*** AMD ThreadRipper ***

[Tom B]

interesting. Does a larger socket mean better cooling as heat will be spread over a larger area?

 

[Burr]

Frankly, i think any CPU above $500 should be soldered let alone $1000. Yeah, if AMD can undercut Skylake-X like they did with Ryzen against mainstream Kaby Lake then it'll be a bloodbath.

 

[benjii]

interesting. Does a larger socket mean better cooling as heat will be spread over a larger area?

No, because with a larger socket comes a CPU with a bigger die, which generates more heat.

 

[HeX]

What is that DIMM2 all about on the Zenith board?

 

[RSR]

What is that DIMM2 all about on the Zenith board?

It's a riser card for dual M.2 SSD's

https://www.techpowerup.com/229448/asus-dimm-2-is-an-m-2-riser-card

 

[spoffle]

Must remember to buy a new pair of long-nose pliers...

There's a real art to straightening bent CPU pins these days.

A scalpel and magnifying glass works best for fixing bent socket pins.

 

[HeX]

It's a riser card for dual M.2 SSD's

https://www.techpowerup.com/229448/asus-dimm-2-is-an-m-2-riser-card

Ah, well that explains that one. Cheers.

 

[Tom B]

Honestly can't wait to see benchmarks over the next month. I'm either going Skylake-X or Threadripper. Looking at this and probably prices, it'll be my first AMD CPU since my Athlon XP 1800!

 

[WingZero30]

Is there a possibility that AMD could up the core count on the threadripper from 16 cores in response to 7980XE ?

 

[Noxia]

I know there is always the debate about if multi core is really utilised well for gaming but that's when talking about 4/8. Is this CPU going to be aimed primarily at people who do video encoding and 3d work?

 

[haszek]

64 PCIE lanes, no lever on the socket (screwd in)

 

[SupraWez]

64 PCIE lanes, no lever on the socket (screwd in)

Beat me to it, just watching now

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

Is there a possibility that AMD could up the core count on the threadripper from 16 cores in response to 7980XE ?

I believe it is the same socket as EPYC, so yes but considering the huge difference in PCIE lanes. I think it would take a lot of work.

 

[N19h7m4r3]

interesting. Does a larger socket mean better cooling as heat will be spread over a larger area?

No, because with a larger socket comes a CPU with a bigger die, which generates more heat.

Threadripper doesn't have a single large die, it's just a cut down naples.



Here's the Noctua coolers showing up for Threadripper.

https://www.hardocp.com/news/2017/0...ex_has_amd_threadripper_heat_sinks_more_rumor

 

[Tom B]

Threadripper doesn't have a single large die, it's just a cut down naples.

Interesting, so what does that mean for cooling?

 

[N19h7m4r3]

Interesting, so what does that mean for cooling?

You'll need one of these new coolers from Noctua, or a new AIO that supports that massive socket.

The TDP on Threadripper is still good though, and lower than Intels. So it should still be cooler than Intel's new upcoming Skylake X which isn't even soldered.

As you can see the base on those coolers is massive compared to the likes of a D15 by comparison.

 

[ToTheMax]

64 PCIE lanes, no lever on the socket (screwd in)

Looks monstrous, love it!

 

[smogsy]

10GB lovely! NVME slots lovely......... want now here my $$$$

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Shiny ... check.
New ... check.
Powah ... check.

*bookmarked.

 

[Panos]

No, because with a larger socket comes a CPU with a bigger die, which generates more heat.

Actually not the case with AMD.

The Ryzen 9 lineup are just multiple CCXs on the came "CPU" connected via the infinity fabric and plenty of space between them. The 16 core one is literally 2 Ryzen 7 chips together.
Someone showed picture above from the 32core naples which is 4 Ryzen 7 CPUs wired together. So you see the big gaps between the cores.

All that big surface area does allow for better cooling. So that monster Asus board which already fell in love with, with a huge monoblock from EK, going to look absolutely stunning on a TT P5 case with a Vega Dual GPU sitting vertically (with the TT premium cable ofc).
In a nice dual loop making the letters R and V in orange and red respectively (Ryzen logo is orange, Vega is red).

(yes yes already made the plans and preparations )