to be in full swing with these boards. Epeen is driving this market, a disgusting but inevitable trend. Those who actually have a need or use for 24/32 threads should be the target for their marketing, not a bunch of teenage gamers with more money than brains. Apparently they're after maximum cash before those people realize that they've been had, victims of misguided marketing tactics. I would laugh if it wasn't so sad...

Intel does something similar with their HEDT line and has done so for some time. Both Intel and AMD HEDT line are workstation / quasi server based and I see no issue with using such hardware in the general enthusiast arena.

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.

 

[Hood]

Intel does something similar with their HEDT line and has done so for some time. Both Intel and AMD HEDT line are workstation / quasi server based and I see no issue with using such hardware in the general enthusiast arena.

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.

True that. Intel does it too. Now that AMD has come up with a way to make high core counts cheaper than Intel, naturally they're trying to claw back market share any way they can, and one of the ways is by selling people much more powerful hardware than they actually need, by convincing them (with shady marketing tactics) that only losers run quad cores, everyone needs at least 8 cores (Ryzen), or preferably 12 or 16 (TR). It might be just talk, but lots of folks are saying they're buying Threadripper when it comes out, certainly more than the ones who actually need it. I guess we'll see when the sales figures come out in 6 months.

 

[Jhelms]

ASSrock have done it for ages.

Intel nics and wifi are the best, it's a selling point on, any board.

That board makes me cringe having the SMA wifi antenna ports directly next to the audio ports...




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. http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/computex-2017-asus-shows-x399-amd-zenith-extreme-motherboard.html

 

[dj-electric]

That zenith board.

 

[noname00]

Even after you pointed it out I still don't see the Intel logo on the AsRock Taichi.

Still, if nothing else perhaps it's for an Intel NIC,......?

People have a tendency to prefer Intel NICs,.......

It's a huge logo on the plastic cover of the back panel - http://images.anandtech.com/doci/11505/x399-taichi.jpg - and it says "Intel Gigabit Ethernet"

 

[GhostRyder]

Nice looking boards!

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.

 

[Octavean]

True that. Intel does it too. Now that AMD has come up with a way to make high core counts cheaper than Intel, naturally they're trying to claw back market share any way they can, and one of the ways is by selling people much more powerful hardware than they actually need, by convincing them (with shady marketing tactics) that only losers run quad cores, everyone needs at least 8 cores (Ryzen), or preferably 12 or 16 (TR). It might be just talk, but lots of folks are saying they're buying Threadripper when it comes out, certainly more than the ones who actually need it. I guess we'll see when the sales figures come out in 6 months.

I have tentative plans to build an AMD Threadripper based system. However, in my case it will likely be used as a server. I'll likely have to wait though because I am not interested in spending ~$799 USD on the processor alone. So I'll likely wait for the 10 core 20 thread variation.

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.

 

[Hood]

However, in my case it will likely be used as a server

I can see that. If the server has enough users accessing simultaneously, the extra threads will keep things running smoothly. How many people will have access to your server? I don't know much about the subject, but I'm curious. How many users can access a 20 thread server before it slows down? Sorry about all the questions, I thought that a server can be run on much slower (and cheaper) hardware. Please elaborate.

 

[Ruru]

Just realized that those two Asrocks are almost identical. But damn, that Asus Zenith looks great!

 

[uuuaaaaaa]

Waiting for an Asus WS board for ThreadRipper!

 

[Naql]

True that. Intel does it too. Now that AMD has come up with a way to make high core counts cheaper than Intel, naturally they're trying to claw back market share any way they can, and one of the ways is by selling people much more powerful hardware than they actually need, by convincing them (with shady marketing tactics) that only losers run quad cores, everyone needs at least 8 cores (Ryzen), or preferably 12 or 16 (TR). It might be just talk, but lots of folks are saying they're buying Threadripper when it comes out, certainly more than the ones who actually need it. I guess we'll see when the sales figures come out in 6 months.

I'm an old, graybeard programmer who does 3D Rendering as a hobby. I'll put one of these babies to good use in the RenderBeast.